5 h. ago Butler by Salena Zito review – how Trump won America’s heartland

From the site of the failed assassination comes a sharp-eyed account of Trump’s political gains – and Democrats’ failings The Democrats’ famed blue wall is more the stuff of nostalgia than reality. On election day 2024, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin voted for Donald Trump for the second time in three elections. Barack Obama’s upstairs-downstairs coalition lies in ruins, as Democrats struggle to connect with working-class voters across racial and ethnic lines.Last November, Trump came within just three points of winning a majority of Latino voters. Such Americans walked away from their presumed political home – in droves. A Trump endorsement by Roberto Clemente Jr, son of the late Pittsburgh Pirates baseball star, was a harbinger. Likewise, Trump posted double-digit gains among Catholics and Jews, once core constituencies in the Democratic party of FDR.Butler is published in the US by Hachette Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Massive place gets new name as Google bows down to Donald Trump

In efforts to remain 'consistent' with 'longstanding practices' Google has adopted a geographical name change that Donald Trump believes will restore pride in America

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11 h. ago Elon Musk faces glaring hurdle as he forms new America Party after Trump feud

The former 'First Buddy' announced the foundation of the new party on his X social media platform on Saturday.

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20 h. ago Elon Musk claims he has ‘formed’ his own political party after fallout with Trump: ‘Give you back your freedom’

Elon Musk says he is forming the ‘America Party’ as he feuds with Trump over the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

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21 h. ago Huge spike in 'Trumpugees' fleeing America... but they'll quickly regret it

Progressive Americans who are trying to flee Trump's hardline policies are eying a move to liberal European countries - but they could be in for a rude awakening.

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21 h. ago Elon Musk declares new America Party is 'formed' with dig at Donald Trump

Elon Musk gave hundreds of millions of dollars to Donald Trump in the last race for the White House but their alliance has fractured - and Musk is now starting his own party

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21 h. ago Elon Musk starts 'America Party' as he goes against President Trump after fall

The announcement comes after the pair fell out . . . made up and then fell out again last week, which saw Donald Trump confirm that he would take a look at deporting Elon Musk from the US

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22 h. ago Trump backlash as rich Americans flee the States and bid for new life... in a Scottish castle

Wealthy Americans fleeing the US after the election of Donald Trump are driving a boom in sales of Scottish castles.

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26 h. ago From primary challenges to stranded astronauts: How Elon Musk can hurt Donald Trump

In his feud with Donald Trump, the world’s richest person has the distinct disadvantage of not possessing nukes. But that doesn’t mean he has no cards to play, writes Io Dodds

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26 h. ago Melania appears to have lost her groove as she mimic Trump’s infamous ‘YMCA’ dance at July 4 bash

Melania Trump surprised onlookers by joining Donald Trump in his signature “Trump Dance” during the July 4th celebration at the White House.

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33 h. ago ‘The damage is terrifying’: Barbara Kingsolver on Trump, rural America and the recovery home funded by her hit novel

Demon Copperhead, the author’s retelling of Dickens during Virginia’s opioid crisis, was a global success. Now she has used royalties from the novel to open a recovery residenceIn the spotless kitchen of a white clapboard house in the Appalachian mountains, a retired deacon, a regional jail counsellor and I form an impromptu book club. The novel under discussion is Barbara Kingsolver’s bestselling, Pulitzer prize-winning Demon Copperhead, which is set in this area, Lee County, Virginia, during the 1990s, at the beginning of the opioid epidemic. I say that I loved the novel, that it was vivid and brilliant, heart-warming and tragic. Their reaction is more complex – there’s a real sadness behind it. Julie Montgomery-Barber, the jail counsellor, tells me she found the book “hard to read”. The Rev Nancy Hobbs agrees that reading it was painful, “because I felt like: I knew these people. At every level, from foster care to the football coaches to Demon. I knew Demon.”Hobbs and Montg...

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40 h. ago Gamblers will have to pay taxes on their losses thanks to provision in Trump’s spending bill

The provision overturns the previous ability of gamblers to deduct all their losses from income taxes

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41 h. ago Trump’s China tariffs may threaten the future of America’s fireworks festivals

Industry insiders warn the full effects of Trump’s tariffs may be felt by 2026, in time for the 250th anniversary of America’s founding

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42 h. ago Colleges will soon have to fork over millions of dollars as Trump’s bill extends a tax on their endowments

Universities use their endowments to fund critical operations and to provide services, such as tuition assistance to low-income students

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43 h. ago Trump signs ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ into law on Independence Day after narrow passage: ‘Our country is going to be a rocket ship’

The bill passed Thursday with a narrow margin in the House of Representatives

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43 h. ago Photos of protests and celebrations mark a different Fourth of July for many Americans

The Fourth of July is a celebration of all things American with parades, backyard barbecues and the night sky lit up with fireworks.

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43 h. ago Trump celebrates signing of narrowly passed bill during White House July 4 event: Live updates

Trump signed his ‘big, beautiful bill’ into law on Independence Day

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45 h. ago Colleges will soon after to fork over millions of dollars as Trump’s bill extends a tax on their endowments

Universities use their endowments to fund critical operations and to provide services, like tuition assistance to low-income students

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45 h. ago Trump to sign ‘Big Beautiful’ bill into law in July 4 ceremony: Live updates

The ‘big, beautiful signing ceremony’ is set to take place in the Oval Office on Independence Day

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46 h. ago Trump set to sign ‘Big Beautiful’ bill into law in July 4 ceremony: Live updates

The ‘big, beautiful signing ceremony’ is due to take place in the Oval Office at 4 p.m., per Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

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