8 h. ago Trump’s latest Cabinet meeting featured peace in the Middle East ... and Tylenol

Amid a government shutdown, Trump convened his Cabinet to celebrate his own diplomatic genius and attack his political enemies — while RFK Jr and JD Vance said the quiet part out loud, writes Holly Baxter

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9 h. ago Dominion, the voting firm baselessly attacked by Trump after 2020 election, sold to ex

As part of its deal with Liberty Vote, Dominion was asked to settle its remaining lawsuits against Trump allies and MAGA media outlets, which it had done in recent weeks.

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10 h. ago Dominion, voting firm targeted by false 2020 election claims, sold to new owner

Company, which reached $787.5m defamation settlement with Fox News, becomes new entity called Liberty VoteDominion Voting Systems, the company that makes widely used voting equipment in the United States that became synonymous with election conspiracies and Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election, has been sold.The company was purchased by Scott Leiendecker, a former Republican Missouri election official who founded KnowInk, which makes electronic pollbooks used at voting sites across the country. Leindecker purchased Dominion under a new company called Liberty Vote. Leiendecker, served as the elections director in St Louis from 2005 until 2012, according to his LinkedIn, a period during which he would have overlapped with Ed Martin, a staunch Trump ally at the justice department who served as chairman of the St Louis board of elections from 2005 to 2006. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago No rubber bullets, no body slamming and no attacking journalists: Judge lays down rules for Trump’s federal agents in Chicago

Judges across US consider lawsuits to block National Guard from supporting Homeland Security in Dem-led states and cities

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20 h. ago Israeli hostages to be released from Gaza – who are they and how many are still alive?

More than 250 hostages were taken by Hamas in the October 7 attacks but will be freed under a deal proposed by Trump

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42 h. ago Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee Business live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of leading AI tech companies.Policymakers said there were also threats of a “sharp repricing of US dollar assets” if the Federal Reserve lost credibility in the eyes of global investors. It comes as Donald Trump’s continues to attack the US central bank and threaten its independence. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Gaza latest: Ceasefire talks underway in Egypt as Israel marks anniversary of October 7 attack

Parties have wrapped up the first round of negotiations, agreeing on most of first-phase terms, which include ceasefire and release of hostages, Egyptian official says

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3 d. ago Gaza latest: Israel marks anniversary of 7 October attack after Trump hails ‘tremendous progress’ in peace talks

Parties have wrapped up the first round of negotiations, agreeing on most of first-phase terms, which include ceasefire and release of hostages, Egyptian official says

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3 d. ago 'Trump has COMPLETELY lost it': President attacked after making extraordinary 9/11 claim

President Donald Trump 's critics are in an uproar over his head-scratching claim on Sunday.

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3 d. ago Aston Martin warns on profits amid US tariffs and seeks ‘proactive support’

Carmaker blames weaker demand on Trump policies amid supply chain pressures after Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attackBusiness live – latest updatesAston Martin has blamed Donald Trump’s tariffs for a profit warning, as the carmaker urged the UK government to offer more “proactive support”.The company, which manufactures its cars in factories in Warwickshire and south Wales, downgraded its profit outlook on Monday for the second time this year. It said that it now expects to make a larger loss than the £110m loss that was the lower end of its profit forecasts. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Judge blocks national guard deployment to Oregon after legal action by Newsom

California governor says president ‘attacking rule of law’ as Trump-appointed judge rules twice to stop national guard from any state being used in OregonA federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any national guard units to Oregon a few hours after the California governor, Gavin Newsom, announced he would sue the president over the planned deployment of his state’s troops.Both states sought the temporary restraining order after the president sent guard members from California to Oregon earlier in the day. On Saturday, the same judge temporarily blocked the administration from deploying Oregon’s national guard troops to Portland. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump sets sights on liberal megadonor George Soros: ‘A chilling message to other donors’

Billionaire ticks all the boxes on the antisemitic score card as Trump attacks Democratic contributors before midtermsPam Bondi, the US attorney general, said “everything is on the table” and left it there. But Donald Trump threw discretion to the wind and was far more specific about his choice of enemy to go after.“If you look at Soros, he’s at the top of everything,” the US president said. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago US envoys head to Egypt for Gaza ceasefire talks as Trump says ‘we are very close’ to deal

US president says he will push to finalize agreement in the coming days even as scores of Palestinians killed in latest Israeli attacksDonald Trump’s son-in-law and a senior envoy are heading to Egypt to begin ceasefire negotiations, the White House has said, as the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he hoped to bring all remaining hostages home in the coming days.A White House official said the US president was sending his envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, to Egypt on Saturday to finalise the technical details of a hostage release and discuss a lasting ceasefire deal a day after Hamas said it was ready to free hostages under Trump’s plan to end the two-year-old war. In an interview, Trump said “we are very close” to reaching an agreement. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump signs order promising measures, including military, to defend Qatar

Text appears meant to assure the Qataris following Israel’s surprise attack on the country targeting Hamas leadersDonald Trump has signed an executive order vowing to use all measures including US military action to defend the energy-rich nation of Qatar – though it remains unclear just what weight the pledge will carry.The text of the order, available Wednesday on the White House’s website but dated Monday, appears to be another measure by Trump to assure the Qataris following Israel’s surprise attack on the country targeting Hamas leaders as they weighed accepting a ceasefire with Israel over the war in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘The Trump Olympics’: president vows to host the ‘greatest games’ in LA, a city that’s felt his wrath

Trump sets his sights on 2028 games as critics worry about security, deportations and tensions with him and LA leadersDonald Trump has never conceded his 2020 election defeat. But after lobbying hard for Los Angeles to host the 2028 summer Olympic Games during his first term, the US president has found at least one silver lining to what he calls his “circuitous route” back to the White House.“I didn’t think I’d be here for the games in this capacity,” Trump mused, as he signed an executive order naming himself the chair of the White House’s LA Olympics taskforce. “But it worked out that way so I’m very happy about that.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine reveals more details about infamous DC carjacking in Fox News interview

A 15-year-old boy and girl were the only assailants arrested in the attack, which prompted Trump to send in the National Guard onto the streets of the capital

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1 week ago Karoline Leavitt claims Michigan church shooter ‘hated people of the Mormon faith’ as Trump decries ‘attack on Christians’

The suspected gunman, Thomas Jacob Sanford, was a former U.S. Marine

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1 week ago Michigan church shooting latest: Man drives through barricade near scene as Trump calls rampage an ‘attack on Christians’

Police believe attacker ‘deliberately’ set fire to the Church of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township

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1 week ago Michigan church shooting latest: Trump calls rampage an ‘attack on Christians’ as suspect identified as pro

Police believe attacker ‘deliberately’ set fire to the Church of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township

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1 week ago Ariana Grande lashes out at Trump supporters in scathing Instagram post

The 32-year-old pop star voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election and Bernie Sanders in the 2020 presidential election

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