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Human Rights Watch warns US heading to 'authoritarianism'

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, US President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson attend a Bill signing in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. [AFP]

Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday that President Donald Trump was turning the United States into an authoritarian state as democracy declines globally to its lowest ebb in four decades.

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