8 h. ago Carville blasts ‘supremely naive’ Maher over White House dinner with Trump

The Democratic strategist accused Maher of lending ‘legitimacy and credence’ to Trump’s behavior

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16 h. ago The second homes council tax loophole is playing us for fools: Fury of beauty spot villages overrun by holiday lets as owners dodge soaring bills by exploiting little

Neighbours living in the stunning Cornish town of Padstow say the problem is so severe, it could erase the seaside resort's heritage, permanently driving away local families.

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24 h. ago Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea unified Christian doctrine

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24 h. ago Martin Lewis explains whether UK energy bills will fall after Trump tariff chaos

The US President's recent tariff wars have seen global markets crash, with steep declines and then partial surges - so could the economic chaos be good news for UK households?

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26 h. ago Arizona governor vetoes bill requiring local officials to help with federal immigration efforts

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a Republican-backed bill intended to support the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

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2 d. ago Japan reports a $63 billion trade surplus with the US as it talks with Trump on tariffs

Japan recorded a trade deficit for the fiscal year that just ended but racked up a $63 billion surplus with the United States

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3 d. ago Wall Street banks rake in $37 billion in best performance for a decade after cashing in on Trump's stock market chaos

JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Citi Group this year recorded their best combined first-quarter performance in more than a decade.

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3 d. ago UK inflation falls to 2.6%, increasing pressure on Bank to cut interest rates

March annual rate comes before expected rise because of household bills going up this monthBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation dropped to 2.6% in March, increasing the pressure on Bank of England policymakers to cut interest rates next month.Prices growth was weak ahead of an expected rise in April as households begin to pay higher council tax and utility bills, as well as an uncertain outlook posed by Donald Trump’s tariff war. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump brags he ‘rewarded’ farmers with $28bn in taxpayer aid after his first damaging tariffs. He’s set to do it again

‘The USA will PROTECT OUR FARMERS!!!’ Trump vowed about the voters that supported him

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4 d. ago Joe Biden accuses Trump and Musk of taking ‘hatchet’ to social security

In first speech since leaving office, ex-president spoke of ‘destruction’ current administration has wroughtJoe Biden on Tuesday accused Donald Trump and his billionaire lieutenant, Elon Musk, of taking a “hatchet” to the social security administration as part of their warp-speed effort to tear down the federal government.In his first public remarks since leaving office, the former president avoided any mention of Trump – his predecessor and successor – by name but assailed the administration for threatening social security, which he called a “sacred promise” that more than 70 million Americans rely on each month. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Judge orders federal agencies to release billions of dollars from two Biden

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars meant to finance climate and infrastructure projects across the country

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4 d. ago Harvard stands to lose $2.2 billion in federal funding. Researchers fear science will suffer

In a high-stakes standoff, President Donald Trump’s administration says it will freeze $2.2 billion in federal research grants for Harvard University, which is pushing back on demands for changes to campus policy

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4 d. ago The Latest: Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University

The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus

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4 d. ago Piers Morgan confronts WaPo columnist on why he won’t call out Jeff Bezos over Trump

‘If it looks like a duck and it sounds like a duck, it’s probably a duck,’ Piers Morgan reacted when Josh Rogin claimed he wasn’t trying to dodge the question

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5 d. ago A bigger hole: Trump has already spent $155bn more than Biden. Musk now claims DOGE only saved $150bn

The Trump administration has already spent $155 billion more than former President Joe Biden did over the same period of time after their inaugurations, according to Treasury Department data. And Elon Musk is now claiming that his Department of Government Efficiency has only managed to save $150 billion.

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5 d. ago Trump officials cut billions in Harvard funds after university defies demands

Education department says $2.3bn in funds to be frozen after university rejects slew of demands as political ployThe US education department is freezing about $2.3bn in federal funds to Harvard University, the agency said on Monday.The announcement comes after the Ivy League school has decided to fight the White House’s demands that it crack down on antisemitism and alleged civil rights violations, including shutting down diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Harvard refuses to comply with Trump administration’s demands over $9 billion

Trump administration asked Harvard to end DEI programs, comply with Department of Homeland Security and reduce student and faculty’s authority

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5 d. ago Harvard defies Trump's demands and risks $9B in federal funding

Harvard University says it won't comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration as a condition for it to received almost $9 billion in funding

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6 d. ago DOMINIC LAWSON: The REAL reason President Trump can't hope to match China's leader in the tariff wars and why he's far from being a master strategist

Who said of China's president Xi Jinping, 'He's a brilliant guy. He controls 1.4 billion people with an iron fist'? That was Donald Trump during the 2024 US election.

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6 d. ago Hedge fund billionaire says US may face ‘worse than a recession’ from Trump tariffs

Ray Dalio’s comments come after rocky week across stock markets after policies including 145% tariff raise on ChinaPeople in the US: tell us how you think Trump’s first 100 days have gone so farBillionaire investor Ray Dalio said that he is worried the US will experience “something worse than a recession” as a result of Donald Trump’s trade policies.Speaking to NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, the 75-year-old hedge fund manager said: “I think that right now we are at a decision-making point and very close to a recession. And I’m worried about something worse than a recession if this isn’t handled well.” Continue reading...

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