2 hours ago An inside look at Trump's bigger and better inauguration: From a garbage truck parade to the YMCA

Rappers, tech titans, country music sensations, The Village People and a very famous garbage truck are set to make Donald Trump 's second inauguration bigger and better than ever before.

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4 hours ago Clothes in the closets and favorite foods in the fridge: Moving day comes to the White House

Most presidents get to move into the White House once

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2 hours ago Blow for Donald Trump's 'Tory toadies' Liz Truss and Priti Patel after huge inauguration change

Despite a 3,500 mile trip and braving freezing temperatures, the weather has sidelined the plans of Suella Braverman, ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss, Priti Patel, and Tobias Ellwood

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3 hours ago ‘Fear of what’s to happen’: Haitians in Ohio city brace for Trump’s return

Community baselessly demonized by Republicans dread what Trump’s return means for TPS and immigrantsWhen then president Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security attempted to end temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitians in 2017, Gilbert Fortil had just arrived in Springfield, Ohio.Fortil, from Gonaïves in northern Haiti, has spent the years since then working to make a new life in Springfield. He has opened a radio station to serve the growing Haitian community, bought and renovated abandoned properties, and been joined by thousands of other Haitians who have helped revive a once-struggling town in western Ohio. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Starmer warned not to cosy up to Trump as new poll shows Labour voters want closer EU ties instead

Exclusive: Nearly two-thirds of Labour voters say that with Donald Trump about to enter the White House they back closer post-Brexit connections to Europe

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3 hours ago Davos is appealing for ‘collaboration in the intelligent age’. Good luck with that

The annual gathering of the globally minded is looking forlorn in the light of Trump 2.0 and trade rowsThis year’s week-long gabfest in the Alpine resort of Davos, which kicks off on Monday, will be held under the banner: “A Call for Collaboration in the Intelligent Age”.Given that it will open as Donald Trump is inaugurated with a promise to jack up import tariffs, trash the Paris climate agreement and put an anti-vaxxer in charge of the US health system, hopes of either collaboration or intelligence being much on display in 2025 appear bleak. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Met Office warns huge freeze that's hit Donald Trump's inauguration will affect UK weather

A cold wave is set to sweep across America bringing what has been described as 'dangerously cold weather'

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3 hours ago Trump and Musk have launched a new class war. In the UK, we must prepare to defend ourselves | George Monbiot

Across the world, societies are reverting to oligarchies. How to resist? Fight for democracy with all we’ve gotSeldom in recent history has class war been waged so blatantly. Generally, billionaires and hectomillionaires employ concierges to attack the poor on their behalf. But now, freed from shame and embarrassment, they no longer hide their involvement. In the US, the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, will lead the federal assault on the middle and working classes: seeking to slash public spending and the public protections defending people from predatory capital.He shares responsibility for the Department of Government Efficiency with another billionaire, Vivek Ramaswamy. They have been recruiting further billionaires to oversee cuts across government. These plutocrats will not be paid. They will wage their class war pro bono, out of the goodness of their hearts.George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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13 hours ago Inside White House 'ring of steel' for Trump inauguration amid 'lone actor' threat

Authorities are ramping up security as they prepare for any possible threats, including "lone actors" during Donald Trump's inauguration which is due to take place on Monday

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3 hours ago Minister distances Government from Sir Sadiq Khan ‘resurgent fascism’ warning

The comments come ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday which will see him sworn into the White House for a second term.

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20 hours ago From criminal sentencing to inauguration: Timeline of Trump’s dramatic return to White House

During the two months since Trump won the election, states and Congress have certified the results, a new Congress has convened, and the president-elect has been sentenced in his hush-money case

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25 hours ago Senior military figures warn Starmer against sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer has been warned the UK risks becoming a ‘national embarrassment’

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4 hours ago Americans pick which migrants Trump should send home first as mass deportation plan gets universal support

Donald Trump has promised that the biggest mass deportation in the history of America will begin on day one of his presidency, and voters say it can't come soon enough.

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26 hours ago Voices: Tactical voting was Keir Starmer’s secret weapon. Next time, it could be turned against him

The prime minister won because of anti-Tory tactical voting last year – but, John Rentoul argues, new polling suggests that the next election could be very different

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4 hours ago ‘Reactionary nihilism’: how a rightwing movement strives to end US democracy

Money, Lies, and God exposes a Christian nationalist movement funded by the super-rich seeking to secure their wealth at the expense of othersThere is a “real and very, very present” threat to the US from a shadowy collection of rightwing leaders, a new book on the movement behind Donald Trump warns, with the aim being “an end to pluralistic democracy”.Katherine Stewart, a journalist who specializes in the religious right, spent years researching the money and influence that has aided and encouraged tens of millions of Americans in their worship at the throne of Trump. Continue reading...

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38 hours ago Fox News pundit says Kristi Noem is ‘so hot’ that shooting her puppy won’t impact cabinet appointment chances

Greg Guttfield praised Donald Trump’s cabinet picks for being in ‘great shape,’ while slamming liberals as ‘fat, out of shape losers’

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4 hours ago Tennis star Coco Gauff says TikTok ban ‘will force me to read books more’

The 20-year-old has more than 750,000 followers on the platform as well as millions of likes and views.

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38 hours ago Fox News pundit says Kristi Noem is ‘so hot’ that shooting her puppy doesn’t matter

Greg Guttfield praised Donald Trump’s cabinet picks for being in ‘great shape,’ while slamming liberals as ‘fat, out of shape losers’

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5 hours ago Lord Sugar makes scathing prediction about Elon Musk’s future working with Trump

‘He’s going to get a bloody nose,’ the ‘Apprentice’ star said

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6 hours ago Minister slaps down Sadiq Khan over 'resurgent fascism' jibe at Donald Trump as Labour scrambles to forge ties with new president

Sadiq Khan fuelled his long-running feud with the returning president by urging Labour and the Left to 'confront' the forces of 'reactionary populism'.

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6 hours ago TikTok vanishes in US as ban takes effect and Trump hints at possible reprieve

President-elect says he will consider putting app back on market to ease America’s relations with China

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7 hours ago ‘Has the world gone mad? It has’: foreign reporters share a view of Trump from abroad

Journalists from countries that have seen challenges to democracy give their view on the second Trump presidencyWhat is the view of US democracy from abroad, and what can Americans learn from other nations with a history of political tumult?During his first term Donald Trump tested democratic norms by undermining trust in fair elections, encouraging political violence and demonizing the media and public servants. He has promised to be a dictator “on day one” of his second term. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Sadiq Khan lashes out over 'resurgent fascism' as he renews feud with Donald Trump ahead of inauguration and swipes that Labour ministers must 'speak truth to power'

The London Mayor urged Labour and the Left to 'confront' the forces of 'reactionary populism' on the eve of the White House changeover.

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8 hours ago AI predicts 'erosion' of US democracy at end of Donald Trump's second term

EXCLUSIVE: The Orange Manbaby cometh and fears of an 'oligarchy', economic ruin and the end of the world have erupted – so the Daily Star turned to AI for answers on Earth's most pressing questions

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8 hours ago Donald Trump inauguration LIVE: Thousands march in Washington DC to rally against President

Donald Trump will succeed Joe Biden in the White House from January 20, when he takes the oath of office in Washington D.C

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9 hours ago From GDP to trade, how well equipped is China’s economy for Trump 2.0? | Amy Hawkins

Beijing has prepared for increased tariffs but its actions will not be enough to offset falling demand from the USWhen Donald Trump enters the White House for the second time on 20 January, the view from the Oval Office will look very different to the one he encountered in 2017. A pandemic, the war in Ukraine and a trade war with China have caused ripples through the global economy that are still being felt midway through the decade.Beijing will be watching closely. Trump has promised to impose tariffs of up to 60% on Chinese imports, partly in retaliation for the flow of fentanyl from China to the US. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago First Brexit, now Trump and Musk: ignorance is back with a vengeance | William Keegan

The aggression from the Tesla billionaire is new; but Britain has years of experience in the consequences of falling for misleading promises‘Never under­estimate the power of ignorance.” I came across this thought while looking for something to watch late at night after the television news on the horrors in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and the Los Angeles fires.The quote comes from an old episode of my friend Paul Whitehouse’s The Fast Show. It applies, among many other things, to the background to the re-election of the criminal Donald Trump, and the continuing damage being wrought upon itself by a British electorate, 37% of whom voted, in frustration at other economic and social problems, for Brexit. With few exceptions they did not know what they were letting themselves in for; but they do now. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago SNL monologue: Dave Chappelle teases Trump over being ‘petty’ before wishing him ‘good luck’

Before the president-elect’s win, comedian said he wanted to host the show to get rid of his Trump jokes

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9 hours ago SNL monologue: Dave Chappelle teases Trump over Jan 6 and being ‘petty’ before wishing him ‘good luck’

Before the president-elect’s win, comedian said he wanted to host the show to get rid of his Trump jokes

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