3 h. ago Trump says he thinks Zelenskyy is ready to give up Crimea despite previous comments

US president says face-to-face meeting at Vatican improved relations with Ukrainian president and demurs on trust in Vladimir PutinUS President Donald Trump has said he thinks Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to give up Crimea, despite his Ukrainian counterpart’s previous assertions on the Black Sea peninsula that was annexed by Russia in 2014.Speaking to reporters at an airport in New Jersey on Sunday a day after meeting with Zelenskyy at the Vatican, Trump said “Oh, I think so,” in response to a question on whether he thought Zelenskyy was ready to “give up” the territory. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Russia continues to strike Ukraine after Trump questions Putin’s commitment to peace

Airstrike in Donetsk kills three while drone attack in Dnipro leaves one dead, according to local sourcesRussia has continued its assault on Ukraine with a series of drone attacks and airstrikes, hours after US president Donald Trump cast doubt on Vladimir Putin’s readiness to end the conflict.Three people were killed and four were wounded on Sunday morning in airstrikes on Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, according to the regional prosecutor’s office. In a drone attack on the city of Pavlohrad in the Dnipro region, a person was killed and a 14-year-old girl was wounded after a third consecutive night of assaults, local governor Serhii Lysak said. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Pope Francis' 'final miracle' is hailed as Trump and Zelensky meet in the Vatican and US president turns AGAINST Putin for 'stringing him along' over peace plan

Zelensky and Trump had a short talk ahead of the late Catholic leader's funeral, marking their first encounter since their disastrous White House clash. The outcome has been hailed a 'miracle'

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36 h. ago Trump devotee seizes on Virginia Giuffre car crash as she questions claim Epstein victim died by suicide

MAGA devotees of all levels are unified in their belief that Virginia Giuffre, an Epstein accuser, did not die by suicide. And they have placed the blame squarely on Pam Bondi and Kash Patel.

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39 h. ago Karoline Leavitt claims ‘Trump 2028’ hats referring to unconstitutional third term are ‘flying off shelves’

Karoline Leavitt has claimed “Trump 2028” hats, which refer to an unconstitutional third term for Donald Trump, are “flying off shelves” since they were put on sale on Thursday (24 April).

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42 h. ago Vladimir Putin's 'WW3 satellite' linked to nukes is 'spinning uncontrollably' in space

A Russian space satellite which has been linked to a dangerous nuclear weapons program is reportedly 'spinning uncontrollably' in orbit - US officials have previously issued a warning about the equipment

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4 d. ago Judge blasts Trump administration for refusing to answer questions about MS

Judge Paula Xinis torches government lawyers over ‘willful and intentional noncompliance’ in Maryland father’s case

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4 d. ago A battle looms over rule of law as some courts start to flex their muscles against Trump

Whether federal courts can force Trump to comply with their orders is an essential question for US democracyThe US supreme court and other federal courts have begun flexing their muscles to push back on Donald Trump’s efforts to defy judicial orders, escalating a hugely consequential battle over the rule of law.The US issued a significant order early Saturday morning blocking the federal government from removing people who had been detained in northern Texas from the United States. Separately, US district judge James Boasberg has found probable cause to hold the government in contempt for defying his orders to halt deportations. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump administration to resume defaulted student loan collections

Donald Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt has announced that the Department of Education will resume student loan collections from those in default from May 5, after being paused in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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5 d. ago Even Trump must know that firing the chair of the Fed would be self

Jerome Powell is a soft target for the president amid economic instability. But getting rid of him would only invite more chaosUS stock markets, Treasury bonds and the dollar itself are sliding amid the tariff turmoil and Donald Trump needs a soft target. It was probably only a matter of time before he intensified his attacks on Jerome Powell, chair of the US Federal Reserve. It is an easy narrative to blame the dull central banker with orthodox worries about anchoring inflation expectations. Nor is Powell able to engage in tit-for-tat soundbites. Unlike Trump, he must measure the impact on markets of his every word.The open question is how far Trump intends to push things. Monday’s reaction in financial markets was strong because it seemed for the first time that the president could be serious about removal. “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!” declared Trump, which was several notches beyond his usual whine about urging the Fed to hurry up with cuts in interest rates. C...

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5 d. ago Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt shares rare behind scenes video of baby son at White House

Donal Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt has shared a rare behind the scenes video of her baby son at the White House.

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5 d. ago Celebrity Big Brother viewers divided as Ella Rae Wise storms out in tears after tense moment

Ella Rae Wise was left in tears and stormed out after being nominated by her fellow housemates

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6 d. ago Karoline Leavitt tears into 'fake' anonymous source suggesting Trump wants Pete Hegseth out as Pentagon chief

Karoline Leavitt slammed an NPR report that the White House was looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary as 'fake news.'

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6 d. ago Karoline Leavitt insists White House ‘did not make a mistake’ in deportation case

‘We have always maintained this was an individual who needed to be deported from our country,’ Karoline Leavitt says

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6 d. ago Pete Hegseth's bizarre 'hit job' response after 'sharing war plans in NEW Signal messaging scandal'

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed the "entire Pentagon" is working against Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, over reports he shared classified war plans in a second Signal chat group

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6 d. ago Thousands are expected to attend the White House Easter Egg Roll, with the Trumps presiding

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are expecting 40,000 people to participate in the first White House Easter Egg Roll of his second term

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7 d. ago Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second Signal chat that included his wife and brother, report says

New claim raises more questions over Trump administration’s handling of secure information

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1 week ago What is a ‘criminal’ immigrant? The word is an American rhetorical trap | Jonathan Ben

Allegations of criminality have always been deployed to justify state violence but even ‘imperfect’ victims deserve basic rightsUS politics live – latest updatesLast month, the Trump administration flew 238 Venezuelan immigrants to a brutal prison in El Salvador. Federal officials alleged that the detainees were members of the Tren de Aragua gang, calling them “heinous monsters” ,“criminal aliens”, “the worst of the worst”. The federal government has also revoked visas for a thousand international students over their alleged participation in protests against Israel’s genocide in Palestine. Some were abducted, like Mahmoud Khalil, who has spent more than a month incarcerated in one of the worst jails in the US. Officials alleged that Mahmoud “sided with terrorists who have killed innocent men, women, and children”.Media reports quickly revealed that the Trump administration is lying about “innocent” people to justify abducting them. But this raises a more important question: if Trump...

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1 week ago MIKEY SMITH: 6 authoritarian things Donald Trump's team did in 24 hours as he faces contempt charge

With Donald Trump's administration facing a contempt of court ruling from a federal judge, it raises an unprecedented question: Are there any consequences for Donald Trump ignoring a court ruling? And if not...what happens next?

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1 week ago Donald Trump's health problems questioned as President's strange bruise reappears

A mysterious bruise has been seen on Trump's hand for the second time.

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