38 m. ago Trump live updates: Democrats split over Republican plan to avert government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline

Democrats warn against GOP’s ‘dismantling of government’ as judges strike down president’s mass purge of the workforce

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51 m. ago Nancy Pelosi calls Republican funding bill ‘a devastating assault’ on working families as Schumer urges Democratic backing – live

At least eight Senate Democrats need to vote with Republicans to advance bill ahead of midnight deadline to fund governmentDemocrats at odds over Republican bill to fund government operationsDanish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen rejected on Friday president Donald Trump’s latest remarks about annexing Greenland, saying the Danish autonomous island could not be taken over by another country.“If you look at the Nato treaty, the UN charter or international law, Greenland is not open to annexation,” he told reporters, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). Continue reading...

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3 h. ago AOC tears into Chuck Schumer’s ‘tremendous mistake’ in blistering CNN interview

‘I cannot urge enough how bad of an idea it is to empower and enable Donald Trump and Elon Musk in this moment’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned

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3 h. ago Schumer warns of Doge’s ‘maximum destruction’ if government shuts down amid Democratic divide on spending bill – live

At least eight Senate Democrats need to vote with Republicans to advance bill ahead of midnight deadline to fund governmentChuck Schumer to vote for Republican funding bill to avert shutdownDanish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen rejected on Friday president Donald Trump’s latest remarks about annexing Greenland, saying the Danish autonomous island could not be taken over by another country.“If you look at the Nato treaty, the UN charter or international law, Greenland is not open to annexation,” he told reporters, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Peers push for Palestinian state recognition Bill amid opposition in Lords

The Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill was brought forward by Liberal Democrat former minister Baroness Northover.

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6 h. ago House Democratic leaders reiterate opposition to Republican funding bill as shutdown deadline looms – live

At least eight Senate Democrats would need to vote with Republicans to move the bill forward ahead of midnight deadline to fund governmentChuck Schumer to vote for Republican funding bill to avert shutdownDanish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen rejected on Friday president Donald Trump’s latest remarks about annexing Greenland, saying the Danish autonomous island could not be taken over by another country.“If you look at the Nato treaty, the UN charter or international law, Greenland is not open to annexation,” he told reporters, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Schumer decision to vote for Republican funding bill a ‘huge slap in the face’, says AOC

Senate working to avert partial government shutdown before midnight deadlineThe Trump administration has called on the Pentagon to provide military options to ensure the country has full access to the Panama canal, two US officials told Reuters on Thursday.Donald Trump has said repeatedly he wants to “take back” the Panama canal, which is located at the narrowest part of the isthmus between North and South America and is considered one of the world’s most strategically important waterways, but he has not offered specifics about how he would do so, or if military action might be required. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Chuck Schumer to vote for Republican funding bill to avert shutdown

Minority leader laments ‘Hobson’s choice’ but says shutdown would give Trump and Musk ‘carte blanche’The Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, said on Thursday he would vote for a Republican-written bill to fund federal agencies through September and avert a government shutdown.Schumer’s comments suggest that his members are prepared to provide the necessary votes to clear a procedural hurdle ahead, allowing the seven-month spending measure to advance to a final vote. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Schumer indicates Democrats will support Republican bill to keep government open – live

Minority leader condemns Republican funding bill but says shutdown would give Trump chance to ‘take even much more power’Luxury Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari says it is ready for countermeasures if US President Donald Trump imposes hefty tariffs on European auto imports.“We are ready with some countermeasures,” Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna told Cnbc’s Converge Live in Singapore. “We are waiting for the official number to be published,” he added, referring to Trump’s threat of duties “of around 25%” on EU carmakers. He added:We will watch what happens over the next month, in the next few weeks. We are in the same boat in terms of tariffs.The customer is at the centre of our attention.” Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Top Senate Democrat to back Republican bill to avert shutdown

Chuck Schumer warns that failure to pass measure will open door to Trump power grab

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19 h. ago Chuck Schumer kills push from Democrats for government shutdown

Senate Democrats are betting voters will know who to blame for a shutdown, Eric Garcia reports

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19 h. ago Schumer indicates Democrats will vote to support Republican bill to keep government open – live

Democratic minority leader condemns Republicans’ funding bill but says a shutdown would give Trump chance to ‘take even much more power’Luxury Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari says it is ready for countermeasures if US President Donald Trump imposes hefty tariffs on European auto imports.“We are ready with some countermeasures,” Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna told Cnbc’s Converge Live in Singapore. “We are waiting for the official number to be published,” he added, referring to Trump’s threat of duties “of around 25%” on EU carmakers. He added:We will watch what happens over the next month, in the next few weeks. We are in the same boat in terms of tariffs.The customer is at the centre of our attention.” Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Senate Democrats prepare to defy Chuck Schumer and brace for a shutdown

Senate Democrats are betting voters will know who to blame for a shutdown, Eric Garcia reports

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29 h. ago Trump news live: White House taunts ‘totally screwed’ Democrats over looming government shutdown

President threatens 200 percent tariffs on European wines and champagnes if tax is upped on U.S. whiskey

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44 h. ago Trump live updates: Government shutdown looms as Democrats say they won’t back GOP spending bill

The European Commission and Canada have both issued retaliatory tariffs in response to Trump’s trade war

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44 h. ago Senate Democrats decline to back bill to avert US government shutdown

Republican-controlled House of Representatives had passed the measure on Tuesday

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44 h. ago US government closer to shutdown after Senate Democrats oppose bill

Republican-controlled House of Representatives had passed the measure on Tuesday

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45 h. ago Will Senate Democrats cave to Trump to prevent a government shutdown?

Analysis: Democrats have two choices – let the government shut down or pass a spending bill rife with DOGE-style cuts, Eric Garcia writes

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45 h. ago Trump condemned for using ‘Palestinian’ as slur to attack Schumer

US president said of Senate minority leader: ‘He’s not Jewish any more. He’s a Palestinian’Donald Trump has been condemned by a leading US Muslim civil rights group for seeking to use the word “Palestinian” as an insult when he attacked the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, as “not Jewish any more”.“President Trump’s use of the term ‘Palestinian’ as a racial slur is offensive and beneath the dignity of his office,” said Nihad Awad, the national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or Cair. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Mahmoud Khalil lawyers say activist being punished for free speech as hundreds protest against detention – live

Actor Susan Sarandon among demonstrators calling for pro-Palestinian activist’s release outside New York courthouseGovernment asks court to move Khalil case out of New YorkWho is Mahmoud Khalil?Congressional brinkmanship, including repeated near-misses with shutdowns and over the nation’s $36 trillion in debt, has contributed to global ratings agencies’ moves to downgrade the US federal government’s once-pristine credit rating, reports Reuters.Democrats have long chided Republicans for threatening or voting for government shutdowns, and Republicans were quick to call them out for considering votes that could risk one. Continue reading...

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