74 m. ago Federal grand jury indicts Wisconsin judge in immigration case, allowing charges to continue

A federal grand jury has indicted a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities

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6 h. ago Democrats and Republicans speak out on Trump’s plan to accept $400m ‘gift’ plane from ‘Hamas

For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer.

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9 h. ago ‘That’s not America first’: MAGA turns on Trump over gift $400m jet from Qatar

Trump said it would be ‘stupid’ to turn down the offer of a free plane

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11 h. ago Trump live updates: President and Musk set to speak in Saudi after heaping praise on crown prince

The Tesla CEO joined President Donald Trump in meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman but did not travel to Saudi Arabia on Air Force One

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15 h. ago Jon Stewart jokes Trump is the ‘reverse Oprah’ after $400m Boeing jet gift

‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch,’ presenter said

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19 h. ago Trump’s sons drumming up deal in Qatar amid country’s rumored gift of $400m Air Force One replacement

White House insists Trump is always acting ‘in the best interest of our country’

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19 h. ago Trump’s sons pushing business deals in Qatar amid country’s rumored gift of $400m Air Force One replacement

White House insists Trump is always acting ‘in the best interest of our country’

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29 h. ago ‘Just wildly illegal’: top Democrats push to censure Trump’s plan to accept Qatar jet

Four senators, including Cory Booker, say they’ll press for vote against president’s plan to take $400m gift from QatarTop Democrats in the US Senate are pushing for a vote on the floor of the chamber censuring Donald Trump’s reported plan to accept a $400m luxury jet from the royal family of Qatar for use as Air Force One and later as a fixture in the Trump’s personal presidential library.Four Democratic members of the Senate foreign relations committee said on Monday that they would press for a vote later this week. They said that elected officials, including the president, were not allowed to accept large gifts from foreign governments unless authorized to do so by Congress. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Trump rips into 'fake' ABC for questioning Qatar's $400M private plane gift and reveals whether he'll accept it

President Donald Trump continued to defend accepting a gift of a luxury 747-8 airplane from Qatar on Monday, tearing into an ABC News reporter for questioning his decision.

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33 h. ago Trump says US ‘not looking to hurt China’ and plans to speak to Xi

US stocks jump in morning trading while oil and dollar rise as countries reverse punitive levies

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35 h. ago Insiders reveal why Trump should NOT speak of his lavish Gaza 'riviera' plans during crucial Middle East trip

President Donald Trump pitched a bold plan to turn the wartorn Palestinian territory of Gaza into the 'Riviera of the Middle East.'

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55 h. ago Trump to get new ‘flying palace’ Air Force One gift worth $400m during visit to Qatar, report says

The $400 million plane from the Qatari royal family to the U.S. is likely the largest foreign government gift, with the Justice Department insisting it’s legal, not bribery

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5 d. ago Trump and new German chancellor speak and agree on need to resolve trade disputes – live

Two leaders spoke shortly after Friedrich Merz warned US politicians to ‘stay out of’ Germany’s politics, according to German spokespersonThe winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Appeals court upholds New York law shifting local elections to even

A mid-level appeals court in New York has upheld a law that shifts many local elections to even-numbered years

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6 d. ago ‘Maduro did not close our bureau – Trump did’: Voice of America journalists speak out

Workers at the esteemed news service say they’re being silenced by the president – but they’re vowing to fight backCarolina Valladares Pérez, a Washington-based correspondent for the government-funded international news service Voice of America, has reported from places where press freedom is severely restricted – war zones and autocratic states – in the Middle East and across Latin America. Intimidation and threats from state officials were not unusual – but she always managed to get the story out.Now for the first time in her career, Valladares Pérez says she has been silenced – not by a faraway regime, but by the government of the United States. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Friedrich Merz warns the US to ‘stay out’ of Germany’s politics

Germany’s new chancellor cautions after far-right AfD receive strong backing from Donald Trump alliesGermany’s new chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned the US to “stay out” of his country’s politics after the far-right AfD received strong backing from allies of the US president, Donald Trump.Merz, 69, a conservative who was elected as chancellor of Europe’s biggest economy earlier in the day, also said he planned to speak by phone with Trump on Thursday. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Friedrich Merz calls for US to ‘stay out’ of German politics

Germany’s new chancellor issued warning after far-right AfD received strong backing from Donald Trump alliesGermany’s new chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned the US to “stay out” of his country’s politics after the far-right AfD received strong backing from allies of the US president, Donald Trump.Merz, 69, a conservative who was elected as chancellor of Europe’s biggest economy earlier in the day, also said he planned to speak by phone with Trump on Thursday. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Top Trump GOP allies speak out against plan to send citizens to overseas prisons: ‘I doubt that would hold up’

Multiple Trump allies in the Senate expressed doubt over the constitutionality of Trump sending US citizens to foreign prisons

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9 d. ago Australian PM shrugs off questions about Donald Trump as other world leaders congratulate him

Anthony Albanese gets back to work after celebratory brunch in Sydney – saying, ‘We’ve got a big job to do’Australian federal election 2025 LIVE – latest Australia news and updatesElection 2025 results LIVE: Australia votes tracker and federal seat countsSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email,free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says his job is to “represent Australia’s national interest” after his thumping election win, shrugging off questions about when he might visit the United States to speak to Donald Trump about tariffs and trade.The re-elected prime minister said he had spoken to the leaders of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, France and the UK, and looked forward to calls with the presidents of Indonesia and Ukraine.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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1 week ago What to know about California's fight over harsher penalties for soliciting sex from older teens

A debate over whether to create harsher penalties for soliciting and buying sex from older teenagers exploded in the California Legislature this week

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