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The Latest Articles by Arwa Mahdawi

Don’t visit the US – it just isn’t worth the risks right now

Minor visa infractions have seen tourists detained, shackled and deported by overzealous US border staff. There are many more welcoming places to go on holiday, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Arrested at gunpoint, charged as a felon: a midwife’s lot in anti-abortion Texas

The state with the most radical abortion law is seeking to make an example of Maria Margarita Rojas

The Guardian - US

I was always terrified of confrontation. Then I hit my 40s

If I see someone making my neighbourhood a worse place to live, I walk straight up to them and … have a little word. What is happening to me, asks Arwa Mahdawi

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The US assault on free speech is not going to end with Mahmoud Khalil

The significance of the Trump administration’s arrest and threat to deport the Palestinian activist cannot be overstated

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‘Guess what? You don’t matter’: what Trump’s war on DEI means for every American who’s not a straight white man

The US government’s move to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion policies is a naked attempt to appeal to prejudice – but it may well backfire

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The US’s plutocrats and politicians want more, more, more. Matt LeBlanc shows us a better way

‘Joey from Friends’ has gone viral for his lack of drive. This is what the world needs – someone who’s happy with nothing rather than everything, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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No one’s buying Hunter Biden’s terrible paintings any more? I wonder why

It’s tough being a nepo baby – especially when your daddy suddenly loses his influence, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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The pink protest at Trump’s speech shows the Democrats aren’t coming to save us

The general reaction is that this was yet another stunning example of how spineless and performative the Democrats are

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Wooden spoons are making us sick? I thought that was fish slices

Another day, another health scare. I’m struggling to know which dangers I should take seriously, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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First Trump threatened to nuke hurricanes. Now he’s waging war on weather forecasters

How do you stop people worrying about the climate emergency? By sacking anyone whose job it is to keep an eye on it. Chalk up another win for Project 2025, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Even rightwingers are mocking the ‘Epstein files’ as a lot of redacted nothing

It was yet another reminder that Trump and his associates will turn even the sex trafficking of minors into a photo op

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Melania Trump doesn’t want to play the role of first lady – but she doesn’t mind making $28m

She has been all but absent from Washington since her husband returned to the White House. Instead, her energy has been poured into monetising her status, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Is a Trump backlash on its way? Well, eggs are as expensive as ever – and you can’t eat the culture wars

The 78-year-old president is the ultimate comeback kid, but he is not a king and he is certainly not a god. As prices rise and consumer sentiment slumps, he may come to regret his election promises, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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All the president’s friends, from Natalie Harp and Daniel Penny to Andrew Tate

There are three tried-and-tested strategies for getting into Donald Trump’s inner circle, from adoration to misogyny

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New Zealand’s tourism campaign is not the world’s worst – and I should know

The slogan ‘Everyone must go!’ is being rubbished, but is it really that bad? Hong Kong and Vilnius have much stronger claims to this shameful title ...

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Elon Musk keeps bringing his kids to work – and the reasons aren’t cute at all

Is this fun fathering or a cynical and exploitative PR strategy from the tech billionaire? I suspect the latter, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Saying ‘women’ is not allowed, but ‘men’ and ‘white’ are OK? I’m (not) shocked

Thanks to Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders attacking a number of terms, ‘women’ is literally being erased

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What is ‘conservative girl’ makeup, and am I accidentally wearing it?

I look drained and my mascara’s gone clumpy. According to TikTok, this is all it takes to resemble a hardcore US Republican, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Did RFK Jr really drink fish medicine? He definitely has weird ideas about ‘making America healthy again’

The supplement-loving anti-vaxxer could well be the US’s next health secretary. At least the wellness bros and woo-woo fans will be happy, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Meet the young Musketeers, our unelected overlords employed by ‘Doge’

Elon Musk’s crew, most of whom can’t rent a car without paying the ‘under 25’ fee, have access to our sensitive personal data

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Trump’s Gaza remarks are no surprise: ethnic cleansing was always the plan

If Trump executes his plans, it’s because the media helped pave the way. It’s beyond time for more of my colleagues to speak up

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I didn’t think Trump’s second act would be that bad. Oh, how wrong I was

The Maga kingpin has only been president for a couple of weeks, but the chaos he has unleashed in the US is already much worse than I thought it could be. I’m genuinely frightened

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Will Prince Harry be deported from Trump’s America?

A rightwing thinktank has been targeting the royal ever since he confessed to taking drugs – and is demanding his immigration forms be released, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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The low keep getting lower, as shown by Trump’s response to the DC plane crash

When asked about his plans to visit the crash site, Trump made a joke: ‘The water? You want me to go swimming?’

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It’s true! American schools do brainwash children. Just not in the way I thought …

Imagine my shock when our three-year-old came home singing about … an NFL team. I blame the teachers, says Arwa Mahdawi

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