59 m. ago US wine shops and importers say Trump's threatened 200% tariff on European wines would kill demand

The U.S. is suddenly looking less bubbly for European wines

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3 h. ago Scotland’s first minister holds ‘warm’ meeting with Eric Trump in Edinburgh

John Swinney says business meeting focused on Trump family’s golfing interests, days after Turnberry course was targeted by protestersScotland’s first minister hosted a “warm” meeting with Donald Trump’s son Eric in Edinburgh on Thursday, days after the US president’s golf course at Turnberry was targeted by protesters.John Swinney met Eric Trump at his official residence, a listed Georgian townhouse in Edinburgh’s New Town, for what both sides described as a routine business meeting that focused on the Trump family’s golfing interests. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago John Swinney thanked us for ‘colossal investment’ during talks, says Eric Trump

The executive vice-president of the Trump Organisation met the Scottish First Minister at Bute House on Thursday.

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5 h. ago Donald Trump's son Eric breaks silence on meeting with John Swinney

Eric Trump said the pair "did not discuss Scottish or US politics but concentrated on golf."

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6 h. ago Eric Trump meets John Swinney after scathing attack on Scottish Government

US President’s son flies to Edinburgh in Trump plane

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6 h. ago Eric Trump to meet John Swinney for 'business meeting' after landing in Edinburgh

Donald Trump's son touched down in Edinburgh Airport this morning in his dad's private jet.

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43 h. ago Justice Department is expected to slash public corruption unit, AP sources say

Prosecutors in the Justice Department section that handles public corruption cases have been told the unit will be being significantly reduced in size, and that its cases will be transferred to U.S. attorney’s offices around the country, according to two people familiar with the matter

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46 h. ago Judge weighing dismissal of NYC mayor's case cancels hearing, suggesting a ruling could be near

The judge weighing the Justice Department’s request to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams has canceled a hearing scheduled for Friday, indicating a ruling could be imminent

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6 d. ago Trump is bulldozing some Republicans’ priorities. They should be nervous

From the CHIPs and Science Act to Ukraine to tariffs, Trump’s moves are undermining Republican agendas, Eric Garcia reports

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8 d. ago The Latest: Mayors testify in Congress as Republicans take aim at ‘sanctuary cities’

Mayors from four major cities are testifying in Congress as Republicans take aim at “sanctuary cities,” arguing that they impede the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda and protect people who are in the United States illegally

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1 week ago Trump’s war on DEI comes for programs helping autistic students find jobs in STEM

Programs meant to help autistic students study science have been caught in the Trump administration’s war on DEI, Eric Garcia reports

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1 week ago Trump send crypto prices soaring after surprise announcement of strategic government reserve

Cryptocurrency prices jumped after President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement he wants the U.S. government to purchase and hold a variety of digital assets in a strategic reserve fund, an announcement that highlights Trump’s growing attempts to use volatile cryptocurrency prices as a barometer of his public support

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1 week ago Trump administration strikes back at Eric Adams’ lawsuit over missing $80m as DoJ drops case against mayor

Federal officials argue in court that New York has allowed violent gang to turn city hotel into outpost

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1 week ago Trump’s promised laundry list of tax goodies gets a reality check

ANALYSIS: Trump promised no taxes on tips, Social Security or overtime. Eric Garcia writes that the math does not add up

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2 w. ago NYC Mayor Eric Adams claims prosecutorial misconduct, asking judge to dismiss criminal case

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is asking a federal judge to toss out the corruption case against him, alleging prosecutorial misconduct, even as the Justice Department seeks dismissal of the charges on the Democrat's behalf

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2 w. ago Bitcoin slides under $90,000, erasing some of the gains made under Trump

The price of bitcoin fell below $90,000 and other cryptocurrencies saw large drops Tuesday morning, erasing some of the gains digital assets have made since President Donald Trump took office on a pro-crypto agenda

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2 w. ago At CPAC, Trump blocks out everyone else with no clear MAGA successor

Trump is triumphant. Conservatives have every reason to celebrate now. But, Eric Garcia warns, they are not planning for the near future

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2 w. ago ‘I’m collaborating’: how New York City’s mayor gave in to Trump’s migrant crackdown

Eric Adams, mayor of the US’s largest city, is caught up in a swirl of indictments, immigrants, Rikers and Donald TrumpThis Valentine’s Day, a new political power couple said their vows on the plush white couches of Fox & Friends in midtown Manhattan: Donald Trump’s “border czar”, Tom Homan, and the New York City mayor, Eric Adams.The pair appeared on the conservative TV show to discuss an agreement they had reached the day before. Their deal reversed longstanding New York City policy by letting federal immigration agents back onto Rikers Island, the city’s jail complex that largely holds people who have been charged but not yet convicted of crimes. The surprise agreement came as the newly installed leaders of Trump’s Department of Justice were making an extraordinary push to dismiss criminal corruption charges that the agency had been pursuing against Adams.Weeks after the election, the mayor, who had once declared that the city would ‘ALWAYS stand up to’ Trump and that immigra...

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2 w. ago Pardoned January 6 defendants get the rockstar treatment at CPAC

The welcoming of the Capitol rioters is part of a larger celebration of Trump’s return to power, Eric Garcia reports from National Harbor

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3 w. ago Top Trump official enforcing president’s political agenda at justice department

Dismissal of case against Eric Adams reflects new directive for prosecutors to toe White House’s policiesEmil Bove, the acting deputy attorney general, moving with ruthless efficiency last week to dismiss the corruption case against New York mayor Eric Adams appeared to reflect the new praxis at the justice department where Trump’s political agenda will guide prosecutorial decisions.The department filed the motion to dismiss on Friday with the signatures of Bove and two trial attorneys – the public integrity section’s senior litigation counsel Edward Sullivan and the acting head of the criminal division Antoinette Bacon – that cemented the decision. Continue reading...

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