2 h. ago From ‘odd’ Musk to ‘painful’ tariffs: key takeaways from interviews with Trump’s chief of staff

Susie Wiles has spoken to Vanity Fair magazine in a series of 11 interviews that she has since dismissed as a ‘hit piece’The president’s chief of staff Susie Wiles has given her own, unvarnished thoughts about Donald Trump’s administration, in a series of interviews published by Vanity Fair magazine, revealing details and opinions that presidential aides usually save for memoirs long after they have left power.From calling out attorney general Pam Bondi over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, to criticising Elon Musk over the dismantling the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Wiles has offered an unusually candid look inside the White House, after maintaining a low profile for much of Trump’s term. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago JD Vance defends Ice Maiden Susie Wiles with tortured explanation about being a conspiracy theorist

JD Vance became the latest White House official to stand up for Chief of Staff Susie Wiles over her disaster Vanity Fair profile. 'Sometimes I am a conspiracy theorist,' he said.

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12 h. ago Trump's White House in chaos over chief of staff's 'hit piece' on Epstein and Elon Musk

Susie Wiles' explosive Vanity Fair interview has thrown Trump's White House into chaos, with the chief of staff now calling the article a "hit piece"

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12 h. ago Trump’s chief of staff suggests real goal of US boat strikes is to topple Venezuela’s Maduro – live

Susie Wiles says Trump wants to keep ‘blowing boats up until Maduro cries uncle’ in a wide-ranging interview with Vanity FairWiles also said she had told Donald Trump that his second term was not supposed to be a retribution tour.“We have a loose agreement that the score settling will end before the first 90 days are over,” she said in an interview in March.I mean, people could think it does look vindictive. I can’t tell you why you shouldn’t think that.I don’t think he [Trump] wakes up thinking about retribution. But when there’s an opportunity, he will go for it.Some clinical psychologist that knows one million times more than I do will dispute what I’m going to say. But high-functioning alcoholics or alcoholics in general, their personalities are exaggerated when they drink. And so I’m a little bit of an expert in big personalities. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Military boffin says Brit families must be prepared to send their kids to war against Russia

The Chief of Defence Staff, Sir Richard Knighton has said that the chance of a direct attack on UK soil by Russia is remote but not zero and so "more people" will need to take up arms to protect the UK

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14 h. ago Trump has ‘alcoholic’s personality’ says chief of staff in tell

Susie Wiles reveals administration’s divisions over tariffs, Epstein files and the vice-president’s shifting allegiances

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15 h. ago Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ Susie Wiles unloads on president’s agenda in candid interviews with Vanity Fair

White House chief of staff labels JD Vance a ‘conspiracy theorist’ and Elon Musk an ‘avowed ketamine’ user in revealing interviews throughout the president’s chaotic year in office

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16 h. ago Donald Trump's team in chaos over top aide's explosive interview on Epstein, alcohol and Elon Musk

Susie Wiles posted on X for the first time in more than a year in order to push back against Vanity Fair's profile of her - an indication the article is sparking tumult inside the White House

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16 h. ago Usha Vance gives blunt response to marriage rumors... as she admits she 'misses' her old life

Usha Vance addressed the 'fever dreams' surrounding her marriage with Vice President JD Vance and talked about her relationship with First Lady Melania Trump in a rare interview.

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16 h. ago Trump’s chief of staff acknowledges ‘score settling’ behind prosecutions of political rivals: ‘He will go for it’ – live

‘In some cases, it may look like retribution,’ Susie Wiles says in a wide-ranging interview with Vanity FairWiles also said she had told Donald Trump that his second term was not supposed to be a retribution tour.“We have a loose agreement that the score settling will end before the first 90 days are over,” she said in an interview in March.I mean, people could think it does look vindictive. I can’t tell you why you shouldn’t think that.I don’t think he [Trump] wakes up thinking about retribution. But when there’s an opportunity, he will go for it.Some clinical psychologist that knows one million times more than I do will dispute what I’m going to say. But high-functioning alcoholics or alcoholics in general, their personalities are exaggerated when they drink. And so I’m a little bit of an expert in big personalities. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago British families must lose their sons and daughters to fight Russia, warns defence chief

In a stark message, Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said 'more people' needed to be ready to take up arms to protect the country.

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22 h. ago More British families will 'know what sacrifice means' as country prepares for war with Russia 

In a stark message, Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said 'more people' needed to be ready to take up arms to protect the country.

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35 h. ago Defence chief sets out ‘sacrifices’ required as UK faces more dangerous world

Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said ‘more people’ needed to be ready to fight to protect the UK.

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37 h. ago Britain must be ready to sacrifice our sons and daughters, Chief of Defence Staff chillingly warns

BRITAIN must be ready to sacrifice its “sons and daughters” to defend itself from Russia, the Chief of Defence Staff has warned. In a chilling prediction of what it might take to deter a full-scale conflict, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said: “More families will know what sacrifice for our nation means.” He said...

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57 h. ago 'As dangerous a situation as I've known in my career': Defence chief's chilling speech on the threat of Putin

As the threat from Russia grows, Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton will say the whole country needs to 'step up' to stave off Vladimir Putin's aggression.

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58 h. ago Armed forces chief to warn ‘whole nation must step up’ amid Russian threat to Nato

Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton will warn the situation is ‘more dangerous than I have known during my career’.

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3 d. ago The Katie Miller Podcast: an aggressively vibeless curriculum for the Maga mom

The wife of the Trump adviser aims to entice conservative women into Maga – but like much of the rest of the movement, her sales pitch is fundamentally lackingWhen Katie Miller, the wife of Donald Trump’s powerful adviser Stephen Miller, interviewed Pete Hegseth on her podcast last week, she didn’t ask him about whether the war secretary had ordered the US military to kill the shipwrecked survivors of an airstrike. She didn’t ask him about the settlement he paid a woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her. Nor did she ask about allegations of alcohol abuse, or the accusation that he had made his ex-wife so terrified that she hid in a closet.Instead, when Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer Rauchet, appeared on the Katie Miller Podcast, the titular host asked questions like: “If you could write one Hegseth family rule on that whiteboard, what is that?” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Met chief calls on retailers to do more as staff accused of helping shoplifters

Sir Mark Rowley said there was evidence of store employees tipping off thieves about when it was safe to strike

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3 d. ago Starmer to pick new US ambassador as relations with Trump tested

Exclusive: A trio of candidates have been interviewed by the PM, but he could still decide to directly appoint someone elseKeir Starmer is poised to choose a new ambassador to Washington from a shortlist of three as relations with the US are tested over Ukraine and Donald Trump’s attacks on European leaders.The prime minister held interviews with three finalists for the role this week, the Guardian has learned, with Downing Street preparing to make an appointment before the end of the year. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago It started with a wink and a smile and ended with an O'Reilly masterclass

Manchester City are revelling in a big win in the Bernabeu after beating Real Madrid in the Champions League and these are the key takeaways from the Spanish capital.

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