73 m. ago House Democratic leaders reiterate opposition to Republican funding bill as shutdown deadline looms – live

At least eight Senate Democrats would need to vote with Republicans to move the bill forward ahead of midnight deadline to fund governmentChuck Schumer to vote for Republican funding bill to avert shutdownDanish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen rejected on Friday president Donald Trump’s latest remarks about annexing Greenland, saying the Danish autonomous island could not be taken over by another country.“If you look at the Nato treaty, the UN charter or international law, Greenland is not open to annexation,” he told reporters, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). Continue reading...

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75 m. ago JD Vance booed by classical music audience at Washington DC's Kennedy Center

Crowd unhappy with Donald Trump’s ‘anti-woke’ changes to American centre for culture

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88 m. ago Digested week: Just enjoy Tesla shares tumbling as Trump crashes the markets | Emma Brockes

The Elon Musk backlash, boos for JD Vance, Meghan naming protocol, a wombat botherer and – OMG! – buying kittensTo the people who parked their consciences and voted for Donald Trump because they thought he’d slash regulation, cut corporate taxes and eviscerate the federal government to send their stock holdings soaring, I’d like to ask: “How’s that working out for you?” For anyone with a pension, college savings or other assets in the US market this was an unrelaxing week, during which the Dow fell by almost 900 points on Monday and some $4tn (£3tn) was wiped off the S&P 500. Continue reading...

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91 m. ago Donald Trump hints at sending US soldiers to take over Greenland

Donald Trump has hinted at sending US soldiers to take over Greenland, stating America needs the island “for national security”.

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96 m. ago Musk’s own Grok chatbot declares Democrats better for the economy than Republicans

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2 h. ago Inside Tiger Woods' new romance with Vanessa Trump after 'quietly dating for months'

Vanessa Trump has reportedly been dating golf legend Tiger Woods for several months, after splitting from her husband Donald Trump Jnr. in 2018

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2 h. ago Kremlin says ‘much to be done’ on Ukraine ceasefire deal as Zelenskyy warns Putin will manipulate plan – Europe live

Russia says there are reasons to be ‘cautiously optimistic’ and said there is an understanding talks are needed between Vladimir Putin and Donald TrumpThe Kremlin said there were “reasons to be cautiously optimistic” in discussion on ceasefire, but “there is still much to be done," in further discussions between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.Speaking after last night’s visit of US special envoy Steve Witkoff, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters that “when Mr Witkoff brings all the information to President Trump, we will determine the timing of a conversation (between Trump and Putin).” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago French nuclear attack sub mysteriously docks in Nova Scotia, 300 miles from US border

Rumors swirled that the FS Tourville arrived in Halifax in response to Donald Trump’s annexation threats

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3 h. ago John Swinney’s decision to meet Donald Trump’s son slammed as ‘bad call’

Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater said the sit-down with Eric Trump at the First Minister’s official residence sent a “bad message”.

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer is having his chainsaw moment – but all he will slash is democracy | Simon Jenkins

The PM sounds like Elon Musk when promising to fight the ‘blockers’, but his government’s plans will weaken the link between peoples and politicsEvery new prime minister has an Elon Musk moment. A sudden attack of frustration leads to a burst of machismo, a chainsaw response. The system stinks. Slash the bureaucrats. Smash the machine.Thatcher had her “subversives”, Tony Blair his “scars on my back”, David Cameron his “enemies of enterprise”. Now Sir Keir Starmer claims to be haunted by the blockers, checkers, regulators, bloaters. All are ganging up against the cry of his new friend, Donald Trump, to grow, baby, grow. So get going, chainsaw, do your job.Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Schumer decision to vote for Republican funding bill a ‘huge slap in the face’, says AOC

Senate working to avert partial government shutdown before midnight deadlineThe Trump administration has called on the Pentagon to provide military options to ensure the country has full access to the Panama canal, two US officials told Reuters on Thursday.Donald Trump has said repeatedly he wants to “take back” the Panama canal, which is located at the narrowest part of the isthmus between North and South America and is considered one of the world’s most strategically important waterways, but he has not offered specifics about how he would do so, or if military action might be required. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could ‘harm’ EV companies

Letter from Elon Musk’s firm to US trade representative warns of ‘downstream impacts’ of tit-for-tat tariffsBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk’s Tesla has warned that Donald Trump’s trade war could expose the electric carmaker to retaliatory tariffs that would also affect other automotive manufacturers in the US.In an unsigned letter to Jamieson Greer, the US trade representative, Tesla said it “supports fair trade” but that the US administration should ensure it did not “inadvertently harm US companies”. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago 'Moron Trump' is dangerous to neighbours and will 'want a slice of Britain next'

EXCLUSIVE A world renowned expert has said US President Donald Trump will 'want a slice of Britain next' as he made further comments about annexing Greenland

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5 h. ago Creating art under Trump will become harder but it will remain vital | Seph Rodney

The president’s attacks on diversity and immigration have already affected many artists and will affect many more in the coming monthsOne of the most pernicious effects of a bully’s intimidation is making victims afraid of being true to themselves, because it’s the essential and authentic parts of them that incite the bully’s contempt.During his first week in office Donald Trump issued a blitzkrieg of executive orders. Among them, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity and Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.” According to the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, among the things these orders direct the administration’s agencies and staff to do are:Terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, positions, and programs in the federal government; terminate equity-related grants and contracts; and repeal prior executive orders designed to ensure equal opportunity in the workplace, including a decades-old exe...

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6 h. ago Ukraine hits Moscow with major drone strikes after Zelensky accused Putin of deliberately thwarting Donald Trump's peace plan

It was the second concerted Ukrainian attack on Moscow in three days, and appeared a direct response to Putin setting multiple conditions for any ceasefire.

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6 h. ago Donald Trump 'orders US military to draw up plans to seize Panama Canal' by force

US officials have claimed that the US military has been asked to draw up plans to boost troop numbers in Panama in order to "reclaim" the canal.

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6 h. ago Donald Trump 'orders US military to draw up plans to seize Panama Canal'

US Southern Command has been given proposals that include collaborating with the Panamanian military - and potentially seizing the canal by force if they don't co-operate

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7 h. ago A president touting Musk’s cars from the White House shows this: the Tesla boycott really irks him | Gaby Hinsliiff

Trump has met a force he cannot control: people’s ability to parade their anger and distaste through consumer choiceWhat do you buy the richest man in the world? The answer, obviously, is the one thing that usually can’t be had for love nor money, and that’s pimping out the presidential office for advertising purposes.Posing with Elon Musk beside a scarlet Tesla parked on the White House driveway, Donald Trump announced that he was buying one of his friend’s cars despite not being allowed to drive for security reasons because: “I just want people to know that you can’t be penalised for being a patriot.” The billionaire currently chainsawing his way through so many ordinary federal workers’ jobs had, he said indignantly, been unfairly treated by people who inexplicably now seem to have turned against his cars.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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7 h. ago A president touting Musk’s cars from the White House shows this: the Tesla boycott really irks him | Gaby Hinsliff

Trump has met a force he cannot control: people’s ability to parade their anger and distaste through consumer choiceWhat do you buy the richest man in the world? The answer, obviously, is the one thing that usually can’t be had for love nor money, and that’s pimping out the presidential office for advertising purposes.Posing with Elon Musk beside a scarlet Tesla parked on the White House driveway, Donald Trump announced that he was buying one of his friend’s cars despite not being allowed to drive for security reasons because: “I just want people to know that you can’t be penalised for being a patriot.” The billionaire currently chainsawing his way through so many ordinary federal workers’ jobs had, he said indignantly, been unfairly treated by people who inexplicably now seem to have turned against his cars.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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7 h. ago The way it is: Musk’s own Grok chatbot declares Democrats better for the economy than Republicans

Better not tell Donald Trump

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