1 week ago National guard shooting suspect to be charged with murder as Trump steps up immigration crackdown – US politics live

US attorney for DC says charges upgraded to murder in first degree after national guard member dies; US president says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ Full report: Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, this morning announced that charges against the suspected shooter were being upgraded.Pirro told Fox News on Friday morning: “There are certainly many more charges to come, but we are upgrading the initial charges of assault to murder in the first degree.“Washington DC is considered a safe zone,” Donald Trump declared on Tuesday, veering off topic at the national Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House. “This was one of the most unsafe places anywhere in the United States. It is now considered a totally safe city.”A day later, two national guardsmen from West Virginia were shot in a busy area a few blocks from the White House in downt...

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1 week ago Longer sentences for Southport rioters expose how politically biased our judges are

The leaked memo has been described by senior legal figures as 'the biggest assault on our system of liberty in 800 years'.

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1 week ago US halts Afghan immigration processing after National Guard shooting as suspect identified

USCIS has suspended all Afghan immigration processing after Rahmanullah Lakanwa, 29, was named as the suspect in the Washington DC shooting

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1 week ago Washington DC shooting: Trump calls shooting of national guard members ‘an act of terror’, vows new scrutiny of immigrants – latest updates

President pledged crackdown on Afghan immigrants following reports that suspect entered US from Afghanistan in 2021Two West Virginia national guard members shot in Washington DCBloomberg’s scoop showing how Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on the best way to get into Trump’s good graces is extraordinary for what it tells us about Witkoff’s dubious loyalties, and the Kremlin’s potential influence over US negotiation efforts. But equally interesting is the leaked material itself and where it may have come from.The story covers two intercepted phone calls: one between Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and another between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who has been deeply involved in negotiations with the Trump White House. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Manchester United set to make key appointment amid transfer strategy overhaul

Man Utd are set to make an important appointment at Old Trafford, with a new head of senior scouting joining the club.

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2 w. ago Education Secretary says asylum reforms ‘will be a fair system’ amid concerns

A raft of measures were set out on Monday to overhaul the asylum system.

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2 w. ago London's iconic Olympia set for huge overhaul with plans for new music arena as part of £1.3bn redevelopment

The booking diary is now open for a new 3,800-capacity music venue which is set to open at London's iconic Olympia as part of a £1.3billion redevelopment.

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2 w. ago Shabana Mahmood considering giving migrants 'big increase' in payments to return to their home countries

Mahmood set out plans to overhaul the asylum system on Monday, during which she said the offer of financial packages to encourage arrivals to go home voluntarily would continue.

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3 w. ago Police can publish suspects' immigration status and ethnicity without prejudicing a trial: Contempt laws set for overhaul after Southport riots

Police and the press will be free to reveal more about suspects under proposed new contempt of court laws to prevent a repeat of the Southport riots.

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3 w. ago Freedom of speech victory as contempt laws set for overhaul after Southport riots

Police and the press will be free to reveal more about suspects under proposed new contempt of court laws to prevent a repeat of the Southport riots.

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SHOPPING: Those looking to give their skin an overhaul this winter can now get a complete set of full sized, dermatologist-developed AM-to-PM skincare routine for under £40.

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4 w. ago Suspect accused of killing mother of his children and smuggling her body into Mexico to dump it

Mexican prosecutors said the suspect has been identified as Erik N., an undocumented immigrant who had been living in the US for more than 20 years

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