5 h. ago Musk hands out $1m checks to voters amid Wisconsin supreme court election race

Musk denied he was buying votes but said the court election outcome would be critical to Trump’s agenda and ‘the future of civilization’Elon Musk gave out $1m checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin supreme court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to Donald Trump’s agenda and “the future of civilization”.“It’s a super big deal,” he told a roughly 2,000-person crowd in Green Bay on Sunday night, taking the stage in a yellow cheesehead hat. “I’m not phoning it in. I’m here in person.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Elon Musk hands out $1m checks to voters amid Wisconsin supreme court election race

Musk denied he was buying votes but said the court election outcome would be critical to Trump’s agenda and ‘the future of civilization’Elon Musk gave out $1m checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin supreme court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to Donald Trump’s agenda and “the future of civilization”.“It’s a super big deal,” he told a roughly 2,000-person crowd in Green Bay on Sunday night, taking the stage in a yellow cheesehead hat. “I’m not phoning it in. I’m here in person.” Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Trump’s tariff ‘Liberation Day’ looms, but voters want him to focus on lowering prices, poll says

President equally divides country overall but most disapprove of his handling of economy

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24 h. ago Democrats have never been so angry. Who will step up and lead them?

At rallies, town halls and protests, voters are unleashing their fury with Donald Trump, stoking what some believe is a populist backlashDemocrats are furious. And they want their leaders to get mad, too.“I wish you’d be angry,” a constituent told representative Gil Cisneros, a Democrat of California, at a recent town hall. At an event in Minnesota featuring a panel of Democratic attorneys general, an activist voiced a similar sentiment: “Get angry, man,” punctuating the message with a profanity. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago ‘MAGA junkie’ fired from government job now regrets voting for Trump

Jennifer Piggott was one of 125 people fired from the Bureau of Fiscal Service as part of DOGE layoffs

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4 d. ago Donald Trump signs sweeping executive order giving him more election control than ever

Donald Trump's new executive order will require all voters to provide proof of citizenship - and will target states with huge cuts in funding if they do not enforce the rules

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8 d. ago ‘They hate us’: Democrats now fear midterms could result in their ouster as voters want candidates to take on Trump

Democrat voters are frustrated with the results of the 2024 election and growing angry with Democrat leaders for rolling over to Republicans

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8 d. ago 6 deeply troubling things Donald Trump and Elon Musk did in the last 24 hours

We've learned about probably illegal rendition flights being ordered in defiance of a judge's rulings, Elon offering people cash for votes ...and more about Trump's unlikely fondness for musical theatre

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1 week ago Trump voter horrified as his new wife is cuffed and taken away by immigration

Bradley Bartell is heartbroken after his wife Camila Muñoz was detained by ICE immigration agents after arriving back in the US from their honeymoon in Puerto Rico

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1 week ago 'I voted for Donald Trump – now my wife is locked up in ICE custody'

Camila Muñoz was arrested at the airport after arriving home from her honeymoon in Puerto Rico as her application for a green card to stay in the US is currently being processed

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1 week ago The economy was always Trump’s strength. Polls show it might be cracking

Analysis: Americans voted for Trump because they believed he would lower prices and the cost of living. New surveys show people are losing their faith that he’ll accomplish that

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1 week ago He voted for Trump. Now his Peruvian wife is stuck in ICE custody

Newlyweds Bradley Bartell and Camila Muñoz were on their way home after honeymooning in Puerto Rico last month when she was pulled aside by an immigration agent

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2 w. ago DOGE approval ratings tank with nearly 60% of Americans unhappy, poll finds

It’s been just seven weeks since Donald Trump moved to the White House, and voters’ disapproval of Elon Musk’s work and for Donald Trump is climbing, according to a new survey

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2 w. ago Nearly 60 percent of voters are unhappy with DOGE, poll finds

It’s been just seven weeks since President Donald Trump took office and American voters have expressed their disapproval for Elon Musk and his handling of DOGE, according to new poll

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2 w. ago Trump live updates: Senate votes on funding bill ahead of midnight deadline to avoid government shutdown

Democrats warn against GOP’s ‘dismantling of government’ over shutdown vote

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2 w. ago Digested week: Just enjoy Tesla shares tumbling as Trump crashes the markets | Emma Brockes

The Elon Musk backlash, boos for JD Vance, Meghan naming protocol, a wombat botherer and – OMG! – buying kittensTo the people who parked their consciences and voted for Donald Trump because they thought he’d slash regulation, cut corporate taxes and eviscerate the federal government to send their stock holdings soaring, I’d like to ask: “How’s that working out for you?” For anyone with a pension, college savings or other assets in the US market this was an unrelaxing week, during which the Dow fell by almost 900 points on Monday and some $4tn (£3tn) was wiped off the S&P 500. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Greenland votes for change but coalition talks will govern how it reacts to Trump | Miranda Bryant

The tone of relations with the US may depend on whether second-placed Naleraq ends up inside the governmentIt was an election that was fought on the global stage with sporadic commentary from Donald Trump. But in the end, it was domestic issues that drove Greenlanders to the polls to vote overwhelmingly for change.Ever since his son, Donald Trump Jr, touched down in a Trump-branded plane at Nuuk’s new airport in January, the US president has made no secret of his renewed desire to gain control of the Arctic island, refusing to rule out economic or military force to do so. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago What does Greenland's 2025 election result mean for Donald Trump and Denmark's future?

Greenland's centre-right Demokraatit Party wins most votes in an election watched closely due to Trump's interest. Coalition talks are underway as no party holds overall control

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2 w. ago Education department plans to cut half its workforce as Trump vows to wind agency down – US politics live

Secretary of education Linda McMahon says move is part of president’s mission to dismantle departmentA poll released on Tuesday shows that US president Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped a few points since he first took office, reports the Hill.Accoding to the Emerson College Polling survey, 47% of voters approved of Trump’s job performance and 45% disapproved. Those findings are down from a 49% approval and 41% disapproval rating at the beginning of Trump’s second term.The public’s views of the economy under Trump seem to be a drag on his overall approval rating, with a plurality of 48% saying they don’t approve of Trump’s handling of the economy, while 37% approve.Voters give Trump his highest ratings for his handling of immigration, with 48% approving and 40% disapproving. His weakest areas are the economy, health care and cryptocurrency, in which he has net approval ratings solidly underwater.”Ending incessant federal interference will free up state and local leaders to ...

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2 w. ago Greenland election: Arctic island prepares to vote amid Trump interest – in pictures

After Trump’s vow to take over Greenland, which is part of the kingdom of Denmark, pro-independence voices are growing louder. Ukrainian photographer Evgeny Maloletka visited the strategically important Arctic island to check the mood before elections on Tuesday Continue reading...

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