38 h. ago Credit card late fee cap scrapped as Trump admin sides with Wall Street banks

Last month, President Trump tried to dismantle the bureau completely by slashing £100m in contracts and firing 70 employees

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53 h. ago Trump admin closes State Department office battling foreign disinformation

Marco Rubio claims office ‘spent millions of dollars to actively silence and censor the voices of Americans they were supposed to be serving’

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61 h. ago New York AG Letitia James targeted for criminal prosecution by Trump admin

Prosecutor’s office says she will not be ‘intimidated by bullies – no matter who they are’ after being hit by mortgage fraud allegations

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65 h. ago ‘West as we knew it no longer exists,’ warns von der Leyen – Europe live

Wide-ranging interview addresses how Trump presidency has upended certainties over EU-US relationsThe United States has removed sanctions on a close aide of the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, the state department said, adding that the punitive measures had been “inconsistent with US foreign policy interests”.Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, spoke on Tuesday with his Hungarian counterpart, the foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, and informed him of the move, state department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago US removes sanctions from Antal Rogán, aide to Hungary’s Viktor Orbán

US secretary of state Marco Rubio also spoke with foreign minister about strengthening countries’ tiesThe United States has removed sanctions on a close aide of the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, the state department said, adding that the punitive measures had been “inconsistent with US foreign policy interests”.Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, spoke on Tuesday with his Hungarian counterpart, the foreign minister Péter Szijjártó, and informed him of the move, state department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump admin planning PR blitz to convince Greenlanders to ask to be part of U.S.

Aides have discussed possible advertising and social media campaigns to change public opinion among 57,000 Greenlanders

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9 d. ago Trump admin refuses to engage with reporters who include their pronouns in email signatures

The use of preferred pronouns has become the target of conservative politicians and media personalities

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1 week ago Prince Harry flies in for his day in court: Duke of Sussex complains of his 'inferior treatment' in battle with the Home Office over police protection

The Duke of Sussex yesterday strode into the London courtroom where he is fighting the Government over changes made to his security.

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1 week ago Al Qaeda called for Prince Harry 'to be murdered' and said his 'assassination would please the Muslim community', his lawyer tells High Court showdown

The bombshell claim was made as the Duke of Sussex flew from Montecito to the Royal Courts of Justice in London for the latest stage of his legal battle with the Home Office.

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2 w. ago Trump admin sends Hegseth to ceremony for remains of US soldiers while president attends fundraiser at Mar

Trump skipped past transfers during first term in office

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2 w. ago Inconsiderate drivers told not to park in ambulance bays at A&E

The patient drop-off points closest to Royal Bolton Hospital's emergency department are being lost during building work

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2 w. ago Trump admin sending three USAID staffers to Myanmar to help with earthquake relief

Much larger Russian and Chinese teams have already been helping search-and-rescue efforts in the country for days

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2 w. ago Macy’s is starting to close 66 stores across the country. See the full closure list

The department store plans to close 150 locations by the end of 2026

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2 w. ago Trump admin threatens to pull ABC’s broadcast license over Disney’s DEI practices

A probe into Disney is the latest in a series of efforts by the Trump administration to curb DEI practices

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2 w. ago Trump admin accidentally sent Maryland father to Salvadorian mega

Government argues it no longer has control over Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s fate

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3 w. ago Trump admin offers Voice of America employees buyouts as judge blocks it from being shut down

Just as a federal judge issued an order blocking the administration’s efforts to dismantle the broadcaster, U.S. Agency for Global Media staffers received an email offering them a renewed opportunity to sign up for the ‘Fork in the Road’ deferred resignation program

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3 w. ago Trump admin offers Voice of America employees buyouts as judge looks to spare network

Just as a federal judge appeared poised to issue an order blocking the administration’s efforts to dismantle the broadcaster, U.S. Agency for Global Media staffers received an email offering them a renewed opportunity to sign up for the ‘Fork in the Road’ deferred resignation program

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3 w. ago Human rights groups rebuke Kristi Noem’s visit to El Salvador prison: ‘political theatre’

Homeland security chief went to infamous prison holding deported Venezuelans as White House targets immigrantsUS politics live – latest updatesHuman rights organizations on Thursday denounced the US homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem’s, visit to the notorious prison in El Salvador that is holding hundreds of Venezuelans deported from the US earlier this month without a hearing, calling her actions “political theatre”.Critics condemned Noem’s visit as just the latest example of the Trump administration’s aim to spread fear among immigrant communities, as the cabinet member stood in a baseball hat in front of a line of caged men bare from the waist up. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Human rights groups rebuke Kristi Noem’s visit to El Salvador prison: ‘political theater’

Homeland security chief went to infamous prison holding deported Venezuelans as White House targets immigrantsUS politics live – latest updatesHuman rights organizations on Thursday denounced the visit by the US homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, to the notorious prison in El Salvador that is holding hundreds of Venezuelans deported from the US earlier this month without a hearing, calling her actions “political theater”.Critics condemned Noem’s visit as just the latest example of the Trump administration’s aim to spread fear among immigrant communities, as the cabinet member stood in a baseball hat in front of a line of caged men bare from the waist up. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Macy’s to close 66 stores across the country this year. See the full closure list

The department store plans to close 150 locations by the end of 2026

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