71 m. ago Brendan Carr admits his FCC is Trump’s journalism police | Seth Stern and Clayton Weimers

It is clear that the FCC is not an independent agency, but an instrument of the president’s political agendaThe Federal Communications Commission chair, Brendan Carr, admitted at a Senate hearing on Wednesday that there had been a political “sea change” and he no longer viewed the FCC as an independent agency. Commissioners, he says, serve at the pleasure of the president.In his case, that president is Donald Trump, whose face Carr wears as a lapel pin, whose agenda he loudly embraces, and who often publicly demands that Carr censor his critics, including revoking their broadcast licenses.Seth Stern is the director of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation and a first amendment lawyer. Clayton Weimers is the executive director of RSF USA, the North American branch of Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Starmer says he would 'call out' Donald Trump if he heard him brand a woman 'piggy' after president's jibe at reporter

Keir Starmer delivered a gentle rebuke to the US president during an appearance on ITV's Loose Women this afternoon.

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3 h. ago Trump latest: President blames economic strain on Joe Biden and promises service members ‘warrior dividend’

President Donald Trump continues to blame predecessor Joe Biden for the state of the U.S. economy after almost a year in power as latest deadly strike in eastern Pacific announced

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4 h. ago Donald Trump criticised for 'not knowing basic maths' in embarrassing blunder

US President Donald Trump has been criticised for making a 'basic' mathematical error during a White House speech, as he claimed he had managed to slash prices of drug prices

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5 h. ago 'Clumsy' Donald Trump makes yet another gaffe as people say 'President can't do maths'

During a bizarre 18-minute White House address on December 17, US President Donald Trump claimed pharmaceutical deals would slash drug prices by up to 600%

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6 h. ago Newsom slams Trump’s ‘bull****’ presidential plaque trolling amid unemployment and affordability woes

Gavin Newsom used images from a recent Vanity Fair article, which has caused chaos for Trump’s MAGA base

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6 h. ago Trump latest: US military kills four in strike on another alleged drug boat after president attacks Biden in TV address

Latest deadly strike in eastern Pacific announced as President Donald Trump continues to blame predecessor Joe Biden for the state of the U.S. economy after almost a year in power

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6 h. ago Trump latest: US military kills four in Venezuela boat strike after president touts achievements in primetime address

Latest deadly strike in eastern Pacific announced as President Donald Trump continues to blame predecessor Joe Biden for the state of the U.S. economy after almost a year in power

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6 h. ago Trump's accusations against major oil producing nation sparking 'warmongering threats'

World War 3 fears continue to grow as US President Donald Trump has now orderered a sweeping naval blockade on Venezuela and labelled its government a terrorist group

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11 h. ago Key findings of an AP analysis examining federal prosecutions of protesters

The Justice Department has embarked on a months-long effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting federal officers while protesting President Donald Trump’s immigration policies

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11 h. ago DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump's immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled

The Justice Department has embarked on a months-long effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting federal officers during protests of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies

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13 h. ago Sky News makes brutal Donald Trump dig as it skewers his mystery announcement

Donald Trump, the US President, had teased the world about an address from the White House however he didn't provide any further information — and it was an anticlimax

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16 h. ago Donald Trump 'will declare war on Venezuela tonight', Maga mouthpiece says

US president Donald Trump will tonight finally make the big announcement he has teased for days, and right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson says he's been told 'war is coming'

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18 h. ago Some sanctioned oil vessels divert from Venezuela as Trump threatens blockade

Some oil vessels are diverting away from Venezuela after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a “blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving the South American country

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19 h. ago Trump attacks Democratic foes in White House presidential portraits

New plaques on ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ scorn ‘divisive’ Obama and ‘by far the worst’ Biden – but Reagan is praisedWhite House officials on Wednesday revised what they call the “Presidential Walk of Fame,” installing plaques beneath portraits of former presidents that reflect Donald Trump’s own views, including branding former president Joe Biden as “the worst president in American history”.The changes are part of Trump’s broader effort to reshape the White House environment to match his preferences. Along the colonnade, portraits of past presidents now feature expanded text that permanently records Trump’s assessments of their records. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago The oil blockade threat creates anxiety in Venezuela but people stick to their daily lives

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

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21 h. ago I know Trump has an ‘alcoholic’s personality’ because I have one too

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has claimed that President Donald Trump has an ‘alcoholic’s personality’ in a Vanity Fair interview, in addiction circles it is also known as ‘King Baby’, something Charlotte Cripps knows all too well.

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22 h. ago Ranchers in Texas are turning against Trump as price of beef plummets

Moves by President Donald Trump to bring down costs for consumers risk alienating agricultural sector, a key voting bloc on whom he has depended in the past

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24 h. ago Donald Trump expands travel bans to more countries as 40 nations now affected

The United States has imposed further restrictions on more than 20 countries, with President Donald Trump making the changes 'to protect the security' of the country

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31 h. ago Donald Trump mysterious six word statement as he addresses the nation

US President Donald Trump has announced he will be giving a surprise address from the White House

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