20 h. ago Biden dismisses Trump inquiry into his cognitive decline as a ‘distraction’

Former president says investigation of decision-making in office is designed to take focus off ‘disastrous legislation’Joe Biden accused Donald Trump of “distraction” after he launched an investigation into the former Democratic president’s time in office, claiming Biden’s top aides had covered up his cognitive decline and taken decisions on his behalf.Biden said in a statement widely emailed to US media that the move announced late on Wednesday came at a time when Trump was pushing a major piece of legislation that critics had said included massive tax cuts and huge slashes to social spending. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago What to know about Ramón Morales Reyes, a Wisconsin man falsely accused of threatening Trump's life

A man falsely accused of threatening President Donald Trump’s life faces deportation even as Wisconsin authorities say the Mexican immigrant was framed and is a victim of a violent 2023 attack

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57 h. ago Donald Trump's White House blasts BBC for 'misreporting' over Gaza coverage

US President Donald Trump's White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused the BBC of accepting Hamas's account of Israeli security forces shooting dead Palestinians

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3 d. ago Man accused of framing other man for deportation by writing letters threatening Trump's life

A Wisconsin man is facing charges accusing him of forging letters threatening President Donald Trump’s life in an effort to get another man deported

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5 d. ago Undocumented man accused of making threat to Trump’s life may be victim of frame

Ramon Morales-Reyes might have been set up by man currently in jail for attacking and robbing him in 2023An undocumented man who was accused by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, Kristi Noem, last week of threatening to assassinate Donald Trump in a letter may have been framed by someone accused of previously attacking the man, according to news reports.Investigators are said to be looking into whether the letter was an attempt to get the man deported, to prevent him from testifying against his alleged attacker. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago China has ‘totally violated’ its trade agreement’ with the US, says Trump

President took to social media to denounce Beijing in the latest development in his ongoing tariff warDonald Trump declared that China has “totally violated its agreement” against the US on trade just two weeks after the countries reached a deal, raising fears that the trade war will continue to rattle the global economy.“I made a FAST DEAL with China in order to save them from what I thought was going to be a very bad situation,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday morning. “Everybody was happy! That is the good news!!! The bad news is that China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump says China ‘totally violated’ tariffs pause deal: ‘So much for Mr. Nice Guy’

Friday Truth Social post also claimed China had been in “grave economic danger” before a deal was reached two weeks ago

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6 d. ago Donald Trump accuses China of ‘totally violating’ tariffs deal with US in blow to moves to avoid trade war

Trade talks between Washington and Beijing were said to be a ‘bit stalled’

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8 d. ago Russia issues WWIII threat to Donald Trump as tensions with Vladimir Putin explode

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a stark warning to Donald Trump after the US leader accused Vladimir Putin of "playing with fire"

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8 d. ago Donald Trump unleashes another furious outburst against Vladimir Putin over 'tapping along'

US President Donald Trump has unleashed a furious outburst against Vladimir Putin, accusing the Russian leader of 'tapping us along' amid peace talks with Ukraine

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2 w. ago Donald Trump accuses Joe Biden team of 'treason' and exposing US to 'great danger'

In a post on his Truth Social platform Trump alleged members of Biden’s team “took over the autopen” - a reference to the device used to sign official documents on behalf of the president

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2 w. ago Donald Trump accuses Joe Biden's staff of 'not telling facts' about cancer diagnosis

Donald Trump questioned how doctors failed to diagnose former US President Joe Biden with advanced prostate cancer until after he had left office, pointing the finger at his staff for 'not telling the facts'

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2 w. ago Iran's Supreme leader calls Donald Trump a liar and says 'we do not fear any threat' despite US President's call for airstrikes if nuclear deal is not agreed

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Donald Trump on Saturday of lying when the US president said during his Gulf tour this week that he wanted peace in the region.

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2 w. ago Trump accuses former FBI director of calling for his killing through coded picture

James Comey posted picture of shells arranged to say ‘8647’, using common slang for kicking a customer out of a barJames Comey is accused of calling for Trump’s death – but what does ‘86’ really mean?Donald Trump accused the former FBI director James Comey on Friday of calling for his assassination in a coded social media post written in seashells.Comey’s Instagram post – a photograph of seashells on a beach arranged to spell the numbers 8647, which he captioned “Cool shell formation on my beach walk” – was used by rightwing supporters of Trump to claim that it was a call to assassinate the US president. The Secret Service said it has launched an investigation. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Donald Trump lavished praise on accused sex trafficker Sean 'Diddy' Combs on camera

Sean 'Diddy' Combs currently stands trial in New York, accused of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution

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3 w. ago Donald Trump accused of 'biggest illegal bribe in US history' over Qatari plane 'gift'

It has emerged the MAGA man, 78, was set to be given an £302 million Air Force One replacement by the Qatari royal family as a present, described as a "palace in the sky"

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3 w. ago Trump thinks he is shaping the Middle East. Instead, it’s Gulf states that will dictate US foreign policy | Simon Tisdall

The US president travels to meet the region’s leaders facing an uncomfortable reality: he may need them more than they need him Donald Trump is accustomed to getting his own way. That could change next week when he’s confronted by the mess he’s making in the Middle East. As he begins a three-day trip to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, the US president is promising great things. As ever, he’s delusional. The reality is that reckless, incoherent and neglectful US regional policies are failing across the board. A fundamental course correction is urgently required.Gulf leaders have the leverage to set Trump straight, if they decide to use it. He relies on them to an unprecedented degree – far more than on Europe – as diplomatic interlocutors, security partners and financial backers. His approach to Palestine, which is on the brink of a second Nakba (catastrophe), is a mix of prejudice, cruelty and sheer ignorance. Without Arab help, the US and Israel may remain trapped indefinitely in ...

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3 w. ago Pope Leo 'deliberately' downplayed being American to make sure he won Papacy

Chicago-born Pope Leo was slammed by MAGA conservatives in the US who lashed out at his shared social media posts attacking the Donald Trump administration, leading to accusations of him being "woke"

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