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The Latest Articles by Arwa Mahdawi

Staff turnover is rampant under Trump 2.0 – with insidious results

A new report shows more Senate-confirmed staffers have left their jobs this time around than in his first term

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The world is on fire, and who does Trump blame? The Canadians

The US president has been complaining about Canada’s ‘filthy, polluted and unhealthy air’. Maybe he should put all that energy into tackling the climate crisis, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Hunter Biden for president? Stranger things have happened

Once Republicans’ favourite punchline, Joe Biden’s son is now building an online following by trolling JD Vance, taunting Trump and embracing the absurdity of US politics, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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When Trump accuses others of wrongdoing, you can bet he’s up to something himself

Thursday’s speech about election integrity was a case in point, as the president seeks to undermine the system

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Pete Hegseth wants testosterone for his soldiers. Finally, some gender-affirming care

The defense secretary has announced a screening program for troops. Get ready for a high-T Department of War

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Ali G is back. I really wish he wasn’t

Back in the day, he was funny. But that day was 24 years ago – and the character sits uncomfortably in a post-shame world, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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The truth about Pete Hegseth’s strange campaign against beards

His facial hair fixation might seem perplexing – but it is part of an aestheticisation of politics that is central to the Trump project, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Is Mitch McConnell secretly deceased?

The senator’s health is shrouded in mystery after he was hospitalized. Why can’t we get a clear answer?

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Tom Kean got months of paid sick leave – after voting against it for others

The congressman spent four months mysteriously away from work, but he doesn’t seem to think his constituents should get mandated sick days

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I’m putting creatine in my breakfast - but will it make me stronger, healthier and happier?

I am having the world’s most basic midlife crisis. I have not found God. I have found a fitness supplement that was once the preserve of male bodybuilders

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Is heterosexuality hopeless?

Some argue that it is now embarrassing, particularly for women. But the fatalism of Extremely Online discourse obscures the actual picture, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Doubt that Elon Musk ‘earned’ his trillion? Rightwing media says you’re in an ‘impotent envy cult’

The lovefest from Musk’s conservative fans completely overlooks the unscrupulous tactics behind his immense wealth

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The UFC fighter who mocked Michelle Obama claims it was all a compliment

Clearly, the former first lady should have been flattered by the remark at the White House cage match

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Is the world about to be overrun by trans mice? Not if congresswoman Nancy Mace has anything to do with it

Mace’s TRANS MICE Act is designed to end ‘radical transgender-related experiments on animals’. But is this all a stupid misunderstanding, asks Arwa Mahdawi

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JD Vance has written another book? Couldn’t he just concentrate on his day job?

As the US tries to limit the damage from the Iran war, its vice-president has admitted he doesn’t understand diplomacy, writes Arwa Mahdawi. Of course not: he’s been too busy churning out another memoir

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DC’s ‘renovated’ pool reflects the Trump administration’s dangerous hubris

When asked what his takeaways from the Iran war were, Trump said he believed there were no limits to his power

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The curious case of Elias Thorne – and what he tells us about AI inbreeding

A character bearing that name appears in a remarkable number of chatbot-generated stories, writes Arwa Mahdawi. He could be a messenger from the future – or a warning that generative AI is in danger of ‘model collapse’

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What Jared and Ivanka want, Jared and Ivanka get? Not if Albania’s ‘flamingo revolution’ has any say in it

Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets to block the Trump-Kushners’ plans to build on a nature reserve. But they’re not the only billionaires acting as if the whole world was for sale, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Momfluencers are co-parenting with AI. Is it better than a man?

Women in heterosexual marriages continue to do most of the caregiving. Now some are offering guides to AI-fying parenting

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From Goop to ‘Gwynocide’: why is Gwyneth Paltrow starring in a luxury Israeli real estate ad?

Paltrow went viral this week for her commercial for 51 Park – a building just miles from where Palestinians are being killed and displaced

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Think Musk the billionaire was bad? Brace yourself for Musk the trillionaire

Becoming the world’s first trillionaire is only going to supercharge this sense of impunity and bring us one step closer to full-blown oligarchy

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Jill Biden’s book is the last thing we need right now

CNN anchor Jake Tapper joined a chorus of voices accusing the former first lady of rewriting history and dodging accountability for the 2024 loss

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Why is Hasan Piker ‘not conducive to the public good’? Because on Gaza, we punish the witness, not the crime

The UK has banned Piker and Cenk Uygur from entry – but the objectionable things they’ve said are not more dangerous than Israel itself

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Americans should be reassured by high prices, apparently. Does Trump’s team really think we’re that stupid?

According to chief economic adviser Kevin Hassett, living in the world’s richest superpower and witnessing food, electricity and housing become luxury items is a good thing

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Thank God for Pope Leo. He’s the leader our world desperately needs

Even for nonbelievers like me, the pope has become a reassuring – and all too rare – voice of moral clarity

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