3 h. ago Trump refuses to admit Putin started Ukraine war as adviser tells CPAC he will win Nobel Peace Prize: Live

President invited to row back on criticism of Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky but instead doubles down, declaring: ‘He makes it very hard to make deals’

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5 h. ago Anas Sarwar echoes Donald Trump and Elon Musk by announcing Scottish Labour DOGE plan

The Scottish Labour leader said that he would create the department because of "the SNP's wasteful incompetence".

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8 h. ago US taxpayers could receive a ‘DOGE dividend’ cash boost. But will it happen?

Budget experts have weighed in as rumors swirl about $5000 checks being delivered to every taxpaying household

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11 h. ago Trump live: MAGA crowd chants for 2028 run; Musk waves chainsaw around in bizarre CPAC appearance

President hailed at White House Black History Month event and from stage at CPAC by former adviser Steve Bannon with calls to run again in 2028 in defiance of the Constitution

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13 h. ago Trump live: MAGA crowd chant for 2028 term; Musk waves chainsaw around in bizarre CPAC appearance

President hailed at Black History Month event and from stage at CPAC by former adviser Steve Bannon with calls to run in 2028

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14 h. ago IRS firing 6,700 staff in Trump and Musk’s DOGE purge weeks before deadline to file taxes

The layoffs will impact more than one-third of probationary employees during tax season

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19 h. ago Trump lauded with chants of ‘four more years’ by Bannon, Black supporters; Musk makes bizarre CPAC appearance: Live

President hailed at Black History Month event and from stage at CPAC by former adviser Steve Bannon with calls to run in 2028

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22 h. ago Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, judge rules

US judge rejects bid by group of labor unions to halt president’s government overhaul through Musk-led ‘Doge’The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting a bid by a group of labor unions to halt Donald Trump’s dramatic downsizing of the roughly 2.3 million-strong federal workforce.The ruling by the US district judge Christopher Cooper in Washington DC federal court is temporary while the litigation plays out. But it is a win for the Trump administration as it seeks to purge the federal workforce and slash what it deems wasteful and fraudulent government spending. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Trump hosts Black History Month event with Tiger Woods; Musk claims Zelensky is ‘despised’ in Ukraine: Live

President’s first four weeks in White House marked by turbulence at home and abroad

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25 h. ago Musk claims Zelensky is ‘despised’ in Ukraine; Vance defends Trump’s negotiations with Russia at CPAC: Live

President’s first four weeks in White House marked by turbulence at home and abroad

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27 h. ago Trump marks one month in office amid Zelensky rift as Vance opens CPAC: Live updates

President’s first four weeks in White House marked by turbulence at home and abroad

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30 h. ago Trump rebuked for hailing himself ‘king’ immediately after calling Zelensky a ‘dictator’: Live

President attacked after igniting feud with Ukrainian counterpart

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31 h. ago Trump and Musk’s DOGE purge sees 6,700 IRS staff fired weeks before tax season as Zelensky feud continues: Live

President oversees more layoffs after igniting row with attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky

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33 h. ago Trump and Musk’s DOGE purge sees 6,700 IRS staff fired weeks before tax season as Zelensky row continues: Live

President oversees more layoffs after igniting row with attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky

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34 h. ago Trump slashes benefits for undocumented migrants as Musk backs him over ‘pointless’ Ukraine war: Live

President signs latest executive order after igniting Ukraine row with attacks on President Volodymyr Zelensky

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41 h. ago Trump defense chief orders Pentagon to make cuts as IRS workers face mass layoffs – as it happened

This blog is now closing. You can read our latest story hereAs Donald Trump’s administration continues to fire thousands of federal workers and radically slash federal spending, some Republicans are growing unnerved, Axios reports.As the cuts start to hit GOP lawmakers’ districts and states, some have told Axios there is a larger conflict brewing over the constitutional issue of whether the president can bypass Congress on such decisions.I think you’re going to see a clash when they start abolishing [agencies]. Say like USAid, right? We authorized that. That’s a creature of Congress. If they try to do something like that, then you’re going to get into a constitutional argument or crisis.Before making cuts rashly, the administration should be studying and staffing to see what the consequences are. Measure twice before cutting. They have had to backtrack multiple times.We all want efficiencies, there is a way to do it, and the way these people have been treated has been awful in many ...

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42 h. ago Trump defense chief orders Pentagon to make cuts as IRS workers face mass layoffs – live

Pete Hegseth orders leaders to develop plans to enact strict cuts while tax agency reportedly to lay off thousandsAs Donald Trump’s administration continues to fire thousands of federal workers and radically slash federal spending, some Republicans are growing unnerved, Axios reports.As the cuts start to hit GOP lawmakers’ districts and states, some have told Axios there is a larger conflict brewing over the constitutional issue of whether the president can bypass Congress on such decisions.I think you’re going to see a clash when they start abolishing [agencies]. Say like USAid, right? We authorized that. That’s a creature of Congress. If they try to do something like that, then you’re going to get into a constitutional argument or crisis.Before making cuts rashly, the administration should be studying and staffing to see what the consequences are. Measure twice before cutting. They have had to backtrack multiple times.We all want efficiencies, there is a way to do it, and the way ...

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43 h. ago Trump defense chief reportedly orders Pentagon to make cuts as IRS faces mass layoffs – live

Pete Hegseth orders leaders to develop plans to enact strict cuts while tax agency reportedly to lay off thousandsAs Donald Trump’s administration continues to fire thousands of federal workers and radically slash federal spending, some Republicans are growing unnerved, Axios reports.As the cuts start to hit GOP lawmakers’ districts and states, some have told Axios there is a larger conflict brewing over the constitutional issue of whether the president can bypass Congress on such decisions.I think you’re going to see a clash when they start abolishing [agencies]. Say like USAid, right? We authorized that. That’s a creature of Congress. If they try to do something like that, then you’re going to get into a constitutional argument or crisis.Before making cuts rashly, the administration should be studying and staffing to see what the consequences are. Measure twice before cutting. They have had to backtrack multiple times.We all want efficiencies, there is a way to do it, and the way ...

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43 h. ago Trump boosts Elon Musk’s plan for ‘DOGE dividend’ checks to taxpayers, but experts are skeptical

An idea to send 20 percent of ‘savings’ back to taxpayers is ‘under consideration’

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44 h. ago Trump defense chief reportedly orders Pentagon to plan for sweeping budget cuts – US politics live

Pete Hegseth orders leaders to develop plans to cut 8% of budget in each of next five years, Washington Post reportsAs Donald Trump’s administration continues to fire thousands of federal workers and radically slash federal spending, some Republicans are growing unnerved, Axios reports.As the cuts start to hit GOP lawmakers’ districts and states, some have told Axios there is a larger conflict brewing over the constitutional issue of whether the president can bypass Congress on such decisions.I think you’re going to see a clash when they start abolishing [agencies]. Say like USAid, right? We authorized that. That’s a creature of Congress. If they try to do something like that, then you’re going to get into a constitutional argument or crisis.Before making cuts rashly, the administration should be studying and staffing to see what the consequences are. Measure twice before cutting. They have had to backtrack multiple times.We all want efficiencies, there is a way to do it, and the wa...

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