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Ben Sargent's latest Loon Star State political cartoon. The Republicans oppose big government, except when it comes to gutting democracy.

Workers and activists implore Governor Greg Abbott to consider the dire need for protections in the record-breaking heat.

After two days of demonstrations, protesters in Georgia forced out the Russian cruise ship Astoria Grande, which had been docked at a Black Sea port in the southwest of the country. Police responded by using force on protesters, who cited their disapproval of the cruise ship’s passengers’ views on Russian…

HB 2127, the so-called death star bill, is the culmination of a years-long fight about centralizing power, not protecting small businesses.

Health experts raise concerns over marketing for flavoured oral sachets that can legally be sold to under-18s

Your wife sounds unhappy but pressuring her to go to counselling may suggest you think there is something wrong with her

Whitehall watchdog gives red rating to set of measures aimed to bring net-zero goals, amid backlash over retreat on climate policy

Survey reveals large numbers of childcare providers will not increase capacity because of staff, cost or space concerns

Thousands of people may have perished on Alderney during the second world war but their murderers never stood trial

The video shows four little girls, one in tears, in what is referred to as a “camp for genital mutilation" in Conakry. Our Observer says that this is the first time a video of one of these places has emerged. While genital mutilation is banned in Guinea, it is still…

The code sets out the principles, values and standards that drive Guardian and Observer journalism, writes the Guardian and Observer’s global readers’ editor Elisabeth Ribbans