14 h. ago Taylor Swift’s silence on the Trump administration using her music speaks volumes | Alim Kheraj

Official Trump social media accounts have been The Life of a Showgirl snippets to promote his agenda. Why has Swift, who once wanted ‘to be on the right side of history’, said nothing?In the last two weeks, the Trump administration has used music from Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, in three posts on social media. The first, shared by the official White House account on TikTok, was a patriotic slide show of images set to lead single The Fate of Ophelia. As Swift sings “pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes”, the video cuts to pictures of the US flag, President Trump, the vice-president, JD Vance, and the first and second ladies. The second and third were posted by Team Trump, the official account for the Trump Campaign. One, set to Father Figure, riffs on the lyric “this empire belongs to me” with the caption “this empire belongs to @President Donald J Trump”, while the other, celebrating Melania Trump winning something called the Patriot of the...

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1 week ago From wannabe rapper to future mayor? The many lives of Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s victory would have major implications for the future of the Democratic Party, which has struggled to find a winning message in the era of President Donald Trump.

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1 week ago East Wing ballroom donations by corporate owners create awkward moments for news outlets

President Donald Trump's razing of the White House's East Wing to build a ballroom has meant for some awkward moments for news outlets

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2 w. ago ‘South Park’ mocks Trump’s White House demolition in special Halloween episode featuring spirit of the East Wing

The White House’s East Wing was demolished last week to make room for President Donald Trump’s $300 million ballroom

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2 w. ago Trump is toying with a third term. Don’t expect the constitution to stop him | Moira Donegan

What is and is not constitutional is determined, in effect, by loyalists on the supreme court and their bad-faith enablersThe news cycle has continued in a predictable arc. Last week, Steve Bannon, the far-right provocateur and one-time Donald Trump adviser, said in an interview with the Economist that the president would seek an unconstitutional third term. “Trump is going to be president in 28, and people ought to just get accommodated with that,” Bannon said. (He seemed to be referring to Trump winning the presidential election in 2028 – Trump’s current term will last through 20 January 2029.) “At the appropriate time, we’ll lay out what the plan is.”Like clockwork, Trump commented on the idea soon after, telling reporters following him on Air Force One as he flew from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo: “I would love to do it.”Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate and Trump critic, says US visa revoked

Soyinka, 91, who recently compared US president to Idi Amin, says ‘I have no visa – I am banned’The Trump administration has revoked the visa for Wole Soyinka, the acclaimed Nigerian Nobel prize-winning writer who has been critical of Trump since his first presidency, Soyinka revealed on Tuesday.“I want to assure the consulate that I’m very content with the revocation of my visa,” Soyinka, who won the 1986 Nobel prize for literature, told a news conference. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Even Melania Trump is distancing herself from the president’s East Wing demolition, report says

First lady has maintainted public silence over $350m White House ballroom but reportedly ‘raised concerns’ in private and denied responsibility for the project

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3 w. ago Ronald Reagan’s daughter rips ‘heartbreaking’ teardown of White House’s East Wing

The White House’s East Wing was demolished this week to make room for President Donald Trump’s $300 million ballroom

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3 w. ago Donald Trump aide gives real reason for White House change as contractor says 'it's nuts'

Former aides and officials have speculated as to why President Donald Trump is controversially destroying the White House's East Wing and replacing it with a massive ballroom

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3 w. ago Satellite images show before and after of demolition of White House East Wing

New satellite images taken Thursday show the scale of the demolition of the White House East Wing as President Donald Trump moves forward with the construction of a new ballroom at the White House

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3 w. ago Former Chicago gang leader asks Pritzker for clemency following Trump pardon

One of Chicago's most infamous gang leaders is now asking Gov. JB Pritzker for clemency after winning a pardon from President Donald Trump earlier this year

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3 w. ago The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom

The White House has started tearing down part of the East Wing to build the ballroom President Donald Trump wants added to the building

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4 w. ago After winning Trump's $20 billion, President Milei must win votes as Argentine industry reels

The drastic austerity program of Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has succeeded in lowering inflation and won effusive praise from President Donald Trump

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