51 minutes ago Trump picks Keith Kellogg to serve as special envoy to Ukraine and Russia

Retired US army general and former Pence aide tapped for newly conceived role to negotiate amid ongoing warDonald Trump has picked Keith Kellogg to serve as a special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, a newly conceived role given the ongoing war between the two countries.Kellogg, an 80-year-old retired US army lieutenant general, would start in the role as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues into its third year. Continue reading...

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81 minutes ago Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks

President-elect Donald Trump's transition says several of his Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks."

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82 minutes ago Elon Musk blasts Ben Stiller with shock slur after actor said 'woke' Hollywood is killing 'edgier' comedy

The 53-year-old - who was named as co-head of Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) - took to his X platform to take a shot at the 58-year-old actor.

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86 minutes ago Trump cabinet picks targeted in ‘swatting’ incidents; Biden condemns ‘threats of political violence’: Live

FBI on case as president-elect’s nominees and appointees victims of bomb threats and ‘swatting’ incidents this week

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2 hours ago Steve Bannon names the one thing that made a difference in the election: ‘It’s the reason we won’

Elon Musk’s PAC spent some $200m backing Trump’s re-election run

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2 hours ago Trump cabinet picks including Matt Gaetz targeted by bomb threats and swatting

Gaetz and Elise Stefanik among those targeted at their homes in incidents being investigated by the FBI

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2 hours ago Trump’s picks for new administration are focus of bomb threats and ‘swatting’

Pete Hegseth, Elise Stefanik and Matt Gaetz are among those who were either confirmed or reported to be targetedUS politics – live updatesPete Hegseth, nominated to be Donald Trump’s defense secretary, was among several cabinet nominees and appointees of the president-elect’s incoming administration who were targeted with bomb threats and so-called “swatting” on Wednesday, the Guardian has learned.Elise Stefanik, Republican congresswoman of New York and Trump’s nomination for US ambassador to the United Nations, who has emerged as a hard right loyalist of Trump in the last few years, was the subject of a bomb threat, her office said. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago David Lammy hits out at 'politicking' over Chagos Islands as he plays down claims Labour's sovereignty deal is collapsing after new Mauritian PM joins Donald Trump allies in voicing concerns

The Foreign Secretary insisted the sovereignty pact was a 'very good deal' as he played down claims it was on the verge of an embarrassing collapse.

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2 hours ago Canada lynx proposed for new habitat protections in US southern Rockies

U.S. wildlife officials are proposing new habitat protections in the southern Rocky Mountains for Canada lynx

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2 hours ago The total wealth of Trump’s top team is $340 billion — more than the GDP of 169 countries

Several billionaires and wealthy mega donors and executives are nominated for key economic posts

Economics