59 m. ago PBS, NPR stations working to cope with — and survive — government funding cuts

A month after Congress voted to strip public media of public money, PBS and NPR stations are working to cope — and survive

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73 m. ago Donald Trump really is definitely alive as he goes golfing twice in two days

Donald Trump's absence from the public eye for a handful of days spurred rumours of his death, fuelled by a pizza-tracking website – but they have been debunked

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89 m. ago JB Pritzker calls for ‘all to stand up’ to Trump’s immigration crackdown in Chicago

President is preparing for controversial federal takeover of US city in crusade against immigration ‘sanctuary cities’Illinois’s governor JB Pritzker has called on “all to stand up” to Donald Trump as the US president prepares to launch a federally led immigration crackdown across Chicago, a plan which has been met with widespread backlash from local leaders and the public.Pritzker’s comments come as White House officials vow to target Chicago next in its sweeping immigration crackdowns across the country. Recently, the White House requested that a US military base on the outskirts of Chicago assist with immigration operations as the Trump administration plans a broader takeover of Democratic-run “sanctuary cities”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Donald Trump continues to defy nasty health rumours as he heads out to play golf for second day in a row

President Trump was spotted heading out to play golf on Sunday morning as bogus conspiracy theories about his health continue to swirl online.

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3 h. ago Donald Trump breaks silence after rumours of death circulated online

The US President shared a photo on his online platform Truth Social after playing golf with Jon Gruden.

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3 h. ago Putin persists, Trump dithers – and a just peace for Ukraine still seems a long way off | Olga Chyzh

The US president could embrace the role of peacemaker, or become the patsy who restored Russia’s imperial standingThe past few weeks have seen a flurry of activity billed as progress in the Russia-Ukraine peace process. Yet for Ukrainians, the reality remains unchanged: airstrikes still thunder across their cities, homes still burn, lives are still lost. Against this grim backdrop, the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, has seemed more than content to bask in the literal red-carpet treatment afforded by the president of the United States.Donald Trump, who has anointed himself mediator of this war, has nearly exhausted the lexicon of contradiction. Some days he proclaims that he alone can end this war. Then he insists that peace talks should be left to the two parties. At times he boasts that Putin “respects” him; at others, he castigates Putin for “going absolutely crazy”. This month, Trump vacillated between putting US troops on the table and ruling it out. Now he is reportedly consid...

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3 h. ago Donald Trump breaks his silence with first post since flurry of 'dead' rumours

US President Donald Trump has shared a new photo on Truth Social which shows him playing golf with Jon Gruden, after false rumours that he was dead spread on social media

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4 h. ago Donald Trump's giant son is 'lusted after by girls' and can't be 'normal student'

Melania Trump has said her son Barron can never be a "normal student" as he is "lusted after by girls" and has a "different position" to other children

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5 h. ago Nicola Jennings on the striking down of Trump’s tariffs by a federal court – cartoon

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8 h. ago Stephen King shares theory about how Donald Trump will be remembered in history

Author is outspoken critic of president and recently called presidency ‘horror story’

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9 h. ago Donald Trump could deploy private army to Ukraine to keep Vladimir Putin at bay

Armed contractors would be given the task of protecting American interests in war-battered Ukraine, and rebuilding the country's front lines

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10 h. ago Nigel Farage skipping Parliament 'to help Donald Trump meddle with UK politics'

Nigel Farage has been accused of swerving the return of Parliament - and the first PMQs back after the summer - to "help Trump and JD Vance meddle in UK politics".

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10 h. ago ‘He’s trying to rig the midterms’: Trump intervenes to protect his allies in Congress

With elections next year, president is pushing extraordinary measures to ensure GOP maintains control of legislatureThey are more than a year away – a lifetime in today’s fast and furious political cycle. But one man is already paying attention, pulling the levers of power and trying to tip the scales of the 2026 midterm elections.Donald Trump has made clear that he is willing to bring the full weight of the White House to bear to prevent his Republican party losing control of the US Congress in the midterm elections next year, orchestrating a more direct and legally dubious intervention than any of his predecessors. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Xi and Modi say they are ‘partners not rivals’ in bid to repair ties

Donald Trump’s trade war drives a rapprochement between the world’s two most populous countries

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16 h. ago Trump wants to ax an affordable housing grant that's a lifeline for many rural communities

President Donald Trump and House Republicans want to cut new funding for a housing grant that many rural areas rely on to help fund affordable housing

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16 h. ago What to know about the verdict and sentencing phase of Bolsonaro's trial in Brazil

The verdict and sentencing phase in the coup trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro starts Tuesday at the Supreme Court in Brasilia

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17 h. ago China's factory activity contracts in August despite extension of trade truce with US

China's factory activity contracted in August, marking five consecutive months of decline

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23 h. ago Trump lashes out at Rose Garden worker for damaging stone in controversial redesign

President Donald Trump has lashed out at a “stupid” contractor working on his controversial redesign of the White House Rose Garden for damaging a piece of stone, posting a video of the incident on social media.

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23 h. ago Musk appears to compare UK police to Nazi war criminals after five masked men were arrested trying to get into refugee hotel

Since being ousted from the U.S. government following a very public fallout with President Donald Trump, Elon Musk is stoking the flames in the U.K.

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24 h. ago Donald Trump 'could have his leg amputated' as doctor issues ominous warning

A leading vascular surgery expert from one of America's premier medical institutions recently addressed several questions regarding the chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) diagnosis given to Trump

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