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House of Representatives earlier passed resolution, then Republicans launched failed Senate bid to defund vaccine mandates• House votes to fund government amid shutdown threats by Senate Republicans – liveA bill to fund the US government through…

Officials say positive tests suggest variant is undergoing ‘community spread’ in the city but say there’s no cause for alarmMultiple cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in New York, health officials said Thursday, including a man…

Stopgap measure would extend funding until mid-FebruaryRepublicans threaten shutdown to undermine vaccine mandatesBiden announces nationwide coronavirus battle plan for winterSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailWhite House press…

Juan Alessi was told he should speak to his boss only when spoken to and should look away when addressing himThis article contains depictions of sexual abuseThe former house manager of Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach home said Thursday that Ghislaine Maxwell…

Bobsleigh star gets US citizenship and is eligible for Beijing 2022Humphries, 36, has won two Olympic golds and five world titlesKaillie Humphries is now, officially, an American.And just like that, the US medal hopes in bobsledding at the Beijing Olympics…

Dozens of homes and four historic grain elevators burned as fire agencies continue to battle wind-driven blazeA late-season wildfire that came amid unseasonably warm weather and was pushed by strong winds ripped through a tiny central Montana farming town…

Democrat Chris Murphy had sought unanimous supporter for new background checks and expanded 10-day review of purchasesThe Iowa senator Chuck Grassley, the leading Republican on the Senate judiciary committee, blocked a request on Thursday to proceed on gun…

Wide receiver accused of obtaining fake vaccine cardPlayer’s attorney says his client is vaccinatedAntonio Brown and two other NFL players have been suspended immediately for three games by the league for violating Covid-19 protocols.The Tampa Bay wide…

Representative Cori Bush was among hundreds of pro-abortion rights protesters demonstrating in front of the supreme court on 1 December as a large number of pro-life protesters also filled the square. A majority of justices appeared willing to significantly…

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Departure is second high-profile exit in two weeks after resignation of vice-president’s communications director Symone Sanders, chief spokesperson and a senior adviser to Kamala Harris, is to leave the White House at the end of the year, Politico has…

As Europe outsources its border policing to Libya, rescue operations by NGOs are hampered by criminal inquiries in ItalyEarlier this year, in June, somewhere in the vast expanse of the central Mediterranean, a Médecins Sans Frontières team on board a rescue…

Baseball league management hopes lockout ‘will jumpstart negotiations and get us to an agreement that will allow the season to start on time’Major League Baseball plunged into its first work stoppage in a quarter-century when the sport’s collective…

Our analysis shows that almost two-thirds of articles paint Muslims in a negative light. • Miqdaad Versi is the founder of the Muslim Council of Britain’s Centre for Media MonitoringLast week, the Labour MP Naz Shah observed that “Islamophobia has now…

In my school, young people were not segregated by obsolete criteria. Everyone should get this chanceThis article has won the Guardian Foundation’s 2021 Hugo Young award, which champions political opinion writing among 18- to 25-year-oldsI went to a mixed…

The youth movement around Éric Zemmour, though small, is an indication that this deeply political generation can also be nihilisticThis article was highly commended in the Guardian Foundation’s 2021 Hugo Young award, which champions political opinion…

Predictions that the court would keep abortion as a constitutional right are starting to look incredibly optimisticIt went worse than had been expected, and expectations were already low. As the supreme court prepared to hear oral arguments in Dobbs v Jackson…

Out of public view, far from the high-profile convictions, sexual harassment is still scarily commonThis article has won the Guardian Foundation’s 2021 Young Hugo award, which champions political opinion writing among 16- to 18-year-oldsWomen’s rights have…

Heading into the final stretch of the regular season, no one has an unassailable case for the league’s best player. Voters could turn to an old friendWhat was set up to be a rollicking MVP race has descended into a mess.Heading into Week 13, no one has an…

As the United States turns to electric vehicles, solar and wind for its clean energy transition, the demand for lithium – used in rechargeable batteries – is on the rise. In a remote corner of the Nevada desert sits Thacker Pass, the site of a…

The former lawyer filed cases across America for the former president, hoping to overturn the results of the 2020 electionSidney Powell, the former lawyer for Donald Trump who filed lawsuits across the US for the former president, hoping to overturn the…

Ex-chief of staff downplays Trump involvement in insurrection and says mob had ‘absolutely no urging’ from the presidentTrump tested positive before first debate, says MeadowsIn his new memoir, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows blames just…

Rightwingers in House urge Senate colleagues to stand in the way of funding bill unless it meets demandsRepublicans are preparing to shut down the American government on Friday, in the latest attempt by the party to thwart White House efforts to increase…

Customers know each purchase is upholding and promoting First Nations sovereigntyThe 2021 good gift guide: 130 Christmas present ideasNon-Indigenous people came to my stall and glanced over my creations. Many curiously asked about my upcycled jars on the shelf…

The first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the US has been identified in California. In a White House news briefing, Anthony Fauci, the director of the national institute of allergies and infectious diseases and chief medical adviser to…

Stock markets dip as CEO questions efficacy but others move to calm fears about risk of serious illnessCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe chief executive of the US drugmaker Moderna has predicted that existing vaccines will be…

Sunderland plant to play key role as carmaker says it will introduce 23 ‘electrified’ models by 2030Nissan is to invest almost 2tn yen (£13.2bn) into vehicle electrification over the next five years, including a key role for its plant in Sunderland, in…

US retailers offer smaller price markdowns amid tight suppliesCovid variant triggers stock market selloff and investor anxietyBargain hunters ventured out in chilly weather on Black Friday, only to discover that many US retailers offered smaller price…

A body-positive yoga studio in the historically Black neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, breaks the moldIt’s no secret that the health and wellness sector is booming, with a current global valuation at $1.5tn. But for Paris Alexandra and Alicia…

Emergence of possibly vaccine-resistant B.1.1.529 variant threatens to reverse recent gains just as travel and economic activity were beginning to recoverTravel and aviation shares tumble over new Covid variant fearsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our…