29 m. ago Trump announces the US will build tiny cars which he says are ‘really cute’

Donald Trump wants America to start making tiny cars which he described as 'really cute and beautiful' despite safety concerns from federal transport regulators

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1 hour ago ‘Mouthpieces for Trump’: inside the rightwing takeover of the Pentagon press corps

Pentagon press passes once held by credentialed journalists are now in the hands of rightwing pundits and Trump alliesBeing a member of the Pentagon press corps was once one of the more prestigious assignments in US journalism, a position reserved for heavy hitters from venerable newspapers and news channels, reporters at the peak of their powers.Not any more. A press conference last week – held at a crucial time for a Pentagon embroiled in scandal – was instead attended by more than a dozen rightwing activists, with the government being held to account by a close ally of Donald Trump, an employee at Turning Point USA and someone from a pillow salesman’s nascent media company. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Sydney Sweeney admits her silence on divisive jeans advert made controversy worse

Actor said it was ‘surreal’ when Donald Trump praised the advert

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2 h. ago Donald Trump puts FIFA Peace Prize medal on himself at World Cup draw

Body language expert Judi James has analysed the awkward moment President Donald Trump had to put his FIFA Peace Prize medal on himself at the World Cup draw ceremony in Washington

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2 h. ago Pressure grows on ‘reckless’ Hegseth as twin scandals engulf Pentagon chief

Defense secretary defiant but allegations of war crimes and blistering watchdog report increase calls for him to goPete Hegseth is facing the most serious crisis of his tenure as defense secretary, engulfed by allegations of war crimes in the Caribbean and a blistering inspector general report accusing him of mishandling classified military intelligence. Yet despite the long list of trouble and as lawmakers from both parties call for his resignation, Hegseth shows no signs of stepping down and still holds Donald Trump’s support.The twin crises have engulfed the former Fox News personality in separate but overlapping allegations that lawmakers, policy experts and former officials say reveal a pattern of dangerous recklessness at the helm of the Pentagon. Democratic legislators have reignited calls for his ouster after revelations that survivors clinging to wreckage from a September boat strike were deliberately killed in a “double-tap” attack, while a defense department investigation...

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3 h. ago Trump wants to recreate a white America that never existed | Rebecca Solnit

The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasyAs Donald Trump deteriorates and his grasp on power fades, he has been lashing out furiously at female journalists and ethnic groups, most recently Somali Americans. His insults land because of their animosity and his power, not their accuracy. Likewise, his administration’s attacks on immigrants are sloppy and driven by lies. It’s strikingly clear that the target is not individuals with criminal records. It’s anyone and everyone guilty of being brown. Native Americans with tribal identification cards, US citizens, people doing crucial work from construction to nursing, military veterans, college students, people sleeping in their own beds, small children: all kinds of residents of this country are under attack.“ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety,” declares Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor-elect. Masked thugs smashing car windows and dr...

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4 h. ago Donald Trump's bizarre hidden signal as 'fanboy' FIFA president hands him peace prize

The US president bragged about 'saving millions of lives' in a brazen speech after FIFA boss Giovanni Infantino handed him a 'peace price' at the 2026 World Cup draw ceremony

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4 h. ago Sydney Sweeney says her silence after jeans advert furore ‘widened the divide’

The film star came under scrutiny following the launch of American Eagle’s Great Jeans advert.

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4 h. ago Donald Trump urged to break rules for Scotland World Cup clash as Brazil told to unleash Tartan Army hate figure

The US President was front and centre of the World Cup draw in Washington yesterday

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5 h. ago Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue

Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, firing 653 drones and 51 missiles across the country as it marked Armed Forces Day, Ukraine’s air force said

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7 h. ago Scotland can do without Donald Trump’s World Cup takeover and Tartan Army have just one question – Keith Jackson

Now seems like as good a time as any for someone on Hampden’s sixth floor to send a letter to America. And to address it straight to the Whitehouse. The thrust of it should be something along the lines of: Donald, we’ll be losers.

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9 h. ago Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump – but will it? | Timothy Garton Ash

Whether using frozen Russian assets, ramping up defence production or deepening the relationship with the EU, it is up to us to secure Ukraine’s future – and our ownEurope, you have been warned. President Vladimir Putin has waged a full-scale war against Ukraine for nearly four years and this week threatened that Russia was “ready right now” for war with Europe if need be. President Donald Trump has demonstrated that the US is ready to sell out Ukraine for the sake of a dirty deal with Putin’s Russia. His new US National Security Strategy prescribes “cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations”. How much more clarity do you need?Now it’s up to us Europeans to enable Ukraine to survive armed assault from Moscow and diplomatic betrayal from Washington. In doing so, we also defend ourselves. For a year now, people have been telling me that Trump will eventually get tough on Russia. It’s been the geopolitical version of Waiting for Godot. Then his perso...

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12 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Progress depends on Russia taking peace talks seriously, say Washington and Kyiv

US and Ukraine to hold third day of discussions in Florida as Emmanuel Macron says there is ‘no mistrust’ between Europe and White House. What we know on day 1,382See all our Ukraine war coverageUkrainian and US officials will hold a third straight day of talks in Miami on Saturday, with Washington saying the two sides agree that “real progress” would depend on Russia’s willingness to end the war. Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner have been meeting top Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov and Andrii Hnatov, the chief of staff of Kyiv’s armed forces. “Both parties agreed that real progress toward any agreement depends on Russia’s readiness to show serious commitment to long-term peace, including steps toward de-escalation and cessation of killings,” said a summary of the talks.The US and Ukrainian officials “also agreed on the framework of security arrangements and discussed necessary deterrence capabilities to sustain a lasting pea...

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13 h. ago World Cup draw becomes the Donald Trump circus as US President is awarded 'FIFA Peace Prize' before telling perplexed crowd that football should rename itself

Fifa president Gianni Infantino presented President Trump with the award in recognition of his 'extraordinary actions to promote peace and unity throughout the world'

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13 h. ago Supreme Court to consider sweeping move by President Trump to end birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will weigh in on Donald Trump's controversial 'Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship' executive order.

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13 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: Trump's been handed a Fifa 'peace prize' and boasts of ending foreign wars. But what real Americans care about is the soaring price of everything

Suddenly, that most basic of political issues -the cost of living - has reasserted itself as the prime concern of American voters, threatening to undermine Donald Trump's second term in the process.

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13 h. ago Stuck in a van while the president measures the Kennedy Center drapes: Inside Trump’s day of ego boosting as crises loom

Political trouble stalks his administration from multiple directions as the midterms approach, but Donald Trump just wants to dance. Andrew Feinberg reports on the president’s big day at the FIFA World Cup draw

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14 h. ago West Virginia National Guard member who survived DC shooting is slowly healing, governor says

The West Virginia National Guard member who survived last week’s shooting in Washington is slowly healing

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14 h. ago White House trolls Sabrina Carpenter with edited clip in immigration PSA video

The Donald Trump administration has used Sabrina Carpenter's Saturday Night Live appearance in a new immigration video, editing her words to say "illegal"

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15 h. ago What to know about the air traffic control overhaul and the company FAA hired to manage it

The government picked a company with little experience working with the Federal Aviation Administration called Peraton to oversee the roughly $31.5 billion overhaul of the outdated air traffic control system

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