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Trump’s comments raise concerns about potential efforts to rig the November midterm elections – key US politics stories from Tuesday 3 February at a glanceDonald Trump suggested on a conservative podcast released on Monday that Republican state officials “take over” and “nationalize” elections in 15 states to protect the party from being voted out of […]

Latest communications undermine Chomsky’s earlier claims that he primarily had financial dealings with EpsteinThe close friendship that Noam Chomsky maintained with Jeffrey Epstein continued being detailed extensively among millions of investigative records pertaining to the late convicted sex offender recently released by the US justice department, including Chomsky “fantasizing about the Caribbean island”.In Friday’s tranche […]

No Republicans attended Capitol Hill forum of US citizens detailing their experiences being harmed by federal agentsUS politics live – latest updatesDemocrats on Capitol Hill offered apologies and promises of accountability on Tuesday amid often harrowing testimony from people who had experienced violent encounters with federal agents engaged in Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.With Republicans conspicuously […]

Partial government shutdown ends; Trump hosts cordial meeting with Colombian president  NBC Newssource

Authorities are investigating alleged ransom notes in the disappearance of US news anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother, the sheriff's office said. The Pima County Sheriff's Department said it was "aware of reports circulating about possible ransom note(s)" and were "taking all tips and leads very seriously".The BBC's US partner, CBS News, reported that a note was […]