67 m. ago Trump: Moscow’s Man in the White House? review – a lazy, galling failure of a documentary

This Dispatches episode about Putin and Trump is a weird rundown of everything we’ve known for a decade – like reading a Twitter thread in 2018. What’s so frustrating is that this really matters right nowIt’s never a particularly encouraging sign when the title of a documentary ends with a question mark. It might just be a tiny scrap of punctuation, and yet it can single-handedly undermine an entire thesis.Take the latest episode of Dispatches. A film called Trump: Moscow’s Man in the White House would hit like a juggernaut. That film would be an authoritative, definitive hammer blow, confirming beyond doubt what many have suspected for years: that Donald Trump is either working with or an unwitting puppet of Putin’s Russia. This film would represent a clean punch landed. It would reverberate around the world.Dispatches: Trump: Moscow’s Man in the White House? is on Channel 4 Continue reading...

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96 m. ago Interior Secretary Burgum must personally approve all wind and solar projects, a new order says

All solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum

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1 hour ago Trump won't appoint a special prosecutor for Epstein 'hoax' as Karoline Leavitt mocks renewed interest

The White House clarified Thursday that President Donald Trump did not support the idea of appointing a special prosecutor to review files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.

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3 h. ago White House says Trump won’t recommend special prosecutor in Epstein case and calls Democrats wanting transparency ‘asinine’ – live

White House press secretary doubles down on Trump’s partisan lines of attack about the Jeffrey Epstein case, which as cause turmoil among his Maga baseTrump supporters burn Maga hats after he dismisses Epstein files furorDonald Trump has lashed out against his own supporters, calling them gullible “weaklings” for questioning the transparency of a secretive government inquiry into the late high-profile socialite and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The US president is struggling to contain a political crisis within his usually loyal Make America Great Again (Maga) base over suspicion that the administration is hiding details of Epstein’s crimes to protect the rich elite Epstein associated with, which included Trump. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Royal Society suggested to Elon Musk he consider resigning science fellowship

Exclusive: Fellows called on academy to act over Tesla owner’s role in Trump administration’s attacks on researchThe Royal Society suggested to Elon Musk he should consider resigning his fellowship if he felt unable to help mitigate the Trump administration’s attacks on research, the Guardian has learned.The owner of X, who is also CEO of Tesla and Space X, was elected a fellow of the UK’s national academy of sciences in 2018 for his contribution to the space and electric vehicle industries. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Trump’s effort to dismiss Epstein files as ‘hoax’ fails to quell Maga rebellion

Mike Pence was the latest prominent figure to call for release of files on sex offender once close to presidentHow the Jeffrey Epstein row plunged Maga world into turmoil – a timelineDonald Trump’s efforts to dismiss the criticism over his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files as a “hoax” showed no sign of working on Thursday as more prominent figures from across the political spectrum emerged to attack the US president and some of his supporters recorded videos burning their signature Make America Great Again hats.Days after the Republican speaker of the House, the Trump loyalist Mike Johnson, called for the release of all documents relating to the late financier, a convicted sex offender and longtime former friend of Trump’s, rebellion continued to simmer within the president’s normally diehard base. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Trump supporters burn Maga hats after he dismisses Epstein files furor as ‘hoax’

Mike Pence is latest prominent figure to call for release of files on sex offender once close to presidentHow the Jeffrey Epstein row plunged Maga world into turmoil – a timelineDonald Trump’s efforts to dismiss the criticism over his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files as a “hoax” showed no sign of working on Thursday as more prominent figures from across the political spectrum emerged to attack the US president and some of his supporters recorded videos burning their signature Make America Great Again hats.Days after the Republican speaker of the House, the Trump loyalist Mike Johnson, called for the release of all documents relating to the late financier, a convicted sex offender and longtime former friend of Trump’s, rebellion continued to simmer within the president’s normally diehard base. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago MAGA Republicans beware — Hunter Biden, of all people, thinks your blind loyalty to Trump is the right call

Biden’s son insulated his father from criticism until it was too late — but he still doesn’t see how that was a problem, writes John Bowden

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23 h. ago Whitmer says 'massive economic uncertainty' is to blame on semiconductor project failure in Michigan

A widely anticipated potential semiconductor project that would have brought a new plant to Michigan has fallen through and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is blaming economic uncertainty

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24 h. ago Trump floats appointing a special prosecutor to put Epstein 'hoax' to bed forever as he blasts 'duped' supporters

President Donald Trump signaled support for appointing a special prosecutor who could further investigate the bombshell case of financier and convicted pedophile Jeffery Epstein.

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26 h. ago 20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters

Twenty Democratic-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the cancellation of a disaster mitigation grant program

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27 h. ago Trump’s calls it ‘highly unlikely’ he’ll fire Fed chair Powell after reportedly telling House GOP he ‘likely will soon’

The president’s public about-face on firing Jerome Powell is sure to have critics call it another TACO, or ‘Trump Always Chickens Out,’ moment.

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28 h. ago Laura Loomer warns Trump’s Epstein flub could ‘consume his presidency’

Far-right activist Laura Loomer has warned that Donald Trump’s handling of the so-called “Epstein files” threatens to “consume his presidency,” in a stark departure from her usually unshakable support for the president.

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28 h. ago Trump calls it ‘highly unlikely’ he’ll fire Fed chair Powell after reportedly telling House GOP he ‘likely will soon’

Apparent U-turn

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29 h. ago Trump attacks ‘stupid Republicans’ for wanting Epstein files released

Trump continues to disavow members of his party who have called for him to fulfill campaign promise to release evidence on notorious pedophile

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29 h. ago Donald Trump slams 'past supporters' as MAGA fans call out Epstein files U

Donald Trump has appeared increasingly unwilling to release files regarding Jeffrey Epstein despite members of his administration previously vowing to release them

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31 h. ago Trump calls Epstein case a hoax and lashes out at Maga critics – live updates

President tries to downplay issue amid growing outrage from conservativesTrump says people interested in Epstein inquiry are ‘bad people’As Democrats reckon with a deep inter-party divide that threatens their ability to repair the party’s image and win back voters, Ken Martin said he was not focused on “internal bullshit” because “most people could care less about the internal drama and soap opera of the Democratic party”.Martin, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, told the Guardian that he knows Democrats have to earn back trust from communities across the country before the midterms. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Will RFK Jr.'s push for psychedelic therapy help or hamper the emerging field?

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32 h. ago Hunter Biden says Democrats lost 2024 election because they weren’t loyal to his father

Democrats chose to elevate former vice president Kamala Harris over former president Joe Biden for the Democratic ticket, throwing the party into momentary chaos

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34 h. ago Trump calls Epstein conspiracy a ‘hoax’ and turns on Maga ‘weaklings’

President faces Maga backlash over claims of hiding details of Epstein’s crimes to protect rich elite – including TrumpUS politics live – latest news updatesDonald Trump has lashed out against his own supporters, calling them gullible “weaklings” for questioning the transparency of a secretive government inquiry into the late high-profile socialite and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The US president is struggling to contain a political crisis within his usually loyal Make America Great Again (Maga) base over suspicion that the administration is hiding details of Epstein’s crimes to protect the rich elite Epstein associated with, which included Trump. Continue reading...

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