45 h. ago Federal Reserve holds interest rates, defying Trump’s demand to lower them

Hours before the decision, the president called the Fed’s chair, Jerome Powell, ‘stupid’ for anticipated rate holdThe US Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold, but signaled it might make two cuts this year, as Donald Trump continues to break with precedent and demand lower rates.Policymakers at the American central bank lifted their projections for inflation this year, as the US president stands by his controversial tariff plans, and downgraded their estimates for economic growth. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Disappointment for the King and Queen as Miss Information triumphs at Ascot

Rainbows Edge could only finish seventh in the colours of the King and Queen

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54 h. ago Trump overseeing a ‘fascist regime’ says Brad Lander after arrest – US politics live

New York City mayoral candidate warns administration could ‘undermine the rule of law’ after incident at immigration courtNew York City mayoral candidate released from custodyIsrael’s war on Iran appeared to be approaching a pivotal moment on Tuesday night after five days of bombing and retaliatory Iranian missile strikes, as Donald Trump demanded “unconditional surrender” from Tehran and weighed his military options.Trump convened a meeting of his national security team in the White House situation room after a day of febrile rhetoric in which the president gave sharply conflicting signals over whether US forces would participate directly in Israel’s bombing campaign over Iran. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Donald Trump's chilling 'unconditional surrender' demand leaves world on edge

In a series of bizarre rants the erratic US President threatened he could assassinate Iran's supreme leader - but won't 'at least for now' - he also claimed his country had "complete control of the skies of Iran"'

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4 d. ago Trump is steamrolling congressional Republicans. What’s in it for them? | David Kirp

The budget bill was a reminder: the president and House speaker don’t care about lawmakers’ views. Why not just quit?Like soldiers in a well-disciplined army, Republican members of US Congress do whatever Commander Donald Trump demands. While the foot soldiers may occasionally grumble, they quickly fall in line when Trump intervenes.Republican representatives go through contortions to satisfy the bully in the White House: we hated deficits, goes the party orthodoxy, but now we vote for adding trillions to the deficit; we supported Ukraine, but now we cozy up to the Russians; we scrutinized cabinet nominees, but now we give our “advice and consent” to a cabinet of knaves and charlatans.David Kirp is professor emeritus at the Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Donald Trump demands 'no fat soldiers' be shown at rambling Fort Bragg speech

The US leader turned what was intended to be a 250th birthday celebration for the US Army into a full-blown political rally, and demanded "no fat soldiers" be shown behind him at Fort Bragg

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1 week ago King Charles tells veteran to ‘keep drinking whisky’ during Lancaster Castle visit

King Charles made a memorable visit to Lancaster Castle on 9 June where he advised 101-year-old veteran Richard Brock to "keep drinking whisky”.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer holds talks with Nato chief as he pushes Britain to agree £30BILLION hike in defence spending demanded by Donald Trump

Mark Rutte has been holding talks with the PM in London, and gave a speech warning of the need for a 'quantum leap' in investment.

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2 w. ago Harvard demands federal judge block Donald Trump's ban on foreign students in new claim

Harvard University is challenging President Donald Trump 's effort to block foreign students from attending the Ivy League schoo.

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2 w. ago NATO chief makes huge demand to UK on defence spending after Donald Trump calls

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte today said allies will find themselves 'in great difficulty' in the coming years if they stick with the current 2% GDP alliance spending target

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2 w. ago Trump moves to officially strip $1 BILLION from 'radical left monsters' NPR and PBS

President Donald Trump's demand to strip $1.1 billion in federal funding from National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service came one step closer to reality

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2 w. ago How the use of a word in the Guardian has gotten some readers upset | Elisabeth Ribbans

‘Got’ was changed during the editing of an opinion piece, leading to correspondence lamenting a slide into American English. But language isn’t a fortressIn Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part II, a messenger breathlessly announces to the king that, “Jack Cade hath gotten London bridge”. Hold this late 16th-century text in mind as we fast forward to last week when Martin Kettle, associate editor and columnist at the Guardian in the UK, was seen to suggest in an opinion piece that, if King Charles has pushed the boundaries of neutrality, such as with his speech to open the new Canadian parliament, he has so far “gotten away with it”.In a letter published the next day, a reader asked teasingly if this use of “gotten” – and another writer’s reference to a “faucet” – were signs the Guardian had fallen into line with Donald Trump’s demand that news agencies adopt current US terminology, such as referring to the “Gulf of America”.Elisabeth Ribbans is the Guardian’s global readers’ editorguardian...

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2 w. ago Half of Americans say they are already cutting back because of tariffs — and that includes summer vacation plans

While Donald Trump demands that companies ‘eat the tariffs’, multiple surveys and polls show that Americans are expecting major price hikes

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3 w. ago Senior royal aide reveals how King has managed since cancer diagnosis

The King has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed cancer for more than a year

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3 w. ago King Charles and Canada just reminded Trump a 51st state is off the table

ANALYSIS: King Charles’s visit was a message to Trump, but it was so laced in royal ceremony, subtlety, and formal language that it might just escape provoking another trade war, writes Richard Hall.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump demands Canada becomes 51st State hours after King Charles' independence plea

Donald Trump has renewed his push for Canada to become the 51st State of the United States, just hours after King Charles III delivered a powerful speech to the Canadian Parliament.

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3 w. ago King Charles says Canada is facing ‘unprecedented challenges’ as Trump threatens annexation

Charles is the first British monarch in almost 70 years to preside over the opening of the Canadian parliament

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3 w. ago King Charles speech live: Canada facing ‘unprecedented challenges’ amid Trump tensions, declares monarch

Charles is the first British monarch in almost 70 years to preside over the opening of the Canadian parliament

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3 w. ago King Charles speech live: Monarch says Canada facing ‘unprecedented challenges’ amid Trump tensions

King Charles has arrived in Canada for the first time since his coronation

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3 w. ago King Charles in Canada live: Trump tensions play backdrop to historic royal speech to parliament

King Charles has arrived in Canada for the first time since his coronation

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