3 h. ago Hot mic catches Trump urging Fox News reporter to say Cabinet meeting was ‘unbelievable’

‘Lawrence, say we did a great job, please. Okay? Say it was unbelievable,’ the president asked Fox & Friends host Lawrence Jones at the end of the meeting.

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4 h. ago 'I tried the viral Dubai Chocolate bar – one thing made me wince'

Dubai Chocolate has been viral for a while, and the hype doesn't seem to be dying down any time soon – so Senior Social News Reporter Danielle had to try it for herself and noticed one thing

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5 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel on Trump: ‘Somehow, he’s managed to make everything disgusting’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s proposal for ‘gold card’ visas, allowing rich foreigners to enter the US for $5m eachLate-night hosts talk Donald Trump’s proposed “gold card” visas, Trump’s first cabinet meeting and confusion over who leads the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge). Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Ban violent pornography showing strangulation, ministers urged

A major review of the industry has proposed giving regulator Ofcom the power to police porn sites plagued with ‘harmful’ material

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8 h. ago Trump awkwardly interrupts Musk to ‘let the cabinet speak for a second’ during administration’s first meeting

In an awkward moment in the Trump administration’s first cabinet meeting on Wednesday (26 February), President Trump interrupted Elon Musk, in attendance in an advisory role, in order to give his own answer to a reporter’s question.

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16 h. ago Getting out of DOGE? Federal agencies given deadline to come up with plans to leave DC

‘You go around Washington and see all these buildings with the Department of Education. We want to move education back to the states, where it belongs,’ Trump said at a Cabinet meeting

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22 h. ago White House kicks HuffPost, Reuters and foreign press out of first Trump Cabinet meeting

The White House kicked HuffPost, Reuters and a representative of the foreign press out of the traditional 'pool' Wednesday.

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23 h. ago Trump cabinet flunkies hail wannabe Caesar and Elon, his oligarch pal

Special adviser showed instinctive feel for authoritarianism as he addressed the president’s first full cabinet meetingOn Tuesday, just over a mile from the White House, the classicist Mary Beard spoke to an audience about Roman emperors. “An autocrat is somebody who kills you when he’s being his most generous,” she remarked. “You go to dinner, you think, wow, this is wonderful! But the generosity of the autocrat is always potentially lethal.”On Wednesday, Donald Trump held his first full cabinet meeting. The mood was warm and convivial and, some might say, generous. Housing secretary Scott Turner offered a prayer that included: “Thank you, God, for President Trump.” Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Watch: Musk attends Trump’s first cabinet meeting despite not being secretary

Watch as Donald Trump holds the first cabinet meeting of the term at the White House on Wednesday, 26 February, with Elon Musk in attendance despite the billionaire not being a cabinet secretary.

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24 h. ago Trump says EU was ‘formed to screw US’ and tells Europe to shoulder Ukraine security

Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on the EU to come “soon” during cabinet meeting

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24 h. ago Trump says the European Union was formed to 'screw the United States' in brutal swipe at ally

President Donald Trump took a shot at the European Union on Wednesday, during a cabinet meeting at the White House when asked about economic tariffs.

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24 h. ago Elon Musk told to 'let cabinet speak' in Donald Trump smackdown at meeting

Footage taken during Donald Trump's first cabinet meeting showed members of Trump's government laughing at the billionaire after he delivered an update on DOGE's progress

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26 h. ago Trump live updates: President gives warning to federal workers yet to reply to Musk’s email at Cabinet meeting

President said of million federal workers yet to respond to DOGE email, 'maybe they're gonna be gone’

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26 h. ago Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on EU and claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’

EU said it will reply ‘firmly and immediately’ to ‘unjustified’ trade barriers, signaling it’s ready to retaliate against leviesDonald Trump has threatened to slap 25% tariffs on the European Union, claiming the 27-country bloc was “formed to screw the United States”.Speaking at his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the US president said he would soon release details of the latest tariff threat. “We have made a decision and we’ll be announcing it very soon. It’ll be 25%,” he said. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Trump praises Doge in first cabinet meeting and claims ‘billions’ in savings without evidence – live

Elon Musk attends first cabinet meeting of Trump’s second term amid chaos and confusion caused by his efforts to cull the federal government workforceThere has been reaction to Trump’s proposal for a “gold card” for wealthy foreigners (post 11.14am) which would give them the right to live and work in the US as well as a route to citizenship in exchange for a $5million fee.Immigration and wealth advisers have said the proposed initiative is unlikely to trigger a major inflow of wealthy global investors seeking US citizenship because of concerns over higher taxes, Reuters reports.I do not believe that the current POTUS offer will have a big impact, as getting a green card in the US if you meet certain criteria, is not difficult.Paying $5 million for a golden visa and getting taxed on your global income defeats the purpose. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Trump says he wants to get back the military equipment left in Afghanistan after chaotic troop withdrawal in 2021

Retrieving the equipment in question would require re-invading Afghanistan four years after the U.S. ended a two-decade war there

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27 h. ago Elon Musk jokes DOGE is Trump's 'humble tech support' and aggressive measures are saving $4billion a DAY

Billionaire Elon Musk spoke first at Donald Trump's first cabinet meeting, describing himself as his 'humble tech support,' after his directives have slashed the federal workforce.

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27 h. ago Trump live updates: Trump praises Elon Musk in first Cabinet meeting of second term

President holds first Cabinet meeting of new administration, with Elon Musk in attendance

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27 h. ago ‘We’ve been getting a lot of death threats’: Musk outlines DOGE progress at Trump’s first cabinet meeting

Musk says his Department of Government Efficiency is serving ‘a support role’ in Trump’s administration

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27 h. ago Luigi Mangione, Accused of US CEO Murder, Depicted in London Mural

Luigi Mangione, Accused of US CEO Murder, Depicted in London Mural  U.S. News & World Report

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