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Michael Cohen’s brazen plea to Trump as president reunites with jailed former fixer after spectacular bust-up
Donald Trump and his former lawyer Michael Cohen have publicly reconciled after years of bitter feuding, appearing together for a friendly interview on Cohen’s radio show. The reunion marks a striking turnaround in a relationship that turned toxic after Cohen testified against Trump in criminal and civil cases stemming from hush-money payments, having previously described…
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Cook Political shifts Texas and Iowa Senate races to toss-ups as US debt tops $40 trillion
Cook Political Report moved the open US Senate races in Texas and Iowa from “Lean Republican” to “Toss Up” on 20 August, judging both contests to be more competitive than its previous ratings suggested. In Texas, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton faces Democratic state representative James Talarico; in Iowa, Republican US Representative Ashley Hinson is…
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Jill Lepore on why the artificial state is ‘doomed’ – podcast
This is a podcast episode from the Guardian’s Politics Weekly America series, in which host Jonathan Freedland speaks to historian Jill Lepore about a growing backlash against artificial intelligence and datacentres, and how it might shape the November US midterm elections. With the vote less than three months away, voters are weighing concerns about grocery…
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How Jonathan Haidt turned the fight over kids and social media into a political movement
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Vance: Bessent has ‘very discreet plan’ to shrink $40 trillion national debt
Vice President Vance said Thursday night that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a “very discreet plan” to shrink the nation’s debt. “He [Bessent] has had a very discreet plan, of course, supported by the president of the United States, to get the United States to a point where our economy is growing faster than our…
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Markey, Moulton lock horns ahead of Massachusetts Senate primary: 3 takeaways from last debate
Rep. Seth Moulton and Sen. Ed Markey exchanged blows from the onset of the final Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary debate as the 47-year-old House lawmaker mounts a longshot bid to oust his 80-year-old progressive opponent. Moulton and Markey appeared for their last televised debate on Thursday, which was hosted by WCVB-TV, WBUR-FM and The Boston…
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House Democrat: Rein in data centers without losing tech race to China
Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (Va.), whose own district lies in a hotbed of data center activity, pushed to rein them in on Thursday, but not enough where the U.S. would lose the technology race to China. “The reality is, if we want to grow and develop some of these emerging technologies like AI and others,…
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US sanctions more Cuban companies and officials
The United States has imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Cuban state-run companies and officials, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced. The move targets nine state-owned mining, metal and construction firms, the Ministry of Construction, and figures linked to a Cuban international institute, as Washington continues to escalate economic pressure on Havana under the…