35 h. ago National Guard troops to stay on Washington, DC, streets through 2026

National Guard troops will be on the streets of Washington, D.C., until the end of the year

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39 h. ago Majority of Americans call Trump’s first year back in office a ‘failure’ and say he is focusing on the wrong priorities

Latest polling makes dire reading for President Donald Trump as 55 percent of respondents say he has made economy worse, just one of many dire statistics revealed by the research

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54 h. ago CNN pollster points out the struggles Trump faces in polls and delivers jab to NFL team as well

Polls showing voters concerned with Trump’s economic record are a particular worry for the GOP going into 2026

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58 h. ago Americans’ take on Trump’s second term remains unchanged, poll reveals

Four in 10 U.S. adults approve of Trump’s performance, a figure virtually unchanged since March 2025

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60 h. ago Prosecutor argues New York prison guard's inaction contributed to inmate's death

A prosecutor has told a jury that a prison guard should be convicted of manslaughter for failing to intervene in the brutal beating of an inmate by other guards

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3 d. ago Trump’s approval with Gen Z has dropped a massive 42 points in the past year, polling finds

Trump won over more young voters in the 2024 election than in his two previous runs for president

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3 d. ago DoJ deemed it ‘unnecessary’ to conclude whether seizing Maduro violated law, memo reveals

Memo on US military raid to capture Venezuela’s president effectively argued that presidents can blow through UN charterUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration received approval from the justice department to use the military to seize Nicolás Maduro even as it declined to address whether the operation would violate international law, according to its legal memo released on Tuesday.The dark-of-night raid to capture Venezuela’s president has raised a host of legal issues concerning the president’s power to start an armed conflict without congressional approval and possible breaches of international law. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago DoJ deemed it ‘unnecessary’ to conclude whether seizing Maduro violated international law, memo reveals

Memo on US military raid to capture Venezuela’s president effectively argued that presidents can blow through UN charterUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration received approval from the justice department to use the military to seize Nicolás Maduro even as it declined to address whether the operation would violate international law, according to its legal memo released on Tuesday.The dark-of-night raid to capture Venezuela’s president has raised a host of legal issues concerning the US president’s power to start an armed conflict without congressional approval and possible breaches of international law. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago DAVID PATRIKARAKOS: If we truly believe in national security and opposing terror, we must proscribe Iran's Revolutionary Guard

They lie where they fell. Young men and women. Faces split by batons, skulls crushed by rifle butts, shirts soaked dark with blood already drying in the winter air.

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5 d. ago Energy developers head to court as Trump says the US 'will not approve any windmills'

Three energy developers are challenging the Trump administration’s freeze on their offshore wind projects

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8 d. ago Trump’s Venezuela strike won’t distract voters from the crises at home | Steven Greenhouse

As Americans worry about healthcare and affordability, the ‘no more wars’ president is helping oil companies insteadImmediately after Donald Trump ordered a military strike in Venezuela, many critics focused on how that attack violated international law as well as the US War Powers Resolution. But there hasn’t been nearly enough focus on the domestic implications of Trump’s move.Trump seems to have ordered his Venezuela venture in part to flip the script away from domestic matters, where things aren’t going well for him. His approval ratings are under water, and he’s getting low marks on the economy, health policy (just 30% approval), inflation (31% approval on the cost of living), his immigration crackdown (41% approval) and his sending the national guard into US cities. Then there’s the big thumbs down that Americans are giving to his tariffs, which have helped push up prices even though candidate Trump promised to lower prices on day one.Steven Greenhouse is a journalist and auth...

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9 d. ago Two shot by Trump border patrol as Tim Walz activates national guard in Minneapolis

Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot in the head three times while inside her SUV on Wednesday, sparking mass protests in the streets and outrage from Minnesota lawmakers.

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9 d. ago Tim Walz activates National Guard as tensions between Minnesota and Trump administration explode over ICE shooting: Live updates

Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot in the head three times while inside her SUV on Wednesday, sparking mass protests in the streets and outrage from Minnesota lawmakers.

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9 d. ago Minneapolis ICE shooting updates: Jonathan Ross named as agent who fatally shot woman as Walz preps National Guard for protests

Protesters clash with federal agents Thursday in Minneapolis following fatal shooting of mother-of-three

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9 d. ago Trump admits that the US would be running Venezuelan oil for ‘years’

The Senate is set to consider a resolution to block Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional approval

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9 d. ago Minneapolis shooting latest: demonstrations and vigils across US after Minnesota woman fatally shot by ICE agent

Governor Tim Walz said he was prepared to deploy the National Guard and expressed outrage over the shootingWhen a federal agent shot and killed a woman during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday, the Guardian was nearby, shadowing observers who have trained for months to monitor and respond to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in the state.ICE vehicles, unmarked, lined the street, and yellow police tape cordoned off the area in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. Dozens of protesters and community members were seen on the snowy street, shouting at ICE agents and at the local police. More agents arrived amid the chaos. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tim Walz floats deploying National Guard to Minneapolis after ICE shooting in blistering message to Trump: Live updates

A woman was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Minnesota politicians slam Trump’s justification for immigration agent killing woman during ICE raid – live

Governor Tim Walz denounces Trump’s ‘propaganda machine’ and issues ‘warning order’ to prepare state’s national guard; US president blames victim in lengthy social media postWoman fatally shot by ICE agent during raid, video showsMiranda Bryant, the Guardian’s Nordic correspondent, also has written this handy explainer on why Donald Trump is renewing calls for a takeover of Greenland: Continue reading...

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1 week ago Memphis restaurant owner goes viral after refusing to serve National Guard

A sign posted at the shop says law enforcement agents, including ICE, are not allowed without a warrant

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1 week ago Violent crime fell in 2025 for a third straight year in New Orleans, where Guard troops now patrol

New Orleans ended 2025 with its third year of declining violent crime rates even as armed National Guard troops patrolled the city's streets on the orders of President Donald Trump

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