21 h. ago Turning Point USA plans to support JD Vance in 2028 presidential election, Erika Kirk says – live

Kirk told Megyn Kelly in interview that one of the last conversations she had with Charlie Kirk before his death was about ‘intentional’ support for vice-presidentTrump news at a glance: judge tosses criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia JamesThe president was online early today, and fired off a Truth Social post at 5:38am touting the economic impact that his sweeping tariffs will soon have on the country. He also noted that countries’ efforts to stockpile US goods ahead of the levies kicking in was “wearing thin”.“These payments will be RECORD SETTING, and put our Nation on a new and unprecedented course,” he wrote. “This Tariff POWER will bring America National Security and Wealth the likes of which has never been seen before.”Those opposing us are serving hostile foreign interests that are not aligned with the success, safety and prosperity of the USA. They couldn’t care less about us. I look so much forward to the United States Supreme Court’s decision on this urgent an...

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29 h. ago Pentagon says it is investigating senator Mark Kelly after he joined lawmakers telling military to refuse illegal orders – live

Pentagon, which usually tries to appear apolitical, threatens Democratic senator from Arizona with investigation over video calling for troops to refuse unlawful ordersThe president was online early today, and fired off a Truth Social post at 5:38am touting the economic impact that his sweeping tariffs will soon have on the country. He also noted that countries’ efforts to stockpile US goods ahead of the levies kicking in was “wearing thin”.“These payments will be RECORD SETTING, and put our Nation on a new and unprecedented course,” he wrote. “This Tariff POWER will bring America National Security and Wealth the likes of which has never been seen before.”Those opposing us are serving hostile foreign interests that are not aligned with the success, safety and prosperity of the USA. They couldn’t care less about us. I look so much forward to the United States Supreme Court’s decision on this urgent and time sensitive matter,” he added. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Stormont Education Minister vows to maintain Christian ethos in NI schools

Paul Givan was responding to a critical judgment by the Supreme Court around the provision of Christian religious education in schools in the region.

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31 h. ago Trump warns the Supreme Court off ‘serving hostile foreign interests’ on tariffs in latest Truth Social rant

Trump has repeatedly claimed that tariffs — which are ultimately import taxes paid by Americans — are paid by foreign countries

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32 h. ago Overwhelming majority of Americans oppose military action in Venezuela, poll finds, as US prepares for next phase of operations – live

Seventy percent of Americans oppose to US military action in Venezuela, CBS News/YouGov poll finds; Trump administration labels Maduro as member of foreign terrorist organizationThe president was online early today, and fired off a Truth Social post at 5:38am touting the economic impact that his sweeping tariffs will soon have on the country. He also noted that countries’ efforts to stockpile US goods ahead of the levies kicking in was “wearing thin”.“These payments will be RECORD SETTING, and put our Nation on a new and unprecedented course,” he wrote. “This Tariff POWER will bring America National Security and Wealth the likes of which has never been seen before.”Those opposing us are serving hostile foreign interests that are not aligned with the success, safety and prosperity of the USA. They couldn’t care less about us. I look so much forward to the United States Supreme Court’s decision on this urgent and time sensitive matter,” he added. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago The Latest: US to label Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization

President Donald Trump’s administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization

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38 h. ago Spain’s attorney general quits after guilty verdict for leaking confidential information

Blow to leftist coalition government of PM Pedro Sánchez, who appointed Álvaro García Ortiz in 2022Spain’s chief prosecutor has announced his resignation after the supreme court found him guilty last week of leaking confidential information in a case involving a leading opposition figure’s partner.The unprecedented case is a blow to the leftist coalition government of the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, who appointed Álvaro García Ortiz in 2022 and has defended his innocence repeatedly. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Who can tame Trump? An unlikely candidate is emerging: the Catholic church | Simon Tisdall

Inequality, immigration and civil rights are the battlegrounds on which the church, and some other Christian denominations, are fightingThe supreme court can’t do it – it’s packed with conservatives who owe him their jobs. Congress won’t do it – Republicans slavishly follow his orders, Democrats are ill-led and divided. For today’s White House, the concept of constitutional limits on executive power is a quaint relic. The news media, or sections of it, does its best amid constant legal threats. But, too often, they pay him off. Brave reporters who insist on asking awkward questions are insulted or silenced: “Quiet, piggy.”So who will tame Donald Trump? Who will halt his rolling constitutional coup – his ongoing evisceration of US democracy, civil rights, living standards, global reputation and moral integrity? Voters may try to indirectly rein him back in next November’s midterms (as they did recently in New York and elsewhere). But those elections are a year away. The emergency is ...

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66 h. ago Bolsonaro's conviction brings vindication for some Brazilians who lost loved ones to COVID

Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro is preparing to serve a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup

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3 d. ago Bolsonaro claims after arrest he tampered with ankle tag from ‘curiosity’

Ex-president says he used soldering iron on device and is now in custody because of fears he was going to abscondBrazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he tried to damage his electronic ankle monitor “out of curiosity” after he was arrested at his villa owing to suspicions he was poised to abscond.In a video released by the supreme court, Bolsonaro – who was recently sentenced to 27 years in prison for masterminding a military coup – can be heard admitting to a security official that he had used a soldering iron to tamper with the black tag. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee

Move comes after fears the far-right former president was about to seek refuge at a foreign embassy to avoid prisonBrazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília , amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup.In a brief statement, federal police confirmed officers had executed a preventive arrest warrant at the request of the supreme court. The 70-year-old politician was taken to a federal police base, 7 miles from the presidential palace he occupied from 2019 until 2022, when he lost the election and tried to launch a military coup. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Supreme Court blocks ruling on Texas congressional map deemed likely racially based

The justices have previously blocked lower-court rulings in redistricting disputes, notably in Alabama and Louisiana

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3 d. ago Abortion is illegal again in North Dakota after Supreme Court upholds ban

Doctors found in violation could face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine

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4 d. ago Abortion is illegal again in North Dakota after court reverses a judge's earlier decision

North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban is back on the books after the state’s highest court could not muster the majority required to deem it unconstitutional

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4 d. ago Prosecutor asks Arizona Supreme Court to review decision that stalled fake elector case

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is appealing a ruling that has stalled the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and others for trying to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in the state

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4 d. ago Supreme Court meets to weigh Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions, blocked by lower courts

The Supreme Court is meeting in private with a key issue on its agenda — President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens

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4 d. ago ALISON BOSHOFF: Victoria's secret: Posh 'planning to sell' $100m beauty and fashion brand

Is Victoria Beckham about to (finally) make a killing in business? Reports are circulating in the trade press that her fashion and beauty lines are up for sale.

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5 d. ago Starmer to strike deals on trip to G20 summit shunned by Trump

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said discussions were taking place on a change of mind in the US.

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5 d. ago New Hampshire Supreme Court takes up disputed verdict in landmark youth center abuse case

New Hampshire Supreme Court justices are considering a disputed verdict in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at the state’s youth detention center

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5 d. ago Spain's attorney general guilty of leak in tax fraud case against partner of political rival

Spain’s Supreme Court has found the country’s attorney general guilty of leaking confidential information about the boyfriend of a leading conservative politician and government rival

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