4 h. ago Trump announces he will send national guard to Memphis, with Chicago ‘probably next’ – live

US president says deployment will be like the one in Washington DC and also adds St Louis to list of citiesTrump to send national guard to Memphis and Chicago ‘probably next’Secretary of state Marco Rubio will travel to Qatar on Tuesday, the Washington Post is reporting, after holding talks with Benjamin Netanyahu today in Israel.As my colleague Julian Borger writes: “Part of [Rubio’s] mission on this two-day visit is to convey Donald Trump’s irritation at the Israeli missile strike on Doha that was aimed at Hamas leadership but killed their aides and a Qatari security officer.Common sense dictates that drone technology should be harnessed to scan every elevated structure with a line of sight to a target.If drones can enable the early detection and prevention of assassination attempts, why not use them? Better to have vigilant eyes in the sky than to remain blind to would-be assassins. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago What to know after US says it has reached framework deal with China to keep TikTok in operation

TikTok users in the U.S. may get a reprieve from the threat of a shutdown after the Trump administration announced it has reached a framework deal with China for the ownership of popular social video platform

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5 h. ago Trump announces second U.S. military strike on drug cartels in escalating war with Venezuela

Just a day after President Donald Trump told reporters he would 'see what happens' when asked if he would strike the country again, he launched a fresh military strike on another boat.

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5 h. ago Trump announces new strike on Venezuelan boat and death of three ‘narcoterrorists’

Attack is latest in a series of aggressive moves against Venezuela by the Trump administration

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6 h. ago Trump says military carried out strike on alleged Venezuelan drug cartel vessel

US president says three men were killed in the strike, adding that it occurred in international watersUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump said on Monday that the US military carried out a strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the United States.He said three men were killed in the strike, adding that it occurred in international waters. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago UK and US line up string of deals to build modular nuclear reactors in Britain

Agreements include plan to build 12 reactors in Hartlepool with Centrica, creating 2,500 jobs, and fast-tracking UK and US safety checksLabour’s plans for a massive expansion of nuclear power have been given a boost with a string of transatlantic deals for new modular reactors announced before Donald Trump’s visit.The UK and US governments have promised to fast track safety checks, and announced several new private sector investment deals, with Labour emphasising the potential benefits for jobs and growth. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Memphis mayor says he got confirmation National Guard would be deployed from Trump's TV comments

The Memphis mayor says President Donald Trump’s TV announcement was the first hard confirmation he received that Trump would send in the National Guard to address crime

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3 d. ago Trump team set to announce link between 25 child deaths and Covid shots: report

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet next week as it considers new recommendations for the Covid-19 shot

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3 d. ago Trump health officials will link dozens of child deaths to Covid vaccines, report claims

Trump administration health agencies like the FDA have announced plans to link Covid vaccines to the deaths of over two dozen children, sources familiar with the matter have revealed.

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3 d. ago Nato to bolster eastern defences after Russian drone incursion

US-led alliance announces new Eastern Sentry mission as Trump and Poland disagree on Moscow’s intentions

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3 d. ago Charlie Kirk killing suspect ‘in custody’ Trump tells Fox & Friends: ‘We have him’

Trump went on the popular Fox morning show to announce a suspect was in custody

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3 d. ago Trump says Charlie Kirk shooter suspect 'in custody' and hopes 'he gets death penalty'

The US president said that some 'very close' to the suspect turned them after Kirk was fatally gunned down on Wednesday while giving a speech at Utah Valley University

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3 d. ago Trump says Charlie Kirk shooter deserves 'death penalty' as 'suspect identified'

The US president said that some 'very close' to the suspect turned them after Kirk was fatally gunned down in broad daylight on Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University

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4 d. ago Fox News halted programming for 'breaking' Donald Trump announcement following fatal shooting

Fox News was halted for 'breaking' announcement from President Donald Trump after the shooting of well-known conservative activist Charlie Kirk

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4 d. ago Trump announces he is giving Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk after influencer shot dead at Utah campus

Kirk was fatally shot Wednesday while hosting a conservative event at a college campus

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4 d. ago US 'on brink of civil war' after Charlie Kirk's death and Donald Trump plays key role

Donald Trump announced the death of political activist Charlie Kirk on social media and praised the co-founder of Turning Point USA as a "martyr for truth and freedom"

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5 d. ago Conor McGregor announces deal with Donald Trump's son amid presidency bid

Conor McGregor and Donald Trump Jr have announced a deal which will see the US president's son take on a role art MMA Inc, a company the Irishman is involved in

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6 d. ago Eric Trump booted from cryptocurrency board after company talks with stock regulators

Fintech firm Alt5 Sigma announced in August that President Donald Trump’s son Eric was joining its board of directors

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6 d. ago Trump announces plans to attend Yankees game on September 11 after attending remembrance at Pentagon

The president will head to the game in the Bronx after attending a remembrance ceremony at the Pentagon

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6 d. ago From Washington to Westminster, the populist right needs to erase history to succeed. It’s up to us to resist | Kojo Koram

Removing ‘divisive’ Smithsonian exhibits, Farage’s ‘patriotic’ curriculum: this is where the unpicking of the 20th-century liberal order beginsSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreIn 1955, the American columnist William F Buckley Jr declared that a conservative is someone “who stands athwart history, yelling ‘Stop’.” But today’s conservatives are not only trying to resist the advance of history, they are attempting to pull the train of history backwards and reopen the case on what constitutes a democratic society.Last month, the Smithsonian’s secretary received a letter from the Trump administration announcing that all exhibits deemed “divisive” or “ideological” should be replaced with those labelled “historical” and “constructive”. Within days, a list of offending displays was published and, unsurprisingly, they overwhelmingly targeted artefacts that hig...

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