5 h. ago US President Donald Trump issues Mexico ultimatum and threatens punishment over 'unfair treaty violation'

The US president warned Mexico of additional tariffs unless the country pays up on a water treaty signed 80 years ago, after announcing a $12 billion economic assistance package to farmers as trade wars continue to impact crop exports

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16 h. ago Hegseth warned about Trump issuing illegal military orders as a Fox contributor in 2016

Attorney General Pam Bondi also argued that service members must disobey unlawful orders before joining Trump’s DOJ

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18 h. ago Hegseth said US troops had ‘duty’ to refuse unlawful orders from Trump in resurfaced interview: Latest

Hegseth, who has been accused of a war crime, previously suggested military officers should ignore illegal orders

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18 h. ago Trump to issue executive order for single federal rule on AI regulation

Move would restrict individual states from regulating tech groups

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40 h. ago Trump slams ‘lack of loyalty’ after pardoned Democrat says he won’t change party

Henry Cuellar launched House re-election bid as Democrat days after Trump pardoned him over bribery chargesDays after issuing him a pardon, Donald Trump criticized US House member Henry Cuellar of Texas for deciding to run for re-election as a Democrat.Trump pardoned Cuellar and the congressman’s wife on Wednesday as they faced bribery charges. They were alleged to have accepted thousands of dollars from Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank in exchange for advancing their interests. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Judd Trump's new life with famous girlfriend as issue emerges after quitting UK

Snooker ace Judd Trump is enjoying his new life abroad - but the move hasn't been without its problems

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50 h. ago Kaitlan Collins issues blunt response to Trump's tirade after president called CNN star 'stupid and nasty'

The 33-year-old took to her Instagram and responded to the commander-in-chief after he criticized her on Saturday morning in a blistering rant to his Truth Social page.

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3 d. ago Trump administration moves to deny visas to factcheckers and content moderators

Action detailed in a state department memo directs officials to deny visas to any applicant engaging in ‘censorship’US politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has moved to formalize a crackdown on the issuance of visas for people who it deems to have engaged in censoring the free speech of US citizens.The action, detailed in a state department memo sent to overseas missions this week, first reported by Reuters and then NPR, directs consular officials to deny visas to any applicant “responsible for, or complicit in, censorship or attempted censorship of protected expression in the US”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Prince Harry issued stark warning after mocking Donald Trump in TV sketch

A royal expert believes the Duke of Sussex should be stripped of his royal titles to send a message to the US public, after he made a joke about President Trump

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4 d. ago Supreme court allows Texas to use new congressional map favoring Republicans in 2026 elections – US politics live

Ruling will impact elections as soon as the March primariesUS supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional mapsAmong the beneficiaries of Donald Trump’s pardons and commutations, there is a group that legal experts and political scientists see as some of the clearest evidence of how such actions undermine the rule of law: those who were released from prison and again arrested for different alleged crimes.During his first term, Trump issued 237 acts of clemency – including to someone who was a predatory lender and drug smuggler and to another who ran a Ponzi scheme. Since taking office again, Trump has issued more than 1,600, most for people involved in the January 6 attack on Congress. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Resurfaced clip shows Hegseth saying military should not follow illegal orders to commit war crimes

Pete Hegseth once said that there should be “consequences for war crimes” and that the military should refuse illegal orders, a resurfaced clip has shown.

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7 d. ago Donald Trump's MRI results revealed as White House issues major health update

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has revealed Donald Trump's MRI scan results following months of speculation surrounding the president's health

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7 d. ago Will Trump really attack Venezuela? US president ‘issues Maduro with ultimatum’ after threatening strikes

Maduro continues to call for dialogue - but warns he will stand against the ‘aggressions of imperialism’ if needed

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8 d. ago Description of Navy SEALs’ second strike on alleged drug boat constitutes a war crime, Sen. Mark Kelly believes

Former Navy captain, Democratic senator who urged military members to refuse illegal orders says ‘double-tap’ strike ‘seems to’ be a war crime, if reports are accurate

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9 d. ago White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories

Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalismThe White House rolled out a new section of its official website on Friday that publicly criticizes and catalogs media organizations and journalists it claims have distorted coverage.At the top of the page, the text reads: “Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” The feature names the Boston Globe, CBS News and the Independent as “media offenders of the week”, accusing them of inaccurately portraying Trump’s remarks about six Democratic lawmakers who released of video encouraging military members to not follow illegal orders. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US halts all asylum decisions as suspect in shooting of National Guard members faces murder charge

The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports in the wake of a shooting that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition near the White House

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1 week ago MTG appears to send cryptic message to Trump warning him about ‘one of the worst mistakes’ he will make

The Georgia congresswoman and Trump have differed on several issues, including how to handle H-1B visas

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1 week ago Donald Trump issues statement after two National Guardsmen shot in Washington DC

Two members of the National Guard were shot and the White House is reportedly in lockdown

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1 week ago Democratic senator who Trump accused of sedition says he’s ‘not backing down’ amid Pentagon investigation – live

Senator Mark Kelly calls the investigation following a video of Democrats telling military members to disregard illegal orders ‘so ridiculous’Bloomberg’s scoop showing how Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on the best way to get into Trump’s good graces is extraordinary for what it tells us about Witkoff’s dubious loyalties, and the Kremlin’s potential influence over US negotiation efforts. But equally interesting is the leaked material itself and where it may have come from.The story covers two intercepted phone calls: one between Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and another between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who has been deeply involved in negotiations with the Trump White House. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US to send envoy to Moscow to discuss proposals to end Ukraine war

Despite recent efforts and White House optimism, recent negotiations have failed to secure a breakthrough on key issuesDonald Trump said he would send special envoy Steve Witkoff to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss developing proposals to end the Ukraine war, but despite White House optimism there was little sign of progress on core sticking points.The US president said negotiations had left “only a few remaining points of disagreement” but there was no breakthrough on the issues of territorial control and security guarantees and he dampened expectations of immediate peace summits. Continue reading...

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