22 m. 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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67 m. 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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1 hour 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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2 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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2 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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2 h. ago Federal agency shifts stance on transgender discrimination complaints, but hurdles remain

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has decided to allow some transgender discrimination complaints to move forward

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2 h. ago Trump claims Epstein files were made up by Obama, Biden, and Comey

Donald Trump claimed the Jeffrey Epstein files were made up by Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and James Comey when asked if Pam Bondi had told him that he was cited in the documents.

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3 h. ago The Paramount comics, Colbert and Stewart, are sharp critics of the '60 Minutes' deal

Stephen Colbert returned from vacation loaded for bear

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3 h. ago Federal grand jury indicts man accused of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman

A federal grand jury has indicted the man accused of fatally shooting a prominent Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously wounding a state senator and his wife

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4 h. ago Democrats demand Pam Bondi and Kash Patel be summoned for Epstein hearing

Letter calls for AG and FBI chief amid rift between Trump and supporters over files on notorious sex criminalDemocratic members of the House judiciary committee on Thursday demanded that Republicans summon the attorney general, Pam Bondi, the FBI director, Kash Patel, and their deputies for a hearing into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s death and the sex-trafficking case against him.The letter from all 19 Democratic members on the committee to its Republican chair, Jim Jordan, comes amid a rift between Donald Trump and some of his supporters over the justice department’s conclusion, announced last week, that Epstein’s death in federal custody six years ago was a suicide, and that there is no secret list of his clients to be made public. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago The 'massive' extent of new U.S. lethal arms package to Ukraine revealed as Republicans remain divided

NATO Secretary Mark Rutte said the new flow of arms from the U.S. to Ukraine will be 'massive' as Donald Trump strikes a new hardline with Putin.

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5 h. ago Cherished champion and statesman: Usyk focuses on Ukraine before titles

Boxing great made two symbolic political gestures in London with his bout against Daniel Dubois only days awayOn Monday afternoon, in central London, Oleksandr Usyk looked resplendent on an open-topped black bus as he prepared to send loaded messages to Daniel Dubois, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. High in the air he held three fingers on his right hand to signify his intention to become a three-time undisputed world champion. It was a typical sporting gesture and underlined his determination to defeat Dubois at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night and follow his earlier achievements in winning all the belts as a cruiserweight and then, last year, becoming the first boxer to unify the world heavyweight division this century.Usyk remains the WBA, WBC and WBO champion but boxing politics forced him to vacate his IBF title soon after he beat Tyson Fury in their magnificent first world title unification fight 14 months ago in Riyadh. He looks ready now for the dangerous challenge of Dubo...

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6 h. ago Chelsea 'remove' Donald Trump from Club World Cup lift picture after awkward moment

Chelsea appeared to have taken matters into their own hands by trying to squeeze the US President Donald Trump out of their Club World Cup celebrations after an awkward few minutes

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6 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 8 wild Donald Trump moments as he keeps World Cup Trophy and plans Brit summer

Donald Trump has decided to keep the World Cup Trophy for some reason, and he's planning a big summer of fun in the UK. Here's everything you need to know

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6 h. ago As Waltz faces UN post hearings, an update on the Signal situation that led to his initial ousting

Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday for his confirmation hearing

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6 h. ago Judge says Trump administration can't use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of the US

A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from using its ban on travelers from some countries to keep 80 already-vetted refugees from entering the United States

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7 h. ago Peace is finally coming between Russia and Ukraine... but this is why it could lead to a new, far more deadly conflict we'll all be dragged into: MARK ALMOND

'Volodymyr, can you hit Moscow?... Can you hit St Petersburg, too?' Trump asked. 'Absolutely. We can if you give us the weapons,' Zelensky replied.

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7 h. ago Ukraine awaiting details on ‘billions of dollars’ worth of weapons promised by Trump

US president said to have discussed providing Patriot missiles and long-range Tomahawks but no agreement has been reachedUkraine is waiting for further details of the “billions of dollars” worth of US military equipment promised by Donald Trump on Monday, amid confusion as to how many Patriot air defence systems will be sent to Kyiv.At a meeting at the White House with the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, on Monday, Trump said an unnamed country was ready to immediately provide “17 Patriots” as he said a “very big deal” had been agreed for European allies to buy weapons from the United States and then ship them to Ukraine. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago US inflation rose in June as Trump’s tariffs start to show in prices

Inflation remains far below the peaks seen three years ago, when price increases reached as high as 9%Inflation accelerated in June as the impacts of Donald Trump’s tariffs slowly started to show in US prices.Business leaders have said for months that the high, volatile rates of Trump’s tariffs will force companies to raise consumer prices. Prices remained stable in the spring, particularly as many of Trump’s highest tariffs were paused; however, they started increasing in May and have continued to rise in June. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Donald Trump tells Starmer to 'bring back the oil' and banish windfarms ahead of Aberdeen meeting

Donald Trump is poised for Aberdeen talks with Keir Starmer and John Swinney later this month.

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