18 minutes ago Merrick Garland plans to release Jack Smith’s January 6 report. How Trump is trying to stop him

The special counsel handed in his final report days before Trump returns to the White House

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3 hours ago Labour 'offering to pay Mauritius nearly £9billion' as part of Chagos Islands deal in bid to rush through agreement before Donald Trump re

The Government is currently scrambling to save its agreement to surrender control of the Indian Ocean archipelago, which hosts a strategically vital UK-US military base.

Economics

23 hours ago Trump refuses to rule out using military to take Panama Canal and Greenland

Remarks likely to set off alarm bells around the world as Trump prepares to return to the White House this monthDonald Trump is refusing to rule out using American military force to retake control of the Panama Canal and seize Greenland, citing economic security as a driving factor.Speaking at a Tuesday press conference at Mar-a-Lago, the incoming US president explicitly declined to give assurances against using military or economic coercion when pressed about his plans regarding Panama and Greenland. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Donald Trump's new 'Empire of America' as map shows 'all the places he'll conquer'

Trump, Musk and friends have been gearing up for their big White House takeover, but it seems those well-manicured lawns aren't the only things they've got their eyes on - the rest of the world should watch out...

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7 hours ago Biden still believes he could have beaten Trump and says successor ‘very complimentary’ in private

President insists polling suggests he could have bested Republican rival and secured second term as he ponders legacy ahead of White House exit

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34 hours ago Liam Payne wanted man who was 'on the run' turns himself in as arrests made

Argentinian hotel worker Ezequiel David Pereyra, 21, reportedly negotiated his surrender to the police via his lawyer, after they failed to arrest him at his home

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23 hours ago ‘Melania is glad to have a babysitter for Donald’: Elon Musk finds a friend in the first lady

‘Melania is glad to have her husband busy with his work,’ a source said

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24 hours ago Donald Trump wants Gulf of Mexico renamed to 'Gulf of America' as soon as he retakes White House

During a press conference from Palm Beach in Florida, US president-elect Donald Trump said renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America would be 'appropriate'

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28 hours ago Trump moves to block report on election interference and classified documents cases – US politics live

President-elect’s lawyers ask attorney general to stop release of outgoing special counsel Jack Smith’s reportGood morning, US politics blog readers. Donald Trump may be less than two weeks away from returning to the White House, but his lawyers are keeping busy with motions to frustrate the final developments in his lingering criminal cases. Yesterday, they asked New York judge Juan Merchan to delay the president-elect’s sentencing on the 34 felony business fraud charges he was convicted of last year, but their motion was denied and the hearing is expected to take place on Friday. The case, brought by the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, was the only one of Trump’s four criminal indictments to go to trial before his election victory in November. His prosecution in Georgia for allegedly meddling in the state’s election result four years ago has stalled, likely permanently, while special counsel Jack Smith dropped the charges he brought against Trump for allegedly hiding cla...

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29 hours ago Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter left behind enduring nonprofits as part of their legacy of giving back

President Jimmy Carter’s legacy of giving back endures in several nonprofits through which he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, worked in the almost 50 years after they left the White House

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32 hours ago Biden will announce the creation of two new national monuments to protect tribal lands in California

The White House says President Joe Biden will establish two new national monuments in California that will honor Native American tribes

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36 hours ago Royal insider shares 'perfect image' of Diana that showed marriage was over

There are some royal images that are seared into the public’s minds - Diana dancing with John Travolta at the White House, William and Harry walking behind Diana’s coffin, Meghan’s dark eyeliner as she opened up to Oprah

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40 hours ago Viral post calling Congress a 'nursing home' sparks intense debate over term limits as Trump prepares to take the White House

A popular social media account posted an image Nancy Pelosi using a walker, sparking a debate over term limits in Congress.

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