1 hour ago Judge blocks plan to allow immigration agents in New York City jail

A judge has blocked New York City’s mayor from letting federal immigration authorities reopen an office at the city’s main jail

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2 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: Israel holds the cards. Trump has been squared. The mullahs in Tehran must now fear for their existence

The United States did not participate in Israel's initial attacks on Iran but it certainly knew they were coming. Donald Trump admitted as much to the US media yesterday morning.

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2 h. ago Man charged over 'threat to behead' protester who set Koran alight outside Turkish consulate

Muhammad Naasir Attaari, 49, was charged with threatening to kill Hamit Coskun after he burned the Muslim holy book outside the Turkish consulate in London on February 13.

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2 h. ago US marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles – live

Marcos Leao, a 27-year-old army veteran, told reporters after he was released that the marines who detained him were ‘just doing their job’With Donald Trump’s deployment of more troops in response to protests in LA, and as plans come together for a military parade in Washington DC on the president’s birthday, journalist Judith Levine tells Jonathan Freedland why she believes the US has entered a new era of authoritarianism in this week’s edition of US Politics Weekly. You can listen here.With predictions of as many as 200,000 attendees at tomorrow’s Washington parade, the Secret Service is preparing for protests by erecting 18 miles of anti-scale fencing and deploying drones to the city’s skies to keep watch. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Donald Trump's historic second state visit to the UK is still on course for autumn, Starmer confirms

The Prime Minister, who has forged an unlikely bond with the US President, said he was 'looking forward to welcoming him' to the UK later this year, adding: 'He will be coming.'

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3 h. ago Judge blocks State Department from firing workers while injunction is in effect

A federal judge in San Francisco has stopped Secretary of State Marco Rubio from proceeding with plans to downsize the State Department

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4 h. ago A gong for our times, meet Dame WFH (but will she leave home to get it?) Controversial mandarin and border chief who oversaw 129,000 small

Sarah Healey infamously boasted that Covid-era lockdowns meant she could see more of her children as well as giving her longer to ride her expensive exercise bike.

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4 h. ago Today Los Angeles, tomorrow Chicago? Tom Homan reveals how Trump wants to use National Guard more broadly

‘If other cities go down the same path, I think that’s an option we should consider, absolutely,’ border czar says

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4 h. ago NY appeals court rejects bid to overturn Trump’s convictions in E. Jean Carroll case

Trump’s final chance to overturn the verdict is with the Supreme Court

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4 h. ago Trump’s plans to be a ‘peace’ president appear to have gone up in flames

The president’s decision to side with Israel’s offensive against Iran is the latest example of how his ambitions for non-interventionism have met reality, Eric Garcia writes

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4 h. ago Trump's parade will see Secret Service 'triple check troops are MAGA to their toenails'

EXCLUSIVE: A top security expert believes it's hard to see how Trump could be more protected and more secure from a sniper's attack on Saturday, but one of the thousands of soldiers may pose a threat

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4 h. ago Love Island girls slam 'game player' bombshells in fiery showdown as boys' heads turned

Love Island girls were rocked on Friday night by the arrival of three new bombshells as their current connections with the boys came under threat and heads were turned

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4 h. ago ICE preparing $45bn expansion of immigration detention facilities to meet arrest quota

Trump officials are looking to tent companies, private prison operators and disaster-relief providers for a “massive expansion” of immigration detention facilities, according to a new report

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5 h. ago Americans say Trump ‘has gone too far’ with immigrant roundups and sending Marines and National Guard to LA

A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Americans disapproving of Trump’s stepped-up immigration raids by a nine-point margin

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5 h. ago US appeals court refuses to vacate Biden approval of Alaska's Willow oil project

A federal appeals court panel has refused to vacate the approval of the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope

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5 h. ago LA protests live: Marines begin tour of duty in Los Angeles as cities prepare for ‘No Kings’ rallies

Ruling temporarily blocks California Governor Gavin Newsom from regaining control of 4,000 troops mobilized in Los Angeles

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5 h. ago US Senate seeks to add expanded compensation for nuclear radiation victims to tax bill

The U.S. Senate has added language to the major tax and budget policy bill that would restart and expand a compensation program for victims of nuclear radiation

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5 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: Nervy Washington DC braces for Donald Trump's tank parade: 'This is f*****g weird'

The display of Donald Trump's military might comes amid growing nerves about Trump's near-authoritarian behaviour, deploying troops on US soil and rounding up thousands to be deported

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5 h. ago Bryan Mbeumo breaks silence as Tottenham deal Man Utd major blow in transfer war

Bryan Mbeumo has broken his silence after Tottenham trumped Manchester United with a £70million bid to reunite new boss Thomas Frank with his star forward

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6 h. ago Director of National Portrait Gallery resigns after Trump’s effort to fire her

Kim Sajet’s departure comes after the Smithsonian Institute rebuffed the president’s attempt to fire her over DEIThe director of the National Portrait Gallery, Kim Sajet, has resigned just two weeks after Donald Trump attempted to fire her and accused her of being “highly partisan and a strong supporter of DEI”.“We thank Kim for her service. Her decision to put the museum first is to be applauded and appreciated. I know this was not an easy decision. She put the needs of the Institution above her own, and for that we thank her,” Lonnie Bunch, the Smithsonian secretary, wrote in a Friday internal email that was obtained by multiple outlets. Continue reading...

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