US affairs

Stories/published pieces about anything related to the US, from politics, social issues and more.

Ben and Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen is detained by Capitol Police for disrupting proceedings during a hearing with US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty)
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Ben & Jerry's co-founder confronts RFK Jr in Gaza protest

The co-founder of the ice cream brand was removed from a Senate hearing after confronting the health secretary over continued US military support for Israel

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 May, 2025
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L), US President Donald Trump (C), and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meet in Riyadh
Post-Assad Syria
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Trump's Syria announcement surprised his own sanctions officials

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 May, 2025
The US Department of Homeland Security accused Badar Khan Suri of ties to the Palestinian militant group Hamas [Mapheze Saleh]
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US judge orders release of Georgetown researcher Badar Khan Suri

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 May, 2025
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Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene says 'not controlled' by AIPAC

The New Arab Staff
14 May, 2025
The Trump administration is said to be sceptical of Israel's claim there is a military solution to its aims of recovering hostages in Gaza
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Trump urged to reconsider 'Judge Jeanine' Pirro appointment

Brooke Anderson
14 May, 2025
Tour groups walk past the statue of John Harvard in Harvard Yard on May 2, 2025
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Trump administration cuts more Harvard funding

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 May, 2025
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Trump ready to help Lebanon, touts 'new ambassador' Michel Issa

The New Arab Staff
13 May, 2025
A Boeing CH-47F Chinook tandem rotor helicopter transports a military vehicle during a demonstration drill at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase near Constanta, Romania on July 30, 2022. (Photo by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images)
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US approves $1.4 billion weapons sale to UAE

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 May, 2025
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Israeli-US soldier Edan Alexander's release divides many in Gaza

Sally Ibrahim
13 May, 2025
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Donald Trump
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Trump meets Saudi crown prince in Riyadh at start of Gulf tour

The New Arab Staff
13 May, 2025
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Gaza War
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Who is Adam Boehler, the quiet architect of Hamas-US talks?

The New Arab Staff
Mohammed Al-Badawi
13 May, 2025
Sharaa will push Trump for sanctions relief
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Trump 'to meet Syria's President Sharaa' during Saudi visit

The New Arab Staff
12 May, 2025
Maggie Gyllenhaal and daughter Ramona Sarsgaard arrive to attend the DIOR fashion show as part of the PFW on September 27, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/GC Images)
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Maggie Gyllenhaal's daughter arrested over Columbia Gaza protest

The New Arab Staff
12 May, 2025
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First white S. Africans leave for US under Trump 'refugee plan'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 May, 2025
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Trump to 'accept' luxury jet from Qataris as Air Force One

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 May, 2025
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Could Trump recognise Palestine to expand the Abraham Accords?

The New Arab Staff
10 May, 2025
New York City police arrested dozens of Pro-Palestinian protesters on Columbia University on Wednesday evening after they took over part of a central library in New York, USA on May 7, 2025
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Columbia suspends dozens of students for pro-Palestine protest

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 May, 2025
Universities in New York City protest President Trump administration
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Most Americans disapprove of Trump's treatment of colleges

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 May, 2025
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Trump pro-Palestine activism crackdown
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Judge releases Rumeysa Ozturk after being detained by ICE

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 May, 2025
Deported Migrants arrive from US in a military plane in Honduras
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Migrants told of Libya deportation waited hours on tarmac

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 May, 2025
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Freed Palestinian student accuses Columbia of inciting violence

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 May, 2025