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Apple & WhatsApp have vowed to keep warning users if their mobile phones are targeted by governments using hacking software against them, including in the US, as two spyware makers seek to make inroads with the Trump administration. With
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Tech giants vow to defend users in US as spyware companies make inroads with Trump administration
Apple and WhatsApp say they’ll keep warning users if their phones are targeted by governments using hacking software against them
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/10/apple-whatsapp-spyware-paragon
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Zohran Mamdani announces all-female transition team as he prepares for New York mayoralty
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Zohran Mamdani announces all-female transition team as he prepares for New York mayoralty
Team includes Lina Khan, the FTC commissioner under Biden, and other Democratic former city officials * US politics live – latest updates Zohran Mamdani’s incoming administration began taking shape on Wednesday as the New York City mayor-elect announced a transition team to help enact what he called the city’s most ambitious policy platform in a generation, vowing to get right to work when he takes office on 1 January. Speaking at a morning press conference in Queens, the 34-year-old democratic socialist revealed an all-female transition team led by Elana Leopold as executive director. It also includes co-chairs Maria Torres-Springer, the former first deputy mayor; Lina Khan, the former federal trade commission chair; the United Way’s president and CEO, Grace Bonilla; and the former deputy mayor for health and human services Melanie Hartzog. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/zohran-mamdani-transition-team?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Democratic senators back from Middle East trip say US complicit in Israel’s ethnic cleansing
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Democratic senators back from Middle East trip say US complicit in Israel’s ethnic cleansing
Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Jeff Merkley of Oregon say Israel is systematically destroying Palestinians Two Democratic senators claim they’ve reached the “inescapable conclusion” that Israel is acting on a systematic plan to destroy and ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza to force locals to leave, and they say the US is complicit. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Jeff Merkley of Oregon, both members of the Senate foreign relations committee, released their findings in a report on Thursday after returning from a congressional delegation to the Middle East where, they note, the destruction goes beyond bombs and bullets. They say they also found a systematic campaign to strangle humanitarian aid, which they call “using food as a weapon of war”. Continue reading...
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A document compiled by the Trump White House based off public submissions flags 7 Smithsonian museums for review, arguing that some exhibits like Benjamin Franklin’s link to slavery or a film on George Floyd’s murder present US history in an overly negative way
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Trump administration to expand review of Smithsonian museums to ‘get Woke out’
White House identifies institutions including those for Latino, African and Asian art for review, document shows
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Trump calls for new US census that excludes undocumented immigrants
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Trump calls for new US census that excludes undocumented immigrants
Census has historically counted all residents regardless of citizenship status, as required by the 14th amendment Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he has ordered the commerce department to conduct a new census that would exclude undocumented immigrants from the official count. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the census would be “based on modern day facts and figures” and use “results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024”. He added that “people who are in our country illegally will not be counted”. Continue reading...
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A state department spokesperson said it was aware of reports of the death of a US citizen in the West Bank and that it was “ready to provide consular services" In a statement, the family demanded an investigation by the state department into the killing:
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Israeli settlers kill American-Palestinian visiting relatives in West Bank, says family
Ambulances were reportedly stopped from reaching Sayfollah Musallet after attack in which another Palestinian man was shot dead
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The US has bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, Trump posts on Truth Social. He concludes the post: "Now is the time for peace"
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NEW:
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calls on DOJ to investigate UnitedHealth’s campaign to reduce hospital transfers for nursing home seniors. And Sen
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UnitedHealth faces federal scrutiny into whistleblower claims
Attention comes in wake of ex-employees’ allegations that insurer paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers and used improper tactics to gain Medicare Advantage enrollees
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Trump administration to cut all USAID overseas roles and axe thousands of staff
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Trump administration to cut all USAID overseas roles and axe thousands of staff
State department to take control of US foreign assistance programs in mass restructuring by 30 September The Trump administration will eliminate all USAID (United States Agency for International Development) overseas positions worldwide by 30 September in a dramatic restructuring of remaining US foreign aid operations. In a Tuesday state department cable obtained by the Guardian, secretary of state Marco Rubio ordered the abolishment of the agency’s entire international workforce, transferring control of foreign assistance programs directly to the state department. Continue reading...
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Scoop: The Trump administration will eliminate all USAID overseas positions worldwide by 30 September in a dramatic restructuring of remaining US foreign aid operations, according to a Tuesday cable
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Trump administration to cut all USAID overseas roles and axe thousands of staff
State department to take control of US foreign assistance programs in mass restructuring by 30 September
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The Trump administration has ordered US embassies worldwide to immediately stop scheduling visa interviews for foreign students.
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Trump administration orders US embassies to stop student visa interviews
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National Public Radio has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Trump's executive order that cuts federal funding as an unconstitutional attack on press freedom.
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NPR sues Trump administration over funding cuts it says violate first amendment
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A 30-year-old suspected gunman from Chicago is in custody after shooting dead two Israeli embassy staff outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington Wednesday night
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Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Washington DC Jewish museum
Police said a suspect was in custody after the shooting near the Capital Jewish Museum
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Jewish senators accuse Trump of exploiting antisemitism to target universities
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Jewish senators accuse Trump of exploiting antisemitism to target universities
Democrats including Schumer say Trump is using antisemitism as cover to defund schools
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The 4 House Dems in El Salvador will meet officials at the US embassy on Tuesday to push for Ábrego García’s release, ask about other detainees transferred from the US, and will receive classified briefings, a Congressional aide familiar tells
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House Democrats land in El Salvador to push for return of Kilmar Ábrego García
Four representatives join effort to challenge the Trump administration’s refusal to facilitate the immigrant’s release
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State department staff told to report colleagues for ‘anti-Christian bias’
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State department staff told to report colleagues for ‘anti-Christian bias’
Department seeks instances of bias, with emphasis on Christianity, that may have occurred under Biden
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State department staff told to report colleagues for ‘anti-Christian bias’
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State department staff told to report colleagues for ‘anti-Christian bias’
Department seeks instances of bias, with emphasis on Christianity, that may have occurred under Biden The state department is ordering staff to report colleagues for instances of “anti-Christian bias” during the Biden administration, part of Donald Trump’s aggressive push to reshape government policy on religious expression in his first months back in office. The internal cable, obtained by the Guardian, establishes a short seven-day window for employees to report perceived religious discrimination committed by state department officials, with particular emphasis on Christianity. Continue reading...
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The US has ordered consular offices to significantly expand their screening processes for student visa applicants, including through comprehensive social media investigations, to exclude people they deem to support terrorism.
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US issues broad order to consulates to vet student visas over ‘terrorist activity’
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SCOOP: The US ordered consular offices to extraordinarily expand their screening processes for student visas (including through deep social media investigations) to exclude those they deem to support terrorism, according to cable seen by the Guardian
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US issues broad order to consulates to vet student visas over ‘terrorist activity’
State department shares new standard for denials based on social media posts, financial donations and memberships
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US issues broad order to consulates to vet student visas over ‘terrorist activity’ by
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US issues broad order to consulates to vet student visas over ‘terrorist activity’
State department shares new standard for denials based on social media posts, financial donations and memberships
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Brian Finucane, a former state dep attorney focused on military operations, including advising past military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, says "in my experience, this kind of pre-operational detail would have been classified". w/
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The real problem with the Signal chat leak is it shows systemic dishonesty
High-ranking officials can spill military secrets with apparent near-total immunity and no accountability
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Outrage after White House accidentally texts journalist war plans: ‘Huge screw-up’
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Outrage after White House accidentally texts journalist war plans: ‘Huge screw-up’
Security leak triggers bipartisan anger after Atlantic reveals officials inadvertently broadcast highly sensitive military plans * White House inadvertently texted top-secret Yemen war plans to journalist A catastrophic security leak is triggering bipartisan outrage after the Atlantic revealed that senior Trump administration officials accidentally broadcast highly sensitive military plans through a Signal group chat with a journalist reading along. On the Senate floor on Monday, the minority leader, Chuck Schumer, called it “one of the most stunning breaches of military intelligence I have read about in a very, very long time” and urged Republicans to seek a “full investigation into how this happened, the damage it created and how we can avoid it in the future”. Continue reading...
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Yale Law School professors have sent a warning to international students about an imminent US travel ban, as the Trump administration appears poised to implement sweeping new restrictions on foreign nationals entering the country.
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Yale warns international students new Trump travel ban may be imminent
Email from law school professors urges students from ‘targeted’ countries to consider returning to US
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Florida mayor seeks to evict cinema for showing Oscar-winning documentary
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Florida mayor seeks to evict cinema for showing Oscar-winning documentary
Miami Beach mayor also proposes withdrawing grant after O Cinema screened Palestinian-focused film No Other Land The mayor of Miami Beachis attempting to evict an independent cinema from city-owned property after it screened No Other Land, the film…
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USAid employees told to destroy classified documents, email shows
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USAid employees told to destroy classified documents, email shows
Officials have begun large-scale destruction of classified documents, including using shredders and ‘burn bags’ Officials at the US Agency for International Development (USAid) have begun a large-scale destruction of classified documents at their…
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Officials at the USAID have begun a large-scale destruction of classified documents at their headquarters including with shredders and using “burn bags”, according to an internal email seen by the Guardian See a copy of the email for yourself in the story:
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USAid employees told to destroy classified documents, email shows
Officials have begun large-scale destruction of classified documents, including using shredders and ‘burn bags’
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The Trump administration has taken an axe to US foreign aid, eliminating 83% of programs run by USAid in a sweeping six-week purge of development work that took decades to build up.
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Rubio says 83% of USAid programs terminated after six-week purge
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US suspends aid to South Africa after Trump order
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US suspends aid to South Africa after Trump order
President’s decree claims white South Africans being unjustly discriminated against and orders end to foreign aid The state department has ordered an immediate pause on most US foreign assistance to South Africa, according to a cable seen by the…
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News: The state department has now ordered an immediate pause on virtually all US foreign assistance to South Africa, according to a cable seen by the Guardian, officially implementing a contentious executive order by President Trump
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US suspends aid to South Africa after Trump order
President’s decree claims white South Africans being unjustly discriminated against and orders end to foreign aid
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/06/aid-trump-south-africa
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The State Dept has ordered officials worldwide to deny visas to transgender athletes attempting to enter the US for competition & to issue permanent visa bans against those who could be misrepresenting their birth sex, according to a cable seen by the Guardian
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US officials ordered to issue permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers
Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/25/visa-ban-transgender-athletes
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Trump preaches to the Maga choir at CPAC in campaign-style performance
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Trump preaches to the Maga choir at CPAC in campaign-style performance
US president hits familiar notes about election victories, ending the war in Ukraine and border militarization In a campaign-style performance, Donald Trump delivered the more-than-hour-long finale at the Conservative Political Action Conference on…
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Vance reaffirms Ukraine stance and attacks migrants in CPAC speech
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Vance reaffirms Ukraine stance and attacks migrants in CPAC speech
Vice-president poses migrants as ‘greatest threat’ to both Europe and US at largest conservative voters conference JD Vance marked the Trump administration’s one month since its return to power on Thursday by again claiming uncontrolled immigration was…
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Donald Trump has derailed Senate Republicans’ budget strategy by endorsing a competing House option, leaving GOP leaders scrambling to save their agenda just weeks before a potential government shutdown.
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Trump blindsides Senate Republicans by endorsing rival House budget plan
Senate majority leader says he ‘did not see that one coming’ as GOP scrambles to save agenda before potential shutdown
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ICYMI: An email obtained by the Guardian shows CFPB employees were fired because their skills "do not fit the agency's current need." "I am removing you from your position of [job title], with the agency and the federal service [effective date]"
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Inside Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on US consumer watchdog
Workers for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau describe chaos and fear as lawsuits and basic functions grind to a halt
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Robert F Kennedy Jr will take control of America’s vast healthcare apparatus, as the Senate voted on Thursday to confirm the controversial anti-vaccine campaigner’s nomination as health secretary. The lone GOP defector was Senator Mitch McConnell.
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Robert F Kennedy Jr confirmed as health secretary by Senate
The vaccine skeptic will now lead the US’s vast healthcare system after gaining backing of key Republican senators
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Customs and Border officials conducted extensive “walkthrough” tours of USAid headquarters on Monday while employees of the international aid agency remained barred from entering the building, according to three USAid staffers familiar with the matter.
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US border officials tour USAid building amid speculation of office takeover
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SCOOP: CBP officials conducted extensive “walkthrough” tours of USAid headquarters on Monday while employees of the international aid agency remained barred from entering the building, according to three USAid staffers familiar with the matter.
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US border officials tour USAid building amid speculation of office takeover
Agency staffers observe CBP representatives conducting ‘walkthrough’ of space as they remain barred from entering
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Chants of “let us work!” rang out across the courtyard of the CFPB on Monday, as hundreds of protesters rallied against the Trump admin's decision to suspend all operations at the US’s top financial watchdog – which has clawed back more than $21bn from Wall Street
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‘We are here to fight back’: hundreds protest suspension of US financial watchdog
Lawmakers Elizabeth Warren and Maxine Waters join rally after Trump administration suspends all CFPB operations
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Hundreds of protesters & a contingent of Dem lawmakers rallied outside the Treasury Department, denouncing what they called Elon Musk’s “hostile takeover” of federal financial systems as demonstrations spilled on to and took over the street outside the building
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Democrats join protest against Musk’s ‘hostile takeover’ of federal payment systems
Trump ally, whose team has reportedly gained access to sensitive data, accused of ‘desecrating our constitution’
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A Christian employee organization at the State Department has been unexpectedly suspended, with leadership instructed to immediately cease all programmatic activities, according to an email obtained by the Guardian
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Christian employee group at US state department unexpectedly suspended
Organization, which promotes religious diversity within the diplomatic corps, was ordered to pause operations
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We're tracking major developments to come out of the first 100 days of Trump's presidency. See what
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Tracking Trump – updates on the presidency’s first 100 days
Follow major developments of the second Trump administration’s first 100 days, brought up to date weekly
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State Department employees must scrub gender pronouns from their email signatures by Friday evening, according to an internal email obtained by the Guardian.
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US state department workers ordered to remove pronouns from email signatures by end of day
Internal email says agency is ‘reviewing’ programs and contracts that ‘promote or incubate gender ideology’
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RFK Jr's Senate confirmation for health secretary erupted into a fierce exchange on Wednesday, as Democrats confronted him over his history of controversial vaccine statements while he insisted he would not restrict vaccine access if confirmed. Follow along:
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RFK Jr and Democrats clash over his vaccine history in confirmation hearing
Democrats confront Trump’s pick for health secretary over his seemingly contradictory statements
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Trump WH press secretary staunchly defended an abrupt freeze on federal grants and proclaimed a new era of aggressive immigration enforcement on Tuesday, marking a confrontational return to Trump-era media relations in the administration’s first official briefing.
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Karoline Leavitt’s White House press conference marks return to Trump-era media relations
Spokesperson defended new federal measures and said briefing room would now be open to ‘new media’ outlets
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The State Department's Foreign Service Institute has suspended access to over a thousand training materials and courses, including removing over 2,100 items related to diversity, equity & inclusion, according to an internal announcement obtained by the Guardian
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US state department suspends diversity and inclusion training materials
Sweeping review affects more than 1,200 courses used to train US diplomats and other foreign service personnel
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/state-department-dei-training
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The US state department has frozen all applications for passports with “X” sex markers and changes to gender identity on existing passports.
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Rubio instructs staff to freeze passport applications with ‘X’ sex markers
Secretary of state instructs staff to implement strict new guidelines following Trump executive order on gender
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The State Department has banned consular posts from flying any flags other than that of the US as part of the Trump administration’s pledge to crack down on diversity efforts in government institutions, according to an internal cable seen by the Guardian
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Trump administration bans non-US flags from being flown at embassies
The policy stands in contrast to instances during the Biden administration when gay pride and Black Lives Matter flags were flown
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/trump-administration-bans-non-us-flags-from-being-flown-at-embassies?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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In an internal email shared with the Guardian, secretary of state Marco Rubio instructed department staff on Thursday to freeze all applications for passports with the "X" gender marker, implementing strict new guidelines from Trump's Day 1 EO
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Rubio instructs staff to freeze passport applications with ‘X’ sex markers
Secretary of state instructs staff to implement strict new guidelines following Trump executive order on gender
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/trump-rubio-x-gender-passport
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”Donald Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations has endorsed Israeli claims of biblical rights to the entire West Bank during a Senate confirmation hearing.”
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Trump UN nominee backs Israeli claims of biblical rights to West Bank
Elise Stefanik’s comments at Senate hearing align her with Israeli far right and highlight US-UN rifts over Israel policy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/21/trump-un-elise-stefanik-israel
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Donald Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations endorsed Israeli claims of biblical rights to the entire West Bank during a Senate confirmation hearing, aligning herself with positions that could complicate diplomatic efforts in the Middle East
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump UN nominee backs Israeli claims of biblical rights to West Bank
Elise Stefanik’s comments at Senate hearing align her with Israeli far right and highlight US-UN rifts over Israel policy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/21/trump-un-elise-stefanik-israel
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