3 h. ago Texas man charged over threatening Trump before he visited flood

The San Antonio man was arrested Thursday night ahead of the president’s visit to Texas

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14 h. ago Enduring confusion is the only certainty amid Trump’s latest tariff threats

Experts suspect ‘front loading’ of activity may mask deeper impact of tariffs on the US economy“There has been no change to this date, and there will be no change,” Donald Trump said on his Truth Social platform this week. “All money will be due and payable starting AUGUST 1, 2025 – no extensions will be granted.”There had, in fact, been a change. The 90-day “pause” on the highest tariffs threatened by Trump on his so-called “liberation day” in April elapsed on Wednesday. But with just three trade agreements in place, instead of the 300 once promised, the White House had switched one deadline for another. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Trump to tour Texas flood damage as scope of disaster tests vow to shutter Fema

Since the disaster that has killed at least 120 people, Trump he remained quiet about promises to do away with agency in charge of reliefUS politics live – latest updatesAs Donald Trump heads to Texas on Friday for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding, he has remained conspicuously quiet about his previous promises to do away with the federal agency in charge of disaster relief.The Washington Post reported on Friday that the Trump administration has backed away from plans to abolish the federal emergency management agency, but administration officials continue to dodge questions about the agency’s future and many are still calling for serious reforms, potentially sending much of its work to the states. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Trump threatens GOP senators: Vote to defund NPR and PBS, or I’ll withhold my endorsement

‘Any Republican that votes to allow this monstrosity to continue broadcasting will not have my support or Endorsement,’ Trump blared on Truth Social this week.

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16 h. ago Shunned Myanmar leader thrilled at US contact after Trump tariff letter

Min Aung Hlaing expresses ‘sincere appreciation’ for letter from US president threatening 40% tariffMyanmar’s military leader has praised Donald Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, as the junta sought to capitalise on a tariff letter from the US president believed to be Washington’s first public recognition of its rule.Min Aung Hlaing, who has been in power since a 2021 coup, expressed his “sincere appreciation” for Trump’s letter, which threatened a tariff of 40% on its goods, and commended the US president for his “strong leadership” and for guiding the US “toward national prosperity with the spirit of a true patriot”. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Trump announces 35% tariffs on Canadian goods and threatens blanket increases on the rest of the world

The two nations have been locked in deep negotiations trying to settle the tariff war that broke out when Trump returned to office and announced plans to upend world trade.

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25 h. ago Donald Trump takes another swipe at Canada with alarming new threat

Donald Trump has threatened Mark Carney's Canada, a large country already feeling the pain of the new US administration's global steel, aluminium and auto tariffs

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27 h. ago Trump threatens 35% tariff on Canadian goods and says he may double what other nations are charged

Trump is playing hardball with countries that have yet to make a trade deal with him

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34 h. ago Lula threatens 50% tariff on US goods in retaliation for Trump levy on Brazil

Brazilian president says ‘if he charges us 50%, we’ll charge him 50%’ after Trump cited trial of Bolsonaro to justify tariffBrazil threatened to hit back against Donald Trump’s plan to introduce 50% tariffs on its exports with its own 50% tariff on US goods, setting the stage for a precipitous trade war.“If he charges us 50%, we’ll charge him 50%,” Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president, told local news outlet Record, a day after Trump threatened to impose steep duties on Brazilian goods and accused the country of conducting a “witch-hunt” against its former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing a trial over his attempt to overturn his 2022 election defeat. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Judge blocks Trump on birthright citizenship despite supreme court ruling – US politics live

US judge backs immigrant rights advocates seeking class-action status for a lawsuit to protect babies whose citizenship could be threatened by Trump’s directiveYou can read the trove of documents Erez Reuveni turned over to the senate judiciary committee here.Erez Reuveni, a fired justice department attorney, has provided text messages to the Senate judiciary committee supporting his whistleblower complaint involving Emil Bove, a top department official who is currently being considered for a seat on the federal bench. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Judge to weigh blocking Trump on birthright citizenship despite supreme court ruling – US politics live

US district judge to grant class action status to a lawsuit seeking to represent any babies whose citizenship status would be threatened The Trump administration this week pressed five African presidents to take in migrants from other countries when they are deported by the US, two officials familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Thursday.The plan was presented to the presidents of Liberia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon during their visit to the White House on Wednesday, according to a US and a Liberian official who both asked not to be named.Donald Trump released an intemperate letter to Brazil’s president imposing a 50% tariff and complaining about the prosecution of his friend, former president Jair Bolsonaro, for the crime of simply trying to stay in office despite losing an election and then inciting a riot by his supporters to derail the transfer of power.Brazil’s current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, rejected Trump’s demand that the charges again...

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55 h. ago Putin's pal furious at Trump as he warns US 's*** dome' can't stop Russian superweapon

Russian political commentators have warned that plans for a US defence system to stop foreign attacks won't work after Trump threatened to bomb Moscow in leaked recordings

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58 h. ago Rhode Island man faces charges after threatening to kill Trump, Bondi and Stephen Miller on Truth Social

Law enforcement discovered the man ‘hiding in the bathtub’

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62 h. ago Donald Trump made a wildly undemocratic threat in private meeting with donors

The US President claimed to donors at a private meeting on the campaign trail that he would crack down on a key part of democracy

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64 h. ago Trump bragged he'd 'bomb the s*** out of Moscow' to Putin's face in fresh recordings

Newly released recordings of Donald Trump on his presidential campaign trail last year show the US President in full 'Trump' mode, bragging about threatening world leaders like Putin and Xi Ping

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66 h. ago Bank of England says UK banks can increase riskier mortgage lending – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as BoE recommends banks can issue more high loan-to-income level loansCopper prices in US hit record high after Trump announces 50% tariffTrump threatens to escalate trade war amid confusion over new tariff ratesCarsten Menke, Head of Next Generation Research at Julius Baer, says the copper tariffs will be inflationary domestically in the US and deflationary internationally – which matches the price action we’ve seen since last night.Menke also points out that the jump in US copper prices (13% yesterday) is less than the 50% tariff, implying traders expect some imports will be exempt, saying:President Trump announced the imposition of 50% import tariffs at a cabinet meeting yesterday. While US-traded futures jumped on the news, the price differential is well below the tariff level, pointing to expectations of exemptions for key suppliers or expectations of different demand dynamics.As already mentioned, we remain of the con...

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67 h. ago Trump said he threatened to ‘bomb the s***’ out of Moscow if Putin ignored him and attacked Ukraine

Donald Trump bragged on the presidential campaign he was prepared to strike Russia and China

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68 h. ago Trump threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin attacked Ukraine, new book claims

Earlier this week, Trump said the U.S. would be sending more weapons to Ukraine as his resentment swells towards Putin

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2 d. ago Donald Trump threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin ignored demand and attacked Ukraine

Donald Trump bragged to donors at a fundraising event while on the presidential campaign trail last year that he warned both Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping that he was prepared to bomb Russia and China

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3 d. ago Ten charged over shooting 'ambush' of ICE officers outside Texas detention centre

Ten people have been charged with attempted murder of federal agents over the shooting outside the Prairieland Detention Centre in Alvarado, Texas, on Friday

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