4 h. ago Democrat blasts ‘racist’ Trump Liberian remarks as it’s revealed African leaders were pressed to take random migrants

Trump on Wednesday lauded the president of Liberia for speaking English so well, when that is his country’s national language

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6 h. ago New Hampshire judge to pause Trump’s birthright citizenship order

A federal judge in New Hampshire says he will certify a class action lawsuit including all children who will be affected by President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship and issue a preliminary injunction blocking it

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10 h. ago Judge to weigh blocking Trump on birthright citizenship despite supreme court ruling – US politics live

US district judge to grant class action status to a lawsuit seeking to represent any babies whose citizenship status would be threatened The Trump administration this week pressed five African presidents to take in migrants from other countries when they are deported by the US, two officials familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Thursday.The plan was presented to the presidents of Liberia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon during their visit to the White House on Wednesday, according to a US and a Liberian official who both asked not to be named.Donald Trump released an intemperate letter to Brazil’s president imposing a 50% tariff and complaining about the prosecution of his friend, former president Jair Bolsonaro, for the crime of simply trying to stay in office despite losing an election and then inciting a riot by his supporters to derail the transfer of power.Brazil’s current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, rejected Trump’s demand that the charges again...

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13 h. ago VERY awkward moment Donald Trump praises Liberian president for speaking 'such good English' and asking where he learned it... despite it being the country's official language

During a gathering at the White House on Wednesday, President Donald Trump zeroed in on Liberian president Joseph Boakai to commend his command of the English language.

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22 h. ago Trump asks the President of Liberia, where English is the official language, where he learned to speak it ‘so beautifully’

President Joseph Boakai responded to Trump’s question with a polite chuckle

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23 h. ago Trump praises English of the leader of Liberia – where English is the official language

Trump inquired where Liberian president Joseph Boakai got his language skills during meeting with African leadersDonald Trump was basking in the praise of a group of African leaders on Wednesday, when the Liberian president took the microphone.“Liberia is a longtime friend of the United States and we believe in your policy of making America great again,” President Joseph Boakai said in English at a White House meeting before advocating for US investment in his country. “We just want to thank you so much for this opportunity.” Continue reading...

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63 h. ago As US abruptly ends support, Liberia faces empty health clinics and unplanned pregnancies

Roseline Phay is a farmer in the West African nation of Liberia

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65 h. ago Amazon extends Prime Day discounts to 4 days as retailers weigh tariff

Amazon's annual Prime Day sales are here again

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3 d. ago Migrants deported from US to Salvadoran prison remain under US control, Salvadoran officials tell UN

The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the Venezuelan men who were deported from the U.S. to a notorious Salvadoran prison, contradicting public statements by officials in both countries

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3 d. ago Trump and US commerce secretary say tariffs are delayed until 1 August, sparking confusion

President says team will start sending trade partners letters with new tariff rates ahead of this week’s original 90-day deadline to make dealDonald Trump has said that his administration plans to start sending letters on Monday to US trade partners dictating new tariffs, amid confusion over when the new rates will come into effect.“It could be 12, maybe 15 [letters],” the president told reporters, “and we’ve made deals also, so we’re going to have a combination of letters and some deals have been made.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump and US commerce secretary say tariffs are delayed until 1 August

President says team will start reaching out to trade partners with new tariff rates as 90-day pause ends this weekDonald Trump said on Sunday that his administration plans to start sending letters on Monday to US trade partners, dictating new tariff rates to be imposed on goods they sell to Americans. “It could be 12, maybe 15,” the president told reporters, “and we’ve made deals also, so we’re going to have a combination of letters and some deals have been made.”With his previously announced 90-day pause on tariffs set to end on 9 July, the president was asked if the new rates would go into effect this week, or on 1 August, as some officials had suggested. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago EU locked in Trump trade talks as ‘Liberation Day’ tariff deadline looms

The US president’s pause on the imposition of his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs ends on Wednesday

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5 d. ago Huge spike in 'Trumpugees' fleeing America... but they'll quickly regret it

Progressive Americans who are trying to flee Trump's hardline policies are eying a move to liberal European countries - but they could be in for a rude awakening.

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5 d. ago Here we go again: latest Trump tariff deadline looms amid inflation concerns

US is on the brink of launching a trade assault on dozens of countries as 90-day pause on tariffs is set to end on 9 JulyWhen Donald Trump unveiled his “liberation day” tariffs in the spring, only to pull the plug days later as panic tore through global markets, his officials scrambled to present the climbdown as temporary.Three months of frenetic talks would enable the Trump administration to strike dozens of trade agreements with countries across the world, they claimed. “We’re going to run,” the White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told Fox Business Network. “Ninety deals in 90 days is possible.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Newsom to head to South Carolina next week to speak to Southern voters as his flirtation with 2028 grows

South Carolina visit to Trump strongholds come as Democratic governor has emerged as most prominent liberal face of opposition to president

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6 d. ago Japan walks line between recession and submission as it seeks to overcome Trump tariffs

Japanese negotiators have just days before the end of Trump’s 90-day pause on punishing tariffs to pull off a breakthroughIt all seemed to be going so well. In April, Japan’s chief trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, sat opposite Donald Trump in the Oval Office after “positive and constructive” talks, sporting a Maga baseball cap and giving a thumbs up for the cameras.Japan’s economic revitalisation minister drew criticism back home for the gesture, forcing him to insist there was “no political significance” behind it. But the backdrop to the offending photo was far more significant than the uncomfortable optics. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump goes to WAR against 'sanctuary city' Los Angeles with major lawsuit

Donald Trump is ramping up his war against liberal 'sanctuary city' Los Angeles with a new major lawsuit.

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1 week ago Trump goes to war against 'sanctuary city' Los Angeles with major new action

Donald Trump is ramping up his war against liberal 'sanctuary city' Los Angeles with a new major lawsuit.

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1 week ago Tariffs got claws: Cost of cat food set to skyrocket under Trump’s import plan

Thailand’s pet food producers are bracing as the end of Trump’s 90-day tariff pause fast approaches

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1 week ago ‘We are privileged’: liberal Afrikaners reject Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims

As white South Africans arrive in US to escape ‘unjust racial discrimination’, many progressives feel angry at Trump’s portrayal of them as victimsFor some white Afrikaner South Africans, Donald Trump’s offer of refugee status in the US has been seen as a godsend. For others, it has provoked anger and frustration that they are being falsely portrayed as victims of a “white genocide”, 31 years after their community’s own oppressive minority rule ended.In February, Trump signed an executive order claiming Afrikaners, who make up about 4% of South Africa’s population, or about 2.5 million people, were victims of “unjust racial discrimination”. The order cut aid to the country and established a refugee programme for white South Africans. The first group arrived in May. Continue reading...

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