Ex-Obama aide says it’s ‘insane’ to think Cuomo is best choice for New York mayor – US politics live

Ex-Obama aide: ‘insane’ to think Cuomo is best choice for New York mayor As we await initial results in New York City’s tight mayoral race, a former aide to Barack Obama questioned the Democratic party’s loyalty to former New York …

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Cheering support and instant condemnation: US lawmakers respond to attack on Iran

American politicians reacted to the news of the US bombing of nuclear targets in Iran with a mix of cheering support and instant condemnation, reflecting deep divisions in the country that cross party lines as Washington grapples with yet another …

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White House says Hegseth ‘doing a tremendous job’ despite latest security lapse – live

Trump says he is ‘entitled’ to deport people without trials Following an emergency order from the supreme court on Saturday blocking his administration from deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members without affording them due process, Donald Trump just told reporters that …

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Calls grow for release of ethics report into Matt Gaetz sexual misconduct claims – US politics live

Picking RFK Jr as health secretary is ‘courting catastrophe’, says rights group Maya Yang Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as US secretary of health and human services has prompted widespread criticisms towards Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist who …

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US election briefing: Democrats pick through defeat with blame falling on Biden and economy

The Democratic party has begun to pick through Kamala Harris’s loss to Donald Trump in the presidential election, with the post-pandemic headwinds, a failure to distance herself from Joe Biden and overestimating abortion access instead of the economy as an …

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Harris campaign reportedly fears ‘blue wall’ could crumble; AOC says Trump’s McDonald’s stunt was ‘making fun’ of workers – US politics live

Obama tells voters: ‘Don’t be nostalgic for Trump economy. It was mine’ Barack Obama is hitting on a key issue for voters: the economy. “Don’t have nostalgia for what his economy was. Because it was mine,” Obama said. Polls show …

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Voters view Harris as debate winner as she builds national lead over Trump, poll finds – live

Voters view Harris as debate winner as she builds national lead over Trump, poll finds – live

Trump says he will not debate Harris again Donald Trump announced he will not participate in a second debate with Kamala Harris, saying she has turned down previous opportunities to meet and alleging she lost their Tuesday night face-off. “When …

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Netanyahu tells Congress ‘America and Israel must stand together’ as thousands protest speech – live

‘History in your hands’: Joe Biden says ‘time for younger voices’ as he urges Americans to unite to save US democracy In a speech marking both the conclusion of his re-election campaign and the beginning of the end of his …

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