2 h. ago Enrique Tarrio and other freed January 6 convicts sue over prosecutions

Ex-leader of far-right Proud Boys and three others whom Trump gave pardons or commutations sue governmentEnrique Tarrio, the former national leader of the far-right Proud Boys group, and four other members convicted of orchestrating the deadly 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack are suing the federal government for allegedly violating their rights.A lawsuit filed on Friday in federal court in Florida alleges that FBI agents and prosecutors acted with personal malice when they investigated and charged the five, who were all granted pardons or commutations when Donald Trump returned to office in January. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump to send top U.S. officials to London for talks with China

Trump to send top U.S. officials to London for talks with China  MyHometownToday.com

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3 h. ago Transportation chief seeks to weaken fuel economy standards, calls Biden

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Biden-era fuel economy standards for gas-guzzling cars and trucks were illegal and moved to reverse the rules

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4 h. ago US and Chinese officials will resume trade talks in London on Monday, Trump says

US and Chinese officials will resume trade talks in London on Monday, Trump says  CNN

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6 h. ago Developing | Trump’s top economic officials to meet with China counterparts in London next week

Developing | Trump’s top economic officials to meet with China counterparts in London next week  South China Morning Post

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12 h. ago Voices: The very important meeting that took place while the world watched the Musk

ICYMI: It was a meeting that may prove of more lasting significance for the wider world than the verbal fireworks between the US president and Tesla chief, writes Mary Dejevsky

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27 h. ago El Chapo's sons 'will never be seen again' as they make plea deal with US

Ovidio and Joaquín Guzmán López are both expected to iron out plea deals with Donald Trump's US Attorney's Office, that could mean they are never seen again in the same context

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30 h. ago Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine and Russia ‘fight for a while’

US president casts doubt on peace efforts as German chancellor urges him to increase pressure on MoscowEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said it may be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” rather than pursue peace immediately, as the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, urged him to increase pressure on Russia.During the Oval Office meeting, Trump voiced doubts about the potential success of peace talks, saying “sometimes you’re better off letting them fight for a while and then pulling them apart”. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Trump and Elon's bromance officially dead as orange manbaby calls time on relationship

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34 h. ago Hegseth says Nato allies ‘very close’ to raising defence spending target to 5%

US defence secretary says he expects goal of 5% of GDP in next decade to be agreed this monthThe US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, said Nato allies were “very close, almost near consensus” to an agreement to significantly raise targets for defence spending to 5% of GDP in the next decade.The Trump administration official indicated he expected the increased target to be agreed at a summit in The Hague later this month – and confirmed that the headline figure was to be split into two parts. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago 'Bromance' is over as Elon Musk launches another scathing attack on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

Despite Trump's praises in the Oval Office last week, Elon Musk has continued his tirade against the "big, beautiful bill" of tax breaks and spending cuts, saying no one "should be able to stomach it"

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48 h. ago Trump suspends Harvard University's foreign student visa program for 'undermining' national security

President Donald Trump has officially declared he will restrict foreign nationals from studying at Harvard University.

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48 h. ago International airport in chaos again with all flights grounded after staff shortage

Flights in and out of Newark Airport are currently grounded, due to a lack of air traffic control staff. Both inbound and outbound flights will face major disruption

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49 h. ago Newark Airport forced to ground all flights causing travel chaos for passengers

Newark Airport departures are currently being grounded, with the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Control System Command Center saying staff shortages are to blame

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49 h. ago International airport in chaos as flights are grounded due to staff shortages

Newark Airport has been hit by yet more chaos today as the New Jersey travel hub has been forced to ground all flights with immediate effect due to staff shortages

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49 h. ago Chaos at major airport as ground stop halts ALL planes just weeks after tech meltdown

Flights at this major travel hub have been grounded due to staffing issues Wednesday.

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52 h. ago Trump officials intensify Columbia dispute with accreditation threat

Education department accuses university of violating federal anti-discrimination laws and notifies accreditorThe Department of Education announced on Wednesday afternoon that it has notified Columbia University’s accreditor of an alleged violation of federal anti-discrimination laws by the elite, private university in New York that is part of the Ivy League.The alleged violation means that Columbia, in the Trump administration’s assessment, has “failed to meet the standards” set by the relevant regional, government-recognized but independent body responsible for the accreditation of degree-granting institutions, as a kind of educational quality controller. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Budget office warns 10.9 million in U.S. could lose health care under Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

The legislation would also explode the debt by $2.4 trillion and decrease tax revenue by $3.7 trillion over the next 10 years, the audit found.

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56 h. ago Trump moves to officially strip $1 BILLION from 'radical left monsters' NPR and PBS

President Donald Trump's demand to strip $1.1 billion in federal funding from National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service came one step closer to reality

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58 h. ago Germany on tenterhooks for Merz’s first official meeting with Trump

Two leaders are on first-name terms after phone chats but German chancellor knows he may have to tread fine lineGermany’s new conservative leader, Friedrich Merz, is due in Washington on Thursday for his first official meeting with Donald Trump, putting political Berlin on tenterhooks like no other transatlantic encounter in living memory.Discussions between the German chancellor and the US president will focus on Ukraine, the Middle East and trade policies. How well or badly the talks go – during a small group meeting, followed by a lunch and then, perhaps most nailbitingly, a press conference in the Oval Office – may shape relations for decades to come, analysts say. Continue reading...

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