89 m. ago Trump’s loyal footsoldiers doff their Maga caps at cabinet love

Red and navy hats were strategically placed as Trump’s cabinet gushed over 100 presidential days like no otherThere were navy blue and red baseball caps up and down the table, strategically placed in front of every cabinet member, and each bearing the message “Gulf of America”.Yet the unorthodox collection of headwear, embroidered with Donald Trump’s forced new name for the centuries-old Gulf of Mexico, was far from the most bizarre aspect of an extraordinary White House gathering hosted by the president on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump’s stock market in his first 100 days wasn’t just among the worst ever

‘This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s,’ the president wrote on Wednesday morning

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4 h. ago Trump says he does not know if El Salvador would return Kilmar Ábrego García and hasn’t asked – live

Trump said he hasn’t spoken to Bukele about mistakenly deported man – despite supreme court order requiring administration to facilitate returnKristi Noem says Ábrego García would be deported immediately if sent back to USTrump pressures journalist to accept doctored photo as realDonald Trump promptly claimed this morning that the contraction in the US economy had nothing to do with his tariff wars, repeated his habitual claim that this is all somehow his predecessor Joe Biden’s fault, and predicted the economy would boom when tariffs kicked in. He wrote on his Truth Social platform:This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s. I didn’t take over until January 20th. Tariffs will soon start kicking in, and companies are starting to move into the USA in record numbers. Our Country will boom, but we have to get rid of the Biden “Overhang.” This will take a while, has NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS, only that he left us with bad numbers, but when the boom begins, it will be like no other. BE P...

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5 h. ago Trump is already blaming Biden for future economic woes as he meets with Cabinet to mark 100 days: Live updates

President tries to deflect blame to predecessor as new GDP figures show U.S. economy contracted for first time in three years

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5 h. ago If leaders stay silent, the US won’t survive Trump’s next 100 days | Robert Reich

We are tottering on the edge of dictatorship. Powerful voices across institutions, from politics to academia and religion, must speak outWe have witnessed the first 100 days of the odious Trump regime.The US constitution is in peril. Civil and human rights are being trampled upon. The economy is in disarray.If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home? And what assurance shall there be that the Executive will not train its broad discretionary powers upon its political enemies? The threat, even if not the actuality, would always be present, and the Executive’s obligation to ‘take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed’ would lose its meaning.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US colu...

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5 h. ago Trump says Elon Musk 'welcome to stay as long as he wants' after being treated 'unfairly'

The pair have been speaking at a cabinet meeting about the Trump administration's first 100 days back in the White House, when the President seemingly made a public U-turn after rumours of a fallout

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5 h. ago Trump Cabinet meeting live: President downplays stock market slump during meeting to mark first 100 days

The stock market is on track to have lost almost 8 percent during the first 100 days of Trump's second term in the White House.

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6 h. ago Trump tries to blame Biden after U.S. economy shrinks amid fears of tariff

President tries to deflect blame to predecessor as new GDP figures show U.S. economy contracted for first time in three years

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7 h. ago Activists unveil large Donald Trump protest art near US president’s golf resort

The stunt was timed to coincide with the first 100 days of Trump's second term

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7 h. ago Trump tries to blame Biden for economic slump, promising ‘boom like no other’ when tariffs kick in: Live updates

President tries to deflect blame to predecessor as new GDP figures show U.S. economy contracted for first time in three years

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8 h. ago Top Trump aide eviscerates 'failed loser' Kamala Harris while ridiculing her big 'comeback' move: Live updates

The White House issued a list of what it said were 57 'hoaxes' by the media during Donald Trump's first 100 days.

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8 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel on grade for Trump’s first 100 days: ‘Somewhere between F and U’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s chaotic first 100 days in office, his low approval ratings and Canada’s election resultsLate-night hosts reacted to Donald Trump reaching 100 days in office and the results of the Canadian election. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago How Democrats are trying to turn MAGA’s ‘flood the zone’ strategy against Trump

With Trump at 100 days in office and plunging in the polls, the left is upping the pressure against his administration

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8 h. ago Trump 100 days: tariffs, egg prices, Ice arrests and approval rating – in charts

The first few months have seen record-breaking use of executive powers – here are some of the outlying trendsTrump 100 days: inside Trump’s whirlwind start to his second presidencyWhen reading a chart, an outlier is often the first thing you notice. The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term has been full of them: immigration arrests spiking. Markets falling. Emission trends reversing. Hundreds of day one pardons to insurrectionists. Record-breaking use of executive powers. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Five key moments from Donald Trump’s combative interview marking his first 100 days back

‘I’ve never even heard of you,’ the US president tells ABC reporter Terry Moran as they clash over key issues, including tariffs and the Ukraine-Russia war

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10 h. ago Donald Trump sparks 'disaster 2.0' in next 100 days but one move saves him

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump’s awareness of his own power has crystallised and now everyone, even those outside of America, must live with the consequences as he moves deeper into his second term

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10 h. ago What is Donald Trump's approval rating and how does it compare to other US presidents?

Recent polls show a significant decline in the US president’s approval since his inauguration on January 20

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10 h. ago Trump's first 100 days: Travel expert warns of ripple effects for global tourism

As Donald Trump marks his first 100 days back in the White House, a leading travel expert has warned that his early policy decisions particularly on tariffs and immigration are already casting a shadow over global tourism.

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12 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 9 unhinged things Donald Trump did in last 24 hours as he suffers TV interview meltdown

After agreeing to do an interview with ABC to mark his first 100 days back in office, Donald Trump quickly remembered why he usually only does interviews with Fox News.

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12 h. ago Trump 100 days: after tepid start, protest movements – and Democrats – find footing

Although the resistance at the start of Trump’s second term was wobbly, ‘ordinary people’ are pushing the movement forwardThose opposed to Donald Trump’s agenda started his second term on a worse footing than the beginning of his first term.This time, the social media platform owners who previously tried to tamp down on false claims stood with him at his inauguration. Some major media outlets attempted to stay in Trump’s good graces. Democrats were wrecked by a popular vote loss, believing they lacked the backing to lead an opposition. The courts were stacked in Trump’s favor and had ruled the president had absolute immunity from criminal punishment for “official acts”. Continue reading...

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