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{ "feed": { "id": "guardian_us", "name": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "color": "#4be3ff" }, "status": { "runId": "20260717_171147_bab48b1", "feedId": "guardian_us", "name": "The Guardian — US", "engine": "rss", "category": "news", "ok": true, "error": "", "count": 20, "ms": 0, "refresh": 900, "lastRunAt": "2026-07-17T17:11:47+00:00", "nextRunAt": "2026-07-17T17:26:47+00:00" }, "items": [ { "id": "0535575c46e9062003777254a5a28bbb1afdad55", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "DHS chief threatens states that refuse Trump’s election demands after president’s widely condemned speech – live", "summary": "Markwayne Mullin follows up on president’s unproven claims as Democrats accuse Trump of ‘working to rig the midterms’ in advanceSign up for US News Breaking emailTrump makes unverified claims of China ‘election meddling’Trump also took to Truth Social today to claim that there were “great reviews” of his address to the nation on Thursday – where he repeated baseless claims undermining the electoral integrity of the 2020 election, and the safety of the election process at large in the US. During his speech, Trump also tried to unveil new information – with scant evidence – that China’s interfered in the race that he lost to Joe Biden. This despite assessments from intelligence officials that no foreign actor, including China, attempted to alter any technical aspect of the 2020 voting process. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jul/17/donald-trump-speech-china-midterm-elections-latest-news-updates", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T16:46:42+00:00", "score": 92.7, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "DHS chief threatens states that refuse Trump’s election demands after president’s widely condemned speech – live", "summary": "<p>Markwayne Mullin follows up on president’s unproven claims as Democrats accuse Trump of ‘working to rig the midterms’ in advance</p><ul><li><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&utm_campaign=BN22326&utm_content=signup&utm_term=standfirst&utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB\">Sign up for US News Breaking email</a></p></li><li><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/trump-tv-address-thursday\">Trump makes unverified claims of China ‘election meddling’</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Trump also took to Truth Social today to claim that there were “great reviews” of his address to the nation on Thursday – where he repeated baseless claims undermining the electoral integrity of the 2020 election, and the safety of the election process at large in the US. </strong></p><p>During his speech, Trump also tried to unveil new information – with scant evidence – that China’s interfered in the race that he lost to Joe Biden. This despite assessments from intelligence officials that no foreign actor, including China, attempted to alter any technical aspect of the 2020 voting process.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jul/17/donald-trump-speech-china-midterm-elections-latest-news-updates\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jul/17/donald-trump-speech-china-midterm-elections-latest-news-updates", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:46:42 GMT" } }, { "id": "84278b3e5cce3768f7c9a490e6a510f3ef158313", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "‘Master yachtsman’ who fled 2005 trial for sexual assault arrested off US coast", "summary": "Ronald Fischer, 70, was sentenced to life in his absence after telling lawyer he planned to ‘enjoy life in another country’A “master yachtsman” who went on the run for more than two decades after fleeing a sexual assault trial in Rhode Island which resulted in his conviction despite his absence was captured on Thursday on a sailboat off New Jersey’s coast, according to authorities.Ronald L Fischer, 70, had been considered one of Rhode Island’s most wanted fugitives before his arrest, state police officials said in a statement on social media. And his case had been mentioned repeatedly over the years on the true-crime television program America’s Most Wanted. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/rhode-island-fugitive-sexual-assault-arrest", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T16:30:39+00:00", "score": 92.57, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "‘Master yachtsman’ who fled 2005 trial for sexual assault arrested off US coast", "summary": "<p>Ronald Fischer, 70, was sentenced to life in his absence after telling lawyer he planned to ‘enjoy life in another country’</p><p>A “master yachtsman” who went on the run for more than two decades after fleeing a sexual assault trial in <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/rhode-island\">Rhode Island</a> which resulted in his conviction despite his absence was captured on Thursday on a sailboat off New Jersey’s coast, according to authorities.</p><p>Ronald L Fischer, 70, had been considered one of Rhode Island’s most wanted fugitives before his arrest, state police officials <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Da4Aod9jL1j/\">said</a> in a statement on social media. And his case had been mentioned repeatedly over the years on the true-crime television program America’s Most Wanted.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/rhode-island-fugitive-sexual-assault-arrest\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/rhode-island-fugitive-sexual-assault-arrest", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:30:39 GMT" } }, { "id": "89bfd087770eaa41990c030c04952cc417e547f2", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "Trump administration to grant $12m to groups founded by UK conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young", "summary": "Exclusive: Grants are part of controversial package criticised as misuse of public money to influence European politicsDonald Trump’s state department intends to allocate $12m to organisations in the UK founded by the prominent Conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young, the Guardian can reveal.The intended grants, revealed in US government documents, are part of a package of support for European groups viewed favourably by the Trump administration. Some former US officials have criticised the funding as a misuse of public money to seek influence over foreign politics. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-administration-to-grant-12m-to-groups-founded-by-uk-conservatives-jacob-rees-mogg-and-toby-young", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T15:43:31+00:00", "score": 92.19, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Trump administration to grant $12m to groups founded by UK conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young", "summary": "<p>Exclusive: Grants are part of controversial package criticised as misuse of public money to influence European politics</p><p>Donald Trump’s state department intends to allocate $12m to organisations in the UK founded by the prominent Conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young, the Guardian can reveal.</p><p>The intended grants, revealed in US government documents, are part of a package of support for European groups viewed favourably by the Trump administration. Some former US officials have criticised the funding as a misuse of public money to seek influence over foreign politics.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-administration-to-grant-12m-to-groups-founded-by-uk-conservatives-jacob-rees-mogg-and-toby-young\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-administration-to-grant-12m-to-groups-founded-by-uk-conservatives-jacob-rees-mogg-and-toby-young", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:43:31 GMT" } }, { "id": "fc15d732b57222daf1f8e195c65b111b01b4114f", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "Trump speech lays groundwork for him to tamper with midterm results, critics warn", "summary": "Democrats and advocates sound alarm at Trump rehashing false claims about 2020 election in his primetime addressDemocrats and voting rights groups say Donald Trump’s primetime speech making unverified claims of Chinese interference in the 2020 election is the clearest sign yet that the president is laying the groundwork to tamper with the results of November’s midterms.The upcoming elections to decide the balance of power in Congress and many state legislatures will be a major test of Trump’s appeal to voters two years after he resoundingly beat the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris to return to the White House. With polls showing that the president is disliked by majorities of voters and his Republican allies are at risk of losing their control of the House of Representatives, the president’s Thursday evening speech rehashing allegations about the 2020 election he lost to Joe Biden sp…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-speech-midterm-election-voting", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T14:36:47+00:00", "score": 91.65, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Trump speech lays groundwork for him to tamper with midterm results, critics warn", "summary": "<p>Democrats and advocates sound alarm at Trump rehashing false claims about 2020 election in his primetime address</p><p>Democrats and voting rights groups say Donald Trump’s <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/trump-tv-address-thursday\">primetime speech</a> making unverified claims of Chinese interference in the 2020 election is the clearest sign yet that the president is laying the groundwork to tamper with the results of November’s midterms.</p><p>The upcoming elections to decide the balance of power in Congress and many state legislatures will be a major test of Trump’s appeal to voters two years after he resoundingly beat the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris to return to the White House. With polls showing that the president is disliked by majorities of voters and his Republican allies are at risk of losing their control of the House of Representatives, the president’s Thursday evening speech rehashing allegations about the 2020 election he lost to Joe Biden sparked fears he was already looking for ways to ensure November’s results are in his favor.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-speech-midterm-election-voting\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-speech-midterm-election-voting", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:36:47 GMT" } }, { "id": "a082df3ee14c6f1d7ea66af73c75c00ec744491b", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "Fifa flies Portugal’s World Cup team on plane used for ICE deportations", "summary": "Aircraft that transported team to match is same one used to deport dozens of Venezuelans to Cecot mega-prisonA plane used by the Portugal men’s soccer team to fly to a World Cup match is the same one used daily for the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign, and brought dozens of Venezuelans to a Salvadoran mega-prison last year against a judge’s orders.Video shows Portugal flying on a Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) aircraft en route to Dallas on 4 July ahead of their match against Spain, with the plane’s tail number, N837VA, clearly visible. A review of flight records for that Airbus shows it flew removal-related flights both the day before and after flying the Portuguese athletes. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/portugal-world-cup-team-ice-deportation-planes", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T14:01:18+00:00", "score": 91.36, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Fifa flies Portugal’s World Cup team on plane used for ICE deportations", "summary": "<p>Aircraft that transported team to match is same one used to deport dozens of Venezuelans to Cecot mega-prison</p><p>A plane used by the Portugal men’s soccer team to fly to a World Cup match is the same one used daily for the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign, and brought dozens of Venezuelans to a Salvadoran mega-prison last year against a judge’s orders.</p><p>Video <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaR4jxHU9bo\">shows</a> Portugal flying on a Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) aircraft en route to Dallas on 4 July ahead of their match against Spain, with the plane’s tail number, N837VA, clearly visible. A review of flight records for that Airbus shows it flew removal-related flights both the day before and after flying the Portuguese athletes.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/portugal-world-cup-team-ice-deportation-planes\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/portugal-world-cup-team-ice-deportation-planes", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:01:18 GMT" } }, { "id": "b7a774867d43c4eae5776e98b3db87ef59f70a6a", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "More Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds US midwest, mid-Atlantic and north-east", "summary": "109 million people face another day of poor air quality as smoke from blazes in Ontario drifts over the USSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Tens of millions of Americans face another day of smoky skies, irritated eyes and bad air quality, as Canadian wildfire smoke spread again over huge swathes of the US, affecting about 109 million people across the midwest, mid-Atlantic and north-east.The pungent wildfire blanketed cities such as Chicago and Detroit, where residents on Friday were warned to stay indoors and reduce activity levels after the air quality index reached a “hazardous” 361, according to the government website AirNow. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/canada-wildfire-smoke-midwest-mid-atlantic-north-east", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T13:49:33+00:00", "score": 91.26, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "More Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds US midwest, mid-Atlantic and north-east", "summary": "<p>109 million people face another day of poor air quality as smoke from blazes in Ontario drifts over the US</p><ul><li><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&utm_campaign=BN22326&utm_content=signup&utm_term=standfirst&utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB\">Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email</a><em> </em></p></li></ul><p>Tens of millions of Americans face another day of smoky skies, irritated eyes and bad air quality, as Canadian wildfire smoke spread again over huge swathes of the US, affecting about 109 million people across the midwest, mid-Atlantic and north-east.</p><p>The pungent wildfire blanketed cities such as <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/chicago\">Chicago</a> and <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/detroit\">Detroit</a>, where residents on Friday were warned to stay indoors and reduce activity levels after the air quality index reached a “hazardous” 361, according to the government website <a href=\"https://www.airnow.gov/?city=Detroit&state=MI&country=USA\">AirNow</a>.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/canada-wildfire-smoke-midwest-mid-atlantic-north-east\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/canada-wildfire-smoke-midwest-mid-atlantic-north-east", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:49:33 GMT" } }, { "id": "ec7857c331a0ff9ef9e413f9e8cbec39e6ff568b", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "What is cyclosporiasis, the parasitic illness causing ‘explosive’ diarrhea?", "summary": "Illness surging in Michigan and other US states is rarely life-threatening, CDC says – but it can have severe effectsCDC investigates parasite that’s caused cases of ‘explosive’ diarrhea in 18 US statesCases of cyclosporiasis – a parasitic illness that can cause “explosive”, watery diarrhea – have surged across the United States in recent days, health officials have said, with an abnormally large outbreak of almost 1,000 cases reported in Michigan.Michigan typically reports about 50 cases a year, making the current outbreak the largest in the state’s history and one of the nation’s biggest in recent years. Ohio has also reported a sharp increase, with 177 cases as of 2 July, since the CDC’s last count. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/cyclosporiasis-parasite-symptoms-diarrhea-foods-explainer", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T13:32:35+00:00", "score": 91.13, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "What is cyclosporiasis, the parasitic illness causing ‘explosive’ diarrhea?", "summary": "<p>Illness surging in Michigan and other US states is rarely life-threatening, CDC says – but it can have severe effects</p><ul><li><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/03/cdc-investigates-parasite-explosive-diarrhea\">CDC investigates parasite that’s caused cases of ‘explosive’ diarrhea in 18 US states</a></p></li></ul><p>Cases of cyclosporiasis – a parasitic illness that can cause “explosive”, watery diarrhea – have surged across the United States in recent days, health officials have said, with an abnormally large outbreak of almost 1,000 cases reported in <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/michigan\">Michigan</a>.</p><p>Michigan typically reports about 50 cases a year, making the current outbreak the largest in the state’s history and one of the nation’s biggest in recent years. Ohio has also reported a sharp increase, with 177 cases as of 2 July, since the CDC’s last count.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/cyclosporiasis-parasite-symptoms-diarrhea-foods-explainer\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/cyclosporiasis-parasite-symptoms-diarrhea-foods-explainer", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:32:35 GMT" } }, { "id": "d5411adfa931afdb5770a5fc650965829d13e073", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "Trump administration drastically cuts length of foreign journalist visas", "summary": "Visas will be shortened to 240 days, down from five years, and Chinese journalists will be limited to 90 daysThe Trump administration has said it will drastically shorten visas for foreign journalists in the US to 240 days, down from five years, and cut those for Chinese journalists to only 90 days.The rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will do away with the “duration of status” system, which allows foreign journalists to stay and work in the United States as long as they meet eligibility requirements. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-administration-foreign-journalist-visas", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T13:10:33+00:00", "score": 90.95, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Trump administration drastically cuts length of foreign journalist visas", "summary": "<p>Visas will be shortened to 240 days, down from five years, and Chinese journalists will be limited to 90 days</p><p>The Trump administration has said it will drastically shorten visas for foreign journalists in the US to 240 days, down from five years, and cut those for Chinese journalists to only 90 days.</p><p>The rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will do away with the “duration of status” system, which allows foreign journalists to stay and work in the United States as long as they meet eligibility requirements.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-administration-foreign-journalist-visas\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-administration-foreign-journalist-visas", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:10:33 GMT" } }, { "id": "4d8acbb6792be16ea75827d1bfc816872f9ef9d7", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "CDC and FDA link lettuce at Taco Bell in five states to cyclospora outbreak", "summary": "FDA investigation identified a single supplier of the lettuce, but federal warnings did not name the companyFederal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served by Taco Bell locations across five US states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the source late on Thursday and warned consumers not to eat shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell restaurants in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/cyclospora-lettuce-taco-bell", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T12:30:15+00:00", "score": 90.62, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "CDC and FDA link lettuce at Taco Bell in five states to cyclospora outbreak", "summary": "<p>FDA investigation identified a single supplier of the lettuce, but federal warnings did not name the company</p><p>Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served by Taco Bell locations across five US states as a source of the widespread outbreak of <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/14/explosive-diarrhea-cyclospora-outbreak-investigation\">diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora</a>.</p><p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the source late on Thursday and warned consumers not to eat shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell restaurants in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/cyclospora-lettuce-taco-bell\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/cyclospora-lettuce-taco-bell", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:30:15 GMT" } }, { "id": "b55e97ab18498d1f72317198a0ac7da09c49ac90", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "‘Laws were broken’: multistate effort to stop Paramount’s $111bn merger heads to court", "summary": "Attorneys general from 12 states are suing to block the Paramount-Warner Bros deal they say violates antitrust lawA last-ditch effort to block the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is heading to court as 12 Democratic state attorneys general attempt to stop the $111bn deal they say violates antitrust law and reduces competition in both the film and cable television industries.The lawsuit, which was filed on Monday, faces a crucial hearing on Friday to determine if a judge will temporarily pause the deal or allow it to continue toward approval. The merger was already approved by the Department of Justice in June. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/17/paramount-warner-bros-merger", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T11:00:06+00:00", "score": 89.89, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "‘Laws were broken’: multistate effort to stop Paramount’s $111bn merger heads to court", "summary": "<p>Attorneys general from 12 states are suing to block the Paramount-Warner Bros deal they say violates antitrust law</p><p>A last-ditch effort to block the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is heading to court as 12 Democratic state attorneys general attempt to stop the $111bn deal they say violates antitrust law and reduces competition in both the film and cable television industries.</p><p>The lawsuit, which was <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/13/paramount-warner-bros-merger-lawsuit\">filed</a> on Monday, faces a crucial hearing on Friday to determine if a judge will temporarily pause the deal or allow it to continue toward approval. The merger <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/12/paramount-warner-bros-merger\">was already approved</a> by the Department of Justice in June.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/17/paramount-warner-bros-merger\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/17/paramount-warner-bros-merger", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:00:06 GMT" } }, { "id": "d109e21749c6fda99da4ed3bcf142a8620f5adb7", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "Lindsey Graham’s death leaves South Carolina confronting complex legacy: ‘You loved him and you hated him’", "summary": "The US state mourns its longest-serving senator while Republicans scramble to choose a successorThe South Carolina state house is a microcosm of the US’s contradictions. Outside there are memorials to the Confederate war dead and African American history. Below a statue of Strom Thurmond, a longtime US senator and racial segregationist, are the names of his five children including Essie Mae, whose mother, a Black maid, was 15 when Thurmond impregnated her.Thurmond died at the age of 100 in 2003; his successor, Lindsey Graham, a lifelong bachelor who never had children, died last Saturday at 71. His sudden exit leaves a void not just in Washington but the state that molded Graham, elected him to the Senate four times and wrestled with his shape-shifting journey from Ronald Reagan Republican to Donald Trump sycophant. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/lindsey-graham-death-south-carolina-legacy", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T11:00:05+00:00", "score": 89.89, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Lindsey Graham’s death leaves South Carolina confronting complex legacy: ‘You loved him and you hated him’", "summary": "<p>The US state mourns its longest-serving senator while Republicans scramble to choose a successor</p><p>The <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/south-carolina\">South Carolina</a> state house is a microcosm of the US’s contradictions. Outside there are memorials to the Confederate war dead and African American history. Below a statue of Strom Thurmond, a longtime US senator and racial segregationist, are the names of his five children including <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/21/usa.paulharris\">Essie Mae</a>, whose mother, a Black maid, was 15 when Thurmond impregnated her.</p><p>Thurmond died at the age of 100 in 2003; his successor, Lindsey Graham, a lifelong bachelor who never had children, <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/12/lindsey-graham-key-ally-of-donald-trump-has-died-after-sudden-illness-his-office-says\">died last Saturday at 71.</a> His sudden exit leaves a void not just in Washington but the state that molded Graham, elected him to the Senate four times and wrestled with his shape-shifting journey from <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ronald-reagan\">Ronald Reagan</a> Republican to <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump\">Donald Trump</a> sycophant.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/lindsey-graham-death-south-carolina-legacy\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/lindsey-graham-death-south-carolina-legacy", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:00:05 GMT" } }, { "id": "01f95c3e7b3684eb8eba099d5c490c796eb2f4c6", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "Trump makes unverified claims of China ‘election meddling’ as critics fear ploy to challenge midterm results", "summary": "Opponents say president’s address about 2020 election loss is attempt to sow confusion ahead of midterms that could deliver big losses for RepublicansDonald Trump accused China of interfering with the 2020 election in a primetime televised address that laid bare his continuing obsession with his defeat to Joe Biden, but which opponents warned was a smokescreen for him to meddle in the forthcoming congressional midterms.In a 25-minute speech on Thursday that had been hyped by Trump himself, the US president cast extraordinary doubts on the integrity of the US electoral process, saying it was “catastrophically” short of standards of fairness and trust, and vulnerable to trespassing by foreign powers. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/trump-tv-address-thursday", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T07:51:56+00:00", "score": 88.37, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Trump makes unverified claims of China ‘election meddling’ as critics fear ploy to challenge midterm results", "summary": "<p>Opponents say president’s address about 2020 election loss is attempt to sow confusion ahead of midterms that could deliver big losses for Republicans</p><p>Donald Trump accused China of interfering with the 2020 election in a primetime televised address that laid bare his continuing obsession with his defeat to Joe Biden, but which opponents warned was a smokescreen for him to meddle in the forthcoming congressional midterms.</p><p>In a 25-minute speech on Thursday that had been hyped by Trump himself, the US president cast extraordinary doubts on the integrity of the US electoral process, saying it was “catastrophically” short of standards of fairness and trust, and vulnerable to trespassing by foreign powers.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/trump-tv-address-thursday\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/trump-tv-address-thursday", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:51:56 GMT" } }, { "id": "09884ad4a670f69441200ea550f150714c3fa662", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "Florida House write-in candidate arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Trump", "summary": "William Upham, a 35-year-old former marine, faces federal charges and up to five years in prison, officials sayA former marine and Republican write-in candidate for the US House in Florida has been arrested and charged in federal court with threatening to kill Donald Trump, according to the US attorney’s office.William Upham, 35, was taken into custody on Thursday after appearing in federal court in Jacksonville, Florida. If convicted, he faces up to five years in federal prison. According to public records, Upham is a write-in candidate, running in the Republican primary for Florida’s fifth congressional district. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/marine-arrested-charged-allegedly-threatening-to-kill-trump", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-16T22:47:09+00:00", "score": 83.95, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Florida House write-in candidate arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Trump", "summary": "<p>William Upham, a 35-year-old former marine, faces federal charges and up to five years in prison, officials say</p><p>A former marine and Republican write-in candidate for the US House in Florida has been arrested and charged in federal court with threatening to kill Donald Trump, according to the US attorney’s office.</p><p>William Upham, 35, was taken into custody on Thursday after appearing in federal court in Jacksonville, Florida. If convicted, he faces up to five years in federal prison. According to public <a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/William_Upham\">records</a>, Upham is a write-in candidate, running in the Republican primary for Florida’s fifth congressional district.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/marine-arrested-charged-allegedly-threatening-to-kill-trump\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/marine-arrested-charged-allegedly-threatening-to-kill-trump", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:47:09 GMT" } }, { "id": "9e482a9bc3b08da604fcaca7540b264740e53fb3", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "VAR ‘fixes’, AI slop and perpetual outrage: the World Cup in the age of conspiracy | Karim Zidan", "summary": "With cries of malfeasance and injustice over referee decisions, Fifa actions and even Argentina’s run, the tournament is a mirror of a theory-pilled society“Life is unfair.”This was the first thing that Hossam Hassan, Egypt’s fiery coach, told the media after his country’s devastating 3-2 loss to Argentina in the last 16. The legendary striker turned manager had been minutes away from orchestrating one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history. The Pharaohs were up 2-0 against the defending world champions. Then, late in the second half, Argentina staged an extraordinary comeback, scoring three goals in 13 minutes, bringing Egypt’s storybook run to a sudden end. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/17/world-cup-conspiracy-theories-var-ai-argentina", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T16:15:36+00:00", "score": 92.45, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "VAR ‘fixes’, AI slop and perpetual outrage: the World Cup in the age of conspiracy | Karim Zidan", "summary": "<p>With cries of malfeasance and injustice over referee decisions, Fifa actions and even Argentina’s run, the tournament is a mirror of a theory-pilled society</p><p>“Life is unfair.”</p><p>This was the first thing that Hossam Hassan, Egypt’s fiery coach, <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/08/sport/the-beautiful-game-july-8\">told the media</a> after his country’s devastating 3-2 loss to Argentina in the last 16. The legendary striker turned manager had been minutes away from orchestrating one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history. The Pharaohs were up 2-0 against the defending world champions. Then, late in the second half, Argentina staged an extraordinary comeback, scoring three goals in 13 minutes, bringing <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/09/egypt-world-cup-heartbreak-still-gave-country-reason-to-smile\">Egypt’s storybook run</a> to a sudden end.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/17/world-cup-conspiracy-theories-var-ai-argentina\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/17/world-cup-conspiracy-theories-var-ai-argentina", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:15:36 GMT" } }, { "id": "c4f92a2c3aa535165650356a76e8008768f213c3", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "Smart glasses are deeply creepy. Why are celebrities like Kylie Jenner endorsing them?", "summary": "Meta touts safety features – but for women, the dangers of these recording devices are obviousImagine if every time you left the house, you couldn’t be sure that the stranger you met at a bar – or even the person walking by you in the street – wasn’t secretly recording you. It sounds like something out of a Black Mirror episode, but let’s face it, the era of wearable technology is fully upon us as everyday accessories have been developed to help track health and fitness data, receive smartphone notifications, and provide hands-free accessibility.So when Meta announced their AI glasses a few years ago, it wasn’t too surprising that one of the biggest (and most embattled) tech companies on earth had begun cashing in on our obsession with watching others. And their AI glasses have already raised serious concerns over privacy, personal safety and even our sense of agency. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/17/ai-meta-smart-glasses", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T12:00:07+00:00", "score": 90.38, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Smart glasses are deeply creepy. Why are celebrities like Kylie Jenner endorsing them?", "summary": "<p>Meta touts safety features – but for women, the dangers of these recording devices are obvious</p><p>Imagine if every time you left the house, you couldn’t be sure that the stranger you met at a bar – or even the person walking by you in the street – wasn’t secretly recording you. It sounds like something out of a <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jun/06/every-episode-of-black-mirror-ranked-charlie-brooker\">Black Mirror</a> episode, but let’s face it, the era of wearable technology is fully upon us as everyday accessories have been developed to help track health and fitness data, receive smartphone notifications, and provide hands-free accessibility.</p><p>So when <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/meta\">Meta</a> announced their <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/17/meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses\">AI glasses</a> a few years ago, it wasn’t too surprising that one of the biggest (and most embattled) tech companies on earth had begun cashing in on our obsession with watching others. And their AI glasses have already raised serious concerns over privacy, personal safety and even our sense of agency.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/17/ai-meta-smart-glasses\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/17/ai-meta-smart-glasses", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:07 GMT" } }, { "id": "10962b79f14a8186b40acbedd2f5bb9cb19de25d", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "The White House’s guide to manhood: pop some T, restart a war and do WHAT with a corn dog? | Marina Hyde", "summary": "Pete Hegseth wants to win the war on Iran with a secret weapon: testosterone. Meanwhile, JD Vance is worried about how to eat an ice-creamAre the men of the Trump administration OK? Feels like it’s been a tricky week for some of them. On the one hand, you’ll note the US is already rebooting its Iran war. Clearly, many will feel this latest version of the conflict is coming too soon after the last one, with fans simply not given enough time to miss the IP. A lot like the live-action Moana currently falling off the screen in cinemas. On the other hand, defence secretary Pete Hegseth seems to have moved the defence department beyond even its latter-day renaming as the department of war, posting a video entitled “The High-T Department of War” in which he announced mandatory testosterone screening for US troops aged 30 and over. We’ll get to JD Vance being unintentionally aroused by footage …", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/17/white-house-testosterone-war-iran-pete-hegseth-jd-vance", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T11:56:09+00:00", "score": 90.34, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "The White House’s guide to manhood: pop some T, restart a war and do WHAT with a corn dog? | Marina Hyde", "summary": "<p>Pete Hegseth wants to win the war on Iran with a secret weapon: testosterone. Meanwhile, JD Vance is worried about how to eat an ice-cream</p><p>Are the men of the Trump administration OK? Feels like it’s been a tricky week for some of them. On the one hand, you’ll note the US is already rebooting its Iran war. Clearly, many will feel this latest version of the conflict is coming too soon after the last one, with fans simply not given enough time to miss the IP. A lot like the live-action Moana currently <a href=\"https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/moana-box-office-bomb-disney-live-action-remakes-1236810179/\">falling off the screen</a> in cinemas. On the other hand, defence secretary Pete Hegseth seems to have moved the defence department beyond even its latter-day renaming as the department of war, posting a video entitled <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c3043j890d9o\">“The High-T Department of War”</a> in which he announced mandatory testosterone screening for US troops aged 30 and over. We’ll get to JD Vance being unintentionally aroused by footage of Joe Biden eating ice-cream in a minute. Or as soon as I can face it.</p><p>Even the lower-ranking White House operatives seem to be spinning out. You may remember the UK’s <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/12/rishi-sunaks-closest-aide-placed-bet-on-election-date-days-before-announcement\">political betting scandal</a>, where various police officers, campaign officials and aides to former prime minister Rishi Sunak were arrested or investigated<strong> </strong>for putting bets on the last general election date. Everything’s bigger in the US, of course, so in some ways it’s not a surprise to learn that the guy who operates Trump’s teleprompter has <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/trump-teleprompter-operator-kalshi-bets\">allegedly made $100,000</a> on Kalshi by placing bets on words or topics appearing in Trump’s speeches. He is currently on unpaid administrative leave, according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who yesterday added solemnly, “there are <em>very</em> strict ethical guidelines here at the White House”. A statement so hilarious that I refuse to believe Leavitt herself didn’t say it for a bet. Probably with Hegseth. “Dude, I know I can get it in. I back myself. And if I do say it, you owe me $1,000 and an off-the-books testosterone shot.”</p><p>Marina Hyde’s new book, What a Time to be Alive!, is out in September (Guardian Faber Publishing, £20). To support the Guardian, order your signed copy at <a href=\"https://www.guardianbookshop.com/what-a-time-to-be-alive-9781783353316/?utm_source=editoriallink&utm_medium=merch&utm_campaign=article\">guardianbookshop.com</a>. Delivery charges may apply</p><p>Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnist</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/17/white-house-testosterone-war-iran-pete-hegseth-jd-vance\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/17/white-house-testosterone-war-iran-pete-hegseth-jd-vance", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:56:09 GMT" } }, { "id": "33e962409a6fcd74c114a18d157f00a3b237f7d4", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "Digested week: So long primary school, it’s going to be hard – for me | Emma Brockes", "summary": "Plus, Trump pays out to E Jean Carroll, somnolent Little House on the Prairie, and why I’ll be avoiding salad in the USIt’s the last week of school and, in our case, the last week of primary school, ever, which I thought wouldn’t be a big deal but now we’re here, I’m sliding off my axis about the cruel passage of time. It’s not about my children, who can’t wait to crack on, it’s about me, me, me. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/17/digested-week-so-long-primary-school-its-going-to-be-hard-for-me", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-17T10:37:00+00:00", "score": 89.7, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Digested week: So long primary school, it’s going to be hard – for me | Emma Brockes", "summary": "<p>Plus, Trump pays out to E Jean Carroll, somnolent Little House on the Prairie, and why I’ll be avoiding salad in the US</p><p>It’s the last week of school and, in our case, the last week of primary school, ever, which I thought wouldn’t be a big deal but now we’re here, I’m sliding off my axis about the cruel passage of time. It’s not about my children, who can’t wait to crack on, it’s about me, me, me.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/17/digested-week-so-long-primary-school-its-going-to-be-hard-for-me\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/17/digested-week-so-long-primary-school-its-going-to-be-hard-for-me", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:37:00 GMT" } }, { "id": "8cf241afbd430419485a3119f557fc7c1efcf0f1", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "The Guardian view on England’s World Cup disappointment: a tale of the not wholly unexpected | Editorial", "summary": "There was a sense of deja vu as Argentina came from behind to win an intense semi-final. But the players also gave the nation some memorable highsHistorically, English football-supporting culture has had a well-known darker side. But in recent decades, as the England men’s team’s trophy drought has continued, some of its unofficial anthems have acquired an endearingly melancholy quality. “It was nearly complete, it was nearly so sweet”, as the Three Lions song had it in the 1990s, when England exited a World Cup and a European Championship at the semi-final stage.This summer, Oasis’s Wonderwall has been the soundtrack as Harry Kane and co progressed to Wednesday’s climactic semi-final showdown with Argentina. This is a song which, very wisely in an England context, puts a heavy emphasis on the idea of “maybe”. In the end it turned out to be maybe not.Do you have an opinion on the issues…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/16/the-guardian-view-on-englands-world-cup-disappointment-a-tale-of-the-not-wholly-unexpected", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-16T17:29:47+00:00", "score": 81.38, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "The Guardian view on England’s World Cup disappointment: a tale of the not wholly unexpected | Editorial", "summary": "<p>There was a sense of deja vu as Argentina came from behind to win an intense semi-final. But the players also gave the nation some memorable highs</p><p>Historically, English football-supporting culture has had a well-known darker side. But in recent decades, as the England men’s team’s trophy drought has continued, some of its unofficial anthems have acquired an endearingly melancholy quality. “It was nearly complete, it was nearly so sweet”, as the Three Lions <a href=\"https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/48776399/its-coming-home-world-cup-2026-how-three-lions-became-england-unofficial-tournament-song\">song</a> had it in the 1990s, when England exited a <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jun/03/world-cup-25-stunning-moments-gazza-cries-1990\">World Cup</a> and a European Championship at the semi-final stage.</p><p>This summer, Oasis’s <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTHtve_n3T4\">Wonderwall</a> has been the soundtrack as Harry Kane and co progressed to Wednesday’s climactic semi-final showdown with Argentina. This is a song which, very wisely in an England context, puts a heavy emphasis on the idea of “maybe”. In the end it turned out to be maybe not.</p><p><em><strong>Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/tone/letters\"> letters</a> section, please <a href=\"mailto:guardian.letters@theguardian.com?body=Please%20include%20your%20name,%20full%20postal%20address%20and%20phone%20number%20with%20your%20letter%20below.%20Letters%20are%20usually%20published%20with%20the%20author%27s%20name%20and%20city/town/village.%20The%20rest%20of%20the%20information%20is%20for%20verification%20only%20and%20to%20contact%20you%20where%20necessary.\">click here</a>.</strong></em></p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/16/the-guardian-view-on-englands-world-cup-disappointment-a-tale-of-the-not-wholly-unexpected\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/16/the-guardian-view-on-englands-world-cup-disappointment-a-tale-of-the-not-wholly-unexpected", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:29:47 GMT" } }, { "id": "e72a4836d6f3d943edd7747dd048693fe71907f0", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "The federal government isn’t America’s only authoritarian institution | Jan-Werner Müller", "summary": "Backlash at Yale to its negotiations with Trump shine a light on the danger of smaller authoritarian structures in civil societyAs news started to spread of Yale’s leadership negotiating a deal with the Trump administration, the university’s faculty, students and alumni sprang into action to oppose any settlement. What the president and lawyers intend remains unclear. In the case of Harvard, it appears that Trumpists – and Trump himself, for that matter – might have been leaking about concessions being imminent partly to put pressure on the university. What is clear is that the Trump administration has embarked on a wide-ranging investigation of Yale, accusing it of discriminating against white and Asian students. But in any case, the battle over Yale’s response reveals a troubling pattern. Many of us had thought that the US possessed a robust civil society that could act as a counterwe…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/16/yale-trump-backlash", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-16T12:00:39+00:00", "score": 78.71, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "The federal government isn’t America’s only authoritarian institution | Jan-Werner Müller", "summary": "<p>Backlash at Yale to its negotiations with Trump shine a light on the danger of smaller authoritarian structures in civil society</p><p>As <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/us/politics/yale-trump-administration-admissions-race.html\">news</a> started to spread of Yale’s leadership negotiating a deal with the Trump administration, the university’s <a href=\"https://www.chronicle.com/article/yale-professors-vow-to-fight-trump-if-the-university-president-wont\">faculty, students and alumni</a> sprang into action to oppose any settlement. What the president and lawyers intend remains unclear. In the case of Harvard, it appears that Trumpists – and <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/30/trump-harvard-settle-deal\">Trump himself</a>, for that matter – might have been leaking about concessions being imminent partly to put pressure on the university. What is clear is that the Trump administration has embarked on a wide-ranging investigation of Yale, <a href=\"https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1440601/dl?inline\">accusing it of discriminating</a> against white and Asian students. But in any case, the battle over Yale’s response reveals a troubling pattern. Many of us had thought that the US possessed a robust civil society that could act as a counterweight to an overbearing government and resist authoritarian encroachments. What few reckoned with: its institutions themselves can be run in a fairly authoritarian fashion – universities being a prime example, with deleterious consequences for democracy as a whole.</p><p>The argument for the freedom-preserving role of civil society has been known at least since a French aristocrat <a href=\"https://www.loa.org/books/202-democracy-in-america/\">travelled the US</a> in the early 19th century in order to uncover why American mass democracy, unlike democracy in his native country, appeared stable and peaceful. Alexis de Tocqueville ended up singing the praises of how Americans are always associating with each other to discover and, if necessary, defend common interests. That wisdom still resonates in lived experience today, starting with birdwatchers and the PTA.</p><p>Jan-Werner Müller is a Guardian US columnist and a professor of politics at Princeton University</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/16/yale-trump-backlash\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/16/yale-trump-backlash", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:39 GMT" } }, { "id": "c998efb1a0f1967860c34c8d319428d15d938a6b", "source_id": "guardian_us", "source": "The Guardian — US", "category": "news", "engine": "rss", "title": "Pete Hegseth wants testosterone for his soldiers. Finally, some gender-affirming care | Arwa Mahdawi", "summary": "The defense secretary has announced a screening program for troops. Get ready for a high-T Department of WarOne day perhaps Pete Hegseth will make the news for doing something worthwhile, something that makes his mother proud. One day perhaps we’ll see a headline about the defense secretary that doesn’t involve allegations of sexual misconduct or bigotry, claims about past drinking on the job, possible war crimes, Christian nationalism, or his weird fixation on male facial hair.Alas, today is not that day. Rather, we are gathered here today because Hegseth is very het up about testosterone. On Wednesday, the defense secretary proudly announced a new screening program for “war fighters” 30 and older that would ensure they had the “right testosterone levels”. In a video posted on X, captioned “the High-T Department of War”, Hegseth explains: “By addressing these health markers early, we’r…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/16/pete-hegseth-testosterone-screening-troops", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-16T11:00:37+00:00", "score": 78.23, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Pete Hegseth wants testosterone for his soldiers. Finally, some gender-affirming care | Arwa Mahdawi", "summary": "<p>The defense secretary has announced a screening program for troops. Get ready for a high-T Department of War</p><p>One day perhaps Pete Hegseth will make the news for doing something worthwhile, something that makes <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/30/trump-defense-secretary-pick-pete-hegseth-mother-abuser-of-women\">his mother</a> proud. One day perhaps we’ll see a headline about the defense secretary that doesn’t involve allegations of <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/24/pete-hegseth-what-we-know\">sexual misconduct</a> or <a href=\"https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5918902-hegseth-navy-air-force-blocked-promotions/\">bigotry</a>, claims about past drinking <a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/pete-hegseths-secret-history\">on the job</a>, possible <a href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/30/war-crimes-hegseth-venezuela-strikes-00671160\">war crimes</a>, Christian <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/10/pete-hegseth-christianity-iran-war-crusade\">nationalism</a>, or his weird fixation on male facial <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/14/the-truth-about-pete-hegseths-strange-campaign-against-beards\">hair</a>.</p><p>Alas, today is not that day. Rather, we are gathered here today because Hegseth is very het up about testosterone. On <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/us-military-testosterone-screening-hegseth\">Wednesday</a>, the defense secretary proudly announced a new screening program for “war fighters” 30 and older that would ensure they had the “right testosterone levels”. In a <a href=\"https://x.com/SecWar/status/2077425458430230838\">video posted on</a> X, captioned “the High-T Department of War”, Hegseth explains: “By addressing these health markers early, we’re keeping you on the leading edge of lethality.”</p><p>Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/16/pete-hegseth-testosterone-screening-troops\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/16/pete-hegseth-testosterone-screening-troops", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:00:37 GMT" } } ] }
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