Ed Pilkington
Ed Pilkington is the chief reporter for Guardian US. He is a former national and foreign editor of the paper, and author of Beyond the Mother Country
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Chelsea Manning leaks had no strategic impact on US war efforts, Pentagon findsUploading of more than 700,000 files to WikiLeaks had no significant strategic effect, analysis finds, putting into context the severe punishment she received
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Puerto Rico governor to take statehood case to Washington but faces US snubRicard Rosselló to push Congress to admit Puerto Rico as America’s 51st state, but experts suggest referendum result will have little impact on US lawmakers
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Puerto Ricans vote in favour of being 51st US state, but doubts remainWith almost all votes counted, option for full statehood was backed by more than 97% – but turnout for non-binding referendum stood at just 23%
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Kentucky newspapers suffer twin threats amid rising anti-media climateShooting at Lexington Herald-Leader shattered windows and bogus bomb alert in London caused staff to be evacuated – as Trump revives attacks on media
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Arkansas executions: death chamber evidence sought amid torture fearsUnprecedented burst of executions re-inflamed opposition to death penalty, with some reporting disturbing signs of distress as men were being killed
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Fourth and final Arkansas inmate Kenneth Williams executedKenneth Williams put to death by lethal injection after appeal to US supreme court fails to secure a stay on his sentence
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One nation, two Trumps: America as divided as ever after first 100 daysWe asked two neighboring communities in Ohio what they make of the president’s first 100 days in office. Their answers paint a disparate picture
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Arkansas carries out first double execution in the US for 16 yearsExecution of Marcel Williams goes ahead despite legal wrangle over whether first lethal injection had gone wrong
The Virginia shooting fallout was predictably partisan. Can this ever be fixed?