29 m. ago Trump officials to send home 2,000 National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles after immigration raids

Half the number deployed last month remain in the area

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41 m. ago Trump insists only 'bad people' want Epstein files as scandal tears MAGA apart

The president has made the release of the alleged Epstein files a central part of his 2024 campaign, having promised his supporters that he would unveil the information once reelected

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53 m. ago Donald Trump admin orders 500 tonnes of food to be incinerated instead of feeding 1.5m starving kids

The US government has ordered the destruction of 500 tonnes of emergency food, that was intended for needy children globally, worth almost £600m - enough to feed 1.5 million children for a week

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85 m. ago Trump says Indonesia to pay 19% tariffs, buy 50 Boeing jets under trade deal

Rate is significantly below the 32% the US president had threatened but timeline for implementation of deal remains unclearUS President Donald Trump says he has struck a trade pact with Indonesia resulting in significant purchase commitments from the south-east Asian country, after negotiations to avoid steeper tariffs.Indonesian goods entering the United States would face a 19% tariff, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. This is significantly below the 32% level the president earlier threatened. Continue reading...

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96 m. ago Trump promised to be a ‘peacemaker’ president. He launched nearly as many airstrikes in five months as Biden did in four years

The administration has carried out more than 500 bombings so far, according to analysis from data watchdog

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1 hour ago Voices: Trump just delivered a word salad speech that would’ve got Biden impeached

In a few short remarks, the president revealed he has very little knowledge of the U.S. economy; is incapable of remembering where his own representatives or aides are and cannot stay awake during an early afternoon public appearance, Holly Baxter writes.

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2 h. ago Fears mounting over free speech as Labour plans to define Islamophobia

The Tories have warned that introducing a Labour government-backed definition of Islamophobia will lead to a ;chilling effect' and clampdown on freedom of expression.

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2 h. ago The Latest: Trump administration orders 2,000 National Guard troops to leave LA, some will remain

President Donald Trump’s administration says it is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops sent to Los Angeles to support immigration enforcement activities

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2 h. ago The Epstein Files: How the saga unfolded within Trump’s administration

Full timeline of how Jeffrey Epstein investigation file caused rift in Trump’s MAGA base

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2 h. ago Immigration agency flexes authority to sharply expand detention without bond hearing

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to detain far more people than before, tapping a legal authority to jail anyone who entered the country illegally

Culture

2 h. ago Give prison governors more power to fix Britain's broken jails, say Lords

Lords say jails are in crisis due to years of political and bureaucratic failure

Events

3 h. ago Donald Trump issued chilling 'you'll be last US President' warning by Putin mouthpiece

The warning comes on the back of threats from Trump to impose 100% tariffs on Russia if it does not stop the war in Ukraine within the next 50 days

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3 h. ago The View host tears into Republican infighting over Epstein files

The View host Ana Navarro tore into Republicans' responses to the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files during Tuesday's (15 July) program.

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3 h. ago Trump dodges question on if he’s in Epstein files and claims Obama and James Comey made them up

Trump’s administration is facing backlash after releasing a memo claiming Epstein never kept a ‘client list’

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3 h. ago Convicted paedophile blames Starmer for 'daming teachers' accused of historic abuse

Brian Dailey was convicted of 16-counts of sexual abuse at the High Court in Glasgow.

Events

3 h. ago US House speaker Mike Johnson calls for release of Epstein files amid backlash

Trump has faced growing resentment over the decision of his attorney general, Pam Bondi, to withhold informationUS politics – live updatesAnalysis: How Epstein files uproar became a vehicle for QAnonMike Johnson, speaker of the House, called for the justice department to make public documents related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, breaking with Donald Trump over an issue that has roiled the president’s rightwing base.It was a rare moment of friction between Trump and the speaker, a top ally on Capitol Hill, and came as the president faces growing backlash from conservatives who had expected him to make public everything known about Epstein, who killed himself in 2019 while in federal custody as he faced sex-trafficking charges. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Trump, 79, forgets who is with him on Pittsburgh trip as rambling talk includes unlikely Unabomber story

Oldest person to ever serve as president claimed to have discussed Unabomber Ted Kaczynski with MIT professor uncle who died in 1985

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4 h. ago Facing fallout from Epstein and inflation President Donald Trump turns to misdirection

Trump’s desperate thrashing to avoid the Epstein trap is only making things worse for him and his allies so far, writes John Bowden

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4 h. ago Google partners with Youngkin and offers AI training courses to Virginia job seekers

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Tuesday that Google will partner with his administration to provide free and low-cost artificial intelligence certification courses to Virginians as part of his office’s ongoing effort to connect citizens to new jobs amid changes to the state’s economy

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4 h. ago Chief US audit regulator pushed out by Trump’s new SEC chair

Erica Williams told staff at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board that Atkins asked her to resign

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