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Biden names Harris to lead first federal gun violence prevention office

Effort continues administration’s work to prevent mass shootings and homicides that primarily affect Black and Latino communities

Abené Clayton

21, Sep, 2023 @11:29 PM

More fentanyl found under trapdoor in New York daycare where infant died

Police make discovery in investigation after child dies and three others hospitalized after appearing to have been exposed to drug

Maya Yang

21, Sep, 2023 @9:47 PM

McCarthy says hard-right Republicans ‘want to burn whole place down’

Conference fails to approve procedural motion to take up defense spending bill as government shutdown looms

Joan E Greve in Washington DC

21, Sep, 2023 @8:21 PM

One person dead after bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in New York

Dozens hurt, at least five of them badly, after vehicle carrying students from Long Island to a band camp in Pennsylvania collided

Guardian staff and agencies

21, Sep, 2023 @8:09 PM

White House says Republicans ‘playing games with people’s lives’ as shutdown odds increase – as it happened

Failure to advance defense bill spells trouble for separate funding bill as no more votes expected this week

Chris Stein (now) and Léonie Chao-Fong (earlier)

21, Sep, 2023 @8:02 PM

Actor Angus Cloud died of accidental overdose, coroner says

Report says Euphoria actor’s death was due to ‘combined effects of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and benzodiazepines’

Guardian staff and agencies

21, Sep, 2023 @7:33 PM

Abortion rights activists spend record amount in Pennsylvania race

Super Pac Planned Parenthood Votes launches seven-figure ad buy in the race for a seat on the state supreme court

Ava Sasani

21, Sep, 2023 @3:14 PM

Number of babies in Mississippi born with syphilis grew tenfold since 2016

A number of factors contribute to heightened rates of syphilis, which can be transmitted to a fetus from the mother

Nina Lakhani

21, Sep, 2023 @1:58 PM

DeSantis falls to fifth in New Hampshire poll in latest campaign reverse

Trump has healthy lead in second state to vote, ahead of Ramaswamy, Haley, Christie and flailing Florida governor

Martin Pengelly in Washington

21, Sep, 2023 @11:21 AM

First Thing: Zelenskiy faces difficult time in Washington amid Congress spending battle

Republicans propose stopgap bill that excludes funding for Ukraine as both parties signal they have questions for Kyiv’s delegation. Plus, why are 500,000 people watching paint dry?

Nicola Slawson

21, Sep, 2023 @11:00 AM

EPA failed to sound alarm in Michigan water crisis, watchdog finds

Water remained contaminated in Benton Harbor, 175 miles from Flint, as state regulators attempted fixes that failed for three years

Tom Perkins

21, Sep, 2023 @10:00 AM

Dreamers face fresh blow in long fight to stay: ‘They view us as second class’

Many Daca recipients in limbo about their future in the US, the country they have called home for years, after judge’s ruling

Rita Omokha