47 h. ago Trump outs himself as source spilling on 'crazy' Elon as top adviser blames rants on 'ketamine talking'

President Donald Trump outed himself as a source for spilling details on nemesis Elon Musk's drug use, the president's controversial biographer revealed.

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55 h. ago Tommy Robinson told journalist 'I'm coming to get you' in phone call, court told

Far-right campaigner Tommy Robinson entered not guilty pleas as he appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday - he is alleged to have caused reporters 'fear of violence' in calls and social media messages

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3 d. ago Former January 6 defendant now advising justice department’s ‘weaponization working group’

Jared L Wise, who allegedly called for police to be killed at US Capitol, is now advising on the ‘weaponization’ of federal agenciesUS politics live – latest updatesA former FBI agent who allegedly shouted “kill ’em!” at law enforcement during the January 6 insurrection is now advising a “weaponization working group” in the Trump justice department, a sign of the elevated role rioters are playing since they were granted clemency by the president.Jared L Wise has been named an adviser or counselor to Ed Martin, the advocate for January 6ers who was previously acting as US attorney for Washington DC and is now leading the weaponization working group, the New York Times and ABC News reported on Tuesday. The contours of Wise’s role are not clear. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Spice Girls 'turn down' huge Louis Theroux BBC girl band documentary

Following the success of Louis Theroux's series called Boybands Forever, the journalist is planning a girl group version, but one iconic group has reportedly shunned his approach

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8 d. ago Inside a plan to use AI to amplify doubts about the dangers of pollutants

Risk analyst Tony Cox’s work has been backed by the chemical lobby, and some health experts are alarmedAn industry-backed researcher who has forged a career sowing doubt about the dangers of pollutants is attempting to use artificial intelligence (AI) to amplify his perspective.Louis Anthony “Tony” Cox Jr, a Denver-based risk analyst and former Trump adviser who once reportedly claimed there is no proof that cleaning air saves lives, is developing an AI application to scan academic research for what he sees as the false conflation of correlation with causation. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Thimerosal: What to know about the preservative from a bygone flu

The Trump administration's vaccine advisers are bringing up an old flu-shot debate: Whether it's time to wipe out the last small fraction of those vaccines that contain a controversial preservative

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1 week ago Trump says ‘monumental damage’ was done to Iran’s nuclear program. But can he be certain?

Top Trump advisers have struck a more cautious tone than the president, who claims that a volley of missiles and bunker-buster bombs obliterated three Iranian nuclear sites

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1 week ago JK Rowling hails BBC newsreader Martine Croxall after she overrules autocue's 'pregnant people' line to say 'women'

The Harry Potter author, 59, who has been vocal on the subject of trans people and what she calls 'sex-based rights' for several years, has praised the journalist (pictured), 56, for it on social media.

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2 w. ago Texas megachurch in ‘ruin’ following former Trump spiritual adviser Robert Morris’ child sex scandal

Gateway Church says donations, or tithing, have dropped significantly since the scandal involving its former pastor, Robert Morris

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2 w. ago Fired ABC News journalist stands by his post criticizing Trump and adviser

Terry Moran was effectively dismissed from the network after calling Stephen Miller and Trump ‘world-class’ hatersA journalist who lost his job at ABC News after describing top White House aide Stephen Miller as someone “richly endowed with the capacity for hatred” has said he published that remark on social media because he felt it was “true”.“It was something that was in my heart and mind,” the network’s former senior national correspondent Terry Moran said Monday on The Bulwark political podcast. “And I would say I used very strong language deliberately.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US will help to defend Israel ‘if needed,’ Trump confirms to Fox News after warning Netanyahu against bombing Iran

Donald Trump advised Benjamin Netanyahu against attacking Tehran three days before Israel launched wave of airstrikes that killed military leaders, prompting retaliation by drone

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3 w. ago Correspondent Terry Moran out at ABC News, two days after suspension over Stephen Miller post

Correspondent Terry Moran is out at ABC News, two days after the network suspended him for an online remark that Trump administration deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller was a “world-class hater.”

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3 w. ago ABC suspends journalist for calling Trump and adviser ‘world

Administration officials criticised Terry Moran’s late-night denunciations on X

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3 w. ago ABC News suspends journalist after calling Trump and adviser ‘world

Terry Moran to be evaluated after now deleted post said Stephen Miller is ‘richly endowed with capacity for hatred’ABC News has suspended its senior national correspondent after he described top White House aide Stephen Miller as “richly endowed with the capacity for hatred” on social media.In a now deleted post, Terry Moran, who recently conducted an interview with Donald Trump, said that the president and his deputy chief of staff, Miller, were both “world-class” haters. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ABC suspends reporter who interviewed Trump after devastating analysis of president – and Stephen Miller

Terry Moran branded Trump and Miller ‘world-class haters’ in now-deleted Twitter screeds

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3 w. ago US seeks deal in London on China rare earth flows, says Trump’s economic advisor

US seeks deal in London on China rare earth flows, says Trump’s economic advisor  The Straits Times

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3 w. ago ABC suspends reporter who interviewed Trump over devastating analysis of president – and Stephen Miller

Terry Moran branded Trump and Miller ‘world-class haters’ in now-deleted Twitter screeds

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4 w. ago Russia is already at war with Britain and we can no longer rely on Trump, defence adviser warns

‘Russia is at war with us’, one of the authors of Sir Keir Starmer’s flagship strategic defence review has warned

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4 w. ago Russia is at war with Britain and US is no longer a reliable ally, UK adviser says

Government defence expert Fiona Hill warns UK to respond to threats by becoming more cohesive and resilientRussia is at war with Britain, the US is no longer a reliable ally and the UK has to respond by becoming more cohesive and more resilient, according to one of the three authors of the strategic defence review.Fiona Hill, from county Durham, became the White House’s chief Russia adviser during Donald Trump’s first term and contributed to the British government’s strategy. She made the remarks in an interview with the Guardian. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago The influential Trump advisor who triggered the president's spectacular split with Elon Musk

President Donald Trump's decision to change Elon Musk's preferred pick to lead NASA may have done more to fuel the historic blowup between the two men than previously known.

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