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California officials ordered by DoJ to set aside ‘likely’ noncitizen ballots

Published: October 24, 2026 02:00

Letters from federal prosecutors represent latest escalation as Trump continues to make claims of voter fraudFederal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California on Friday demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that…

Pentagon designates China-backed campus cultural centers a threat to US national security

Published: October 24, 2026 01:21

Defense secretary Pete Hegseth alleges Confucius Institutes operating in disguise on US university campusesThe ⁠US defense department has designated Chinese-funded cultural centers on university campuses ⁠known as Confucius ⁠Institutes ​as a threat to US…

Rubio tells Cubans ‘now is the time’ to act to see political change

Published: October 24, 2026 00:30

US secretary of state makes comments after Trump tells US rally warships could intervene on return from IranMarco Rubio urged Cubans seeking political change in their country to act, saying “now is the time” moments after Donald Trump told a Friday rally…

Father who killed Oregon school shooter speaks out for first time: ‘I have to go in’

Published: October 23, 2026 23:10

Kaylub Giamanco recounts the day he confronted the Silver Rail elementary school shooter, who killed three boys and one teacherThe Oregon father hailed as a hero for stopping a school shooting last week spoke for the first time about the incident,…

Bodycam video shows police shooting death of one-year-old Kohen Wiley – deconstructed

Published: October 23, 2026 23:10

Police body camera and security footage released on 21 October shows the police shooting of Kohen Wiley on 14 June in Senatobia, Mississippi. The released video comes after the Mississippi attorney general announced that the shooting 'was justified'. …

Surging turnout, with Democrats voting more: key takeaways from early voting data

Published: October 23, 2026 22:57

With just 11 days until the US midterm elections, Democrats need a net gain of four seats to reclaim CongressWith just 11 days until the US midterm elections, early voting data is rolling in nationwide. Democrats need a net gain of four seats to reclaim…

Ohio man convicted of murder for running over officer after police killed his son

Published: October 23, 2026 22:07

Rodney Hinton ran over Larry Henderson after he viewed body-cam footage of police shooting dead his son RyanAn Ohio man who killed a deputy with his car just hours after seeing video of his son killed by Cincinnati police was found guilty of murder and…

Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders unionize after years of fighting for fair pay

Published: October 23, 2026 21:29

Team elects to voluntarily recognize unionSquad members have advocated for better wagesThe Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders have unionized after years of advocating for fair pay and better wages.The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Association (DCCA) was voluntarily…

Indiana police officer arrested for using Flock cameras to search wife

Published: October 23, 2026 20:19

Justin Craig charged with official misconduct and fraud, after searching plates of wife and ‘previous acquaintance’An Indiana police officer has been arrested on allegations that he misused Flock cameras hundreds of times in a case involving his wife and a…

Skye Blakely caps remarkable injury comeback with world gymnastics all-around title

Published: October 23, 2026 20:14

American, 21, wins world all-around title in RotterdamBlakely ruptured achilles before 2024 Olympic trialsFirst US champion since Simone Biles three years agoSkye Blakely completed a sensational comeback from a ruptured achilles tendon to win the women’s…

Embattled Susan Collins announces exemptions for Maine from Trump Canada tariffs

Published: October 23, 2026 20:07

Republican facing tough re-election battle in state where Trump’s trade war with neighbor has stirred outrageSusan Collins, the embattled Republican senator for Maine, announced that several industries crucial to her state would be exempted from American…

NWSL drops controversial criteria around ‘Rodman Rule’ in settlement with NWSLPA

Published: October 23, 2026 19:25

Any player will be eligible for High Impact Player statusRequirements had included top 100, marketability listsSides also resolve grievance on Rodman contract refusalThe NWSL and the NWSL Players Association have reached a settlement to drop the…

Mysterious ‘black triangles’ spotted over sensitive US site, new Pentagon UFO files reveal

Published: October 23, 2026 18:45

Unidentified object vanished suddenly and silently, anonymous senior military observers claimTwo senior military observers say they watched a mysterious black triangular object flying at an extraordinarily high speed over a sensitive site in the western US…

Trump says he ordered DoJ to file lawsuit to block Alaska Senate results certification

Published: October 23, 2026 18:23

Trump justice department claims there could be ‘confusion’ about two Republicans on the ballot named Dan SullivanDonald Trump said he ordered the justice department to file a lawsuit to block the certification of Alaska’s US Senate results if the…

The Guardian view on Europe’s protests: the social contract has broken – and young people want solutions | Editorial

Published: October 23, 2026 17:07

An electoral supercycle over the next year may redefine the continent’s future. But what’s happening on the streets is shaping it, tooFrance sneezed, and Europe has again caught the cold. The wave of unrest which began with teenagers at a high school soon…

As midterms loom, Trump and his allies try to change the subject

Published: October 23, 2026 17:00

Despite distraction and distortion, voters know what issues will be informing their votes in this electionThis was originally published in The Stakes 2026, a newsletter about the midterm elections. Sign up to get it in your inboxElections too often get…

Trump jokes he has the ‘right’ to run for a third term as president

Published: October 23, 2026 16:18

But the US constitution unequivocally states that he cannot, which the president also seemed to acknowledgeDonald Trump joked with rally-goers on Thursday evening that he has “the right to run again” for president, invoking a claim he has repeatedly made…

Two ex-FBI officials charged with lying about investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop

Published: October 23, 2026 16:00

Contents of laptop of Joe Biden’s son were part of a bizarre saga in the final weeks of 2020 presidential electionTwo former FBI intelligence officials who specialized in foreign election interference were charged on Friday with making false statements…

US supreme court sides with Republicans on rejecting student IDs in New Hampshire midterms

Published: October 23, 2026 14:51

Voting rights advocates say directive would disenfranchise young and low-income voters, but Republicans say it’s needed to combat voter fraudUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court has cleared the way for New Hampshire to prohibit student IDs…

Mamdani loves Arsenal. He should challenge them to cut ties with the UAE over Sudan | Sasha Lezhnev and John Prendergast

Published: October 23, 2026 14:30

The New York mayor’s passion for the Gunners and human rights presents an opportunity to push back on the club’s lucrative UAE sponsorshipLike him or not, there is no doubt that New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s passion for certain issues is electric, and…

Being pro-Trump has been ‘easy radio’ for conservative hosts like Jesse Kelly. Those days are ending.

Published: October 23, 2026 14:00

Conservative media personalities who have long benefited from boosting the president will be forced to wrestle with the likely fallout of Republican losses in next month’s US midterm electionsNothing lasts forever. Jesse Kelly knows his meteoric rise…

Trump’s top border official defends Big Bend border wall plan despite mounting opposition

Published: October 23, 2026 12:18

CBP commissioner Rodney Scott says $46bn Texas project is justified amid court-ordered pause on wall’s constructionThe Trump administration’s top border official defended plans to build a wall and other infrastructure in the Big Bend of Texas despite…

A Democratic win in Texas is a long shot – but Ken Paxton’s weakness is obvious | Moira Donegan

Published: October 23, 2026 12:00

Republicans are resorting to childish taunts to defend an uncommonly dishonorable state attorney generalIt’s a bit like Lucy with the football. Every few years, Democrats convince themselves that a Texas Senate seat might finally switch from red to blue.…

The young Americans choosing Y2K cars over shiny new SUVs: ‘I get so much crap from people’

Published: October 23, 2026 11:30

People under 35 are hunting for no-frills rides they can pay for in cash and fix themselves – defying expectations to take on steep loansJack Price joined the Marines in fall 2021 knowing he would need a car to get around base and that he couldn’t afford a…

The mega-Maga contender in deep-red Florida who doesn’t want to talk about Trump

Published: October 23, 2026 11:22

Byron Donalds removed mentions of the president from his website and has barely uttered his name – will his ploy prove successful in a tight governor’s race?It took Byron Donalds, addressing a wildly supportive crowd at a rally in Florida’s bluest county,…

Exclusive: Leaked trove reveals extent of far-right AfD’s efforts to court Trump and Maga allies

Published: October 23, 2026 11:07

Documents show German party’s scramble to request support after president’s 2016 election win and co-leader’s pursuit of Steve BannonA data leak from Germany’s far-right German Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has revealed the extent of efforts by the…

What’s up with Trump’s unhinged rants on male candidates’ bodies at rallies?

Published: October 23, 2026 11:00

Trump’s latest tactic to champion Republicans at midterm rallies? Assessing men’s bodies in meticulous detailSpeaking at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, earlier this month, to support the Republican senator Jon Husted, Donald Trump broke from his prepared…

‘They wanted to make a scene’: the 72-year-old paraded in dramatic arrest for ‘voter fraud’

Published: October 23, 2026 11:00

Omar Muñoz, one of 28 people charged in California, speaks out about being dragged from his home in front of cameras as DoJ accused of ‘disgusting’ PR campaignOmar Muñoz was getting ready to have his morning coffee just after 5am on Monday when he heard a…

First Thing: Former DHS aide Lewandowski investigated over claims he profited from government role

Published: October 23, 2026 10:53

Investigation marks a rare move by the DoJ against an ally of the US president. Plus, why the world’s coral reefs are facing a dire futureGood morning. Corey Lewandowski, a former political adviser to Donald Trump and ⁠top aide at the Department ⁠of…

F1 crown in reach for Kimi Antonelli at bumpy Austin circuit drivers insist is ‘unacceptable’

Published: October 23, 2026 10:34

Mercedes youngster could become youngest title winnerMax Verstappen says bumpy track makes drivers ‘suffer’The Formula One world championship is within reach for Kimi Antonelli at the US Grand Prix in Austin this weekend. But while the young Italian…

The Trump-Putin love story’s next chapter: selling out Ukraine | Sidney Blumenthal

Published: October 23, 2026 10:00

The US president is portraying Zelenskyy as the villain as he strives for Russia’s approvalIf Donald Trump could, he would fly to Munich to sign away Ukraine to Vladimir Putin, and return to wave the document as “peace in our time”, hoping to claim at…

Billionaire tax and trans rights: what are key state ballot initiatives in midterms?

Published: October 23, 2026 10:00

Voters in 39 states will face an array of referendum issues – including Alabama’s on the national anthem in schoolsAmericans heading to the polls for next month’s midterm elections are not just choosing whom to send to Washington, or their state capitols.…

These key races in the 2026 midterms will decide who controls the US Senate – video explainer

Published: October 23, 2026 10:00

To reclaim control of the Senate, Democrats need to retain all the Senate seats they have and flip four more in the 2026 midterm elections. Shrai Popat, the Guardian's US politics reporter, explains which are the key races to watch in November. Continue…

America must reverse Trump’s moral squalor | Robert Reich

Published: October 23, 2026 09:00

The president shows a unique disregard for the opinions, norms and ideals of the nation – and, for that matter, humanityThe Democrats’ focus on affordability seems to be a winning strategy (we’ll know for sure in a little over two weeks). But we mustn’t…

World Series 2026 predictions: will the Rays or Brewers claim their first title?

Published: October 23, 2026 08:00

It’s Milwaukee and Tampa Bay in the 122nd Fall Classic. Our writers predict how it will be decided, who will shine brightest and who will break their World Series maidenYes - and in fact, evidence that money actively undermines baseball happiness. For the…

‘Slow news day at the office’: LeBron James shrugs off Trump’s national anthem attack

Published: October 23, 2026 04:29

Trump calls James a ‘TOTAL DISGRACE’ over anthemUS president demands apology for pregame warm-upJames helps Sixers erase 29-point deficit against CavsDonald Trump lashed out at NBA superstar LeBron James on Thursday for what he called disrespectful…

Flu cases rise on west coast earlier than usual as US health experts encourage vaccine

Published: October 23, 2026 01:50

California flu test rate at 9.65%, higher than normal 1% rate for early October, amid mutation of H1N1 influenza A strainFlu cases on the west coast are on the rise months earlier than normal, prompting US health experts to stress the importance of the…

Sharp drops for AI stocks overwhelm markets worldwide as oil prices jump

Published: October 22, 2026 21:50

Datacenter and chip costs fueled sharp decrease in AI sector although non-AI stocks still had a strong showingThe latest shudder for stocks in the AI industry pulled markets lower worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May…

Woman shoved to the ground and arrested during Utah county datacenter hearing – video

Published: October 22, 2026 19:28

A police officer shoved a woman to the ground and arrested her after a protest against datacenters at a Utah county commission meeting. A statement from the Utah county sheriff's office said that the woman refused to leave the meeting and struck the…

Trump attacks Ohio governor over call for Ramaswamy to drop ‘deeply troubling’ ad

Published: October 22, 2026 19:23

Republican Mike DeWine says Ramaswamy ‘wrong’ to run controversial ad, drawing swift rebuke from presidentOhio’s Republican governor Mike DeWine on Thursday said gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was “wrong” to release an ad critical of his…

Christa Pike’s IV team warned vein might be ‘blowing’ before failed execution

Published: October 22, 2026 18:42

New account from Pike’s lawyer suggests team was racked by doubts even before pentobarbital began to flowThe Tennessee execution team tasked with setting an intravenous line in the arms of the death row prisoner Christa Pike through which she could be…

Video footage of Kohen Wiley shooting released after toddler’s death deemed ‘justified’

Published: October 22, 2026 18:21

‘The word ‘justified’ has haunted me since Monday,’’ the child’s maternal grandmother saysSince the Mississippi attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced on Monday that the police shooting of Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old baby, “was justified”, footage of the…

Fifa increases preparation money for Women’s World Cup to match men’s teams

Published: October 22, 2026 17:35

Funds for 2027 will match men’s World Cup in 2026Players given better flights and individual hotel roomsTeams in the 2027’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil will receive the same preparation money from Fifa as those that played at the 2026 men’s tournament, the…

Trump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean on Maps

Published: October 22, 2026 17:27

Tech company previously complied with president’s demand to rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of AmericaDonald Trump said Google rejected his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean after himself or America.Speaking at a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday, the…

Dollar General agrees to a nearly $1.9m settlement for overcharging New York customers

Published: October 22, 2026 17:19

Government inspections showed overcharges as high as 39% on some items. The discount store giant was the subject of a 2025 investigation by the GuardianDollar General, the nation’s largest dollar-store chain, has agreed to a $1.875m deal to settle…

CDC denies approval for high-volume measles test, citing ‘other priorities’

Published: October 22, 2026 16:49

California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii health officials ask CDC, ‘prioritizing emerging technologies’, to reconsiderCalifornia and Washington asked the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in May to validate a new way to test for measles…

Rookie Lendeborg jaws at ‘weak ass’ Dončić and admits he didn’t watch much NBA

Published: October 22, 2026 16:28

Lendeborg takes issue with appeals for foul callsForward says he had limited exposure to leagueGolden State Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg had an extraordinary NBA debut as he jawed with Luka Dončić and admitted he had largely been exposed to the league…

US judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn lawsuit against BBC

Published: October 22, 2026 15:57

Judge threatens to dismiss Trump’s BBC lawsuit unless he cooperates with discovery process and sits for depositionDonald Trump has been ordered by a US judge to cooperate with the discovery process mandated for his lawsuit against the BBC and to sit for a…

Pete Hegseth reportedly authorizes DHS to test ‘heat ray’ at US-Mexico border

Published: October 22, 2026 15:40

The Pentagon’s Active Denial System shoots energy beam that causes ‘sensation of intense heat on surface of skin’Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defense, reportedly signed a memo last month permitting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to test a…

Trump’s Fifa peace prize was a sham. A reimagined award can still have meaning | Leander Schaerlaeckens

Published: October 22, 2026 15:30

The first awarding marked the apex of Gianni Infantino’s hubris. A new version could highlight the good in the world of soccerSign up for our free newsletter herePoor Fifa peace prize. Unloved, unliked, mocked, tainted by association with its first winner.…

‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular pleads not guilty to raping teen

Published: October 22, 2026 15:17

The social media personality denies allegations he gave a girl alcohol until she was drunk and sexually assaulted herThe “looksmaxxing” livestreamer Braden Peters, better known by his stage name Clavicular, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he…

Glee’s pro-LGBTQ+ vision captured 2010s hope. Can a reboot handle Trump’s America? | Alim Kheraj

Published: October 22, 2026 14:45

The beloved high school TV show is returning in a different political climate. I’m skeptical that Ryan Murphy has the nuance this moment needsFor months, Ryan Murphy has been discussing Glee. In July, he expressed his love for the musical comedy drama he…

Champions League review: PSG take a hit, Man City’s empty seats and teenage hope for Liverpool

Published: October 22, 2026 13:42

The reigning champions must deal with the absence of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for some time, while fans at Anfield were thrilled by Rio NgumohaParis Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 on Tuesday, but the reigning champions lost the best player in last season’s…

Florida police officer finds man dead and steals his house and identity, authorities allege

Published: October 22, 2026 13:13

The officer says he took possession of the property and renovated it ‘to prevent criminal activity’ and ‘squatting’A Florida police officer who discovered a man dead during a welfare check stole his house and identity and spent years renovating the…

Arizona storms topple trees and bring golf ball-sized hail in possible tornado

Published: October 22, 2026 12:28

Violent storms overnight knocked over utility poles and carried thunder and heavy winds through central ArizonaTrees fell on to homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms…

‘America, this is a warning’: pro- Trump Maga media in a froth over Europe protests

Published: October 22, 2026 11:00

Fox News and others have toed president’s line – seemingly hoping unrest abroad will make people vote RepublicanDonald Trump sought to capitalize on the scenes of unrest in France, telling a crowd in Kansas on Monday that “migrants” and “communists” were…

Donald Trump has sold out Ukraine. He makes Chamberlain look like a man of iron principle | Simon Tisdall

Published: October 22, 2026 11:00

Europe’s leaders can no longer trust a word that comes out of Washington. No more slaps on the wrist – we need concrete steps to punish TrumpHistorical comparisons are always inexact. No one conflict precisely mirrors another. Yet Donald Trump’s shameless…

Too little, too late: Trump takes on gas prices as fuel costs hamper his midterm hopes

Published: October 22, 2026 11:00

Polls show US voters are deeply upset by high gas prices and are likely to punish Republicans in the midterms as a resultWith fewer than two weeks until the midterms, US voters are unlikely to see relief on one of this election cycle’s main issues: gas…

Vivek Ramaswamy campaign ad for Ohio ‘shameful, disgusting’, says Republican congresswoman – US politics live

Published: October 22, 2026 10:58

Nancy Mace said: ‘This ad is going to go down as the most shameful, disgusting, offensive ad this election season’Responding to the ad yesterday, Amy Acton told a group of voters that her mother was not well and Ramaswamy shouldn’t have “exploited…

Meet the volunteers who will observe Trump’s election monitors during the midterms

Published: October 22, 2026 10:30

Thousands of people are training to be poll observers to look out for any interference or ICE presence on election dayStevie Lyn is angry at what she’s seen in her Phoenix, Arizona, neighborhood over the past year. Since US Immigration and Customs…

Trump’s war and tariffs have battered Alaska. A pro-oil Democrat could flip the key Senate seat

Published: October 22, 2026 10:00

Democrats believe circumstances have aligned for them to win a slew of competitive elections in the stateMary Peltola’s campaign to represent Alaska in the US Senate has taken her to parts of the massive state’s interior that are inaccessible by road and…

Experts alarmed by ‘less transparent’ CDC as US measles deaths rise

Published: October 22, 2026 10:00

Agency declines to reveal in which state latest measles death occurred as it delays reporting other measles deaths The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added a third measles death to its dashboard on Wednesday, but the agency would not…

Adoptees from Korea say they were isolated and abused in the US. Were they also ‘stolen’ from their birth parents?

Published: October 22, 2026 09:00

Last year, South Korea took responsibility for enabling the ‘mass export’ of children for sale abroad. Now those uprooted are grappling with false promises of a better lifeAs international, transracial adoptees in their 30s in the US, Jacquelyn Wells and…

Super Bowl contenders: are the NFL’s unbeaten teams as perfect as they seem?

Published: October 22, 2026 08:30

The early standouts have emerged. But even the best teams have flaws that can be exposed by their opponentsWho would have thought the 49ers would be here after a rough old offseason? Head coach Kyle Shanahan’s participation in training camp was limited due…

Strongmen like Trump would destroy the planet out of pure spite – and Brazil shows we’re all in peril | George Monbiot

Published: October 22, 2026 05:00

If Flávio Bolsonaro is elected, Brazil’s ecosystems will face collapse. The ruling class would rather burn the world than share it with the poor However grim the trajectory might seem, I’ve always believed that sense will ultimately prevail. As the great…

Anthony Edwards scores 45 as Timberwolves spoil Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Heat debut

Published: October 22, 2026 03:30

Edwards hits nine threes in 45-point explosionAntetokounmpo scores 35 in first game with HeatMinnesota rout Miami 131-106 in season openerAnthony Edwards scored 45 points as he and the Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Giannis Antetokounmpo’s debut with the…

Ilhan Omar says US agents seized 17 items in raid designed to ‘freak’ her out

Published: October 22, 2026 01:54

Democrat, in first interview since pre-dawn raid, denies immigration fraud and says ‘I have a legal right to be a member of Congress’The Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar denied allegations of immigration fraud in a Wednesday appearance on MS Now, her…

‘Man, I loved that’: Trump cheers South Carolina rally attender who hit protester

Published: October 22, 2026 01:23

President was reportedly heckled at least nine times during campaign event for Darline GrahamMultiple protesters were removed from Donald Trump’s rally at South Carolina’s Clemson University on Wednesday, including one who was apparently punched by a rally…

Officials confirm flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite found in US wildlife

Published: October 21, 2026 23:36

USDA says screwworm found in elk in Texas, and warns hunters and ranchers to be vigilant to help stop spreadThe US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Wednesday it had ⁠confirmed the ⁠first detection ​of flesh-eating parasite the New World screwworm…

Nancy Pelosi’s office latest recipient of letter containing white powder

Published: October 21, 2026 22:47

Former speaker is latest target of mailings sent to various Congress members in the lead-up to the midterm electionsCalifornia representative Nancy Pelosi’s office received “a suspicious letter” on Wednesday in what appears to be the latest incident of…

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