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Johnson condemns leaked Young Republicans group chat messages as Senate fails to pass funding bill for tenth time – live House speaker says he didn’t know the Young Republicans chat members as Senate rejects House-passed funding bill 51-45 as shutdown reaches 16th day

Johnson condemns leaked Young Republicans group chat messages as Senate fails to pass funding bill for tenth time – live www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Arkansas man, arrested over perfume bottle police mistook for ‘opium’, seeks to restore visa Police thought bottle contained drugs and arrested Kapil Raghu, who was then taken into custody by Ice

Arkansas man, arrested over perfume bottle police mistook for ‘opium’, seeks to restore visa www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump’s DEI bans undermine anti-human trafficking law, lawsuit alleges Suit comes after Guardian investigation found administration rolled back efforts to combat human trafficking while Trump officials deny retreat

Trump’s DEI bans undermine anti-human trafficking law, lawsuit alleges www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Prosecutors expected to ask grand jury to indict Trump critic John Bolton Potential move against ex-national security adviser comes amid effort to prosecute president’s political enemies

Prosecutors expected to ask grand jury to indict Trump critic John Bolton www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Queer and trans detainees allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’ At the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, detainees say they were forced into hard labor – and sexually assaulted and stalked by an assistant warden

Queer and trans detainees allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Progressives reject Republican promise of healthcare vote to end shutdown Bernie Sanders and AOC dismiss GOP’s proposition to discuss healthcare subsidies only after government reopens

Progressives reject Republican promise of healthcare vote to end shutdown www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Major airlift evacuations in Alaska after remnants of typhoon decimate villages Weekend storm devastated two villages and displaced more than 1,500 people in the south-western part of the state

Major airlift evacuations in Alaska after remnants of typhoon decimate villages www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Former Bush adviser charged with amassing top secret files Indian-American Ashley Tellis allegedly obtained US military data and passed envelopes to Chinese officials

Former Bush adviser charged with amassing top secret files www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Californians wary yet supportive of proposal to redraw voting maps: ‘This is a tactical measure’ Proposition 50 is part of the Democratic governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to counter Texas’s gerrymandered maps

Californians wary yet supportive of proposal to redraw voting maps: ‘This is a tactical measure’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US airstrike near Venezuela may have killed two Trinidad citizens, police say The Trinidadians were believed to be on a boat Donald Trump alleged was carrying drugs from Venezuela to the US

US airstrike near Venezuela may have killed two Trinidad citizens, police say www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

I hear where you’re coming from people definitely have strong feelings about Trump and what’s happened in the country. I think we all just want things to get better, even if we see the causes differently.

Trump threatens removal of World Cup games from Boston, Olympics from LA Blaming Boston street takeovers and LA wildfires, the US president said both global sporting events could be moved for supposed safety reasons

Trump threatens removal of World Cup games from Boston, Olympics from LA www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...

Pam Bondi clashes with Democratic senator over national guard deployment – video Attorney general tells Illinois senator ‘national guard are on the way’ to Chicago

Pam Bondi clashes with Democratic senator over national guard deployment – video www.theguardian.com/us-news/vide...

Trump news at a glance: Court halts mass firings threatened by White House as shutdown enters third week Federal court approves temporary injunction blocking Trump administration from mass layoffs. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 15 October

Trump news at a glance: Court halts mass firings threatened by White House as shutdown enters third week www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Brown University rejects Trump proposal to overhaul policies for preferential funding University joins MIT in refusing invitation, saying that compact would ‘restrict academic freedom’

Brown University rejects Trump proposal to overhaul policies for preferential funding www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump takes credit for already dropping crime rates in press conference Flanked by Kash Patel and Pam Bondi, president claimed it was ‘most peaceful summer in the last two decades’

Trump takes credit for already dropping crime rates in press conference www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Voting Rights Act on the line: key takeaways from supreme court hearing Majority of US justices appear sympathetic to weakening key civil rights law in Callais v Louisiana case

Voting Rights Act on the line: key takeaways from supreme court hearing www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US Capitol police investigating flag with swastika in Republican representative’s office – report Authorities reportedly looking into modified flag displayed on cubicle wall of House member Dave Taylor’s staff

US Capitol police investigating flag with swastika in Republican representative’s office – report www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘He may be watching’: Mamdani on Fox News speaks directly to Trump New York mayoral contender steps into lion’s den and says he is ‘ready to speak at any time’ to help lower cost of living

‘He may be watching’: Mamdani on Fox News speaks directly to Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Pentagon reporters have now turned in their badges – but plan to keep reporting Reporters who declined to sign new set of Pentagon rules had to clear out of world’s largest military headquarters

Pentagon reporters have now turned in their badges – but plan to keep reporting www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘My vote is my voice’: protesters fight for democracy as Trump casts shadow Outside the supreme court, protesters invoked the legacy of civil rights giants with a key Voting Rights Act plank at stake

‘My vote is my voice’: protesters fight for democracy as Trump casts shadow www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump says he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela Move marks escalation in Maduro pressure campaign as president says US mulling strikes on Venezuelan territory

Trump says he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Judge temporarily blocks firings by Trump administration during shutdown Judge says White House office of management and budget took advantage of government shutdown in firing workers

Judge temporarily blocks firings by Trump administration during shutdown www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Outcry after US strips visas from six foreigners over Charlie Kirk remarks Cancellations represent escalating government-wide campaign to suppress criticism of rightwing influencer

Outcry after US strips visas from six foreigners over Charlie Kirk remarks www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Russell Westbrook signs one-year deal with Sacramento Kings for 18th NBA season The 36-year-old guard reunites with familiar faces and brings leadership and spark to a Kings roster seeking more backcourt depth this season

Russell Westbrook signs one-year deal with Sacramento Kings for 18th NBA season www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...

Rodman headlines Hayes’s 26-player USWNT roster for October friendlies Emma Hayes names a 26-player USWNT squad featuring several returning stars, one debutant and a youthful core ahead of three October friendlies

Rodman headlines Hayes’s 26-player USWNT roster for October friendlies www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Don’t give in to big pharma on drug pricing | Letters Letter: Drug manufacturers may lament the UK’s drug prices, writes Simon Dixon, but the NHS should celebrate them

Don’t give in to big pharma on drug pricing | Letters www.theguardian.com/business/202...