1 hour ago What it would take to convert a jet from Qatar into Air Force One to safely fly Trump

President Donald Trump grew impatient with how long it was taking to finish new planes to serve as Air Force One, so he started to look for other options

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2 h. ago A top Taliban official offers amnesty to Afghans who fled the country and urges them to return

A top Taliban official says Afghans who fled the country can return home, offering a a general amnesty to those who left after the collapse of the former Western-backed government

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3 h. ago ‘He’s a bad guy’: Trump backs decision to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to US to face charges

Donald Trump has called Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “bad guy” and backed the decision to return him to the US to face criminal charges.

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3 h. ago Why are Elon Musk and Donald Trump fighting? A timeline of their bitter feud and fallout

The pair’s relationship has spectacularly imploded in the past 10 days

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4 h. ago Donald Trump and Elon Musk spat concerns Republicans as calls for truce increase

Republicans fear the potential consequences of a prolonged spat between the pair.

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4 h. ago Britain 'is at war with Russia' and 'in big trouble' thanks to Donald Trump

The UK needs to adapt to the new world of warfare and prepare for its once steadfast ally in Washington to no longer come to its defence, a top defence analyst has warned

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5 h. ago BRIAN READE: 'If only Macca, Jagger and Elton John took on the Establishment like Bruce Springsteen'

A Springsteen concert felt more like a political rally than a pop concert, Brian Reade says, with his fierce attacks on Donald Trump. And our own pop royalty could learn a thing or two from him

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6 h. ago CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN: 'Donald Trump's attack dog Marjorie Taylor Greene is furious

Marjorie Taylor Greene clearly didn't read Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" spending bill before she voted for it - because she's now saying she didn't know about a key section

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8 h. ago ‘The US was our El Dorado’: Africans on Trump’s travel bans and taxes

Already affected by US aid cuts, many Africans now face limits on travel to US and looming remittance taxWhen Essi Farida Geraldo, a Lomé-based architect, heard about partial restrictions on travel to the US from Togo as part of the travel bans announced by Donald Trump on Thursday, she lamented losing access to what many young Togolese consider to be a land of better opportunities.“The United States was the Togolese’s El Dorado,” Geraldo said. “Many people go to work in the US to save money and support their families or projects in Africa This will force the country to really develop stronger partnerships that exclude the US.” Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Donald Trump and Elon Musk feud is very dangerous for the President

Record View says it was only a matter of time before Trump and Musk fell out.

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12 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: Like a clown running into a minefield, Musk threw caution to the wind, but he's right

When I boarded a flight for New York on Thursday, Donald Trump and Elon Musk were still sticking to the script: though the dizzy days of their bromance might be over, the separation was amicable.

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13 h. ago Judge says administration can dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services

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14 h. ago Inside story of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein's friendship after Elon Musk suggested the President appeared in FBI files. So what's the truth about claims of topless girls?

Like two little boys trading playground insults they know are escalating out of control, the pair had been sparring all day - until one of them finally blurted out the slur he knew might end their friendship for ever.

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14 h. ago Former DC police officer sentenced to 18 months for lying about leaking info to Proud Boys leader

A retired police officer was sentenced on Friday to serve 18 months behind bars for lying to authorities about leaking confidential information to the Proud Boys extremist group’s former top leader, who was under investigation for burning a Black Lives Matter banner in the nation’s capital

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15 h. ago Enrique Tarrio and other freed January 6 convicts sue over prosecutions

Ex-leader of far-right Proud Boys and three others whom Trump gave pardons or commutations sue governmentEnrique Tarrio, the former national leader of the far-right Proud Boys group, and four other members convicted of orchestrating the deadly 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack are suing the federal government for allegedly violating their rights.A lawsuit filed on Friday in federal court in Florida alleges that FBI agents and prosecutors acted with personal malice when they investigated and charged the five, who were all granted pardons or commutations when Donald Trump returned to office in January. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Musk could lose billions of dollars depending on how spat with Trump unfolds

Elon Musk stands to lose billions of dollars in his fight with President Donald Trump

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15 h. ago Transportation chief seeks to weaken fuel economy standards, calls Biden

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Biden-era fuel economy standards for gas-guzzling cars and trucks were illegal and moved to reverse the rules

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15 h. ago Elon Musk's estranged dad tells his 'gorilla' son to make friends again with the president: Trump will prevail

Elon Musk's estranged father Errol told his 'gorilla' son to get back on President Donald Trump 's good side.

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15 h. ago Explosive truth behind Trump and Musk's 'abusive' bromance collapse... and which billionaire was secretly the CLINGY one

The abrupt break-up between President Donald Trump and his First Buddy played out in spectacular public fashion this week.

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16 h. ago US supreme court rules Doge can access social security data during legal challenge

Key player in Trump’s drive to slash federal workforce keeps access to sensitive records including family court and mental health recordsThe US supreme court on Friday permitted the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), a key player in Donald Trump’s drive to slash the federal workforce, broad access to the personal information of millions of Americans in Social Security Administration data systems while a legal challenge plays out.At the request of the justice department, the justices put on hold Maryland-based US district judge Ellen Hollander’s order that had largely blocked Doge’s access to “personally identifiable information” in data such as medical and financial records while litigation proceeds in a lower court. Hollander found that allowing Doge unfettered access likely would violate a federal privacy law. Continue reading...

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