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Who will go No 1? Our writers made their predictionsEmail ella.brockway@theguardian.com with thoughtsSign up for WNBA 30: a limited run women’s basketball newsletterLast year, No 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers got a $78,831 salary as a rookie. Tonight, the…

Swalwell faces multiple accusations of sexual misconduct and a House investigation; Gonzales acknowledged having an extramarital affair with a staffer who later died by suicideFull story: Swalwell to resign from CongressSign up for the Breaking News US…

Gonzales, who admitted affair with aide who later died by suicide, says he will file retirement from office on TuesdayRepresentative Tony Gonzales, a Republican from Texas, announced on Monday he was stepping down from Congress after acknowledging an…

Decision comes after House ethics committee announced it had opened an investigation into congressmanRepresentative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat from California, said on Monday he would resign from Congress following multiple allegations of sexual assault and…

Trump has pushed unfounded claims of Tylenol use in pregnancy being tied to ‘a very increased risk of autism’Taking acetaminophen – known in the US by the brand name Tylenol – during pregnancy has no effect on later autism diagnoses, according to a…

TMTG drops defamation claim over report that prosecutors were investigating payments received as possible money launderingDonald Trump’s media corporation has dropped a defamation claim against the Guardian and two other defendants over a report that federal…

Immigration judges Roopal Patel and Nina Froes among six judges terminated by Department of JusticeTwo immigration judges who ruled against the Trump administration in the deportation cases of pro-Palestinian university students have been fired by the…

A total of 150 candidates have submitted paperwork, but here are the early frontrunners for next year’s electionThe race is on to succeed Gavin Newsom, the California governor with presidential ambitions whose term runs out next year – and it’s off to an…

Crawford fined after Omaha traffic stop at gunpointBoxer ordered to pay $75 plus $49 in court costsPolice review found officers acted lawfullyTerence Crawford was found guilty of careless driving Monday and ordered to pay a $75 fine stemming from a traffic…

US president’s previous threat to block strait of Hormuz had led to a 6.9% increase in earlier tradingExplainer: strait of Hormuz blockadeOil prices have fallen back after briefly rising to above $100 a barrel as Donald Trump claimed Iran had made contact…

Former Arizona Cardinal dies in head-on collisionPayton-Jones had built career in content creationFormer NFL cornerback Chris Payton-Jones died in a car accident Saturday night in Florida. He was 30.Payton-Jones was driving a sedan eastbound in the westbound…

Orbán is out in Hungary and talks have failed to end the war in Iran – ill-fated road trip has been setback for Maga aimsShortly before JD Vance’s ill-fated week crisscrossing the world, Donald Trump asked him during a private Easter brunch about how the…

The defeat of Orbánism is a globally significant political moment. But it is, above all, a triumph for the citizens who mobilised to take their country backPrior to his landslide election victory in 2010, which was to lead to 16 unbroken years in power,…

US government reverses course on removing LGBTQ+ Pride flag from New York monument after efforts from advocatesThe Trump administration agreed on Monday to keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall national monument, reversing course after removing the…

The military approach has backfired, with Iran’s position only strengthened. But the door is still open to a dealDonald Trump was quick to declare victory over Iran, but this weekend’s negotiations suggest that Tehran has the upper hand. His war of choice…

The looming shortage of medicines and fertiliser is only going to get worse with the latest US blockade. Europe and the UK need to step up diplomaticallyNot our war, not our problem.For weeks now, that has been Europe’s increasingly confident position on the…

Northern Irishman moves the needle like no one else in his sport, even more so after his thrilling Masters defenceLevels of greatness need not always be defined by numbers. Nick Faldo’s six majors to Rory McIlroy’s five prior to events at Augusta National…

Republican gubernatorial candidate floods media with ads attacking immigrants, trans people and DEI before primary A campaign ad from Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson pledging that unauthorized immigrants committing violent crimes will end up…

The US president’s conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’Less than a year after signing legislation that will pull nearly 12 million Americans off health insurance by gutting Medicaid, Donald Trump…

As Trump depicts himself as Jesus Christ, and insults everyone from Keir Starmer to the pope, how can the king hope to keep this state visit on track?The most awkward thing to happen when King Charles visited President Nixon as a young man – it was 1970, the…

Expansion and political influence have made soccer’s showpiece too big for one region to handle responsiblySign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletterIn retrospect, the 2018 World Cup in Russia looks like a gentle genuflection, a dainty little bow before…

Donald Trump has delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV, saying the US-born leader of the Catholic church was ‘a very liberal person’ who did not believe in stopping crime.In response, the pope, who arrived in Algeria on Monday as part…

Former Fox News host says publishing house Skyhorse ‘looking for books that nobody else will publish’Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is set to launch his own imprint and publish books by the likes of Russell Brand and “alt-right” commentator Milo…

We send the voice of the dead across space as an act of continuity and care, while on Earth we tally the bodies. Which do we choose to become?Four people are sleeping 19,000 miles from the moon when the voice of Apollo 13’s commander arrives.“Hello,…

The fight over California’s billionaire tax is just the latest symptom of a crisis that has escalated since 2010There’s money to be made in California this spring, no startup pitch or buzzy screenplay required. Instead, signatures are one of the state’s…

Carpenter is fired out of a car on water jets, David Byrne wears head to toe orange, and the reclusive Bieber steps into the limelight Continue reading...

An American blockade in the strait of Hormuz raises energy-market dangers after failed negotiations – pushing a fragile ceasefire closer to collapseAs the US vice-president, JD Vance, took to a podium in Pakistan after 21 hours of diplomacy and said no deal…

In both Republican and Democratic states, scepticism and hostility towards an unregulated construction boom is growingWhen blue-collar Trump voters and Maga-friendly midwest states join the same cause as Bernie Sanders and liberal California teachers,…

Oil prices and borrowing costs are expected to rise this week as tankers remain stranded in the GulfMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe failure of the US and Iran to reach a peace deal after marathon negotiations has put markets on alert for further…

Exclusive: US state is targeting corporate heavyweights in the UK with subsidies and incentives Y’all Street: Bullish Dallas aims to steal New York’s crownThe US state of Texas is putting UK businesses in its crosshairs with the launch this month of a…