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  • People prepare for arrival of Hurricane Milton

    Hurricane Milton intensifies to category 5 again as Biden warns storm could be worst in over 100 years – as it happened

    National Hurricane Center announces sustained winds of up to 165mph, as US president says his team is doing everything ‘to save lives’. This blog is now closed.
  • Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris participates in media interviews in New York<br>Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reacts, as she appears on ABC's "The View" in New York, U.S., October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

    Kamala Harris tells Howard Stern Trump is a ‘sore loser’ in interview blitz

  • Elon Musk Departs Trump Rally in Bulter PA, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Oct 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI/REX/Shutterstock (14760799a) Elon Musk, Founder, CEO,and Chief Engineer of SpaceX leaves the rally for former President Donald Trump at the Bulter Farm Show grounds for a rally on Saturday October 5, 2024. Elon Musk Departs Trump Rally in Bulter PA, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Oct 2024

    Giggling Elon Musk revisits ‘joke’ about Kamala Harris assassination

  • The US supreme court in Washington.

    US supreme court signals willingness to uphold regulation on ‘ghost gun’ kits

  • a man in a purple suit and tie looks stern

    Former aide to Eric Adams arrested on charges of witness tampering

  • FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh as they participate in a ceremonial public swearing-in in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo

    Trump administration protected Brett Kavanaugh from full FBI investigation

Opinion

  • Moira Donegan

    Both Trump and Harris are swinging to the ‘center’. What does that even mean?

    Moira Donegan
  • Arwa Mahdawi

    In the US, rats could soon have better birth-control access than women

    Arwa Mahdawi
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    Jack Smith plays his Trump card

  • Leonard Leo, wearing a suit and tie, speaks in front of cameras

    Two men have re-engineered the US electoral system in favor of Republicans

    David Daley

In depth

  • a woman holds sign next to two women

    Will white women abandon Republicans and vote for Kamala Harris?

    • A woman in a black jacket stands crossing her arms while a family of four mournfully stands beside her outside

      Georgia residents on Trump and Harris’s post-Helene trips: ‘He’s here to get votes, she’s here to help’

    • Oliver, wearing a blue suit and tie, sits at a desk and speaks, with an image of JD Vance on screen

      John Oliver on VP debate’s ‘civility’: ‘Etiquette is kind of beside the point’

    • composite illustration of black-and-white photos of four people and stack of newspapers on red background

      ‘Every day is a new conspiracy’: behind Trump’s ironclad grip on rightwing media

    • A graphic of people holding city buildings as they slant to the side

      City of villains: Republicans stoke fears of Democratic-run cities

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