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Anxious Democrats say centrist No Labels group – which could back Joe Manchin – would act as spoiler against Joe Biden On a small stage in New Hampshire this week, West Virginia senator Joe Manchin and former Republican Governor Jon Huntsman sat togeth…
Kai Bird, author of American Prometheus, says technology is ‘too dangerous to gamble with’ and supports senator’s attempt to bar itA biographer whose Pulitzer prize-winning book inspired the new movie Oppenheimer has expressed support for a US senator’…
Vice-president condemns ‘extremist so-called leaders’ in speech in Florida speech amid outcry over new school board guidanceHarris condemns Florida over curriculum claim of slavery ‘benefit’For decades, US politicians have been reluctant to get involve…
Rules passed along party lines; conservative nonprofits reportedly orchestrated a $1.8m PR campaign to defend supreme court justice• This blog is now closed. To read more about Donald Trump click hereHere’s a rundown of the ethical controversies suprem…
Nearly 90 million Americans are facing heat alerts this week, yet GOP members are wrangling over spending to reduce emissionsSwaths of the US are baking under record-breaking heat, yet some lawmakers are still attempting to block any spending to fight …
Aileen Cannon sets 18 July for hearing as ex-US president asks for trial delay; grand jury to decide if Trump has case to answer on election interferenceTrump asks for documents trial delay until after 2024 US electionAs California considers implementi…
Kevin McCarthy threatens impeachment proceedings in a tweet after president’s son accepts plea dealSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailThe supreme court has just ordered Louisiana to draw another majority Black congressional dis…
Finance committee focusing on tax treatment of billionaire mega-donor’s gifts to supreme court justiceThe rightwing billionaire real estate developer Harlan Crow is facing a possible showdown with Senate investigators looking into the financial arrange…
The budget committee hearing looked into alleged misinformation from big oil that covered up ‘massive’ risks of the climate crisisThe Senate budget committee held a hearing on Wednesday morning to scrutinize the role of oil- and gas-linked “dark money”…
Invitation raises possibility Yasir al-Rumayyan could be questioned under oath about execution of Jamal KhashoggiThe powerful governor of Saudi Arabia’s state-backed investment fund has been invited to testify before a Senate committee in the wake of a…