55 m. ago New Chicago immigration campaign prompts confusion as city braces for federal intervention

The Department of Homeland Security is trumpeting the start of a new immigration operation in Chicago that's stirring up fresh confusion and anxiety

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62 m. ago House Democrats share alleged Trump ‘birthday note’ to Jeffrey Epstein – live updates

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee release scanned copy of note compiled into an album of messages to celebrate Epstein’s 50th birthdayIntent on vindication after spending four months in prison last year, Peter Navarro asked a federal appeals court on Sunday night to force Donald Trump’s justice department to explain why it would not defend his 2022 conviction for defying a January 6 committee subpoena.The request to the US court of appeals for the DC circuit is fraught for the department as it would have to confront the appearance that it quietly dropped the case in order to shield Navarro after he was tapped as a senior adviser to the president. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago The Climate 100 List: Pope Leo wants his followers to help save the planet

Ahead of the The Independent’s Climate 100 List being published later this month, we are celebrating some of the leading lights being honoured for their work tackling the crisis. Pope Leo XIV is determined to fight for the environment – and is providing an important counterbalance to Donald Trump, writes David Callaway

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2 h. ago Trump's Epstein crisis explodes as lewd birthday letter showing president's signature is revealed

President Donald Trump is under fire once again after a lewd birthday letter bearing his signature was released by Jeffrey Epstein 's estate.

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2 h. ago House Democrats share Trump ‘birthday note’ to Jeffrey Epstein – live updates

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee release scanned copy of note compiled into an album of messages to celebrate Epstein’s 50th birthdayIntent on vindication after spending four months in prison last year, Peter Navarro asked a federal appeals court on Sunday night to force Donald Trump’s justice department to explain why it would not defend his 2022 conviction for defying a January 6 committee subpoena.The request to the US court of appeals for the DC circuit is fraught for the department as it would have to confront the appearance that it quietly dropped the case in order to shield Navarro after he was tapped as a senior adviser to the president. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Donald Trump takes shot at RFK Jr over vaccines amid Republican rift

A rift on vaccination could have opened in the White House as prominent vaccine sceptic and US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy is called out by Trump who dubbed vaccines "amazing"

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4 h. ago Trump says GOD delivered him World Cup and Olympics as he moves to protect religious kids from schoolyard bullies

Donald Trump suggested it's divine intervention that he will be president for the U.S. to host the World Cup, 2028 summer Olympics and the United States' 250th Independence Day.

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6 h. ago US supreme court backs Trump on aggressive immigration raids – live updates

Court allows federal agents to proceed with raids in southern California targeting people for deportation based on their race or languageIntent on vindication after spending four months in prison last year, Peter Navarro asked a federal appeals court on Sunday night to force Donald Trump’s justice department to explain why it would not defend his 2022 conviction for defying a January 6 committee subpoena.The request to the US court of appeals for the DC circuit is fraught for the department as it would have to confront the appearance that it quietly dropped the case in order to shield Navarro after he was tapped as a senior adviser to the president. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Supreme Court LIFTS restrictions on Trump's immigration raids despite claims agents targeted people by race

The Supreme Court lifted a lower court ruling placing limits on immigration raids in Los Angeles in a ruling on Monday.

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6 h. ago Donald Trump ordered to pay £61m to writer after sexual assault allegations

Trump had argued that he should not have to pay the sum as a result of a Supreme Court decision expanding presidential immunity, while his lawyers had asked for a new trial

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6 h. ago New series of BBC One’s Question Time to feature Trump special

As Donald Trump returns to the UK for a state visit, a special edition of Question Time will ask what his presidency means for Britain.

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6 h. ago Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens

The Supreme Court is clearing the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump’s administration at the high court

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6 h. ago Trump loses appeal and must pay $83 million to E. Jean Carroll

President Donald Trump lost an appeal with a court ruling that he must pay $83.3 million to columnist E. Jean Carroll.

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7 h. ago Trump loses appeal and must pay E Jean Carroll $83m in defamation case – live

Federal appeals court upholds defamation judgment against Trump, rejecting the administration’s argument that he’s protected by supreme court immunity rulingIntent on vindication after spending four months in prison last year, Peter Navarro asked a federal appeals court on Sunday night to force Donald Trump’s justice department to explain why it would not defend his 2022 conviction for defying a January 6 committee subpoena.The request to the US court of appeals for the DC circuit is fraught for the department as it would have to confront the appearance that it quietly dropped the case in order to shield Navarro after he was tapped as a senior adviser to the president. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago The Latest: Trump intensifies promises of federal law enforcement action in Chicago

President Donald Trump has amplified his promises to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to Chicago by posting a parody image from “Apocalypse Now” featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom over the nation’s third-largest city

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9 h. ago Trump’s strongman image got boos at the US Open, and perhaps that was the point | Andrew Lawrence

The president’s appearance at the men’s final was met with pushback. But his visit was always about distraction, even if it exposed his flawsIt was just the authoritarian image Donald Trump hoped to project at the US Open: the president himself, looming from Arthur Ashe Stadium’s giant screens like Chairman Mao at Tiananmen Gate, as he stood at attention for the national anthem. But there was no denying that, while the picture was there, the sound clashed. The burst of cheers that went up for his stiff salute on Sunday was quickly drowned out by a chorus of boos made louder from the Ashe roof being closed for rain – perhaps fitting given that many fans had been left to stand in the wet and endure the long security lines that resulted from his attendance. In that awkward five-second moment, as the Stars and Stripes was unfurled on center court, the president smirked at the negative reaction. It surely rang so familiar.Trump’s presence at the US Open men’s final wasn’t just intended a...

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9 h. ago EU and US officials meet as Trump says he is ready to impose further sanctions on Russia

Europe and US consider further actions to weaken Russia after it launched its largest-ever air attack on Ukraine over the weekendThe EU’s most senior sanctions envoy is holding talks in Washington with US officials after Donald Trump said he was ready to take further action against Russia over the war in Ukraine.David O’Sullivan, the EU sanctions envoy, is meeting US counterparts on Monday, as Europe and the US look for tougher measures to weaken Vladimir Putin’s war machine after Russia launched its largest-ever air attack on Ukraine over the weekend. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Ukraine shows diplomats damage after Russia's largest aerial attack since invasion

Senior Ukrainian officials have led 60 foreign diplomats on a tour of damaged government offices in the heart of Kyiv

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9 h. ago Donald Trump will get The Open back to Turnberry thanks to the Prime Minister

Golf agent Andrew 'Chubby' Chandler made the incredible remark with the US President battling for the Championship

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10 h. ago Donald Trump 'dozes off' at US Open final after president causes chaos for tennis fans

Former US President Donald Trump was in attendance at the US Open final on Sunday, causing chaos and confusion before he was caught on camera 'falling asleep' in his seat

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