20 hours ago Trump says he wants to rename Gulf of Mexico and retake Panama Canal during press conference: Live

President-elect held baffling — at times alarming — press event at Mar-a-Lago, wandering from topic to topic and threatening allied nations

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3 hours ago Israeli strikes kill at least 22 people in Gaza as US steps up ceasefire push

It comes as the US is said to be pushing for a truce before Donald Trump’s inauguration on 20 January

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26 hours ago Trump’s transition team wanted to bring on 2,000 staff. They’re falling short as insiders spar over loyalty tests

Trump will take office in less than two weeks, but his team is still well short of its target of appointing 2,000 new staff

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24 hours ago Trump won’t rule out sending military to take Panama Canal and Greenland in rambling press conference: Live

President-elect hopes to stop release of dossier covering classified documents and election interference investigations and dreams of making legacy acquisition after Congress certifies election win

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26 hours ago Will flattery get you everywhere with Donald Trump? Billionaires are determined to find out | Arwa Mahdawi

The US has been for sale to the highest bidder for some time, while democracy dies in plain sight. The difference now? How shamelessly transactional the incoming president isReader, I was wrong. So terribly wrong. It pains me to admit this but, back in the distant past (last year), I wrote some very nasty things about Donald Trump and his family. Now that I am older and wiser I realise how misguided this was. So let me set the record straight: the incoming president is an exceptionally handsome man with an incredibly high IQ. We are all blessed that this very stable genius has taken time out of his busy golfing schedule to lead the free world to prosperity.What do you reckon was I sycophantic enough or do I need to lay the flattery on even thicker? I’m asking because, as you’ve no doubt noticed, genuflecting to the uber-transactional Trump is ramping up now that inauguration day is approaching. Business leaders are breaking records with the amount of money they’re dumping into Trump...

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25 hours ago Trump says he won’t rule out sending in military to reclaim Panama Canal in rambling press conference: Live

President-elect hopes to stop release of dossier covering classified documents and election interference investigations and dreams of making legacy acquisition after Congress certifies election win

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29 hours ago Celebrities and tech leaders who support Donald Trump: Tim Cook donates $1m to inauguration

The Apple chief executive is among OpenAI boss Sam Altman, Amazon, founded by Jeff Bezos, and Meta in handing out cash to the incoming president’s inauguration committee

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30 hours ago When will Trump take office? Everything you need to know about the 2025 inauguration

President Donald J. Trump will be sworn-in on January 20, 2025 at noon - wrapping up a spectacular political comeback that was two years, two months and five days in the making.

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32 hours ago Trump sending son to Greenland after touting Canada ‘merger’ as he fixates on expanding United States: Live

President-elect dreams of making legacy aquisition after Congress certifies election win and hush money judge blocks latest attempt to delay sentencing

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34 hours ago Trump’s election win certified by Congress as he fights on to stop hush

President-elect tries to stall wheels of justice as joint-session meets to formally recognize his November victory over Kamala Harris, four years on from attempted insurrection by his supporters

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40 hours ago Trump’s election win certified by Congress as he fights onto stop hush

President-elect tries to stave off hush money conviction sentencing as Congress meets to formally recognize his November victory over Kamala Harris, four years on from attempted insurrection by his supporters

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