4 h. ago Waltz may have a shiny new job – but forcing him out of Trump’s inner circle is still a win for MAGA

ANALYSIS: National security adviser’s reassignment is just as much a victory for some Trump loyalists as it is an acknowledgment of his mistakes, writes John Bowden

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5 h. ago Trump nominates Mike Waltz to become UN ambassador after leaving national security adviser role – live

Trump says Marco Rubio to become interim national security adviser and nominates Mike Waltz to become the US ambassador to the UNTrump’s national security adviser to leave postThe Trump administration is seeking to strip collective bargaining rights from large swaths of federal employees in a test case union leaders argue is part of a broader attack on US labor unions that could land before the US Supreme Court.A Trump win would deliver a severe blow to labor unions in the US. Some 29.9% of all federal workers were represented by labor unions in 2024 compared to 11.1% for all US workers. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump hands top UN job to Mike Waltz after National Security Advisor sacking

A post on Donald Trump's Truth Social platform today (May 1) has announced that the US president is nominating Mike Waltz for one of the biggest jobs on the global political stage

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5 h. ago Trump moves Mike Waltz from national security adviser to UN ambassador role

Move comes after Waltz lost officials’ confidence, sources say, with Marco Rubio to take on national security jobUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and his deputy, Alex Wong, will be leaving their posts after they lost the confidence of other administration officials and found themselves without allies at the White House, according to two people familiar with the matter.The exit of Waltz and Wong marked the conclusion of a fraught tenure. In March, Waltz inadvertently added Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, to a Signal group chat that shared sensitive information about US missile strikes in Yemen before they took place. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago During final Fox appearance before ouster, Mike Waltz congratulated colleague on ‘last day’

Minutes after Mike Waltz’s interview on Fox News ended, it was first reported that he was out as Trump’s national security advisor

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7 h. ago Trump chops National Security Advisor Mike Waltz weeks after Signal chat blunder embarrassed White House: reports

Mike Waltz, who left his seat in Florida's 6th Congressional District to join the Trump administration, and his deputy Alex Wong, will be leaving their roles

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7 h. ago Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz to leave post weeks after Signal group chat scandal – live

Trump opted not to fire Waltz to avoid media backlash, sources tell GuardianTrump’s national security adviser to leave postThe Trump administration is seeking to strip collective bargaining rights from large swaths of federal employees in a test case union leaders argue is part of a broader attack on US labor unions that could land before the US Supreme Court.A Trump win would deliver a severe blow to labor unions in the US. Some 29.9% of all federal workers were represented by labor unions in 2024 compared to 11.1% for all US workers. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Trump fires national security adviser Michael Waltz as bombshell report details toxic atmosphere in White House after leak scandal

President Donald Trump will replace Michael Waltz as his national security adviser the Daily Mail confirmed.

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8 h. ago Trump’s national security adviser and deputy to leave posts, reports say – live

Mike Waltz and Alex Wong to leave White House roles after scrutiny following the Signal group chat scandal, multiple US media outlets reportThe Trump administration is seeking to strip collective bargaining rights from large swaths of federal employees in a test case union leaders argue is part of a broader attack on US labor unions that could land before the US Supreme Court.A Trump win would deliver a severe blow to labor unions in the US. Some 29.9% of all federal workers were represented by labor unions in 2024 compared to 11.1% for all US workers. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Donald Trump to fire bungling national security advisor weeks after war plans group chat gaffe

Following Mike Waltz' mistake adding a journalist to a group chat discussing classified war plans, the security adviser now finds himself out of a role at the White House

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14 h. ago Move fast and destroy things: 100 chaotic days of Elon Musk in the White House

From mass firings to unprecedented influence, Musk has left little of the federal government untouched in Doge roleOne hundred days after Elon Musk entered the White House as Donald Trump’s senior adviser and the de facto leader of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), the Tesla CEO has left little of the federal government unscathed. Over the course of just a few months, he has gutted agencies and public services that took decades to build while accumulating immense political power.Musk’s role in the Trump administration is without modern precedent. Never before has the world’s richest person been deputized by the US president to cull the very agencies that oversee his businesses. Musk’s attempts to radically dismantle government bureaus have won him sprawling influence. His team has embedded its members in key roles across federal agencies, gained access to personal data on millions of Americans and fired tens of thousands of workers. SpaceX, where he is CEO,...

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24 h. ago Trump campaign chief claims he visited Australia to advise Liberals at start of election campaign

Exclusive: Chris LaCivita, Trump’s presidential campaign co-manager, tells undercover reporters he advised on ‘structural issues’ related to Peter Dutton; the Coalition denies LaCivita was involved in campaign in any waySee all our Australia 2025 election coverageOne of the architects of Donald Trump’s 2024 victory claims he made an unpublicised visit to Australia to advise the Liberal party about “structural issues” related to Peter Dutton ahead of the federal election.The veteran Republican strategist Chris LaCivita told undercover reporters posing as prospective clients for political consulting work he was working as a private consultant on the visit to Australia, not in an official capacity or as an adviser to the US president. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Top Trump adviser struggles to soothe investors in talks after market tumult

Stephen Miran met hedge funds and big asset managers after tariffs sparked Wall Street turmoil

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48 h. ago Top Trump adviser struggled to soothe investors in talks after market tumult

Stephen Miran met hedge funds and big asset managers after tariffs sparked Wall Street turmoil

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8 d. ago Explosive moment Elon Musk got into yelling match with Trump's most trusted adviser: 'It was WWE in the West Wing'

Two billionaire advisors to President Donald Trump engaged in a heated shouting match in the White House that triggered alarm in the building.

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8 d. ago Stock markets rise as Trump backtracks on high China tariffs and firing Fed chair

Weeks of tough talk from the US president, who now says he will be ‘very nice’ to China, had rattled investors Stock markets have risen around the world after Donald Trump said his tariffs on China would come down “substantially” and he had “no intention” of firing the chair of the US central bank, Jay Powell.Weeks of tough talk on trade from White House officials have rattled investors and Trump now appears to be softening his tone. The president told reporters in Washington on Tuesday he planned to be “very nice” to China in trade talks and that tariffs could drop in both countries if they could reach a deal, adding: “It will come down substantially, but it won’t be zero.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Elon Musk steps back from DOGE role to focus on failing business after Tesla stock decline

Elon Musk has said his time as a senior advisor to President Donald Trump and the de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will be reduced from next month

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1 week ago Bill Clinton special adviser issues damning analysis on Trump’s first 100 days: ‘He’s fallen into the trap’ and ‘overread his mandate’

It comes as Trump nears the milestone of his first 100 days in office

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1 week ago Musk and AI among biggest threats to brand reputation, global survey shows

Appraisal of international public affairs leaders warned companies against aligning with ‘polarizing’ Trump allyAssociating with the Donald Trump administration’s multibillionaire adviser Elon Musk and misusing artificial intelligence are among the most surefire ways for companies to damage their brands, a new survey of more than 100 international public affairs leaders found.Those findings stem from an appraisal conducted by the Global Risk Advisory Council, which was chaired by the head of the US Small Business Administration during Joe Biden’s presidency, Isabel Guzman. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump appoints Fox News host Mark Levin to ‘revamped’ Homeland Security Advisory Council

‘I am proud to announce the formation of my revamped Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC), which is comprised of Top Experts in their field, who are highly respected by their peers,’ Trump declared on Thursday night

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