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Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land

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‘I’m tired of getting kicked in the teeth’: firefighting union leader seeks to shake up Congress

7h ago

Maine voters head to polls on Tuesday for closely watched primary election

7h ago

Trump walks out of interview with NBC’s Meet the Press after clash over election claims

17h ago

Ex-CIA official accused of stealing $40m in gold bars reportedly created fake spy program

19h ago

Ro Khanna says he supports Graham Platner’s bid for Senate despite ‘shameful’ actions

21h ago

Bob Packwood, senator who resigned amid sexual misconduct scandal, dies aged 93

22h ago

Trump refuses to rule out using ‘anti-weaponization’ fund for Capitol rioters who attacked police

Sun

Scott Pelley says Bari Weiss wanted 60 Minutes to say Renee Good was ‘driving toward officer’

Sun

FBI fires several analysts tied to disputed ‘Catholic ideology’ memo

Sun

As US turns 250, Trump adds fuel to battles over monuments and memory

Sun

Manhole mystery grips New York – just what are city’s ‘mole people’ up to?

Sun

Arkansas sheriff’s candidate focused on ‘family’ after dismissal of murder charge

Sun

US insurers’ move to back vaccines sends ‘powerful’ message about safety of shots, experts say

Sun

‘A driver of political violence’: how the breakneck AI boom is fueling anti-tech extremism

Sun

How Xavier Becerra turned around his campaign to be California’s governor

Sat

Despite new allegations, Maine’s Platner predicts voters will send him to Senate

Sat

Suit filed against controversial planned Stratos datacenter project in Utah

Sat

Trump cries ‘steal’ over slow California vote count, but anti-fraud system works, say experts

Sat

Memo orders ICE to stop reporting deaths of newly released detainees

Fri

No court has authority to block Trump’s White House ballroom, DoJ lawyer says

Fri

Why US diplomats tweet from the hip in response to Henry Nowak murder

Fri

California governor’s race remains too close to call as vote-counting continues

Fri

Senate blocks surveillance bill in dispute over Trump’s intelligence pick

Fri

Senate Republicans pass bill authorizing $70bn for immigration enforcement in vote-a-rama – US politics live

Fri

US government criticises ‘two-tier’ UK policing after Henry Nowak murder

Fri

Friday briefing: How Gaza, Lebanon and Iran have found themselves caught in an escalation without end

Fri

In second break with Trump in a week, House passes bill to aid Ukraine

Fri

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner rejects new allegations of abusive behavior

Thu

Trump claims Pulte will investigate ‘rigged elections’ in temporary role

Thu

Pam Bondi claims Todd Blanche was ‘in charge’ of ‘entire release’ of Epstein files

Thu

DoJ investigates 15 medical schools over alleged discrimination in admissions

Thu

Senate Republicans narrowly block bid to bar Trump’s $1.8bn fund to pay allies

Thu

Top Democrat urges end to secrecy over proposed ICE child detention center

Thu

Republicans urge investigation into two men accused of abuse by Epstein assistant

Thu

Trump’s Iran war messaging is not winning over Americans – or their representatives

Thu

California and New York weaken climate rules as red states ramp up green energy

Thu

Trump claims without proof Democrats are ‘trying to steal’ California primaries

Thu

Consumer protection agency deletes thousands of pages as Trump administration seeks to dismantle it

Thu

John Bolton will reportedly plead guilty over mishandling classified documents

Thu

Democratic-led states sue to block student loan caps by Trump administration

Thu

California governor’s race remains unresolved as vote count continues – US politics live

Thu

Three studies used by RFK Jr and allies to justify controversial vaccine policies changes facing new scrutiny

Thu

Tense governor’s race in California unsettled as vote-counting continues

Thu

Leftwing US commentator calls decision to ban him from UK ‘Kafkaesque’

Thu

Israel and Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire as Trump seeks to overcome barriers to Iran deal

Thu

Seattle, home to Amazon and Microsoft, poised to pass moratorium on new datacenters

Thu

US House passes war powers resolution to curb Trump’s authority in Iran

Wed

Senate Republicans drop plans for $1bn to fund security at Trump’s ballroom

Wed

Trump signs order to make it easier to fire 8,000 highly paid federal workers

Wed

Dead but deportable: US immigration judge signed order to eject teen murder victim

Wed

Trump’s intelligence chief pick puts surveillance program renewal in doubt

Wed

US primary voters choose midterm candidates as Democrats look to flip key seats

Wed

Karen Bass heads to LA mayoral runoff after falling short of majority

Wed

George Santos reportedly investigated by DoJ over suspicious Kalshi bets

Wed

‘Jilly, I had no choice’: Jill Biden recalls pressure Joe Biden faced to drop out of 2024 race

Wed

Iowa primary elections: Josh Turek to face Ashley Hinson for US Senate seat

Wed

Supreme court approves Alabama map that erases majority-Black district

Wed

Graham Platner’s Maine Senate bid wobbly with news of sexting infidelity

Tue

Pentagon appoints convicted January 6 rioter to sensitive counterterrorism role

Tue

Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system

Tue

Midterm primaries 2026 live: results and reaction after six states including California and Iowa cast ballots

Tue

Acting attorney general says Trump’s $1.8bn anti-weaponization fund is scrapped

Tue

Trump endorses absent Republican incumbent in New Jersey House primary

Tue

Trump administration proposes 25% tariffs on Brazil despite US trade surplus

Tue

Why Benjamin Netanyahu poses an obstacle to US and Iran peace deal

Tue

White House correspondents’ dinner rescheduled for July after shooting

Tue

Alarm in Washington as Trump taps staunch loyalist to serve as intelligence chief

Tue

Rubio says Iran ready to discuss nuclear deal as Tehran declares peace talks over

Tue

Trump signs executive order seeking early access to new AI releases

Tue

Trump taps ally Bill Pulte to serve as top intelligence chief

Tue

‘Outright theft’: legal experts decry $1.8bn Trump anti-weaponization fund

Tue

Aipac affiliate has funded lavish trips to Israel for dozens of Congress members since 7 October, filings reveal

Tue

Pentagon bars journalists from entering its press office citing re-designation

Tue

California’s conservative Huntington Beach could get a gay, Democratic congressman

Mon

Transgender troops can remain in US military, but enlistment can be blocked, court rules

Mon

Democrats split on Israel parade as Schumer attends and Mamdani skips out

Mon

Minnesota Republicans rebuked for Derek Chauvin moment of silence

Mon

Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters released from prison after sentence commuted

Mon

Democrats vow to challenge Trump’s $1.8bn ‘Maga slush fund’ in US Senate

Mon

Ex-Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell sounds alarm over political interference

Mon

‘Our democracy is run by two private clubs’: can a pro-hunting Democrat lead a blue wave in Iowa?

Mon

Family visitation partly restored at New Jersey ICE facility after week of protests

Sun

Cory Booker has ‘concerns’ with Graham Platner’s Senate bid after leaked texts

Sun

Trump’s interior secretary dismisses calls to identify donors for ‘nonpartisan’ concert series

May 31

US strike on alleged drug boat kills three in eastern Pacific

May 31

White House releases memo describing results of Trump’s health checkup

May 30

Why $1bn in Balkans energy contracts are going to an obscure company connected to Donald Trump

May 30

Inflation won Trump the presidency, but could cost him the midterms

May 30

Democrats have fresh hope to win back Senate – could they really pull it off?

May 30

US military strikes another boat in Pacific, bringing death toll above 200

May 30

‘The rug pulled out from everyone’: the chaos of Trump’s new green card rules

May 29

Trump administration extends deportation protections for Lebanese people

May 29

ICE agent arrested over shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota

May 29

Utah releases state voter roll audit amid Trump administration lawsuit

May 29

Republican mistrust in healthcare widens US health gap, study finds

May 29

Pam Bondi to finally appear before House panel over Epstein files release

May 29

Bondi to face closed-door questioning from House committee over Epstein files – US politics

May 29

Trump: the boy who cried ‘peace’ in the Middle East – podcast

May 29

Federal jury finds army veteran and two other ICE protesters guilty of conspiracy

May 29