52 h. ago Trump Treasury secretary says economy slowdown just ‘detox’ as government spending switches to private sector

Donald Trump’s new Treasury secretary blew off the apparent slowdown in the nation’s economy as nothing more than “detox” as government spending switches to the private sector.

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63 h. ago I know Donald Trump. He might seem mad... but he has a secret plan. Underestimate him at your peril, writes NILE GARDINER

Although he shocked many with his tariffs and Gaza comments, Trump has a deliberate modus operandi that forces others to think differently. He has also shown he can be tough on Putin.

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66 h. ago Trump reveals he's starting nuclear deal negotiations with Iran after sending secret letter

Donald Trump revealed that he started secret nuclear deal talks with Iran.

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3 d. ago Elon Musk tells Republicans he isn’t to blame for mass firings of federal workers

Trump and Musk appear to make parallel efforts to distance tech billionaire from radical job slashing in governmentElon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers in private meetings that he is not to blame for the mass firings of federal workers that are causing uproar across the country, while Donald Trump reportedly told his cabinet secretaries on Thursday that they are ultimately in charge of hiring and firings at their agencies – not billionaire aide Musk.The two powerful figures appeared to be making parallel efforts to distance Musk from radical job slashing made over the last two months. This is despite the tech entrepreneur boasting about cuts, recommending the US “delete entire agencies” and taking questions on the issue alongside the US president, then wielding a chainsaw at an event to symbolize his efforts – all amid legal challenges and skepticism from experts. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Donald Trump embarrassed after holding 'secret calls' with Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Ukrainian rivals

The US President's team are said to have held calls with Ukraine's opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as well as ex-president Petro Poroshenko.

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3 d. ago Donald Trump 'secretly calls Zelensky's Ukraine rivals' but US President is left embarrassed

Ukrainian opposition leaders have hit out against Donald Trump's demands to hold elections in the country during times of war in a similar parroting of Kremlin lines

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3 d. ago Elon Musk's generous gesture towards cancer stricken DJ Daniel, 13, who became target of 'odious' MSNBC

Devarjaye 'DJ' Daniel, 13, was made an honorary member of the Secret Service on Tuesday night by President Donald Trump, with Elon Musk now also promising the youngster a gift.

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4 d. ago Trump press secretary defends Musk’s clothes after Zelensky mocked for not wearing suit

Donald Trump’s press secretary defended Elon Musk’s clothes after Volodymyr Zelensky was mocked for not wearing a suit during the chaotic meeting between the US and Ukrainian presidents in the White House last week.

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4 d. ago White House press secretary holds briefing after Trump’s chaotic 100

Donald Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed reporters on Wednesday, March 5, after the president delivered a 100-minute-long address to Congress on Tuesday.

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4 d. ago Watch live: White House press secretary holds briefing after Trump’s chaotic 100

Watch live as Donald Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addresses reporters on Wednesday, March 5, after the president delivered a 100-minute-long address to Congress on Tuesday.

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4 d. ago Trump is turning the media into a mouthpiece of the regime | Lawrence Douglas

As the White House handpicks members of the press pool, questions for the president amount to fluffy valentinesYou know we’re in trouble when Fox News emerges as the great defender of freedom of the press. But such was the case when Jacqui Heinrich, a senior political correspondent at Fox, responded to the news that Trump’s White House would now handpick the reporters who get to cover the president in small settings, with the post: “This move does not give the power back to the people – it gives power to the White House.” Heinrich was specifically responding to press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Orwellian claim that letting Donald Trump choose who would cover him was designed to restore power “back to the American people”.The fruits of the new policy were richly on display during the sickening scene that unfolded in the Oval Office last week. If the president and JD Vance’s disgraceful treatment of Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasn’t bad enough, there was the unprecedented role that the “pre...

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5 d. ago Karoline Leavitt's warning to Democrats planning to derail Trump's big speech with eggs and workers fired by DOGE

Donald Trump 's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt warned Democrats planning to distract and provoke the president during his joint address to Congress this evening to think again.

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5 d. ago US designates Yemen’s Houthi group as foreign terrorist organization once again

Designation comes after Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since the start of Israel-Hamas warUS politics live – latest updatesThe US state department has reinstated the “foreign terrorist organization” designation for Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group, fulfilling an order announced by Donald Trump shortly after he took office.The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, announced on Tuesday the department had restored the designation, which carries with it sanctions and penalties for anyone providing “material support” for the group. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Aid to Kyiv being reviewed to ensure country is ‘committed’ to goal of peace deal – as it happened

This live coverage has ended. You can find all of the latest US politics stories here. Donald Trump will lay out his priorities tomorrow evening in a prime-time speech to Congress, his first since returning to the White House.He’s doing some expectation setting this morning, posting on Truth Social:TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG. I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS! Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump says ‘no room left’ for Canada and Mexico to avoid tariffs hours before deadline – live

Tariffs for Mexico and Canada to take effect at midnight ET; TSMC, the world’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer, will invest $165bn in the USDonald Trump will lay out his priorities tomorrow evening in a prime-time speech to Congress, his first since returning to the White House.He’s doing some expectation setting this morning, posting on Truth Social:TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG. I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS! Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump says ‘no room left’ for Canada and Mexico to avoid tariffs as he praises major US investment by semiconductor company – live

Tariffs for Mexico and Canada to take effect at midnight ET; TSMC, the world’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer, will invest $165bn in the USDonald Trump will lay out his priorities tomorrow evening in a prime-time speech to Congress, his first since returning to the White House.He’s doing some expectation setting this morning, posting on Truth Social:TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG. I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS! Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump expected to announce $100bn Taiwanese chipmaker investment – live

TSMC, the world’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer, produces chips for Apple, Intel and NvidiaDonald Trump will lay out his priorities tomorrow evening in a prime-time speech to Congress, his first since returning to the White House.He’s doing some expectation setting this morning, posting on Truth Social:TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG. I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS! Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump claims Zelenskyy ‘doesn’t want there to be peace’ in latest sign of worsening US

US president says ‘America will not put up with it for much longer’ after Ukrainian president says end of war with Russia ‘still very, very far away’Donald Trump will lay out his priorities tomorrow evening in a prime-time speech to Congress, his first since returning to the White House.He’s doing some expectation setting this morning, posting on Truth Social:TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG. I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS! Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump tariffs could amount to ‘largest tax increase in at least a generation’, thinktank warns – live

Trump’s tariffs could force households to pay $1,200 annually; commerce chief says tariffs on Canada and Mexico might not be 25% as Trump has been threateningDonald Trump will lay out his priorities tomorrow evening in a prime-time speech to Congress, his first since returning to the White House.He’s doing some expectation setting this morning, posting on Truth Social:TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG. I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS! Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Tariffs on Canada and Mexico to take effect but may not be at 25% Trump threatened – US politics live

Commerce secretary says president would determine whether to stick with the planned level in first indication it could changeDonald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China could force American consumers to pay an average of $1,200 more per year, a prominent economic thinktank warns.An analysis from the Peterson Institute for International Economics found that the tariffs would prompt retaliation from foreign governments, harming economic growth and leading to higher import costs that would be passed on to American households. Here’s more:This past weekend, President Donald Trump announced the largest tax increase in at least a generation (since 1993 or before), with the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on most goods from Canada and Mexico (aside from Canadian energy, which faces a 10 percent tariff), alongside a 10 percent increase in tariffs on goods from China. The direct cost of these actions to the typical, or median, US household would be a tax increase of mo...

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