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    Red states push back on administration's request for voter data

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    The New York Mets are very rich … and very, very bad

    The Mets have the worst record in baseball this season

  • Saida Grundy
    Conservative justices consider race – except for inequality

    Saida Grundy

  • Climate crisis
    10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era

    An aerial view of members of Greenpeace next to a huge sign on the sand reading ‘Renewables Power Peace! End Fossil Fuels’

  • How we survive
    The woman who exposed a polygamous paedophile

    Christine Marie

  • Experience
    I died on my 44th birthday

    Marc Girod sitting in a wheelchair on a sandy beach, wearing a rust-coloured zip-up top and hat, a khaki hoodie, black trousers and shades

News

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    Business
    CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay

    Analysis finds real wages fell 12% since 2019, with inequality widening in the US beyond global levels
  • People holding a banner reading ‘No war, no ICE, May 1st general strike’

    'May Day strong'
    Thousands in US to join ‘no school, no work, no shopping’ May Day protest in economic blackout

    Walkouts, marches and other gatherings planned for ‘May Day Strong’ demonstrations across the country
  • Court sketch of Essa Suleiman appearing at Westminster magistrates court

    UK
    Man appears in court over attempted murders of three people in London knife attacks

  • A smiling man in a tux and glasses hold gold statuette over his head.

    New York
    Missing Oscar belonging to co-director of Putin film found after TSA made him ship it

Trump presidency

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    Fema
    Fema employees who criticized Trump cuts reinstated after months on leave

  • Donald Trump meets with German chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on 3 March 2026.

    Briefing
    President doubles down on rift with Germany’s chancellor

  • Federal agents during an immigration raid in Newark, New Jersey.

    DHS
    Trump signs bipartisan bill ending longest-ever shutdown of DHS

  • exterior of the U.S. Capitol Building

    US politics
    US Congress passes short-term renewal of Fisa warrantless spying powers

In focus

  • people voting

    The fight for democracy
    Why red states are pushing back on Trump administration’s request for voter data

  • Uganda's coat of arms displayed on the Parliament building in Kampala

    Global development
    Uganda copying Russia and China with new bill designed to crush dissent, say critics

Features

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  • Marc Girod sitting in a wheelchair on a sandy beach, wearing a rust-coloured zip-up top and hat, a khaki hoodie, black trousers and shades

    Experience
    I died on my 44th birthday

  • Esther Cohen at home in Cornwallville, New York on 9 April.

    New York
    A bucolic county in upstate New York appointed a poet laureate. Why was she fired shortly after?

  • Steve Coogan as Don in Legends.

    Streaming
    Legends to Citadel: the seven best shows to stream this week

  • The Mets have the worst record in baseball this season

    Baseball
    The world’s most expensive losers: the New York Mets are very rich … and very, very bad

  • Black and white image of tall man in glasses and woman in peasant shirt looking in the same direction.

    Documentary films
    ‘I’m hoping people get inspired’: what can we learn from the godfather of community organizing?

  • Anne Hathaway in Mother Mary.

    Hollywood
    Out of tune: why does Hollywood struggle to capture pop stardom?

Opinion

  • Saida Grundy

    Conservative justices actually consider race – except in correcting inequality

    Saida Grundy
    In Louisiana v Callais, the supreme court has openly considered white Republicans in partisan redistricting
  • people demonstrate for may day

    Working Americans are taking the streets for May Day. Will Democrats pay attention?

    Claire Valdez
    Americans are fed up with an establishment that has abandoned the working class. It’s time to organize for change

  • King Charles has saved the special relationship – for now

    Ted Widmer
  • Lawrence Douglas

    James Comey’s reindictment is the product of a twisted justice department

    Lawrence Douglas

More opinion

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    The supreme court’s voting rights decision wasn’t about law – it was about politics

    David Daley and Eric J Segall

  • We are preparing to transform the moon and Mars. The public must have a say in this future

    Ben Bramble
  • John Crace

    Digested week: King bites tongue as president indulges his own fantasies

    John Crace

  • Under the Trump administration, pressure on the press is both subtle and direct

    Kai Falkenberg

Editorials

  • The Guardian view
    Trump’s war on science: politicising a generation of researchers

  • The Guardian view
    Golders Green attack: the public as well as the state must tackle antisemitism

Sports

  • Nikola Jokić hugs Rudy Gobert after Thursday night's Game 6 between the Nuggets and Timberwolves.

    NBA
    ‘If we were in Serbia we would all be fired’: Jokić’s Nuggets crash out in first round of playoffs

    Denver were eliminated by Minnesota for their earliest playoff exit in four years, while the Knicks ran rampant in a 51-point record-setting rout of the Hawks

More sports

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    Formula One
    Haas team principal Komatsu: ‘We shouldn’t be fourth. We’re the smallest F1 team’

  • Zavier Gozo handles the ball during an MLS game.

    Soccer
    A World Cup surprise? The MLS youngsters who can make cases for the USMNT roster

  • Lindsey Vonn smiling during a US ski team press conference

    Skiing
    Vonn remains unsure of future after Olympic crash: ‘I’m still in survival mode’

  • Leicester players and their manager celebrate with the Premier League trophy on an open-top bus parade through the city

    Soccer
    Leicester’s stunning Premier League win 10 years on, recalled by Ranieri and his fellow Foxes

More top stories

  • A man stands outdoors with a thoughtful look on his face.

    New Orleans clergy abuse
    New Orleans archdiocese plans on removing priest’s name from chapel as his Texas sexual abuse trial looms

    Anthony Odiong is accused of sexually abusing three spiritually vulnerable female congregants in Waco
  • teen girl in red hoodie and light grey sweatpants watches police officers standing on school steps

    Washington state
    Six wounded after stabbing attack at high school in Washington state

  • Keira Alexandra Kronvold holding bunch of flowers.

    Exclusive
    Danish treatment of Greenlandic mother may be ‘ethnic discrimination’, says UN

  • James Holder leaving Cirencester Magistrates' Court after being found guilty of rape

    UK news
    Superdry cofounder James Holder found guilty of raping woman after night out

  • Person typing on laptop keyboard

    Society
    UN warns women in public life face increasingly sophisticated online violence

Climate crisis & environment

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    Fema
    Fema employees who criticized Trump cuts reinstated after months on leave

  • A person holding a tissue to their nose, in front of a flowering tree

    Environment
    The climate crisis is making our hay fever worse – and affecting our enjoyment of nature

    Newsletter
  • People sift through remains of homes ripped apart by storm

    Weather
    Tornadoes and giant hail in central US

  • A painted broken heart is seen near a building

    Texas
    Camp Mystic halts summer reopening after Texas flood deaths

US news

  • TV
    Trump Jr gets muted endorsement from his father for The Apprentice reboot

  • Voting rights
    Voting rights advocates vow to ‘relocate’ fight after supreme court gutting

  • California
    ‘Don’t fall!’: foil boarders describe hair-raising shark chase caught on video off California coast

  • Gun control
    US reinstates ‘gun show loophole’ amid rollback of firearms restrictions

World news

  • Ukraine war
    Kyiv claims victory as Israel turns away ‘shadow grain fleet’ shipment

  • Caribbean
    Antigua and Barbuda prime minister set to win fourth term in election

  • Rohingya
    ‘Mothers won’t die, babies can survive’: new maternal hospital opens in world’s largest refugee camp

  • Myanmar
    Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest in Naypyidaw

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Culture

  • Katie Kitamura.

    The books of my life
    Katie Kitamura: ‘Almost every writer changes my mind – that’s the point of reading’

  • Standing against a pink wall, he holds his hand to chin and looks at the camera

    Music
    ‘Major labels are trying to scoop up everything’: the chaotic future for indie music companies – and why vinyl isn’t working

What to watch

  • Mandy Patinkin and Janet McTeer in The Artist.

    TV
    The Artist review – this flamboyant period comedy is like nothing else on TV

  • SWAPPED - A buddy comedy about a small woodland creature (voiced by Michael B. Jordan) and a majestic bird (voiced by Juno Temple)—natural sworn enemies of The Valley—who suddenly swap bodies and must team up (while walking in each other’s feathers and fur) to survive the wildest adventure of their lives. Cr: Skydance Animation/Netflix © 2025

    Animation in film
    Swapped review – animated Netflix adventure plays like off-brand Pixar

  • (From left) Allie (Monica Barbaro) and Owen (Callum Turner) in ONE NIGHT ONLY, directed by Will Gluck.

    Film
    The Purge but for sex? One Night Only might be the year’s strangest romcom

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    Film
    Say hello to my little compendium! Al Pacino films – ranked

What to listen to

  • Madra Salach

    Add to playlist: the snarling Irish folk of Madra Salach and the week’s best new tracks

  • Kneecap: DJ Provai, Móglaí Bap and Mo Chara.

    Album of the week
    Kneecap: Fenian review – their new album is terrific, triumphant yet tortured

  • Serokolo 7, producer and musician

    Global album of the month
    Serokolo 7: Maramfa Musick Pro review – South Africa’s latest club export is a relentless adrenaline shot

  • Kacey Musgraves Press publicity portrait

    Music
    Kacey Musgraves: Middle of Nowhere review – weary, rootsy and wry, it’s her richest album since Golden Hour

What to read

  • Portia Elan.

    Books
    Homebound by Portia Elan review – a Cloud Atlas-like puzzle-box novel

  • Daljit Nagra.

    Poetry roundup
    The best recent poetry – review roundup

  • Sarah Wynn-Williams.

    Books
    Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams audiobook review – the insider story that Meta tried to stifle

  • Covers of A Place of Greater Safety, Jesus Christ Kinski, and Flashlight

    Books
    What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in April

What to play

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    I touched a ZX Spectrum for the first time in decades – and I liked it

    Dominik Diamond
  • An orange sports car skids on a country road in the new James Bond game, 007 First Light.

    Games
    ‘You can be any Bond you want’: the inside story of 007 First Light

  • Forbidden Solitaire game

    Games
    Forbidden Solitaire review – cards flip into delirious trip back to 90s horror

  • A man in a space suit with a child in the game Pragmata

    Pushing Buttons
    What makes good ‘game feel’? These three titles have pinned it down perfectly

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    Art
    Genuine Fake Premium Economy review – brilliantly obnoxious millennial rage at a rigged financial world

  • Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, president of the Venice Biennale.

    Venice
    Venice Biennale jury quits amid row over participation of Russia

  • A woman in a red dress and silver choker smiles

    Britney Spears
    Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs

  • 1999, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECTJOSHUA LEONARD Character(s): Joshua 'Josh' Leonard Film 'THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT' (1999) Directed By DANIEL MYRICK, EDUARDO SANCHEZ 25 January 1999 CTE15232 Allstar/PATHE (USA 1999) **WARNING** This Photograph is for editorial use only and is the copyright of PATHE and/or the Photographer assigned by the Film or Production Company & can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above Film. A Mandatory Credit To PATHE is required. The Photographer should also be credited when known. No commercial use can be granted without written authority from the Film Company.

    Film
    Original Blair Witch team added to reboot after voicing outrage

Lifestyle

  • People sitting at tables on the pavement outside a cafe in Maybachufer in Berlin's Neukôlln neighbourhood.

    Europe holidays
    Cool bars and friendly vibes: readers’ favourite city neighbourhoods in Europe

  • Lady Gaga in a voluminous pink gown with elaborate drawn-on eyelashes and a platinum blonde wig

    Fashion
    Omelette dresses and political statements: the most unforgettable Met Gala looks

    Newsletter

  • The Filter
    The 23 best Mother’s Day gifts, according to moms, grandmas and one great-grandmother

    A collection of gifts for Mother's Day
    Your mom won’t tell you what she wants, but you can’t go wrong with these all-time favorites from mothers and grandmothers we spoke to
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    Storage
    ‘The perfect food storage finally exists’: I tried the new Anydeli plastic-free containers

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    Cast-iron pan
    Ultra-light yet indestructible, our favorite cast-iron pan is finally on sale

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    Home style
    Which rug is best for your room? 21 expert picks, plus tips on choosing pile, size and material

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    Food
    13 Mexican cooking staples in ‘Salsa Daddy’’s drop-dead gorgeous kitchen

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    Sleep masks
    The best sleep masks: I spent six weeks testing 24 masks, and these are my favorites

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    Coffee
    The best instant coffees in 2026: we tested 24 US varieties from powders to pastes

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    Instant coffee v drip
    Our blind taste test may unravel your assumptions

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    Towels
    The best bath towels of 2026 from fluffy to quick drying – tested

Well actually

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    Wellness trends
    Wellness culture is trying to sell you products your vagina doesn’t need

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    Ask Ugly
    How do I respond to my friends when they criticize their own weight and looks?

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    How to start
    ‘Subtle but powerful form of self-validation’: how to start journaling

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    Dating
    ‘I felt like I’d stumbled on a cheat code’: what is the burned haystack dating method?

Relationships

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    Leading questions
    A friend I’ve known for 50 years has become a self-absorbed, petulant know-all. Should I cut off contact?

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    You be the judge
    My partner likes open sandwiches. I prefer two slices of bread. Who is right?

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    Parenting
    New Orleans program does free house calls for new mothers. It’s saving many from going over a postpartum ‘cliff’

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    This is how we do it
    ‘Testosterone restored my orgasms – I’m climaxing six to 10 times a session’

Health & fitness

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    Health
    Puffy legs, heavy aches, rippled skin: what is lipoedema?

  • An illustration with geometrical shapes, barbells and a woman doing lunges

    The experts
    All the right moves! 17 personal trainers on the exercise they always recommend – from planks to face pulls

  • Jess Murray posing wearing the Adidas trainers

    Running
    I tried the first sub-two-hour marathon shoes. Could they help get my running back on track?

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Fashion & beauty

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    Fashion
    Slip into summer: what to wear with a return-to-the-90s ‘It’ dress

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  • Pete Hegseth and Jennifer Rauchet walks the red carpet at the White House correspondent's dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC on April 25, 2026.

    Fashion
    Why the row over the dress Pete Hegseth's wife wore to the White House correspondents’ dinner?

  • A model with dark hair pulled back, wearing black leather trousers with a mustard sweater and patterned scarf.

    Fashion
    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: how to style leather trousers

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    Sali Hughes on beauty
    Get your skin ready for summer with the best new exfoliants

More lifestyle

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    Gardening advice
    Sweetcorn is a delicious summer crop – if you have space in your garden

  • Open book showing a split portrait of three women’s faces, framed by flowers and chains

    Sex
    ‘Making the scarlet letter into my career’: my life as a sex writer

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    Why we care so much about preserving family recipes

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