6 h. ago Baby you're a firework! Dancing Donald and Melania in rare PDA at 4th July display... as even music mishap can't dampen spirits

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were caught smooching from the Truman Balcony Friday ahead of Washington, D.C.'s grand Fourth of July fireworks display.

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25 h. ago Voices: Right now, Trump can do no wrong – except in Washington DC

The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ passing into law is the crowning achievement of the president’s first six months in the White House, a time marked by more wins than losses. But, says Mary Dejevsky, the US capital remains baffled by the president’s ability to get what he wants – and his enduring popularity in the country at large 

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29 h. ago A year before declaring independence, colonists offered 'Olive Branch' petition to King George III

Millions of protesters have denounced President Donald Trump as a would-be autocrat and marched under the banner “No Kings.”

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42 h. ago Melania Trump meets with patients, visits garden at Washington children's hospital

First lady Melania Trump with visited sick patients at Children’s National hospital in Washington as the children made Fourth of July arts and crafts ahead of the holiday

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44 h. ago EU closing in on ‘framework’ trade deal with US to avoid Trump’s 50% tariffs

Diplomats and officials say bloc willing to accept 10% tariffs, but talks may go down to wire before Wednesday deadlineEurope live – latest updatesThe EU and US are closing in on a high-level “framework” trade deal that would avert 50% tariffs on all exports from the bloc next Wednesday, Donald Trump’s self-imposed deadline.Talks in Washington could go down to the wire, but diplomats and officials said the EU was willing to accept Trump’s 10% blanket tariffs. Negotiators will only accept this, however, in exchange for an extension in talks and possible concessions on a 25% car tariff, which is hurting the German car industry, sources said. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday

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60 h. ago Pentagon pause on arms shipments to Ukraine part of a global review of pressures on stockpiles

The Pentagon is pausing shipments of weapons to Ukraine again after more than three years of deliveries meant to bolster the country’s defenses against invading Russian forces

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60 h. ago Military veteran gets a life sentence for plotting an FBI attack after his Jan. 6 arrest

A military veteran has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law enforcement officers

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61 h. ago Judge blocks order barring asylum access at border and gives administration two weeks to appeal

A federal judge has ruled that an executive order by President Donald Trump suspending asylum access at the southern border is unlawful

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65 h. ago Here's how millions of people could lose health insurance if Trump's tax bill becomes law

Roughly 11.8 million adults and kids will be at risk for losing health insurance if Republicans’ domestic policy package becomes a law

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65 h. ago Air defense missiles among weaponry US is withholding from Ukraine, AP sources say

The Trump administration will hold back delivering to Ukraine some air defense missiles, precision-guided artillery and other weapons as part of its announced pause to some arms shipments

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2 d. ago Ukraine looks to jointly produce weapons with allies, while US halts some shipments

Ukraine is moving forward with plans for joint weapons production with allies while the U.S. halts some arms shipments

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3 d. ago The G7 has once again put multinationals’ profits over the interests of people

Acceding to US demands to exempt its companies from an agreed global tax deal is morally and financially indefensibleThe US Treasury just made a deal with the other G7 countries that global minimum taxes that were already agreed upon will not apply to American companies. The G7 governments caved under intense pressure from President Donald Trump and lobbying from multinationals in Washington, London, Brussels, and beyond – just as India, and now, sadly, Canada have caved on digital taxation.Years ago, the international community recognised that too many global companies were not paying their fair share of taxes, and some weren’t paying taxes to the country where the economic activity actually occurs. The complex agreement that emerged in 2021 at the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting comprised two pillars; only Pillar Two, a global minimum corporate tax, has been adopted. (The other pillar allocated taxation rights among countries and spurred opposition...

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3 d. ago 20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials

The Trump administration has violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid data on millions of enrollees to federal deportation officials last month, says California Attorney General Rob Bonta

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3 d. ago US won't send some weapons pledged to Ukraine following a Pentagon review of military assistance

The U.S. is halting some shipments of air defense missiles and other munitions to Ukraine amid concerns that its own stockpiles of such supplies have declined too much, officials said Tuesday

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3 d. ago What the Justice Department's push to bring denaturalization cases means

The Justice Department is ramping up efforts to revoke the citizenship of immigrants who commit crimes or pose a national security risk

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3 d. ago US job openings in May hit 7.8 million in a continuing display of labor market resilience

U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in May, a sign that the American labor market remains resilient in the face of high borrowing costs and uncertainty over U.S. economic policy

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3 d. ago Soccer ban sparks fears of widening trans exclusion in the UK

The decision by Britain's highest court to define a woman as someone born biologically female has disrupted soccer for transgender women

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4 d. ago Trump vents online about service provider after conference call marred by glitch

President Donald Trump is complaining about technical difficulties he experienced while trying to hold a conference call with faith leaders across the country

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4 d. ago Federal judge seeks clarity on whether birthright citizenship order means babies could be deported

A federal judge is questioning when the Trump administration will try to enforce its birthright citizenship executive order

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