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Active-duty US soldiers to receive MDMA therapy for PTSD next yearHope that sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy could help soldiers fight longer by helping them process trauma A new doctrine could soon take hold in part of the US war on drugs: psychedelic drugs for active-duty soldiers suffering from PTSD. In two studies funded by the Department of Defe...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/military-psychedelic-ptsd-drug-therapy#USmilitary #Drugs #Trumpadministration #USnews #USpolitics #TheGuardian(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:21:17 +0000)

US reinstates ‘gun show loophole’ amid rollback of firearms restrictionsDoJ announces changes including ‘loophole’ that allows people to buy guns at shows without background check The US justice department has rolled back several significant restrictions on guns, including reinstating the so-called “gun show loophole”, which allowed people at such events t...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/trump-administration-gun-show-loophole#USguncontrol #Trumpadministration #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:19:47 +0000)

Trump withdraws nomination of Casey Means for US surgeon generalUS president said he was instead nominating radiologist and Fox News contributor Dr Nicole Saphier for the post * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] [Donald Trump][2] on Thursday pulled his nominee to become the US surgeon general, Casey Means, and replaced her. The US president said t...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/trump-withdraws-nomination-casey-means#Trumpadministration #DonaldTrump #USnews #USpolitics #TheGuardian(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:00:54 +0000)

‘A devastating blow’: major civil rights group calls supreme court ruling on voting case ‘a major setback for our nation’ – liveNAACP decries 6-3 decision that ruled Louisiana must redraw its congressional map, a landmark case that guts major section of Voting Rights Act * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] * [US supreme court ‘...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/29/king-charles-new-york-donald-trump-zohran-mamdani-iran-us-politics-live#USsupremecourt #DonaldTrump #USnews #Trumpadministration #USvotingrights #TheGuardian(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:53:40 +0000)

‘A devastating blow’: major civil rights group calls supreme court ruling on voting case ‘a major setback for our nation’ – liveNAACP decries 6-3 decision that ruled Louisiana must redraw its congressional map, a landmark case that guts major section of Voting Rights Act * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] * [US supreme court ‘...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/29/king-charles-new-york-donald-trump-zohran-mamdani-iran-us-politics-live#USsupremecourt #DonaldTrump #USnews #Trumpadministration #USvotingrights #TheGuardian(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:28:38 +0000)

‘A devastating blow’: major civil rights group calls supreme court ruling on voting case ‘a major setback for our nation’ – liveNAACP decries 6-3 decision that ruled Louisiana must redraw its congressional map, a landmark case that guts major section of Voting Rights Act * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] * [US supreme court ‘...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/29/king-charles-new-york-donald-trump-zohran-mamdani-iran-us-politics-live#USsupremecourt #DonaldTrump #USnews #Trumpadministration #USvotingrights #TheGuardian(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:55:14 +0000)

‘A devastating blow’: major civil rights group calls supreme court ruling on voting case ‘a major setback for our nation’ – liveNAACP decries 6-3 decision that ruled Louisiana must redraw its congressional map, a landmark case that guts major section of Voting Rights Act * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] * [US supreme court ‘...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/29/king-charles-new-york-donald-trump-zohran-mamdani-iran-us-politics-live#USsupremecourt #DonaldTrump #USnews #Trumpadministration #USvotingrights #TheGuardian(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:12:42 +0000)

‘A devastating blow’: major civil rights group calls supreme court ruling on voting case ‘a major setback for our nation’ – liveNAACP decries 6-3 decision that ruled Louisiana must redraw its congressional map, a landmark case that guts major section of Voting Rights Act * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] * [US supreme court ‘...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/29/king-charles-new-york-donald-trump-zohran-mamdani-iran-us-politics-live#USsupremecourt #DonaldTrump #USnews #Trumpadministration #USvotingrights #TheGuardian(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:52:24 +0000)

We detected Aids through a federal early warning system. Trump has decimated it | Robert B. Shpiner https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2026/apr/29/aids-national-science-board-mmwr #TrumpAdministration #UsNews #AidsAndHiv #UsPolitics #Health #RobertFKennedyJr #VaccinesAndImmunisation

Justice department claims Comey made ‘threat to kill’ Trump as it announces charges against former FBI director – liveCharges appear to stem from photo posted on Comey’s Instagram account last year; former FBI director expresses faith that he will be exonerated at trial * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] **...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/28/donald-trump-king-charles-melania-camilla-white-house-congress-latest-news-updates#Trumpadministration #USnews #DonaldTrump #Worldnews #WhiteHousecorrespondents'dinnershooting #TheGuardian(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:14:56 +0000)

Justice department claims Comey made ‘threat to kill’ Trump as it announces charges against former FBI director – liveNew charges against president’s political enemy appear to stem from photo posted on Comey’s Instagram account last year * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] **Donald Trump** has reportedly sig...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/28/donald-trump-king-charles-melania-camilla-white-house-congress-latest-news-updates#Trumpadministration #USnews #DonaldTrump #Worldnews #WhiteHousecorrespondents'dinnershooting #TheGuardian(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:38:31 +0000)

Justice department claims Comey made ‘threat to kill’ Trump as it announces charges against former FBI director – liveNew charges against president’s political enemy appear to stem from photo posted on Comey’s Instagram account last year * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] **Donald Trump** has reportedly sig...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/28/donald-trump-king-charles-melania-camilla-white-house-congress-latest-news-updates#Trumpadministration #USnews #DonaldTrump #Worldnews #WhiteHousecorrespondents'dinnershooting #TheGuardian(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:44:44 +0000)

FCC orders review of ABC licenses after Jimmy Kimmel’s Melania Trump joke https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/28/fcc-abc-jimmy-kimmel #TrumpAdministration #Abc #JimmyKimmel #Business #UsNews #UsPolitics #Media #MelaniaTrump #TelevisionRadio

King to meet Trump off-camera amid clash fears before Charles’ Congress speech – US politics liveState visit of UK royals continues as monarch to tell US lawmakers that ‘our countries have always found ways to come together’ * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] **Donald Trump** has reportedly signaled to his ...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/28/donald-trump-king-charles-melania-camilla-white-house-congress-latest-news-updates#Trumpadministration #USnews #DonaldTrump #Worldnews #WhiteHousecorrespondents'dinnershooting #TheGuardian(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:56:31 +0000)

King to meet Trump off-camera amid clash fears before Charles’ Congress speech – US politics liveState visit of UK royals continues as monarch to tell US lawmakers that ‘our countries have always found ways to come together’ * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] **Donald Trump** has reportedly signaled to his ...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/28/donald-trump-king-charles-melania-camilla-white-house-congress-latest-news-updates#Trumpadministration #USnews #DonaldTrump #Worldnews #WhiteHousecorrespondents'dinnershooting #TheGuardian(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:17:32 +0000)

Trump fires independent board overseeing National Science Foundation https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/28/trump-fires-national-science-foundation-board #TrumpAdministration #Science #UsNews #UsCongress

White House Correspondents’ Dinner suspect to be charged as Trump prepares to welcome king – US politics liveSuspect in Saturday evening’s shooting – Cole Tomas Allen – expected to be formally charged in court today * [Trump said he ‘wasn’t worried’ during shooting][1] * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][2...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/27/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-suspect-charges-donald-trump-king-charles-latest-news-updates#Trumpadministration #USnews #DonaldTrump #WhiteHousecorrespondents'dinnershooting #KingCharlesIII #TheGuardian(Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:32:47 +0000)

Middle East crisis live: Iran ‘offers to end chokehold on strait of Hormuz’Sources say country wants US to end its blockade as part of proposal but has not addressed its nuclear programme **Iran is proposing that shipping companies should pay charges for specific services when they cross the strait of Hormuz, in a move that would enable it ...https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/27/middle-east-crisis-iran-us-israel-lebanon-trump-araghchi-putin-hormuz-oil-latest-news-updates#US-IsraelwaronIran #Iran #Trumpadministration #Israel #StraitofHormuz #TheGuardian(Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:24:13 +0000)

White House Correspondents’ Dinner suspect to be charged as Trump prepares to welcome king – US politics liveSuspect in Saturday evening’s shooting – Cole Tomas Allen – expected to be formally charged in court today * [Trump said he ‘wasn’t worried’ during shooting][1] * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][2...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/27/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-suspect-charges-donald-trump-king-charles-latest-news-updates#Trumpadministration #USnews #DonaldTrump #WhiteHousecorrespondents'dinnershooting #KingCharlesIII #TheGuardian(Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:13:35 +0000)

Middle East crisis live: Iran ‘offers to end chokehold on strait of Hormuz’Sources say country wants US to end its blockade as part of proposal but has not addressed its nuclear programme **Iran is proposing that shipping companies should pay charges for specific services when they cross the strait of Hormuz, in a move that would enable it ...https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/27/middle-east-crisis-iran-us-israel-lebanon-trump-araghchi-putin-hormuz-oil-latest-news-updates#US-IsraelwaronIran #Iran #Trumpadministration #Israel #StraitofHormuz #TheGuardian(Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:06:01 +0000)