89 m. ago Starmer calls for ‘agreement without delay’ on peace plan in Gaza

Hamas accepted elements of the plan to end the nearly two-year war put forward by US President Donald Trump.

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1 hour ago Attempted assassin of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh sentenced to more than eight years in prison

Sophie Roske pleaded guilty to the assassination attempt in April

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2 h. ago Young adults ‘less confident about DIY skills but more likely to finish tasks’

YouTube and TikTok are replacing dusty DIY manuals for home improvement tips, research from Nationwide Building Society indicates.

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3 h. ago Trump tells Israel it ‘must immediately stop’ bombing Gaza to enable hostage release after Hamas accepts elements of peace plan

President says the militant group is ‘ready for a lasting peace’ based on the plan he announced on Monday

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3 h. ago Trump administration likely went after Kilmar Abrego Garcia for ‘vindictive’ reasons, judge says

Federal judge singles out statements from Todd Blanche suggesting prosecutors illegally retaliated against Salvadoran immigrant after he launched a high-profile legal battle over his arrest and removal

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3 h. ago Senate fails to end the shutdown as both parties aren’t even speaking to each other: ‘I’m not optimistic’

Neither Republicans nor Democrats appear willing to give an inch as Americans pay the price

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4 h. ago Treasury considers $1 coin with Trump’s image on it for America’s 250th anniversary. Is it legal?

Law states that ‘only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency’

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4 h. ago Conservatives to take UK out of ECHR if it wins election, Badenoch announces

Shadow attorney general Baron Wolfson of Tredegar KC tells Tory leader ECHR restricts Government policy but warns withdrawal is not a ‘panacea’.

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4 h. ago The government is shut down. Trump’s immigration agenda is still open for business

Deportations continue despite federal shutdown imperiling other immigration services

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5 h. ago Portland braces for federal troops as protests escalate and conservative influencer is arrested

Five years after protests roiled Portland, Oregon, the city known for civil disobedience is again at the center of a political maelstrom as it braces for the arrival of federal troops promised by President Donald Trump

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5 h. ago Trump threatens Portland with funding cuts and a DOJ investigation after police arrest a MAGA influencer

Karoline Leavitt vows Trump will ‘end the radical left's Reign of Terror’ in the Rose City

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5 h. ago ‘It’s not a good place right now’: CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom

EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.

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5 h. ago 'Stop fanning flames of hatred', urge Jewish Scotland leaders after Manchester synagogue attack

Political and community leaders across Scotland must act urgently to “stop fanning the flames of hatred”, Jewish council chiefs have said in the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack.

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6 h. ago Newsom roasts Stephen Miller over ‘homeland defender’ call: ‘Slay queen’

California governor’s office mocked the Trump administration with a meme ending in ‘slay queen’

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6 h. ago Closed for the weekend — Senate vote fails to break bitter partisan deadlock on government shutdown: Live updates

Trump threatens mass layoffs as Republicans and Democrats appear nowhere close on a deal

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6 h. ago Organisers defy pressure to call off Palestine Action rally as Starmer urges protesters to ‘respect the grief of British Jews’

Around 1,500 people are expected to defy Palestine Action’s terror ban in a rally on Saturday despite pleas to call it off

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6 h. ago Why Democrats in Michigan are desperate to stop a diehard Trump supporter from winning a seemingly small

Chaos in a Detroit suburb could put a January 6 defender in charge of administering elections for more than 70,000 people

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7 h. ago White House accuses Democrats of ‘intentional sabotage’ as Trump firings loom on Day 3 of government shutdown: Live updates

Federal government shutdown enters day three as Trump puts government employees and projects in jeopardy

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7 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as White House issues chilling threat to US city

Karoline Leavitt went hard, painting protesters who don't like Donald Trump as "radical left" and said their "reign of terror" would soon be over. Also, we may have been premature about the shutdown

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7 h. ago New Florida bill will bypass training requirements for people using guns to defend religious buildings

Licensed gun owners in the state with concealed carry permits can already take their weapons inside houses of worship

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