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Moira Donegan

The Guardian

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Trump is the weakest he’s ever been. That makes him so dangerous on Iran

Trump is the weakest he’s ever been. That makes him so dangerous on Iran

In the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, members of the George W Bush administration presented the case for war exhaustively, repeatedly, and in...

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Good riddance to Kristi Noem. Her replacement won’t be an improvement

Good riddance to Kristi Noem. Her replacement won’t be an improvement

Was it the blanket that did it? On Thursday, Donald Trump announced he fired Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, in a post on Truth...

06.03.2026 10

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Trump has lost the ability to entertain. Sadly, he hasn’t lost the ability to offend

It is one of Donald Trump’s unique talents that he reveals the absurd obsolescence of long-held traditions. In presidential election years, is...

25.02.2026 9

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ICE holds people in disgusting conditions. Now it’s turning warehouses into camps

There is a vast building, reportedly the size of seven football fields, in Surprise, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix; ICE bought it for $70m. Another...

17.02.2026 150

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Epstein was not ostracised for his crimes. To some powerful men, he became even more appealing

09.02.2026 30

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Republicans are the party of separating and destroying families. Never forget that

06.02.2026 90

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Jeffrey Epstein files: don’t be fooled. Millions of files are still unreleased

31.01.2026 20

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Masked government thugs snuffed out Alex Pretti’s life in broad daylight

26.01.2026 10

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The taking of Liam Ramos reveals the sheer sadism of ICE

24.01.2026 80

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The Guardian view on living more creatively: a daily dose of art

09.01.2026 10

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The Guardian view on Iran’s protests: old tactics of repression face new pressures

09.01.2026 10

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Grok is undressing women and children. Don’t expect the US to take action

09.01.2026 9

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ICE agents have killed – again. The Trump administration blames the victim

08.01.2026 10

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For Americans, 2026 started with two starkly different visions for the country

05.01.2026 10

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Yet again, released Epstein files raise more questions than answers

22.12.2025 8

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What’s going on with Donald Trump’s health?

18.12.2025 70

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Trump’s anti-Somali tirade is a shocking new low

11.12.2025 20

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Rightwingers are trying to destroy women’s right to vote

04.12.2025 4

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Cracks have emerged in the Maga coalition

03.12.2025 6

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Jeffrey Epstein’s emails reveal a disdain for morality among the elite

17.11.2025 30

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Trump is weaponizing the welfare state to attack healthcare

06.11.2025 10

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Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party

05.11.2025 10

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Trump is toying with a third term. Don’t expect the constitution to stop him

31.10.2025 6

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The leftwing defense of Graham Platner is rooted in a false Democratic vision

30.10.2025 10

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Should Californians vote to redistrict and fight Texas’s fire with fire?

27.10.2025 6

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The massive No Kings protests may mark a new American political posture

20.10.2025 8

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The US supreme court appears ready to nullify the Voting Rights Act

16.10.2025 150

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Why is the US House speaker refusing to seat an elected Democrat?

09.10.2025 8

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What do Trump and Hegseth’s inflammatory speeches to military generals signal?

01.10.2025 10

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The abortion pill is safe. But why should Trump let facts get in the way?

29.09.2025 7

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Trump’s absurd Tylenol claims heighten the suffering of pregnant women in the US

23.09.2025 10

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Ben Jennings on Keir Starmer’s negotiations with Donald Trump – cartoon

19.09.2025 10

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Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert … who is the next to be silenced?

Jimmy Kimmel, the late-night host, had his show suspended “indefinitely” from ABC on Wednesday after the Federal Communications Commission, the...

19.09.2025 10

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Martin Rowson on Labour’s problems with Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson – cartoon

12.09.2025 10

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Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book is a horrifying document

12.09.2025 10

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Trump apparently thinks domestic violence is not a crime. That makes sense

09.09.2025 10

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Trump’s domestic troop deployments aren’t about crime – they’re about intimidation

04.09.2025 10

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The case against Kilmar Ábrego García is a study in sadistic absurdity

26.08.2025 8

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Republicans want to rig the midterm elections. Will they succeed?

19.08.2025 10

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Trump’s military takeover of Washington DC is a sheer demonstration of power

12.08.2025 10

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Why did Ghislaine Maxwell facilitate Epstein’s horrors?

07.08.2025 10

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Why the US is burning $10m worth of birth control

01.08.2025 8

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Columbia’s capitulation to Trump begins a dark new era for US higher education

26.07.2025 10

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Trump’s endless toying with conspiracy theories has finally come back to bite him

18.07.2025 10

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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ showcases Trump’s surreal brand of stylized cruelty

12.07.2025 10

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A baby born to a brain dead mother: this is the horror of abortion bans

08.07.2025 6

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No one wanted Trump’s devastating budget bill. Of course it passed

04.07.2025 10

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The Diddy verdict is the latest gruesome marker of a post-#MeToo era

03.07.2025 10

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Planned Parenthood may not survive the Trump administration

01.07.2025 10

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The US supreme court has dramatically expanded the powers of the president

28.06.2025 10

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