30 h. ago Judge considers holding Trump officials in contempt for defying court orders blocking El Salvador flights

Judge Boasberg says administration acted in ‘bad faith’ to evade scrutiny over president’s Alien Enemies Act removals

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4 d. ago Contempt as Trump claims he can run for third term: ‘This is what dictators do’

US president receives bipartisan criticism after saying there are ‘methods’ he could defy constitution to seek third termUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s suggestion that there are “methods” by which he could run for a third term as US president has been met with scorn – but also warnings that he could seriously attempt it, despite being explicitly barred from doing so by the US constitution.“The biggest mistake of the last eight years is that we somehow failed to give credibility to Donald Trump’s whims and impulses, but we know it’s true,” David Jolly, a former Republican member of Congress, told MSNBC. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump claims ‘there are methods’ for him to seek third term in White House: Live updates

President makes most extensive comments yet on desire for third term during NBC interview

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4 d. ago Trump live updates: President claims ‘there are methods’ for him to seek third term in White House

President makes most extensive comments yet on desire for third term during NBC interview

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5 d. ago Trump news today: President claims ‘there are methods’ for him to seek third term in White House

President makes most extensive comments yet on desire for third term during NBC interview

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3 w. ago Donald Trump's claims he personally raised 'hundreds of billions' for NATO in unhinged rant

The US President boasted about pressuring European countries to boost military spending during his first presidential term in 2017 - claiming he raised 'hundreds of billions of dollars' for NATO

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3 w. ago Creating art under Trump will become harder but it will remain vital | Seph Rodney

The president’s attacks on diversity and immigration have already affected many artists and will affect many more in the coming monthsOne of the most pernicious effects of a bully’s intimidation is making victims afraid of being true to themselves, because it’s the essential and authentic parts of them that incite the bully’s contempt.During his first week in office Donald Trump issued a blitzkrieg of executive orders. Among them, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity and Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.” According to the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, among the things these orders direct the administration’s agencies and staff to do are:Terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, positions, and programs in the federal government; terminate equity-related grants and contracts; and repeal prior executive orders designed to ensure equal opportunity in the workplace, including a decades-old exe...

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3 w. ago Thames Water faces court claim that £3bn bailout is ‘poor, short

Campaigners to argue in court of appeal that plan is not in public interest and special administration is best optionEnvironmental campaigners will challenge the granting of a high-interest £3bn emergency loan to struggling Thames Water at an appeal on Tuesday, arguing the “eye-watering” costs for a short-term fix are not in the public interest.With protests planned outside the court of appeal, Charlie Maynard, a Liberal Democrat MP who represents the campaigners, will argue in a three-day hearing that the public and consumer interest is not served by the debt package, which comes with a bill of almost £1bn in interest payments and financial adviser fees. Continue reading...

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