3 h. ago Trump live updates: President threatens Harvard tax status after Obama calls funding freeze ‘ham

White House freezes more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts for Ivy League school after it refuses to comply with long list of ideological demands

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3 h. ago ‘We’re on a knife edge’: Alex Gibney warns about the dangers of dark money

In two HBO documentaries, the acclaimed film-maker shines a light on corrupt political spending in AmericaWhen the Rev Robert Schenck saw Donald Trump secure the Republican presidential nomination in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2016, he turned to a fellow evangelical and asked: “Are we really going to do this? We’re going to choose this man who’s inimical to everything we believe?” The Christian leader looked at Schenck and replied: “I don’t care how bad he is. He’s going to get us the court we need.’”This anecdote about the devil’s bargain struck between Trump and the religious right is told in The Dark Money Game, director Alex Gibney’s new diptych of documentaries investigating how untraceable political spending has corrupted America’s highest court, corroded its democracy and put oligarchs in charge. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Judge in Colorado puts temporary hold on removals sought by Trump under 18th century wartime law

A federal judge has put a temporary hold on deportations of immigrants in Colorado who face possible removal under President Donald Trump's invocation of an 18th century law known as the Alien Enemies Act

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4 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother expert reveals 'real reason' for Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa's close bond

Celebrity Big Brother stars Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa have caused a stir with their tactile relationship in the house - and now a body language expert has shared their thoughts

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5 h. ago US tariffs explained: what they are, how they work and who they affect

President Trump’s tariff plan, which included a 10% charge on imports from the UK, has shaken the world’s financial markets

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5 h. ago Stacey Solomon's mum's real reason for 'disappearing' from new BBC reality show

Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash's new BBC reality show Stacey and Joe is missing one important cast member

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7 h. ago SYLVIA MORRIS: Top savings deals vanish after Trump's tariffs as I predicted

Following US President Donald Trump's tariff announcements, top savings rates disappeared in a flash - which is as I anticipated. Now, here's my advice on which rates to bank while you still can.

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8 h. ago SYLVIA MORRIS says: Top savings deals are vanishing after Trump's tariffs just as I predicted

Following US President Donald Trump's tariff announcements, top savings rates disappeared in a flash - which is as I anticipated. Now, here's my advice on which rates to bank while you still can.

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10 h. ago Nvidia says it will build up to $500bn of US AI infrastructure as chip tariff looms

Plan comes after Donald Trump reiterated import threats and chipmaker’s CEO dined at US president’s resortThe chip designer Nvidia has said it will build up to $500bn (£378bn) worth of artificial intelligence infrastructure in the US over the next four years, in a sign of manufacturers investing in operations on American soil amid Donald Trump’s tariffs.The announcement comes after Trump reiterated threats on Sunday to impose imminent tariffs on the semiconductors that Nvidia makes mostly in Taiwan, and after the chipmaker’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, dined at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort earlier this month. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago The real reason Stacey Solomon's mum is nowhere to be seen in her new family reality show with Joe Swash

Stacey & Joe, which follows the lives of the Loose Women star's life at Pickle Cottage, hit our screens earlier this month on BBC One.

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15 h. ago Asian shares are mostly higher after Trump eases some of his tariffs on electronics, for now

Asian shares have mostly gained, echoing a rally on Wall Street after President Donald Trump relaxed some of his tariffs, for now at least, and as stress from within the U.S. bond market seems to be easing

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15 h. ago Aircraft deliveries at risk from tariff chaos, Ryanair warns

Airlines and plane manufacturers prepare to battle over who pays the duties

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15 h. ago Donald Trump tells El Salvador president to build more prisons for American criminals as 'home growns are next'

During a meeting with President Nayib Bukele on Monday Donald Trump urged him to build more jails as he wanted "to go a step further" and start sending American criminals to to Salvadoran prisons

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17 h. 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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17 h. ago Trump will officially skip the White House Correspondents' Dinner

President Donald Trump has officially said no to attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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17 h. ago China’s Xi Jinping is in Vietnam to figure out how to ‘screw’ the US, says Trump

US president issues scathing view of Chinese counterpart’s motivations amid escalating trade war with Beijing Xi Jinping’s tour of South-east Asia this week is likely intended to “screw” the United States, President Donald Trump has suggested, as the Chinese leader embarks on five-day tour of some nations hardest hit by Trump’s tariffs.China’s president arrived in Hanoi on Monday, where he met Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, called for stronger trade ties, and signed dozens of cooperation agreements, including on enhancing supply chains. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Captive Chinese soldiers appear before the press in Kyiv

Republicans increase pressure on Trump after 35 killed in Sumy, with US president calling for ‘death and destruction to stop’. What we know on day 1,147Ukraine held a press conference with Chinese soldiers captured on the frontline after Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of recruiting fighters from China using social media. The men were led into a press centre handcuffed and flanked by armed Ukrainian guards and it was unclear if they were speaking of their own volition. The pair told journalists they hoped to be part of a prisoner swap.Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, has accused Moscow of dragging Beijing into its invasion, saying that several hundred Chinese nationals were fighting at the frontline. The Kremlin has denied it claim while Beijing has warned parties to the conflict against making “irresponsible remarks”.Zelenskyy accused Vladimir Putin of remaining focused on continuing the war, saying Russia had openly refused to engage in ceasefire talks. “There is only one re...

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20 h. ago The Latest: Both the US and El Salvador refuse to return wrongly deported man to the US

President Donald Trump’s top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they had no basis for the small Central American nation to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month

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21 h. ago Trump swipes at CNN's Kaitlan Collins in brutal exchange alongside his allies in the Oval Office

President Donald Trump on Monday shut down CNN's Kaitlan Collins at the White House as he met with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador.

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22 h. ago Trump launches a queasy market on a wild tariff rollercoaster ride

Analysis: Trump’s constant tariff changes are keeping the world and economy off balance, warns Eric Garcia

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