12 h. ago Donald Trump brands Greta Thunberg a 'young, angry person' in blistering attack

Donald Trump also suggested Greta Thunberg should take "anger management classes" following the Swede's emotional SOS video after her aid boat Madleen was intercepted

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18 h. ago Trump raising cash off Los Angeles protest mayhem with ‘attack on the homeland’ email

Fundraising committee solicits donations by invoking LA unrest and sweeping travel ban

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19 h. ago California governor says Trump support for his arrest is ‘unmistakable step toward authoritarianism’ – LA protests live

Gavin Newsom responds to US president’s suggesting he would back arresting him; Trump ramps up verbals attacks on people protesting against Ice raidsLA braces for fourth day of protests against immigration raidsAbout 300 Guard troops have been deployed to LA so far.President Donald Trump earlier said he would deploy 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, despite the objections of California governor Gavin Newsom. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago How can US cities resist Trump’s mass deportation agenda? Look to Chicago

The sanctuary city has a long history of protecting immigrant communities“Know Your Rights” posters, with critical information for interactions with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers, are all over the city of Chicago. Plastered across subways or advertised along local bus routes, the Know Your Rights campaign is a coordinated effort on the part of city officials and local immigration advocacy groups to alert individuals of their rights during interactions with Ice. The posters are evidence of Chicago’s activism, long history of protecting its rich immigrant communities and resistance to attempts by previous administrations to weaken their protections. But now, as Donald Trump continues to roll out unprecedented attacks on immigrants – notably increased detentions and deportations without due process – organizers are stretched thin and scrambling to expand traditional tools used in the fight for immigrant rights to accommodate ballooning needs.“I’ve been around since...

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69 h. ago Katie Miller, Stephen Miller’s wife, in a ‘tricky situation’ after Musk and Trump’s falling out

Katie Miller worked for Mike Pence when Trump began attacking his then-vice president for not helping him overturn 2020 election

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2 d. ago JD Vance says Elon Musk’s attack against Trump is a ‘huge mistake’

Vice-president was interviewed by comedian Theo Von, who also asked him if he ‘got high’ on election nightJD Vance said Elon Musk was making a “huge mistake” going after Donald Trump in a storm of bitter and inflammatory social media posts after a falling-out between the two men.But the vice-president, in an interview released on Friday after the very public blowup between the world’s richest person and arguably the world’s most powerful, also tried to downplay Musk’s blistering attacks as an “emotional guy” who got frustrated. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Survivors are pulled from rubble after massive Putin strike on Ukraine's second city Kharkiv killed two as Trump says Ukrainians brought attack on themselves

More than 40 explosions were heard as Kremlin forces unleashed 48 kamikaze drones plus six aerial bombs and missiles on Kharkiv just before dawn today.

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3 d. ago BRIAN READE: 'If only Macca, Jagger and Elton John took on the Establishment like Bruce Springsteen'

A Springsteen concert felt more like a political rally than a pop concert, Brian Reade says, with his fierce attacks on Donald Trump. And our own pop royalty could learn a thing or two from him

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3 d. ago CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN: 'Donald Trump's attack dog Marjorie Taylor Greene is furious

Marjorie Taylor Greene clearly didn't read Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" spending bill before she voted for it - because she's now saying she didn't know about a key section

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3 d. ago Elon Musk backs down in Trump battle as Tesla stocks nosedive and MAGA threatens to kick him out the country

Elon Musk appears to have begun walking back his attacks on Donald Trump barely 12 hours after stunning the world with a social media spree.

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3 d. ago Elon Musk backs down in Trump battle as Tesla stocks nosedive and MAGA threatens to kick him out the country: Live updates

Elon Musk appears to have begun walking back his attacks on Donald Trump barely 12 hours after stunning the world with a social media spree.

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3 d. ago ‘Allegory for the times we live in’: De Niro and Scorsese reunite for Casino at 30

Director and star of the Vegas-set mafia drama spoke to an audience as part of this year’s Tribeca film festival, looking back at their 1995 hit and its timeless themesFor this year’s Tribeca film festival, the annual New York salute to moviemaking featured a special screening of Casino, the Martin Scorsese-directed drama starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Sharon Stone, timed to its 30th anniversary. But even though the splashy epic premiered in this same city back in November 1995, its themes of power, money, greed and ego are echoing in the modern ethos louder than ever.“You can go back to the ancient Greek tragedies,” said Scorsese, speaking alongside De Niro and moderated by standup comedian W Kamau Bell on stage at the Beacon Theater before the screening. “It’s a basic story of hubris and pride, with the pride taking us all down.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Musk’s tax bill attacks have rattled Republicans. But Trump still reigns supreme | Lloyd Green

In the end, we’re likely to see a legislative pastiche – a Frankenstein’s monster forged by political necessityThe feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump is a godsend for Democrats, a headache for the president and a problem for Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House. Between now and the Fourth of July, Trump expects congressional Republicans to deliver a badly needed win. After more than four months back in the Oval Office, he still lacks a major legislative achievement.Republicans control both the House and Senate, but the public sees goose eggs on the scoreboard. Almost daily, the courts upend the president’s executive orders. Slim legislative majorities and government by rage come with drawbacks.Lloyd Green is an attorney in New York and served in the US Department of Justice from 1990 to 1992 Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump secretly admired Ukraine’s ‘badass’ drone attack – but worries it’ll make Russia ceasefire harder: report

President was impressed by Ukraine’s audacious attack on Russian airfields

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4 d. ago Every Elon Musk and Donald Trump insult so far as huge war of words explodes

Elon Musk has been attacking Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" for several days and suddenly the pair both went for the jugular in an ugly war of words on social media

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4 d. ago Sick ICE agents are stuck in Djibouti at risk of malaria and rocket attacks. Why won’t Trump bring them back?

DHS accuses judge of ‘stranding’ officers in east Africa while legal battle plays out over South Sudan deportations, but he never ordered them there.

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4 d. ago Trump and Musk trade online attacks as Elon accuses president of being part of infamous Epstein files: Live

Elon Musk claims ‘the real reason’ Epstein files ‘have not been made public’ is because they include Donald Trump

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4 d. ago Trump attacks Musk saying ‘first buddy’ was ‘wearing thin and asked to leave’ after Musk takes credit for 2024 win

‘Elon was ‘wearing thin,’ I asked him to leave,’ the president wrote on Truth Social on Thursday

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4 d. ago Elon Musk claims ‘without me, Trump would have lost the election’ – US politics live

Former adviser accuses Trump of being ungrateful in tweet after US president said he was ‘very disappointed’ in Tesla CEOTrump says he is ‘very disappointed’ in Elon Musk after attacks on tax billPresident Vladimir Putin told US president Donald Trump that he was ready to use Russia’s close partnership with Iran to help with negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Kremlin said on Thursday.Trump said after a phone call with Putin on Wednesday that time was running out for Iran to make a decision on its nuclear programme and that he believed Putin agreed that the Islamic Republic should not have nuclear weapons. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Putin's revenge: Six dead, including a baby, as Russian drones pound Ukraine hours after Vladimir told Trump he would make Zelensky pay for Operation Spiderweb humiliation

The attack came hours after Trump spoke with Putin. According to Trump, Putin 'very strongly' said Russia will retaliate for Ukraine's weekend drone attacks.

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