33 m. ago ‘He is innocent’: families of deported Venezuelans rebuke Trump claims

US president has painted Venezuelan migrants deported to notorious El Salvador prison as ‘heinous monsters’ Donald Trump’s White House has described the Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador as “heinous monsters” and terrorists who “rape, maim and murder for sport”.But relatives of Francisco Javier García Casique, a 24-year-old from the city of Maracay, say he was a hairdresser, not a crook. Continue reading...

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88 m. ago Greenpeace to appeal verdict ordering them to pay at least $660m to energy firm for pipeline protests – live

Organisation condemns verdict that could bankrupt its US operation and risks ‘destroying right to peaceful protest’Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says juryDemocratic congressman Glenn Ivey told constituents at a town hall meeting in his Maryland district that Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic minority leader, should step down from his position after a bitter intraparty fight over government funding last week, HuffPost reports.Ivey is the first member of Congress to say Schumer should leave his leadership position, after the leader supplied enough votes to pass a Republican-backed government funding bill through the Senate. House Democrats had near-unanimously rejected the measure, and many in the party believe Schumer, who argued the bill was better than allowing a shutdown that could be exploited by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, gave up leverage he could have used against the administration. Continue reading...

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97 m. ago Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters while DOGE cuts wildfire support staff

Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump

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1 hour ago Canada in talks with the EU to reduce US defense reliance: AP source

A senior Canadian government official says Canada is in discussions with the European Union to join a EU drive to break its security dependency on the United States

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2 h. ago White House calls judge challenging Trump deportation order a ‘Democrat activist’

Press secretary says judge who weighed legality of Trump deportation order ‘does not have that authority’The White House on Wednesday labeled the federal judge challenging the Trump administration on whether it defied his court order to halt flights deporting migrants without a hearing “a Democrat activist”.The press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, singled out by name at a White House press briefing federal judge James Boasberg, who weighed the legality of Donald Trump’s deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, and is now evaluating the government’s compliance. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Steve Bannon reveals MAGA allies 'working on' secret plan for Trump's third term

Media executive and conservative strategist Steve Bannon is crafting a plan to help Donald Trump stay in the White House until 2032.

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2 h. ago Trump whines about ‘absolutely terrible’ Fox News White House correspondent, says she should work for CNN

‘I watched Jacqui Heinrich from Fox over the weekend and I thought she was absolutely terrible. She should be working for CNN, not Fox,” Donald Trump raged on Truth Social

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2 h. ago Downing Street welcomes Trump’s ceasefire deal progress after Zelensky call

The US president had suggested during the call that America takes ownership of Ukrainian power plants to ensure their security, the White House said.

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3 h. ago Article on Jackie Robinson’s military career restored to defense department website

Baseball legend served in US Army in second world warSimilar moves have been made in attack on DEIAn article detailing Jackie Robinson’s military career has been restored to the Department of Defense’s website amid a purge of material considered to be related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).Robinson, who Donald Trump last month described as helping “drive our country forward to greatness”, is widely considered a national hero in the US. He broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947 when he suited up for the Brooklyn Dodgers; he went on to be elected to his sport’s Hall of Fame. Robinson also served in the US Army during the second world war. However, on Tuesday night ESPN’S Jeff Passan noted a page detailing Robinson’s army career had been taken down and “dei” added to the URL. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago US Army to launch precision missile test tomorrow as Trump warns of WWIII

The US Army is set to test its next-generation long-range missile Wednesday to ensure the weapon is reliable and accurate for soldiers in the field.

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4 h. ago California's wine industry leery of tariffs, but some growers hope they help

Escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and Europe are being closely watched in California’s already struggling iconic wine industry

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4 h. ago White House declares Russia and Ukraine ‘never been closer to peace’ after Trump Zelensky call

The White House has declared that Russia and Ukraine have “never been closer to peace” following a phone call between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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5 h. ago Zelensky says ‘lasting peace can be achieved this year’ after Trump call

It comes as Downing Street labelled Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s resistance to accepting a ceasefire without conditions as ‘disappointing’.

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5 h. ago Trump has removed one thing from the Oval Office that has been there for 50 years. But why?

Origins of the Swedish ivy remain unclear as Trump administration replaces it with golden artifacts from White House collection

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5 h. ago Trump’s press secretary attacks federal judge in deportation case by name and calls him ‘Democrat activist’ – live

Karoline Leavitt singles out James Boasberg in briefing attacking federal judges as court battle over deportations continuesDemocratic congressman Glenn Ivey told constituents at a town hall meeting in his Maryland district that Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic minority leader, should step down from his position after a bitter intraparty fight over government funding last week, HuffPost reports.Ivey is the first member of Congress to say Schumer should leave his leadership position, after the leader supplied enough votes to pass a Republican-backed government funding bill through the Senate. House Democrats had near-unanimously rejected the measure, and many in the party believe Schumer, who argued the bill was better than allowing a shutdown that could be exploited by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, gave up leverage he could have used against the administration. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer

The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over the participation of a transgender athlete in its swimming program

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5 h. ago Donald Trump takes credit as third America's 'most wanted' fugitive caught

President Donald Trump has spoken out and announced that one of the US' 'most wanted fugitives' has been captured and will face justice under his administration

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6 h. ago Gloating Putin boasts of 'completing the defeat' over Ukraine in Kursk region as Kyiv and Moscow exchange hundreds of POWs a day after Trump call

Vladimir Putin has today bragged of Russia 'completing the defeat' of Ukraine in the Kursk region just one day after agreeing to a partial 30-day ceasefire during a call with Donald Trump. 

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6 h. ago The Latest: DOGE official to take USAID leadership role despite department helping to dismantle it

According to an email obtained by The Associated Press, a senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, giving DOGE direct authority over an agency it has worked to dismantle

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6 h. ago New JFK assassination files reveal details on Lee Harvey Oswald’s connection to Soviets: Latest updates

Historians continue to work through 63,000 pages related to John F. Kennedy’s assassination released by Donald Trump Tuesday

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