6 h. ago Trump calls Harvard a ‘liberal mess’ in fresh attack on university

The US president is seeking unprecedented levels of government control over the inner workings of the prestigious school.

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18 h. ago Trump denies China’s statement about no trade talks with US, says they met ‘this morning’

The US president declined to say who was involved in the discussions while doubling down on comments suggesting there had been engagement.

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19 h. ago Trump to be interviewed by Atlantic editor who exposed ‘Signalgate’ chat

Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a group chat in which top US officials shared secret military strike plans.

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36 h. ago Days before Canada’s election, Trump says country would ‘cease to exist’ if not for US

The US president’s threats to its neighbour’s economy and sovereignty are on voters’ minds going into the polls.

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61 h. ago Elon Musk to cut back work with Trump and Doge after Tesla sales skid

The billionaire CEO’s political actions as a close adviser to the US president have damaged the brand and caused blowback.

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62 h. ago Trump says he has ‘no intention’ of firing US Federal Reserve chair

The US president had earlier spooked markets by saying he would like to remove central bank head Jerome Powell.

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3 d. ago Does Trump have authority to sack US Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell?

The two men are at loggerheads over interest rate cuts and Trump’s power to fire Powell is unclear as no US president has done this before.

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3 d. ago Harvard University sues Trump over US federal funding cut threats

Trump has sought to bring several universities to heel over claims they tolerated antisemitism by threatening budgets and tax-exempt status.

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3 d. ago Harvard University sues Trump over threats to cut US$2.2 billion in federal funding

Trump has sought to bring several universities to heel over claims they tolerated antisemitism by threatening budgets and tax-exempt status.

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4 d. ago US toy retailers fear ‘really difficult Christmas’ as Trump tariffs bite

After a 145 per cent tariff shock, US toy executives are warning of a Christmas crisis and pleading for exemptions.

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4 d. ago US toy retailers fear ‘really difficult Christmas’ as China tariffs bite

After a 145 per cent tariff shock, US toy executives are warning of a Christmas crisis and pleading for exemptions.

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4 d. ago Trump aid cuts strain response to health crises worldwide: WHO

Since taking office, President Trump has frozen foreign aid funding, moved to dismantle USAID, and announced plans to leave the WHO.

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5 d. ago Trump officials say Harvard letter that sparked legal battle was sent by mistake: report

The Ivy League university declined to ‘surrender’ to the letter’s demands, prompting an escalating series of attacks by the US president.

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6 d. ago Trump goes to war with the US Federal Reserve: a ‘recipe for disaster’?

The president’s conflict with the Fed could threaten the central bank’s independence and destabilise US financial markets, analysts warn.

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6 d. ago Trump turns White House Covid information site into page pushing Chinese lab leak theory

The updated website now accuses Anthony Fauci of promoting a ‘preferred narrative’ that the deadly disease originated in nature.

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6 d. ago Trump studying whether to fire Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, adviser says

A bid to remove Powell would threaten the Fed’s independence and could further roil markets already battered by Trump’s tariff war.

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7 d. ago Trump expects Russia’s response on Ukraine peace deal soon, takes swipe at Zelensky

US, European and Ukrainian representatives also met in Paris to push for a swift end to the war.

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8 d. ago Trump slams US Fed chair Powell, urges ‘termination’ for slowness

It was not immediately clear if Trump was referring to the scheduled end of Powell’s term, or if Trump was seeking to remove Powell as chair.

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8 d. ago Trump ups pressure on Harvard, threatens to ban university from accepting foreign students

The US president said the school ‘can no longer be considered even a decent place of learning’ after it refused to bow to his demands.

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8 d. ago Trump blocked planned Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites to secure deal with Tehran

A report said the goal was to set back the Islamic republic’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon by a year or more.

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