17 h. ago Mayors of ‘sanctuary cities’ face Congressional grilling in wild hearing that includes ‘criminal’ referrals

Mayors of New York, Denver, Chicago and Boston faced a contentious hearing about policies that Republicans believe thwart Trump’s mass deportation plan

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26 h. ago ‘Somebody slap me and wake me up’: Democrats react to Trump’s speech

Sign waving in the chamber and a fiery outburst was followed by more forceful statements after the speechDemocrats panned Donald Trump’s first prime-time speech to Congress since returning to the White House as reaction to the address revealed a country still deeply split on political lines and an opposition party unsure of how to deal with his radical agenda.The Democrats’ exclusion from the corridors of powers – Democrats are in the minority in both the Senate and House of Representatives – has left them with limited options on how to effectively respond to Trump’s hardline 1hr 40min oration that amounted to a celebration of his purported achievements during his six weeks back in office. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Democrats react with jeers to Elon Musk mention in Trump's contentious Congressional speech

When President Donald Trump mentioned "unelected bureaucrats" during his joint address to Congress, many Democrats appeared to be pointing and laughing at Elon Musk.

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34 h. ago Chaos in Congress as democrats target Elon Musk with signs and jeers in heated Trump speech

House Democrats jeered and held up signs during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday, particularly regarding his comments about 'unelected bureaucrats'

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49 h. ago Trump to use congressional speech to brag about federal budget cuts and altering US relations around the globe

The president is poised to boast about the tough approach he has taken with world leaders during his first month in office

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5 d. ago Zelensky issues warning over one key issue needed to stop wider global war with Russia

In his statement, Mr Zelensky spoke of his gratitude to the US - a topic which proved a point of contention in the Oval Office when he spoke to Donald Trump and JD Vance in front of the world's media

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5 d. ago Trump news live: Republicans react to ‘disaster’ Zelensky meeting as Democrats condemn White House conduct

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was among those calling for Zelensky to apologize to the president, while GOP Senator Lindsey Graham went a step further and called for him to resign

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8 d. ago Donald Trump claims incredible potential of Ukraine mineral agreement

The draft of the deal does not include Trump's contentious proposal to give the US £395billion worth of profits from Ukraine's rare earth minerals as compensation for its wartime assistance.

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9 d. ago New document casts doubt on Trump admin denials about $400m ‘armored Tesla’ contract: report

After controversy, officials quietly edited the record to eliminate mention of Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company

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9 d. ago New document casts doubt on Trump admin’s denials about $400m ‘armored Tesla’ contract: report

After controversy, officials quietly edited the record to eliminate mention of Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company

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