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House Republicans approve $70bn bill for Trump’s immigration crackdown

House Republicans on Tuesday approved a $70bn bill funding through the duration of his term the agencies leading Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants,...

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Hard-right groups have expanded their influence across US government, report finds

A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) finds hard-right groups have increasingly expanded their influence across the US government, which is...

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The Guardian view on Ukraine and the prospects of peace: time to ramp up the pressure on Putin | Editorial

Last week, Vladimir Putin responded with characteristic disdain to an open letter from Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling for face-to-face talks. Declining to mention Ukraine’s president...

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‘I love you, sir’: Todd Blanche, devoted Trump enforcer, tapped to do his bidding full time

Todd Blanche’s nomination to be permanently made the attorney general marks the apex of a gamble from a man who bet everything on representing...

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Trump nominates his ex-lawyer Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general

Donald Trump nominated Todd Blanche to serve permanently as attorney general on Monday, lining up his former personal lawyer to be the country’s ⁠top...

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