6 h. ago One hundred days in, Donald Trump faces a problem: he can rage, but he can’t govern | Jonathan Freedland

Americans are beginning to worry about their future amid a shrinking economy, warnings of empty shelves – and the president’s failed promisesHe says it’s the “best 100-day start of any president in history”, but you can file that along with his boast about crowd sizes and his claim to have won the 2020 election. In truth, the first three months of Donald Trump’s second presidency have been calamitous on almost every measure. The single biggest achievement of those 100 days has been to serve as a warning of the perils of nationalist populism, which is effective in winning votes but disastrous when translated into reality. That warning applies across the democratic world – and is especially timely in Britain.Start with the numbers that matter most to Trump himself. A slew of polls appeared this week, but they all told the same story: that Trump’s approval ratings have collapsed, falling to the lowest level for a newly installed president in the postwar era. He has now edged ahead of h...

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12 h. ago Trump 100 days: White House action plan makes Project 2025 look mild

Donald Trump tried to distance himself from the radical rightwing blueprint for government during the campaign but its prescriptions are all over the administration’s agendaTrump’s whirlwind start to his second presidencyWhen Donald Trump chose a Project 2025 author to lead a key federal agency that would carry out the underpinnings of the conservative manifesto’s aims, he solidified the project’s role in his second term.Shortly after he won re-election, the US president nominated Russ Vought to lead the office of management and budget. Vought wrote a chapter for Project 2025 about consolidating power in the executive branch and advances a theory that allows the president to withhold funds from agencies, even if Congress has allocated them. Consolidating power, in part through firing a supposed “deep state” and hiring loyalists, is a major plank of the project – and of Trump’s first 100 days. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago 'Donald Trump will be US president for a third term', former adviser warns

Donald Trump's former advisor has issued a warning after he previously threatened to circumvent the constitutional limit stopping US presidents from serving three terms.

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16 h. ago Donald Trump 'will run for a third term' as US President – 'he will win'

Steve Bannon was chief executive of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and later his White House Chief Strategist, and said the 45th president will find a way to run for a third term

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21 h. ago Donald Trump WILL be US president for a third term, warns his former adviser

Donald Trump previously threatened to circumvent the constitutional limit stopping US presidents from serving three terms - and now this vow is said to look even more likely

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23 h. ago Army plans for a potential parade on Trump's birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns

Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and potentially a couple thousand civilians

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29 h. ago Donald Trump WILL be US president for a third term, former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon tells the Mail's 'Apocalypse Now?' podcast

America's constitution restricts presidents to a maximum of two terms in office - but Mr Trump has said he is 'not joking' about wanting a further four years in the White House.

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31 h. ago Trump fires national security adviser Michael Waltz as bombshell report details toxic atmosphere in White House after leak scandal

President Donald Trump will replace Michael Waltz as his national security adviser the Daily Mail confirmed.

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32 h. ago The Latest: Resolution to block Trump’s global tariffs is voted down by Senate

Senate Republicans narrowly voted down a Democratic resolution that would have blocked global tariffs announced by President Donald Trump earlier this month, giving the president a modest win as lawmakers in both parties have remained skeptical of his trade agenda

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33 h. ago Recent immigration arrests at courthouses around the country have advocates worried

A flurry of immigration enforcement activity at courthouses around the country in the past month has renewed a legal battle from President Donald Trump’s first term

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37 h. ago Donald Trump made bombshell admission to Zelensky during Pope funeral faceoff

While President Donald Trump pushed President Volodymyr Zelensky to sign the US-Ukraine mineral deal - which was formally agreed last night - Zelensky wanted Trump to take a harsher stance on Putin

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38 h. ago Trump says he can 'bring back' man accidentally deported to torture prison

President Donald Trump has refused to make the call to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele to discuss returning Kilmar Abrego Garcia after he was wrongly deported due to being 'an MS-13 gang member'

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39 h. ago US Ukraine mineral deal: What minerals does Ukraine have? What does the deal mean?

A minerals deal, which was on the table in February before being scrapped after an explosive meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, has now been signed.

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40 h. ago Kamala Harris uses bizarre elephant analogy as she calls out Trump in first major speech since losing election

Former Vice President Kamala Harris returned to the public political arena on Wednesday, delivering a critical speech berating President Donald Trump.

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44 h. ago Donald and Melania Trump's nightly ritual before sleeping in separate rooms

US President Donald Trump and Melania Trump reportedly sleep in separate bedrooms, but an insider has said they have a nightly ritual they carry out together on most nights

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44 h. ago Kamala Harris to step back into spotlight to give sharp critique of Trump

Democratic presidential candidate to speak in San Francisco after keeping low profile since election defeatKamala Harris will step back into the political spotlight on Wednesday night to deliver a sharp critique of Donald Trump, warning that his presidency has put the US at risk of a constitutional crisis.The former vice-president has mostly kept a low profile since leaving the White House in January following her bitter defeat to Trump. Now, a day after Trump celebrated 100 days in office with a rally in Michigan, she is expected to deliver a forceful renunciation of the president’s stunning power grabs that have prompted warnings of creeping authoritarianism. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Donald Trump 'dark horse candidate' after he expresses desire to be next pope

Donald Trump seems not content with being just US President after saying he would kind of like to be the next pope, sparking much mockery online over the Orange Manbaby

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50 h. ago A former Trump official backs World Heritage status for the vast Okefenokee Swamp

President Donald Trump's former agriculture secretary wants the administration to support adding the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge to a United Nations list of World Heritage site

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52 h. ago Trump invites Elon Musk to stay in his administration 'as long as you like' as he takes major step back from DOGE

President Donald Trump invited Elon Musk to stay in his administration as long as he wants - an invitation the came as the Tesla founder is on his way out the door.

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53 h. ago The home of Elon Musk's SpaceX could become an official Texas city called Starbase

Elon Musk has for years made Texas his business home and playground as he launches rockets and builds cars in the Lone Star state

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