40 h. ago Karoline Leavitt gets fiery and doubles down after press questions alleged ‘white genocide’ in South Africa

Leavitt takes aim at NBC reporter for ‘ridiculous’ line of questioning

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42 h. ago Musk, and his money, leaving politics is upsetting both Democrats and Republicans

Billionaire says he has ‘done enough’ but will be missed in Washington by politicians on both sides of the aisle

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer leaves door open to changing winter fuel cuts after months of backlash

Keir Starmer told reporters in Tirana, Albania, that means testing winter fuel payments was the right thing to do, but did not deny reports that thresholds could change

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2 w. ago Trump administration offers $1,000 to undocumented immigrants to leave US

DHS claims payment will be issued after individuals leave the US and it has been confirmed through their appUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has announced a new program offering a $1,000 payment to people in the US without immigration status as an incentive to return to their home country voluntarily.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) outlined the initiative on Monday, pledging “financial and travel assistance” to undocumented immigrants who agree to leave the country using an app called CBP Home. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scottish teachers leaving profession decreases by third in three years

Between 2021-22 and 2024-25, the number of teachers de-registering in went from 3,346 to 4,274.

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3 w. ago White House is now holding press briefings specifically for MAGA influencers. It’s going just how you’d expect

‘So what direction do you advise me to go into?’ one MAGA media personality asked during the first ‘official influencer’ briefing that Karoline Leavitt held this week

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3 w. ago Donald Trump declares war on Jeff Bezos over Amazon's 'hostile' tariff price rise

Donald Trump's White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt condemned Jeff Bezos' move as “a hostile and political act by Amazon”, adding that she had spoken directly with the president about the decision.

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3 w. ago The ‘f*** your feelings’ crowd is suddenly getting really upset over Democrats cussing

‘Democrats are embracing profanity,’ Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner exclaimed this week. ‘This is next level!’

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3 w. ago How Trump's 100 days of havoc took a huge chunk from your pension and investments: ALEX BRUMMER

Trump's landmark period is like no other in modern presidential politics, leaving businesses and investors in a state of trepidation.

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3 w. ago ALEX BRUMMER: Donald Trump's 100 days of havoc takes huge chunk from your pension

Trump's landmark period is like no other in modern presidential politics, leaving businesses and investors in a state of trepidation.

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4 w. ago The Guardian view on Trump v universities: essential institutions must defend themselves | Editorial

Harvard is leading the pushback because it can afford to fight. Others are realising that they can’t afford not toEnfeebling universities or seizing control is an early chapter in the authoritarian playbook, studied eagerly by the likes of Viktor Orbán in Hungary. “Would-be authoritarians and one-party states centrally target universities with the aim of restricting dissent,” Jason Stanley, a scholar of fascism at Yale, wrote in the Guardian in September. Last month, he announced that he was leaving the US for Canada because of the political climate and particularly the battle over higher education.It is not merely that universities are often bastions of liberal attitudes and hotbeds for protest. They also constitute one of the critical institutions of civil society; they are a bulwark of democracy. The Trump administration is taking on judges, lawyers, NGOs and the media: it would be astonishing if universities were not on the list. They embody the importance of knowledge, rational...

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