Pennsylvania asks CDC for emergency help as measles outbreak spreads State reportedly asks for emergency assistance as state Democratic governor spars with US health secretary The Guardian - US · Sep 17
House Republican releases campaign ad critical of Trump’s immigration policies María Elvira Salazar says some enforcement has ‘gone too far’ as GOP seeks distance from Trump before midterms The Guardian - US · Sep 17
Cavan Sullivan in, Christian Pulisic out: takeaways from the latest USMNT roster Mauricio Pochettino has called in a youthful group for the upcoming friendlies. Here are the big takeaways The Guardian - US · Sep 17
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s second term: ‘Has anyone ever done a worse job?’ Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s midterm bribes, Pete Hegseth’s ‘grooming standards’ and Don Jr’s wedding bankrolled by a Russian oligarch The Guardian - US · Sep 17
Trump arch could have ‘adverse effects’ on nearby monuments but will proceed, report says National Park Service lays out concerns that planned 250ft arch could interfere with historic sites in US capital The Guardian - US · Sep 17
Bill Belichick’s son resigns after investigation into UNC football turmoil Defensive coordinator Steve Belichick, son of head coach Bill Belichick, resigned after an investigation found that ‘certain actions’ disregarded school standards The Guardian - US · Sep 17
Neither foam nor feathers - the perfect pillow for my neck and back is filled with buckwheat hulls A small cotton tube stuffed with buckwheat hulls gave me firm, cool support that adapts to how I sleep The Guardian - US · Sep 17
FBI warned ICE agents could be targeted by fake ‘tradwife’ dating profiles, memo reveals Exclusive: Internal FBI memo, reviewed by the Guardian, said women wanted to dox and ‘embarrass’ agents, but provided few details The Guardian - US · Sep 17
Paid influencers are everywhere in US politics. We need transparency Secret coordination between politicians and social media creators is a form of astroturfing. But there are few legal regulations The Guardian - US · Sep 17
Trump administration again denies entry visas to Palestinian officials ahead of UN general assembly For the second year in a row, the administration has barred the Palestinian delegation from US travel for the forum The Guardian - US · Sep 17
Attorneys for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs drop music mogul, alleging unpaid legal bills The musician is serving a 50-month federal prison term for prostitution-related offenses The Guardian - US · Sep 17
Robert Kraft, once the NFL’s good guy, is just another billionaire silencing Macklemore The Patriots owner’s decision to ban the rapper from performing at the team’s stadium brings back memories of the blackballing of Colin Kaepernick The Guardian - US · Sep 17
With US measles deaths on the rise, local officials are stepping in where RFK Jr won’t As the country’s top public health official spends his time in office undermining science, doctors and advocates mount an urgent campaign for childhood vaccines The Guardian - US · Sep 17
Bad news this week for Trump – but Fox viewers might have missed it The network continues to cater to its presidential ‘audience of one’, downplaying his supreme court loss and more The Guardian - US · Sep 17
The Guardian - US · Sep 17 Trump and Rubio allies are vying for control of Cuba’s assets if regime falls Washington and Florida insiders are exploring lucrative deals for a post-communist Cuba crushed by ever-increasing US sanctions
The Guardian - US · Sep 17 Hundreds of ageing Americans may not get results of Alzheimer’s study due to Trump cuts Shutdown of study is latest for Trump administration, which has canceled, frozen and otherwise disrupted more than 5,700 medical research grants over two years
The Guardian - US · Sep 17 Ilhan Omar brings bill to make ICE ‘pay the price’ for terrorizing communities Make ICE Pay Act would block nearly $140bn in funding and redirect money to places reeling from Trump crackdown
The Guardian - US · Sep 17 Feeling overwhelmed by the AI doom loop? Here’s the essential reading list to make sense of it all It’s a chaotic time in an industry that’s reshaping our lives – Guardian reporters and experts recommend the books that help explain how we got here, and where we’re headed
The Guardian - US · Sep 17 ‘We live with a big burden’: survivor of abusive Spotlight priest hopes clergyman’s death brings closure Keith Townsend says he hopes death of Ronald Paquin in prison helps victims and families to ‘keep pressing forward’
The Guardian - US · Sep 17 Trump’s love of fossil fuels is about more than money The US decision to remove limits on coal and gas plant emissions is rooted in a perception of manliness in these industries
The Guardian - US · Sep 17 Jonathan Majors’s anti-Islam action thriller is laughably terrible far-right propaganda The disgraced former Marvel villain has found work with Ben Shapiro for hateful campus-set thriller Run Hide Fight: Infidels, which makes its politics clear from the outset
The Guardian - US · Sep 17 LeBron James once raged against the machine. Increasingly, he helps prop it up LeBron James was once one of the world’s most outspoken athletes. Now he’s plugging a predictions market and an authoritarian leader
The Guardian - US · Sep 17 South Park – I mean, South America – is back, with no Donald Trump in sight (yet) After adopting the president’s fondness for renaming things America, the season 29 premiere sees Trey Parker and Matt Stone use e-bikes to critique the ruination of the US
The Guardian - US · Sep 17 ‘Pretend I’m on the ticket’: Trump hits campaign trail in bid to boost Republican hopes President stumps for Senate nominee Michael Whatley in North Carolina and urges voters to ‘crush the communists’
The Guardian - US · Sep 16 US government paid federal employees $9.5bn not to work amid Doge cuts – report GAO report shows how use paid administrative leave rose by 435% from 2023 to 2025 and incurred a sixfold cost