5 h. ago House Democrats furious as congressman launches ‘waste of time’ impeachment proceedings against Trump

Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar’s resolution attacked as ‘waste of f***ing time’ by his own side but congressman insists it is ‘about doing the right thing’

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8 h. ago House Democrat launches impeachment proceedings against Trump

Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar’s resolution attacked as ‘waste of f***ing time’ by his own side but congressman insists it is ‘about doing the right thing’

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26 h. ago 'Persistent smell of decay': Bins go uncollected for seven weeks in London borough amid refuse contract problems

Streets left overflowing with rubbish following launch of a new eight-year waste contract between local council and Veolia Waste Management

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4 d. ago 'I found a zero calorie drink for 50p per can and it's stopped me wanting Fanta or Sprite'

DASH water is made with wonky fruit to fight food waste and to celebrate a new flavour launch, shoppers can nab 50% off their first order

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4 d. ago White House reveals why Trump fired Librarian of Congress as Democrats call her ouster a ‘disgrace’

Carla Hayden was the first woman and first non-white person to lead the Library of Congress

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1 week ago Trump live: Mike Waltz to be ousted as national security head in first major administration shake

Former Democratic vice president and White House challenger calls trade aggressions the ‘greatest man-made economic crisis in modern presidential history’

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1 week ago Trump live: Kamala Harris breaks silence to warn president’s tariff war inviting recession

Former Democratic vice president and White House challenger calls trade aggressions the ‘greatest man-made economic crisis in modern presidential history’

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1 week ago Democrats are finally passing the torch in Congress to the next generation

Analysis: Democrats finally appear to be letting go of the gerontocracy and beginning to welcome a new generation, writes Eric Garcia

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2 w. ago AmeriCorps cuts prompt two dozen states to sue Trump administration

About two dozen states have sued the Trump administration over the dismantling of AmeriCorps

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2 w. ago Trump team is already preparing for an impeachment fight in case Dems take control of the House in 2026

A Michigan Democrat filed articles of impeachment against Trump Monday, accusing the president of ‘endangering our democracy’

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2 w. ago Lib Dems call for music played out loud on public transport to be banned

The Liberal Democrats say that local authorities could impose rules banning music on buses by strengthening existing antisocial behaviour laws.

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2 w. ago Treasury secretary says China tariffs not sustainable as US signals willingness to de

Scott Bessent said the tariffs – 145% on Chinese products and a retaliatory 125% on US products – would have to come down before talks can proceedStock markets rise as Trump backtracks on high China tariffs and firing Fed chairNato secretary general Mark Rutte will visit the US and meet the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and the national security adviser, Mike Waltz, according to a media notice shared by the military alliance’s press office.Rutte will visit the US on 24 and 25 April. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago House Democrats land in El Salvador to push for return of Kilmar Ábrego García

Four representatives join effort to challenge the Trump administration’s refusal to facilitate the immigrant’s releaseWho is Kilmar Ábrego García, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador?A delegation of four House Democrats has arrived in El Salvador to push for the release of Kilmar Ábrego García, part of a mission to challenge the Trump administration’s refusal to comply with a supreme court order to facilitate the return of the immigrant to the United States.Representatives Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, Maxine Dexter of Oregon, Maxwell Frost of Florida and Robert Garcia of California touched down in Central America on Sunday, following a visit by the Maryland senator Chris Van Hollen last week. The lawmakers are seeking to meet with Ábrego García, who had lived in the US for more than a decade before being swept up in a 15 March operation. Continue reading...

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