3 d. ago Harvard defies Trump administration’s demand for international student data

Homeland Security threatens to revoke university’s ability to admit foreign nationals

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3 d. ago Harvard balks at Trump administration’s demand for foreign students’ data

Move comes as US government escalates attacks on country’s universities

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7 d. ago Mad House: new book exposes Capitol Hill’s absurdity and dysfunction

Reporters Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater shine a jaundiced spotlight on the foibles and foolishness of the US political classAnnie Karni, once of Politico, covers Congress for the New York Times. Her colleague Luke Broadwater, once a Pulitzer prize winner for the Baltimore Sun, makes the Trump administration his beat.As co-authors, at book length of Mad House, they deliver a sharp and wit-filled portrait of Capitol Hill dysfunction. Generally unflattering, Karni and Broadwater dedicate their book on modern US politics to “the leakers, gossips, and busybodies who populate the halls of Congress”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump issues new demand to Russia as his envoy Steve Witkoff meets Putin

President Donald Trump has a new demand for Russia as his envoy met with Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg.

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9 d. ago Airline losses expected as Trump’s trade war lowers travel demand

The ongoing trade disputes initiated by the Trump administration have created turbulence in global markets and impacted travel

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1 week ago House Democrats warn Trump that Musk must leave by May 30 and demand the president agree to the timeline

Musk has said DOGE will have accomplished ‘most’ of its work by May deadline

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1 week ago Democrats demand hearing for Trump’s top prosecutor in DC as he faces accusations of misconduct

Martin’s nomination has been scrutinized by former federal prosecutors and civil society organizations

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2 w. ago Could chlorinated chicken be sold in the UK after Donald Trump demand and is it safe to eat?

Trump demands that the UK should open its doors to chlorinated chicken, but how safe is it?

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2 w. ago Fox News’ Harris Faulkner torched over ‘ridiculous’ demand that ‘401(k) people’ treat Trump’s tariffs like ‘war effort’

‘There is no reason to carry water for Trump on this nonsense,’ former Fox News contributor Jonah Goldberg reacted to Faulkner’s remarks

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3 w. ago X users demand Trump's defence secretary Pete Hegseth get the lettuce treatment after Signalgate

X users demanded US defence decretary Pete Hegseth get the lettuce treatment after messages from him and other top officials were written in a group chat that included a journalist

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3 w. ago Zelenskyy employs strategic optimism to highlight Russia’s abundant bad faith

Ukrainian president has learned Trump’s team demand positivity and there is little point in trying to ‘inject reality’At a press briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday, explaining where initial US-brokered peace negotiations had got to, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, struck a notably different tone. Long gone is the tetchiness on display in London in the aftermath of the Ukrainian leader’s catastrophic trip to the White House. In its place was a degree of optimism so high that it could only be interpreted as political positioning.Though he complained about comments made by Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy, that four Ukrainian regions wholly or partly occupied by Russia consisted of people who wanted Moscow’s rule in an “overwhelming majority” – these were “in line with the messages of the Kremlin”, Zelenskyy said – he insisted that had advantages too. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Artist reveals inspiration for 'unflattering' Trump portrait that he demanded be removed

Comments artist Sarah Boardman made about her portrait of Trump when it was unveiled in 2019 have resurfaced in light of the president demanding its removal this week.

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3 w. ago Is Trump's portrait 'truly the worst'? Other world leaders who have fallen foul of unflattering paintings

As Donald Trump took to social media to tear into a portrait of him as 'truly the worst', the average art enthusiast can be forgiven for feeling slightly bewildered.

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3 w. ago Colorado bows to Trump's demand for 'unflattering' portrait to be removed

An unflattering portrait of Donald Trump made by a British-born artist has been removed from the Colorado State Capitol after the president criticized the painting.

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3 w. ago ‘Insecure baby’: Trump’s Colorado capitol portrait removed after he throws fit

Even some Republicans have called president’s public demand to remove the painting ‘petty’US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump critics aimed ridicule at the president after he publicly demanded the removal of his portrait at Colorado’s state capitol building, calling it “truly the worst”.In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump shared an image of the portrait and complained about the painting, saying it was bad and blaming it on Colorado’s governor, Jared Polis – whom the president insulted as being “radically left”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Donald Trump sparks major change after furious rant about his presidential portrait

Colorado state Capitol has caved into Donald Trump's demand the presidential portrait to be removed, which was followed by bizarre comments from guests at the Denver building

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3 w. ago ‘Insecure baby’: Trump draws ridicule after throwing fit over Colorado capitol portrait

Even some Republicans have called president’s public demand to remove the painting ‘petty’US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump critics aimed ridicule at the president after he publicly demanded the removal of his portrait at Colorado’s state capitol building, calling it “truly the worst”.In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump shared an image of the portrait and complained about the painting, saying it was bad and blaming it on Colorado’s governor, Jared Polis – whom the president insulted as being “radically left”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Fuming Donald Trump rages at his 'worst' picture and makes Barack Obama comparison

Donald Trump has slammed an artist for painting an "unflattering" portrait of him that is now hanging in Colorado's State Capitol - and has demanded it be taken down in a furious rant online.

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4 w. ago Trump returns to Philadelphia to attend NCAA wrestling championships with Musk: Live updates

Trump used his social media platform to demand Maine Governor Janet Mills apologize for disputing his transgender athlete executive order

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4 w. ago Trump demands ‘full throated apology’ from Maine governor over trans athlete dispute: Live updates

Trump used his social media platform to demand Maine Governor Janet Mills apologize for disputing his transgender athlete executive order

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