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Ted Cruz wants two-term limit for senators – and a third term for himself
Texas senator says he ‘never said I’m going to unilaterally comply’ with his own proposed restriction
Martin Pengelly in New York
05, Feb, 2023 @6:06 PM

Buttigieg backs Biden 2024 run but poll says most Americans don’t
Poll shows 60% of Democrats want someone else as 2024 nominee and nearly 50% of Republicans don’t want Trump
Martin Pengelly in New York
05, Feb, 2023 @4:21 PM

George Santos accused of sexual harassment by congressional aide
Derek Myers alleges he was put to work as a volunteer before controversial Republican touched him and asked him over
Martin Pengelly in New York
05, Feb, 2023 @1:10 PM

Biden faces ‘tightrope’ in balancing realism and optimism in State of the Union
President’s second address on Tuesday comes at a critical moment, as House Republicans are eager to damage his 2024 election prospects
Lauren Gambino in Washington
05, Feb, 2023 @12:00 PM

Democrats’ Ilhan Omar defence weakened by party’s own attacks over Israel
Party’s criticism of Omar’s Israel position has greased the path for Republicans to oust her from the foreign affairs committee
Chris McGreal
05, Feb, 2023 @10:00 AM

‘Can you spell lynching?’: lawyer’s shocking note in Texas execution case
Appeals court submission exposes racial toxicity in case of Black man John Balentine, sentenced to death for 1999 triple murder
Ed Pilkington
05, Feb, 2023 @7:00 AM

US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon over east coast
Chinese foreign ministry accuses US of ‘overreacting’ and ‘violating international practice’ after balloon was downed
Julian Borger World affairs editor
04, Feb, 2023 @10:10 PM

Marjorie Taylor Greene faces backlash for saying her salary is ‘too low’
Extremist Republican who makes $174,000 annually according to public records says ‘I’ve lost money since I’ve gotten here’
Maya Yang
04, Feb, 2023 @10:06 PM

Arctic blast sweeps through US north-east with record-breaking temperatures
Temperatures will be 10 to 30 degrees below average over parts of the north-east as millions under wind chill warnings
Maya Yang
04, Feb, 2023 @6:44 PM

‘I can’t plan ahead’: Dreamers speak out as US program faces new threat
Immigrants express frustration as nine Republican-led states ask judge to end Obama-era program that gives temporary deportation relief
Justo Robles in Sacramento
04, Feb, 2023 @11:00 AM

Two bald eagles nested in a pine for years. A utility company tried to chop it down
The fight to save the birds’ habitat ignites old frustrations over California’s engagement with tribal communities
Maanvi Singh in Potter Valley, California
04, Feb, 2023 @11:00 AM

Advocates say 22 Texas inmates still on hunger strike but state disputes figure
Solitary confinement inmates protest against brutal form of incarceration but state says it’s only aware of six striking men
Ed Pilkington
04, Feb, 2023 @10:00 AM
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