29 h. ago Trump to cut ‘Democrat agencies’ as White House says government shutdown layoffs could be in the thousands – live

Trump touts meeting with Russ Vought ‘of Project 2025 fame’ to determine where cuts can be made; Karoline Leavitt blames Democrats for looming job lossesHere’s what the shutdown means for travel, national parks and housingShare your views on the US government shutdownKaroline Leavitt also spoke on Fox News this morning.“The Democrats should know that they put the White House and the president in this position,” she said. “And if they don’t want further harm on their constituents back home, then they need to reopen the government. It’s very simple. Pass the clean continuing resolution and all of this goes away.”These discussions and these conversations, these meetings would not be happening if the Democrats had voted to keep the government open. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Trump to meet with Project 2025 architect on cutting ‘Democrat agencies’ amid government shutdown – live

Trump touts meeting with Russ Vought ‘of Project 2025 fame’ to determine where cuts can be made as the federal government remains shut for second dayHere’s what the shutdown means for travel, national parks and housingSince the US government shut down at midnight on Wednesday, tens of thousands of federal workers have been furloughed (told not to work), while others must work without pay until Congress passes a budget. The shutdown will have a wide range of effects on government services and programs as well as the US economy, from national parks to travel and housing.My colleague Marina Dunbar explains what it means for everyday people:This isn’t the way to have a discussion, shutting down the government and lowering the GDP. We could see a hit to the GDP, a hit to growth and a hit to working America. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Trump to meet with Project 2025 architect on cutting ‘Democrat agendas’ amid government shutdown – live

Trump touts meeting with Russ Vought ‘of Project 2025 fame’ to determine where cuts can be made as the federal government remains shut for second dayHere’s what the shutdown means for travel, national parks and housingDonald Trump is up and truthing as the White House presses on with seizing the opportunity provided by the shutdown to axe federal jobs and Democratic spending priorities. “I can’t believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity,” Trump writes this morning.He said he has a meeting today with Russell Vought, “of Project 2025 fame” who is now the head of the office for management and budget, “to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent”.I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and wheth...

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3 d. ago Trump puts an ‘I’ in ‘peace plan’ as he touts ‘one of the greatest days in civilization’ and makes it all about him

President Donald Trump is on his own increasingly frenetic campaign to paint himself the peacemaker, as the unfinished nature of Monday’s Gaza peace deal announcement proves, writes John Bowden

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4 d. ago Cannabis stocks surge after Donald Trump touts senior healthcare benefits

US president boosts shares in sector by sharing video advocating medical use of hemp-derived cannabidiol

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4 d. ago Cannabis stocks surge after Trump touts senior healthcare benefits

US president boosts shares in sector by sharing video advocating medical use of hemp-derived cannabidiol

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9 d. ago Trump's touting of an unproven autism drug surprised many, including the doctor who proposed it

A Trump administration decision to repurpose an old chemotherapy drug for autism has surprised many experts — including the physician who recently proposed the idea

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1 week ago Donald Trump criticizes United Nations and touts his foreign policy in general assembly speech – live

US president lambasts UN for lack of help in finalizing peace deals after declaring America is in its ‘golden age’Secret Service takes down network that could’ve crippled New York cell serviceWhile the Secret Service hasn’t confirmed that the telecommunications threat was targeting the United Nations general assembly, the agency said that the devices were “concentrated within 35 miles of the global meeting” and the investigation is ongoing.The Secret Service added that early forensic analysis of the deviced indicates “cellular communications between nation-state threat actors and individuals that are known to federal law enforcement”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago World leaders anxiously await Trump’s UN speech as president hits out at ‘globalist institutions’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump would tout ‘the renewal of American strength around the world’

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1 week ago Trump's bombshell autism announcement as he vows to rip up 'disgraceful' vaccine schedule

Donald Trump claims that the 400 percent surge in people being diagnosed with autism over the last several decades is linked to the use of Tylenol in pregnant women

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2 w. ago Trump touts ‘productive’ call with Xi and says he plans to go to China next year – live

Trump says he and the Chinese president made progress on TikTok and trade; the two leaders will meet in South Korea at summit next monthToday, lawmakers in the House will vote on legislation, known as a “continuing resolution” (CR), to prevent a looming government shutdown at the end of September.The bill, introduced by Republicans, would fund the government until 21 November. According to Politico, House GOP whip Tom Emmer was confident, as of Thursday, that his party had enough votes. “We’re going to pass this,” he said in an interview. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump touts his Department of War name change at 9/11 memorial

This is the moment President Donald Trump bragged about changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War during a 9/11 memorial service on Thursday (September 11).

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3 w. ago Takeaways from Trump's federal law enforcement surge in DC as his emergency order is set to expire

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3 w. ago Health Secretary RFK Jr to link Autism and Tylenol use in pregnancy sending company’s stock price spiraling

A report from the Department of Health and Human Services, touted by Trump and Kennedy in April, is expected to be published this month

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