36 m. ago Donald Trump makes Greenland gaffe at Davos summit as Karoline Leavitt denies blunder

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has leapt to President Donald Trump's defence after some criticised his speech at a summit in Davos, stating some had 'misheard' his remarks

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2 h. ago Karoline Leavitt falsely claims Trump didn’t mix up Iceland and Greenland in Davos speech

The president mistook Iceland for Greenland four times during a Wednesday speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos

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3 h. ago Karoline Leavitt claims Trump’s ‘inspirational’ Davos speech ‘got rave reviews’

Donald Trump’s press secretary has claimed his speech at Davos received “rave reviews.”

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4 h. ago Minnesota toy shop hit with shock audit by Trump officials after criticizing ICE on TV, owners claim

Toy store says it was hit with an audit notice hours after one of its owners said ICE had ‘terrorized’ Minnesota

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5 h. ago Trump scraps tariff threat and claims ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland – live

US president touts ‘very productive meeting’ with Nato chief Mark Rutte, drops tariffs on European allies and adds deal will involve ‘Golden Dome’ and ‘mineral rights’Trump walks back Greenland tariffs threat, citing vague ‘deal’ over territoryHouse Republicans are starting a push on Wednesday to hold former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a former president for the first time.The contempt proceedings are an initial step toward a criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice that, if successful, could send the Clintons to prison.They’re not above the law. We’ve issued subpoenas in good faith.For five months we’ve worked with them. And time’s up. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Trump scraps tariffs on Europe and claims ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland after speaking with Nato chief – live

US president touts ‘very productive meeting’ with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte and says planned tariffs will not go into effect as a resultHouse Republicans are starting a push on Wednesday to hold former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a former president for the first time.The contempt proceedings are an initial step toward a criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice that, if successful, could send the Clintons to prison.They’re not above the law. We’ve issued subpoenas in good faith.For five months we’ve worked with them. And time’s up. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Karoline Leavitt jokes that Trump’s gifted Qatari jet was sounding ‘much better’ after Air Force One scare

The White House accepted the $400m Qatari Boeing 747 in May despite ethics concerns

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7 h. ago Karoline Leavitt jokes that Trump’s gifted Qatari jet was sounding ‘much better’ after scare on AF1

The White House accepted the $400m Qatari Boeing 747 in May despite ethics concerns

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9 h. ago Trump blasts NATO and claims World War III would have erupted without him as he rules out using force to take Greenland: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest as Donald Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The US President has repeated his demands to acquire Greenland amid tensions with Europe.

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9 h. ago Trump calls on judge to block his own DOJ from releasing Jack Smith’s Mar

Trump claims the special counsel’s report could be weaponized by his political opponents and ‘irreparably harm’ him

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14 h. ago Argentina 'could use Trump's peace board to make new claim on the Falklands' as officials warn 'monster' organisation could diminish UK power by sidelining the UN

The UK is worried that Argentine president Javier Milei, a close supporter of Mr Trump, could use the US leader's control of the body to further his country's baseless claim to the territory.

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17 h. ago Trump claims a secret ‘sonic weapon’ was used in Venezuela raid: ‘Nobody else has it’

The sonic weapon allegedly left soldiers bleeding from the nose and vomiting blood, as they struggled to stand

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17 h. ago US supreme court to consider Trump’s bid to fire Lisa Cook from Fed board

Case will test the limit of Trump’s powers as he continues extraordinary campaign for control over central bankThe US supreme court will hear oral arguments over Donald Trump’s bid to fire a Federal Reserve governor on Wednesday morning, as his administration continues its extraordinary campaign for control over the central bank.The US president tried to fire Lisa Cook in August over apparent discrepancies on mortgage applications Trump’s officials claim are evidence of fraud. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Air Force One returns to Washington area due to minor electrical issue, White House says

President Donald Trump’s plane, Air Force One, is returning to Joint Base Andrews after departing for Switzerland on Tuesday evening

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29 h. ago Donald Trump doctor's daughter makes bombshell claim about US President's health

Dr Larry Braunstein's daughters say their father diagnosed Donald Trump with bone spurs as a 'favour' to Fred Trump, though no documentation exists to verify the family story

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29 h. ago Trump says he ‘felt horribly’ about ICE shooting Renee Good — and claims her father was ‘tremendous fan’ of his

Trump previously described 37-year-old mother shot three times by ICE agent as a ‘professional agitator’

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35 h. ago Dick Cheney’s doctor calls for investigation into Trump’s mental fitness

Dr. Jonathan Reiner, Cheney’s cardiologist, claimed that Trump's extraordinary letter to Norway’s prime minister should ‘trigger a bipartisan congressional inquiry’

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40 h. ago Trump claims Minneapolis church protesters are ‘trained professionals’ who should be ‘thrown out of the country’

The president suggested, without evidence, that they were “highly trained to scream, rant, and rave, like lunatics, in a certain manner”, and urged harsh legal action against Minnesota Democrats, including Governor Tim Walz and Representative Ilhan Omar.

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40 h. ago POLL: Is Starmer guilty of 'great stupidity' for giving away Chagos Islands, as Trump claims?

US President Donald Trump used his anger over Diego Garcia to justify yet again why America should be handed Greenland, urging Denmark and his European allies to 'do the right thing'.

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42 h. ago Truth behind claims Trump has a 'kill switch' to Britain's war jets

EXCLUSIVE: As worries grow over US involvement in British defence amid the Greenland crisis, defence expert Professor Anthony Glees said the UK is 'not naked' when it comes to military power

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