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New Orleans mayor says 32 people are being treated for minor injuries after ship narrowly missed striking a major bridge
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Tanker collides with cruise ship on Mississippi River in New Orleans
Large emergency response under way to rescue people from the water, with overnight cruise ship on its side
As Van Hollen wages a challenge, Senate Democrats are torn on whom to elect as their leader
Maryland senator’s bid against Chuck Schumer for leadership could decide direction of the Democratic party
What the choice between Chuck Schumer and Chris Van Hollen for Senate leader is all about | Bernie Sanders
This is not a personality contest. This is a debate about the future of the Democratic party
Across racial lines, Americans celebrate Scott Colom’s historic election: ‘The times they are a-changin’
Seven Americans on their hopes for Colom, 43, Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction
Mamdani and Trump agree to 90-day delay on new food assistance rules for corner stores
New York City mayor says deal will allow bodegas and convenience stores across the country more time to comply
Send us your questions about climate crisis and politics for the next Stateside guest: Bill McKibben
Kai Wright of the Guardian podcast Stateside will speak with author and environmentalist Bill McKibben – and we’d like to hear your questions
Trump-backed Maga firebrand Lauren Boebert defeated in Colorado congressional race
US congresswoman, who has been caught up in repeated controversies, loses re-election bid to Democrat Eileen Laubacher
Officials name victims of fatal Brooklyn building collapse as investigation widens
Authorities conclude search for victims in wreckage of the building and release the names of the eight victims
US supreme court agrees to consider Trump’s ban on asylum at US-Mexico border
Trump officials seek to overturn lower court rulings that found executive order banning asylum applications illegal
The Guardian view on press freedom: authoritarians target journalism because it matters | Editorial
From Cairo to Moscow to Washington, governments are turning up the pressure on media workers
Young men were key to the blue wave. Our research offers a reason why | Brigid Schulte and Haley Swenson
Amid concerns over the influence of the manosphere, our findings show that young men are concerned about caregiving
The datacenter industry is using propaganda to fight opposition | Samuel Woolley, Dean Jackson and Maia Woluchem
Big tech has used misdirection, disinformation and jargon to obscure the harm the facilities can cause to communities
Democrats fumbled the Hegseth impeachment. That could be a blessing in disguise | Claire Finkelstein
The failed move could lead to a more robust effort against the defense secretary in the next Congress. Here’s how it could look
Democrats need to fix these three weaknesses before 2028 | Dustin Guastella
Progressives should be careful not to get comfortable. There is work to be done
Progressives are still so pessimistic, but why? The populist right can and will be defeated | Andy Beckett
From the US midterms to Brazil and Hungary, extremists are floundering yet the left still overestimates their power. Reality is on our side
Chris Van Hollen to challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader
Maryland Democrat challenges party leader after midterms sweep, saying: ‘The American people called for change’
Dozens of protesters arrested after staging sit-in at Chuck Schumer’s DC office
Protesters with the Sunrise Movement youth climate group push for new Senate leadership and ending the filibuster
CDC reports six measles deaths in 2026 as US battles worst outbreak in 35 years
Figures highlight spread of virus, officially declared eliminated in US in 2000, but CDC does not identify which states accounted for deaths