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More than 300,000 signatures delivered to secretary of state to force referendum on Republican-drawn map Organizers challenging Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map say they turned in enough signatures on Tuesday to block the map from going into effect and to force a referendum on the map next year. People not Politicians, the main organization behind the effort, said they submitted more th
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The White House is aggressively seeking to weaken and dominate the United States’ traditional allies. European leaders must learn to fight back. Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz have become adept at scrambling to deal with the latest bad news from Washington. Their meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Downing Street on Monday was so hastily arranged that Mr Macron needed to be
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A new US national security strategy represents one of the most profound crises for the Atlantic alliance since 1945 Trump lambasts ‘weak’ and ‘decaying’ Europe During Donald Trump’s first administration, commentators sagely advised that his words, were to be “taken seriously, not literally”. Experience suggests that formula puts the cart before the horse. A new US National Security Strategy and a
The inaugural award bestowed upon the US president could pave the way for many more colourful accolades. I have some ideas ... What a privilege it is to be alive in such a peaceful and prosperous time. If you ignore the genocides in Sudan and Gaza , fighting in eastern Congo , continued attacks on Ukraine , military airstrikes in Myanmar , near-daily strikes on Lebanon , “extrajudicial killings”
Rümeysa Öztürk was arrested in March amid White House’s crackdown on foreign students’ pro-Palestinian advocacy A federal judge has allowed a Tufts University student from Turkey to resume research and teaching while she deals with the consequences of having her visa revoked by the Trump administration, leading to six weeks of detention. Rümeysa Öztürk, a PhD student studying children’s relations
Largest US Catholic archdiocese is raising funds, selling assets and cutting costs to compensate about 1,300 victims The Roman Catholic archdiocese of New York – the largest organization of its kind in the US – is raising a $300m fund as it seeks to settle with about 1,300 survivors of clergy sexual abuse who have sued the church. Some of the money involved comes from the New York archdiocese’s c
ESPN: Schwarber, Phillies finalizing $150m deal NL home run leader drew interest across MLB Dodgers sign DÃaz from Mets on three-year pact Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies are finalizing a five-year, $150m contract, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The deal would keep the National League home run leader in Philadelphia after a prolific 2025 season. Schwarber, 32, drew interest from sever
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Republican congresswoman berated TSA in late October with profanity and insults, leaving employees ‘visibly upset’ A police investigation has found that Nancy Mace, the South Carolina Republican congresswoman, turned a “minor miscommunication” by police into a “spectacle” when she involved herself in a heated confrontation with staff at Charleston’s airport in late October. According to an intern
Former employees from justice department’s civil rights division accuse Trump administration of purging experts More than 200 former employees in the justice department’s civil rights division signed a letter released on Tuesday decrying the “near destruction” of the agency that is supposed to enforce US civil rights laws and accused political leadership of waging a campaign to purge career exper
Inter Miami star scored 29 goals with 19 assists Messi won MLS Cup MVP in South Florida on Saturday After a season in which he led Inter Miami to the club’s first MLS Cup, Lionel Messi has been named the Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player for the 2025 season. League commissioner Don Garber made the announcement on Tuesday, capping a season in which Messi scored 29 goals with 19 assists in 28
Michigan man received kidney transplant from donor who had fought off a skunk and was later found unresponsive A Michigan man has died of rabies after receiving a kidney from another man who died of the disease when he was scratched by a skunk while defending a kitten, in what officials are describing as an “exceptionally rare event”. According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Cont
Federal judge declared January executive order unlawful, ruling in favor of a coalition of state attorneys general A federal judge on Monday struck down Donald Trump ’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of windfarms on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violated US law. Judge Patti Saris of the US district court
Ron DeSantis’s legally dubious order designating Cair – and Muslim Brotherhood – follows similar move by Texas Florida is declaring the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) – a US civil rights and liberties group – a foreign terrorist organization, the Republican governor, Ron DeSantis , announced on Monday. The move closely follows a similar order issued in November by Texas’s governor,
Records could be made public within 10 days under new Epstein Files Transparency Act The justice department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex-trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell , the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein , a federal judge said on Tuesday. Judge Paul A Engelmayer ruled after the justice department in November asked two judges in New York to unseal gra
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Roderick Gadson showed no remorse after beating a man to death. As a new film, The Alabama Solution, shows how the case lays bare a culture of violence the state has long failed to control The most dramatic moment in the deposition came when Roderick Gadson, an Alabama prison guard, was questioned under oath about an incident in which he and other officers used such devastating force against a pr
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This isn’t about defending citizens. It’s about keeping the truth – and those skilled at protecting it – at a safe distance Donald Trump’s war on the truth has taken many forms – spreading thousands of falsehoods, insulting journalists and suing news organizations. It’s clear he desperately wants to control the message received by the public, and to have his version of reality go unchallenged, wh
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The governor touts ‘urgency and a need’ for Club America chapters amid criticism of influence on students Texas has embarked on launching chapters of Turning Point USA – the conservative youth organisation founded by the late rightwing activist Charlie Kirk – in high schools across the state, building on similar efforts in Oklahoma and Florida. Greg Abbott , the Texas governor, Dan Patrick, the l
The actor’s remark comes amid renewed news coverage and commentary about her husband’s 2024 presidential bid US politics live – latest updates The actor Cheryl Hines has said she does not believe her husband, Robert F Kennedy Jr , will run for the White House after Donald Trump’s presidency. Hines was asked by Elizabeth Vargas, a NewsNation anchor, on Monday, “Is your husband going to run for pre
Jim Farley’s comments come as US manufacturer and Renault announce deal to make two smaller electric cars Business live – latest updates The boss of Ford has said western carmakers are “in a fight for our lives” against Chinese competition as the US manufacturer agreed a new partnership with France’s Renault. The two companies said on Tuesday that they would work together on two smaller electric
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As a doctor, I’ve seen the state of our broken system from the inside. My party needs to think bigger You don’t need a doctor to tell you America’s healthcare system is broken, but I’ll tell you anyway. Having led two public health departments, I’ve seen first-hand the struggles that working people face trying to survive in a system that has become unaffordable and purposely confusing. We all fee
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Three proposed casinos approved as researchers say they take money from businesses and increase addiction New York City will probably soon see three new casinos, whose owners could rake in profits because of a recent surge in gambling in the United States that has some campaigners worried. The New York gaming facility location board last week approved three proposed casinos in the US’s largest ci
Civicus, a nonprofit that monitors global civic freedoms, moved the US from the ‘narrowed’ to ‘obstructed’ category. Plus, the ‘gay wool’ taking over a New York catwalk Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. A coalition of global civil society organizations has downgraded the civic health rating of the US from “narrowed” to “obstructed”. What does it mean by “obst
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The administration is offloading gems of US architecture while redesigning the city to match the president’s values While the original architect of Donald Trump’s ever-expanding ballroom steps down and preservationists panic over the fate of New Deal murals inside the Social Security Administration building, the president gushes about painting the granite Eisenhower Executive Office Building whit
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Critics from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey offer advice to the US about what they’ve learned about authoritarians Donald Trump makes no secret of his admiration for strongmen like Hungary’s Viktor Orbán
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