67 h. ago Trump is toying with a third term. Don’t expect the constitution to stop him | Moira Donegan

What is and is not constitutional is determined, in effect, by loyalists on the supreme court and their bad-faith enablersThe news cycle has continued in a predictable arc. Last week, Steve Bannon, the far-right provocateur and one-time Donald Trump adviser, said in an interview with the Economist that the president would seek an unconstitutional third term. “Trump is going to be president in 28, and people ought to just get accommodated with that,” Bannon said. (He seemed to be referring to Trump winning the presidential election in 2028 – Trump’s current term will last through 20 January 2029.) “At the appropriate time, we’ll lay out what the plan is.”Like clockwork, Trump commented on the idea soon after, telling reporters following him on Air Force One as he flew from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo: “I would love to do it.”Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘The town is devastated’: the mayor picking up the pieces at Hurricane Melissa’s ‘ground zero’

Richard Solomon, mayor of Black River, describes terror of 16ft storm surges and hours of fierce winds when storm hit, as focus now moves to aid and rescue effortsHurricane Melissa hits Cuba after turning Jamaica into ‘disaster area’ The mayor of Black River – a town that Jamaica’s prime minister called “ground zero” for Hurricane Melissa – has described the monstrous storm surges and devastation the storm has wrought on its residents.Speaking to the Guardian, Richard Solomon recounted the traumatic experience of riding out the Category 5 “storm of the century” at an emergency operating centre. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Starmer's leadership under fire after voters humiliate Labour in safe seat it held for 100 years

The Prime Minister's leadership was called into question after the disastrous result in Caerphilly, South Wales.

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1 week ago Ed Miliband splashes £2.4million of taxpayer cash on heat pump ads in just one year

The former prime minister's think-tank called for the Energy Secretary to switch focus from going green to cutting energy bills or risk losing the Net Zero argument.

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1 week ago Biden's former press secretary launches extraordinary attack on George Clooney for saying what everyone thought about ailing former president

Karine Jean-Pierre blasted actor George Clooney in for writing a high-profile essay telling Joe Biden to drop out of last year's presidential election.

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1 week ago Prince Andrew latest: Demands grow for Andrew to face MPs with inquiry into Royal Lodge rent deal

The prime minister has been urged to call Prince Andrew to give evidence as part of an inquiry into the Crown Estate

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1 week ago MPs call to strip Prince Andrew of his royal titles after mounting public fury

The King and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer are facing calls to introduce a law to strip Prince Andrew of his royal titles following the publication of Virginia Giuffre's memoirs

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2 w. ago Reports of Israeli attack on Gaza amid rising tensions over ceasefire – Middle East crisis live

Israeli media reports come as Hamas and Israel trade accusations over breaches of the US-brokered ceasefireIsraeli airstrikes hit Rafah in southern Gaza, Israeli and regional media report, as clashes flared between Israeli forces and Hamas despite a fragile US-brokered ceasefire.Israel’s public broadcaster Kan said the air force was striking targets in Rafah, while other outlets reported attacks elsewhere in southern Gaza and in the city of Jabalia in the north of the territory. Israeli TV network Channel 12 said prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call with defence minister Israel Katz and senior army officials as the situation unfolded. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Prostate cancer screening would save thousands of lives and have a 'generational impact' on men's health, Rishi Sunak says

The former Conservative prime minister stood alongside Labour's deputy prime minister David Lammy as they called for targeted checks for men at highest risk of the disease.

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2 w. ago Is smacking banned in Scotland amid celebrity calls for Prime Minister to stop punishment down south?

Smacking is still considered a "reasonable punishment" in England but that could change soon

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3 w. ago Trump calls Democrats ‘insurrectionists’ during meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Carney

Donald Trump accused Democrats of being “insurrectionists” during a meeting with Mark Carney.

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3 w. ago Macron under pressure to call snap parliamentary elections or resign

French president’s former allies join opponents in demanding he act to end a spiralling political crisisFrance’s president, Emmanuel Macron, is under intense pressure to call snap parliamentary elections or resign as former allies join his opponents in demanding he act to end a spiralling political crisis in the EU’s second biggest economy.Macron’s first prime minister on Tuesday urged the president to step down amid mounting frustration even within the president’s own camp over one of the worst spells of political chaos in France since the foundation of its Fifth Republic in 1958. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago London protests LIVE: Students chant 'from the river to the sea' as pro

The Prime Minister has urged protesters to call off demos at universities showing ‘so little respect’ on anniversary of attack

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3 w. ago London protests LIVE: University students to join controversial pro

The Prime Minister has urged protesters to call off demos at universities showing ‘so little respect’ on anniversary of attack

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3 w. ago Knives come out for Macron as France spirals into crisis: One of Emmanuel's former prime ministers calls for early presidential election after latest PM lasts just 27 days

Former French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Tuesday that he was in favour of an early presidential election.

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4 w. ago Trump unloads on Netanyahu during phone call for being 'so f

President Donald Trump dropped the 'f-bomb' as he hit out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call discussing a potential ceasefire deal with Hamas.

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4 w. ago Trump officials cut nearly $8bn in clean energy projects in Democratic states

Democrats and environmental groups slam move as ‘sick political game’ and say it will drive up energy billsThe Trump administration is cancelling $7.6bn in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election.The move comes as Donald Trump threatens deep cuts in his fight with congressional Democrats over the government shutdown. Continue reading...

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