57 m. ago Trump confirms arrest and detention of Palestinian activist: ‘the first arrest of many to come’ – live

Trump says Ice took Mahmoud Khalil into custody after his executive order‘Reeks of McCarthyism’: outrage after Ice detains Palestinian student activistSecretary of state Marco Rubio has announced that USAid will cancel the majority of its programs, while the rest will be folded into the state department.Writing on X, Rubio said:After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID.The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States. Continue reading...

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68 m. ago Melania Trump ditched dresses for tuxedos: A bold fashion shift or political statement?

Between a camel-colored Ralph Lauren suit and a Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo, Melania Trump has been sporting a lot of menswear recently. Kaleigh Werner explores what she might be trying to tell us

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68 m. ago Liz Truss looking to create UK version of MAGA movement to get herself back in politics

Liz Truss is trying to shrug off Daily Star's lettuce stunt by getting back into politics in a style similar to Trump's 'Make America Great Again' movement

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80 m. ago Karoline Leavitt calls reporters ‘a**holes’ on podcast, revealing her disdain for journalists

During a recent appearance on the Ruthless podcast, Leavitt described how she and White House communications director Steven Cheung approach email requests from journalists

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2 h. ago Will there be a government shutdown? Trump says it’s possible

A proposed temporary funding bill would keep the government running through the fiscal year

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3 h. ago Ed Miliband on net zero in the age of Trump – Politics Weekly Westminster

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey are joined by Ed Miliband, the energy security and net zero secretary, to discuss Labour’s plans to tackle the climate crisis, the third runway at Heathrow and how secure the path to a greener future looks in the age of Trump. Plus, are cuts to welfare and foreign aid the best way to balance the budget? Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump urged Steve Bannon to quash beef with Elon Musk and sit down privately with DOGE leader

The White House didn’t deny that the president urged his former chief strategist to stop attacking the world’s richest man

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4 h. ago Marco Rubio announces cancellation of most USAid programs – live

Secretary of state says on social media that 83% of the programs at USAid are being cancelledSecretary of state Marco Rubio has announced that USAid will cancel the majority of its programs, while the rest will be folded into the state department.Writing on X, Rubio said:After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID.The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Lara Trump declares Trump doesn’t take days off – as he spends yet another weekend golfing

President Donald Trump has played golf six out of seven weekends since he returned to the White House

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5 h. ago Trump refuses to rule out recession as chaotic trade war with Canada, Mexico and China escalates: Live updates

President’s remarks follow turbulent week as markets rattled by series of aggressive tariff announcements and immediate walkbacks

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5 h. ago Keir Starmer to host second 'Coalition of Willing' summit on sending UK, French and more troops to Ukraine

The British action comes as Ukraine and the US are set to hold talks on ending Vladimir Putin’s three-year war

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6 h. ago Donald Trump in fresh clash over his plans to grab Greenland having not ruled out sending in US troops

US president has reaffirmed his interest in getting control of the island

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6 h. ago Linda McMahon tries to walk back shutting down Education department

‘This is not a turn off the lights and walk out of the department,’ the newly confirmed education secretary says

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8 h. ago Donald Trump has not treated our people with respect, says Greenland Prime Minister

US president has reaffirmed his interest in getting control of the island

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8 h. ago Trump refuses to rule out recession and new Canadian PM Mark Carney vows to win trade war: Live updates

President’s remarks follow turbulent week as markets rattled by series of chaotic tariff announcements and immediate walkbacks

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8 h. ago ‘I hope it lights a fire under people’: The federal worker standing up to Donald Trump and his ‘illegal mandates’

In an email, she called on colleagues to ‘resist.’ Then it was ‘mysteriously’ deleted

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9 h. ago The federal worker taking on Donald Trump and his ‘illegal mandates’

In an email, she called on colleagues to ‘resist.’ Then it was ‘mysteriously’ deleted

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18 h. ago Trump suggests pause on intelligence sharing with Ukraine could be lifted

It comes as the UK’s national security adviser has been in Kyiv for talks over the weekend.

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21 h. ago Trump confirms retribution campaign against law firms that clash with his agenda

The president says his administration is ‘going after’ law firms he claims are ‘dishonest’ and ‘bad for the country’

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21 h. ago Defiant Ukrainians blame Trump betrayal over aid and intelligence for latest battlefield horrors

As the globe reels from the political events of the last week, Ukrainians blame Donald Trump for backing Vladimir Putin in what they see as another attempt by Russia to wipe them out completely. World affairs editor Sam Kiley reports from Kyiv

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