6 h. ago Planning under way for Donald Trump visit to Scotland 'in coming weeks'

Police Scotland preparing for ‘significant policing operation’ with arrival of US President later this month

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18 h. ago The Latest: Supreme Court will allow Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce to go ahead

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings from experts that vital government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of their jobs

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20 h. ago Talks to finalise US steel tariff exemption ongoing as deadline due to pass

President Donald Trump has said he plans to start implementing tariffs on the US’s trade partners on July 9.

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21 h. ago US supreme court clears way for Trump officials to resume mass government firings

Justices lift lower court order that froze ‘reductions in force’ federal layoffs while litigation in case proceededThe US supreme court has cleared the way for Donald Trump’s administration to resume plans for mass firings of federal workers that critics warn could threaten critical government services.Extending a winning streak for the US president, the justices on Tuesday lifted a lower court order that had frozen sweeping federal layoffs known as “reductions in force” while litigation in the case proceeds. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago ‘Discussions continue’ over US steel tariffs deal ahead of deadline, says No 10

US president Donald Trump has said he plans to start implementing tariffs on the US’s trade partners on July 9.

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57 h. ago Trump calls Elon Musk’s new political party ‘ridiculous’ and ‘confusing’

President Donald Trump slammed Elon Musk’s plan to launch a new political party, calling it “ridiculous” and insisting the US has always been a “two-party system.” (6 July)

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7 d. ago Trump’s tariffs set to cost American employers $83billion, analysis finds

An analysis finds a critical group of U.S. employers would face a direct cost of $82.3 billion from President Donald Trump’s current tariff plans

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8 d. ago Watch: Trump plans to sign executive order to end sanctions on Syria

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order lifting Syria sanctions, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has revealed.

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1 week ago Donald Trump's plan to visit his three golf courses in Scotland, including Turnberry, next month revealed

Reports have emerged that Donald Trump will visit Scotland in a month’s time.

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1 week ago Inside 'royal plan' to win over Donald Trump from 'secret weapon' to 'icing on cake

The Royal Family look set to welcome Donald Trump to the UK on a historic second state visit after the summer - and it seems the US president could be keen for two major royals to took part

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1 week ago Donald Trump 'to visit Scotland and his three golf courses in the next month'

Donald Trump is reportedly planning to visit Scotland before the end of July.

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1 week ago Donald Trump's sinister plan to abolish major rights as Supreme Court gives him more powers

The US President wants to abolish a right enshrined in the US Constitution for 157 years - and now there's almost nobody who can stop him

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1 week ago Donald Trump's sinister plan to abolish major rights as Supreme Court gives him more power

The US President wants to abolish a right enshrined in the US Constitution for 157 years - and now there's almost nobody who can stop him

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1 week ago FORE! President Trump to visit Scotland (and his three golf courses) before the end of July

Donald Trump plans to visit Scotland next month for the first time since his victory in the US election, MailOnline can reveal.

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1 week ago Now Donald Trump wades in on Britain's assisted dying plans as US condemns 'state

A branch of the US State Department appeared to encourage the House of Lords to block the law by 'reaffirming the sanctity of life'.

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1 week ago Without dignity, leaders fell at Trump’s feet in The Hague – and for what? All Nato’s key problems remain | Martin Kettle

The relationship with him is still volatile, the Ukraine strategy still unclear and Europe needs to ensure its collective defenceNato’s Hague summit was an orchestrated grovel at the feet of Donald Trump. The originally planned two-day meeting was truncated into a single morning’s official business to flatter the president’s ego and accommodate his short attention span. The agenda was cynically narrowed to focus on the defence spending hikes he demands from US allies. Issues that may provoke or embarrass Trump – the Ukraine conflict, or whether the Iranian nuclear threat has actually been eliminated by US bombing – were relegated to the sidelines.Instead, the flattery throttle was opened up to maximum, with Nato’s secretary general Mark Rutte leading the assembled fawning. On Tuesday, Rutte hymned Trump’s brilliance over Iran; yesterday, he garlanded him as the vindicated visionary of Nato’s drive towards the 5% of GDP spending goal. No one spoiled the party. As the president’s own ...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump compares US strike on Iran to Hiroshima bombing

Donald Trump has compared his US strikes on Iran’s nuclear plants to the Hiroshima bombing.

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2 w. ago Trump says 'last thing' on Iran's mind is nuclear weapons as he gives Netanyahu order

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "significantly scaled back" his planned retaliation against Iran's ceasefire violation after pressure from Donald Trump, it has been claimed

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2 w. ago Cate Blanchett criticises Donald Trump’s controversial Hollywood tariff plan

The Oscar-winning actress also questioned the idea of Hollywood as a purely American institution

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2 w. ago US judge blocks Trump plan to bar international students from Harvard

President’s proclamation had barred foreign students from studying at top university, citing national security concernsA federal judge on Monday blocked Donald Trump’s administration from implementing his plan to bar foreign nationals from entering the United States to study at Harvard University.US district judge Allison Burroughs in Boston issued an injunction barring Trump’s administration from carrying out its latest bid to curtail Harvard’s ability to host international students amid an escalating fight pitting the Republican president against the prestigious Ivy League school. Continue reading...

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