4 h. ago Trump's labor chief investigated for bringing her staff to strip club as multiple employees put on leave

Donald Trump's Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer is under investigation after allegedly taking staffers to a strip club as multiple employees have been placed on leave.

Politics

39 h. ago 'Most underrated' member of the Royal Family hailed for dedication to public life

The member of the Royal Family, who will celebrate her 61st birthday next week, has been described as 'the most underrated royal' for her work campaigning for victims of sexual violence

Politics

45 h. ago Minnesota leaders decry targeting by US justice department over ICE turmoil

Governor Tim Walz says ‘weaponizing the justice system is an authoritarian tactic’ as he and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey reportedly will be subpoenaedThe US justice department is investigating Minnesota’s political leaders for allegedly conspiring to obstruct the Trump administration’s controversial immigration crackdown there, according to multiple reports.The investigation, which CBS News first reported, marks an extraordinary use of federal power to challenge two of the crackdown’s most vocal Democratic critics, including the state’s governor, Tim Walz, and the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago US justice department to inquire into Minnesota leaders for alleged conspiracy to obstruct ICE

Tim Walz, state’s Democratic governor and Jacob Frey, Minneapolis mayor, have been vocal critics of immigration crackdownThe US justice department is investigating Minnesota’s political leaders for allegedly conspiring to obstruct the Trump administration’s controversial immigration crackdown there, according to multiple reports.The investigation, which CBS News first reported, marks an extraordinary use of federal power to challenge two of the crackdown’s most vocal Democratic critics, including the state’s governor, Tim Walz, and the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Trump administration delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default

The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans

Politics

55 h. ago Former councillor jailed for stalking former MP Penny Mordaunt

Edward Brandt sentenced to 20 weeks in prison after behaviour left former Tory minister ‘in fear of sexual violence’A former councillor has been jailed for 20 weeks after stalking Penny Mordaunt, which the former cabinet minister said left her fearing “sexual violence”.Edward Brandt, a professional sailor, had been found guilty of the offence but was acquitted of a more serious charge of stalking involving serious alarm or distress. Continue reading...

Events

57 h. ago Trump’s economic adviser expects there is ‘nothing to see’ as justice department investigates Fed

Kevin Hassett, a top contender to replace Jerome Powell, suggests he believes Powell told the truth about central bank renovationUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, said he expected there was “nothing to see here” as the US Department of Justice pursues its criminal investigation of Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair.The Trump administration has faced a chorus of criticism in recent days after it emerged that the justice department had served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, in a significant escalation of its extraordinary attack on the US central bank’s independence. Continue reading...

Economics

57 h. ago The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations as Trump dismantles it

The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations at schools and universities

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58 h. ago Nurses take on Trump for downgrading training as not ‘professional’ and costing them thousands in student loans

As a strike rages in NYC, nurses on opposite sides of the country tell Rhian Lubin how the Education Department’s plan to cap federal loans for graduate nursing degrees poses a grave threat to the future of healthcare

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62 h. ago Students were raped after being forced to live in complex alongside 125 refugees to 'aid integration': Terrified Dutch youngsters 'were subjected to years of sex assaults and violence'

Terrified Dutch students made to live side-by-side with 125 refugees to aid their 'integration' were subjected to years of sexual assault and violence, an investigation has reported.

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3 d. ago Too anxious for school! Children being home educated rises 15% in a year

Data from the Department for Education shows the number being taught by parents at home reached 175,900 in 2024/25, up from 153,300 the previous year.

Society

3 d. ago More Democratic lawmakers say Trump DoJ is investigating them over military video

Three House members claim they’re being targeted for saying that troops don’t need to comply with illegal ordersThree House Democrats confirmed on Wednesday they have been approached by federal prosecutors investigating their participation in a November video about military duty, widening the circle of legislators being targeted by the Trump administration.Representatives Jason Crow of Colorado, Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania disclosed that the US attorney’s office for the District of Columbia, led by Jeanine Pirro, had requested interviews about the 90-second video in which they said troops don’t need to comply with illegal orders. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘Those are the people who keep you alive:’ Nurses push back after Trump admin excludes them from ‘professional’ status

As a strike rages in NYC, nurses on opposite sides of the country tell Rhian Lubin how the Education Department’s plan to cap federal loans for graduate nursing degrees poses a grave threat to the future of healthcare

Politics

3 d. ago Trump imposes 25% tariff on Nvidia AI chips and others, citing national security

The order follows a nine-month investigation and includes broad exemptions for data centers and consumersDonald Trump on Wednesday imposed a 25% tariff on certain AI chips, such as the Nvidia H200 AI processor and a similar semiconductor from AMD called the MI325X, under a new national security order released by the White House.The proclamation follows a nine-month investigation under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and targets a number of high-end semiconductors meeting certain performance benchmarks and devices containing them for import duties. The action is part of a broader effort to create incentives for chipmakers to produce more semiconductors in the US and decrease reliance on chip manufacturers in places like Taiwan. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump administration is investigating Democratic lawmakers over video message to military

The lawmakers say they have been contacted by the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia

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4 d. ago Republican panel chair moves to hold both Hillary and Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress – live

James Comer, chair of House oversight committee, says he has scheduled session to hold Clintons in contempt after they refuse to testify in Epstein investigationDonald Trump repeated his threat to withhold federal funding to sanctuary cities on Truth Social today.“ALL THEY DO IS BREED CRIME AND VIOLENCE! If States want them, they will have to pay for them!,” the president wrote in a post. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Strictly star and former Labour MP Jacqui Smith engaged to partner of six years

The ex-Home Secretary - who is a government minister in the Department of Education - is set to marry Professor Graham Timmins, who is affectionately known as Page Three Boy, this August

Politics

5 d. ago The Jerome Powell investigation shows Trump’s need for limitless power | Austin Sarat

The inquiry into the Federal Reserve chair sends a message to anyone standing in Trump’s way – including the supreme courtNews that Donald Trump’s justice department has launched an investigation of Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, is the latest example of the president’s governing philosophy: do what I want, or I will crush you. The desire to make Powell’s life miserable is also a warning sign to anyone who thinks that they have an independent source of authority.What is happening to Powell is a test, not just for him and the Fed, but for any other person or institution that dares to stand up to the president.Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Bessent unhappy with Justice Department’s criminal probe into Jerome Powell: report

Scott Bessent believes the Department of Justice has ‘made a mess’ with its unprecedented investigation into the Fed chair, according to insiders

Events

6 d. ago Criminal investigation into Fed chair Powell has ‘reinforced’ concerns over independence, Goldman Sachs warns – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsJustice department opens investigation into Jerome Powell as Trump ramps up campaign against Federal ReserveIn the UK property sector, a higher proportion of homes in London were sold at a loss than any other region in England and Wales last year.Estate agency Hamptons has reported that nearly 15% of London sellers sold for less in 2025 than they originally paid, almost double the national average of 8.7%.Last year, the average homeowner in England & Wales sold for £91,260 more than they paid, a value increase of 41.0% over an average holding period of 9.0 years. This is £570 less than the 2024 average of £91,830.Stronger recent price growth in Northern regions has boosted returns, meaning many sellers in the North of England achieved proportionally higher gains than those in much of the South.Flat sellers were four times more likely to make a loss than house sellers in England & Wales (19.9% vs 4.5%). Continue readin...

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