25 m. ago I fear Trump will cancel my visa, says British Harvard student, 20, 'who US President targeted in speech'

Alfred Williamson, 20, has been studying for a double major in physics and government but his stint at the prestigious US university has come under threat.

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1 hour ago Man 'threatened to shoot Donald Trump in the head' after President deported his family

Ramon Morales Reyes, 54, was arrested after he allegedly sent a letter to the U.S. government in which he threatened to assassinate President Donald Trump for deporting his family

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3 h. ago Elon Musk reveals new bombshell plan as he leaves Trump's White House

Elon Musk has big plans following the fallout with President Donald Trump. The billionaire hosted a live event Thursday, laying out life after the White House.

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3 h. ago AP PHOTOS: Elon Musk leaves the White House after a turbulent effort to slash the government

The nation's capital had never seen anyone like Elon Musk, who announced this week that he's stepping back from his role as Donald Trump's most unorthodox adviser.

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4 h. ago Hacker who beamed AI images of Trump kissing Elon Musk’s feet was working during taxpayer

Iowa Republican Senator says the stunt from a federal agency has become ‘poster child for why taxpayer-funded union time needs to end’

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4 h. ago Trump meets with Powell after months of trashing the Fed over interest rates

Jerome Powell emphasized the central bank’s policy decisions will be based solely on objective non-political analysis.

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4 h. ago The Latest: Appeals court allows Trump to continue collecting tariffs under emergency powers law

A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to continue collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law, for now, as his administration appeals an order striking down the bulk of his signature set of economic policies

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4 h. ago Elon Musk came to Washington wielding a chain saw. He leaves behind upheaval and unmet expectations

Elon Musk arrived in the nation’s capital with the chain saw-wielding swagger of a tech titan who had never met a problem he couldn’t solve with lots of money, long hours or a well-calibrated algorithm

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4 h. ago Appeals court lets Trump's tariffs stay in place for now in big win for president

Global markets surged and U.S. stock futures skyrocketed upon news of the bombshell ruling that the vast majority of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal. 

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4 h. ago Trump administration increases pressure on 'sanctuary jurisdictions' with public listing

The Department of Homeland Security is putting hundreds of “sanctuary jurisdictions” across the country on notice

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5 h. ago Trump aide's wife leaves White House to work for Elon Musk hours after he posts intriguing tweet

Katie Miller is following Elon Musk from the White House back to the private sector as the tech billionaire officially leaves his post in Washington, D.C.

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5 h. ago US court temporarily reinstates Trump tariffs while administration appeals ruling blocking them – US politics live

US appeal judges grant administrative stay of trade court’s order blocking tariffsCan Trump get around the court ruling that blocks his tariffs?A federal judge will consider on whether to further block the Trump administration from revoking Harvard university’s ability to enroll international students (see post at 10.38 for more details).At a hearing in Boston, US district judge Allison Burroughs will weigh whether to extend a temporary order she issued last Friday that blocked the US department of homeland security from carrying out the revocation it issued a day earlier. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Court's tariffs ruling offers US businesses a reprieve but they aren't ready to celebrate

Businesses that have been unsettled by President Donald Trump’s on again, off again tariffs don't know how much faith to put in the reprieve from a federal court that halted most of the taxes on foreign imports

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6 h. ago The US academic partnership with China, under strain for years, faces its biggest threat

Frayed by tariff wars and political battles, the academic tie between the U.S. and China is now facing its greatest threat yet as the Trump administration promises to revoke visas for an unknown number of Chinese students and tighten future visa screening

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7 h. ago Iran says a US nuclear deal isn't imminent and that its enrichment program must continue

Senior Iranian officials on Thursday dismissed speculation about an imminent nuclear deal with the United States, emphasizing that any agreement must fully lift sanctions and allow the country’s nuclear program to continue

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7 h. ago Elon Musk breaks silence on rumours of 'fall out' with Donald Trump after leaving DOGE

SpaceX mogul, Elon Musk, has broken his silence on his alleged "falling out" with Donald Trump after stepping down from his role as a Special Government Employee in the Department of Government Efficiency

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7 h. ago Harrison Ruffin Tyler, preserver of Virginia history and grandson of 10th US president, dies at 96

Harrison Ruffin Tyler died on Sunday

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7 h. ago Federal Reserve issues rare statement asserting independence amid Trump pressure

Central bank emphasizes nonpartisan role in brief memo after chair Jerome Powell meets with US presidentCan Trump fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell?The Federal Reserve issued a rare, strongly worded statement on Thursday after chair Jerome Powell spoke with Donald Trump at the White House Thursday morning, holding firm on the central bank’s independence amid pressure from Trump to lower interest rates.The three-paragraph statement emphasized the Fed’s independent, nonpartisan role in setting monetary policy based on economic data. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s tariffs: the courts have drawn a line. So must Congress | Editorial

The worst of all outcomes would be for US legislators to agree to strengthen the president’s executive powersIf one thing is more challenging to the rule of law than a genuine emergency, it is the invention of a phoney one. Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has upended global trade and international relations, wiping billions off the stock market in the process, by imposing tariffs that he claims are a necessary response to an emergency. Yet that emergency does not really exist, except in the manner that Mr Trump himself has created it.The president claimed, on 2 April, that a lack of reciprocity in US overseas trade arrangements was “an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and economy of the United States”. He claimed that this justified him in declaring an emergency and governing by executive decree under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Congress, which normally has the responsibility to decide U...

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8 h. ago 'I sell loads on Vinted thanks to simple method and I never write a description'

A successful Vinted seller and mum has shared one thing that she does in order to flog her items fast and save time. Not only could it earn you money, but you can also get rid of unwanted items

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