86 m. ago National Guard troops on the streets of DC to fight what Trump calls ‘out of control’ crime in the nation’s capital

The presence of troops in the capital is expected to grow over the next week and the president is threatening to take similar tactics to other Democratic cities

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15 h. ago Democrats call Trump’s DC police takeover ‘a distraction’ from Epstein files, tariffs and tax bill – live updates

Chuck Schumer called Trump’s decision to federalize the DC police and deploy national guard to the city ‘attempted distraction’ from ‘other scandals’Later on, we’ll hear from the Trump administration for the second day in a row. The president won’t make an appearance, but press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a White House briefing at 1pm ET.Defense secretary Pete Hegseth says he’s proud to be part of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, an archconservative network of Christian congregations.Pastor Doug Wilson, a CREC co-founder, leads Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, the network’s flagship location. Jovial and media-friendly, Wilson is no stranger to stirring controversy with his church’s hard-line theology and its embrace of patriarchy and Christian nationalism.Wilson told The Associated Press on Monday he was grateful Hegseth shared the video. He noted Hegseth’s post was labeled with Christ Church’s motto: “All of Christ for All of Life.” Continue reading...

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17 h. ago EU leaders defend Ukraine’s freedom to decide future ahead of Trump

Statement on Ukrainian sovereignty signed by all EU leaders except for Viktor Orbán before call with TrumpEurope live – latest updatesRead all our coverage of the Ukraine warEuropean Union leaders made a rallying call to defend Ukraine’s freedom to decide its own future in advance of their virtual summit with Donald Trump – convened to discuss US strategy before the president’s talks with Vladimir Putin on Friday.With the exception of Hungary, all EU leaders signed a joint statement, with Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, also calling for the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to attend the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on Friday. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Musk’s Grok calls Trump the ‘most notorious’ criminal in DC when asked about violent crime in the city

The tech tycoon’s attempt to build a reliably right-wing AI chatbot continues to go off the rails

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37 h. ago Merz invites Trump to emergency call with EU leaders before Putin summit

Proposal, which would also include Volodymyr Zelenskyy, comes as European calls grow for red lines in Ukraine talksThe German chancellor has invited Donald Trump to join emergency virtual talks with EU leaders and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, as European demands grow that the US president agree red lines before Friday’s summit in Alaska with Vladimir Putin.Neither Zelenskyy nor European leaders have been invited to Trump’s meeting with the Russian president. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Grant Forrest opens up on 'surreal' Donald Trump phone call and his 'rock' during struggle

Scot says return to winning ways in Nexo Championship was reminder about how ‘crazy golf is’

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55 h. ago Trump got into a shouting match with Netanyahu after Israeli PM denied pictures of starving Gazans were real: report

Former official says Trump-Netanyahu phone call was ‘direct, mostly one-way conversation about the status of humanitarian aid’ with president ‘doing most of the talking’

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57 h. ago Donald Trump calls Grant Forrest 'amazing' in seven minute phone chat after Nexo Championship triumph

Forrest took the highest of congratulations after winning the tournament at Trump International

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57 h. ago Donald Trump calls Grant Forrest 'amazing' in FaceTime chat after Nexo Championship triumph

Forrest took the highest of congratulations after winning the tournament at Trump International

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57 h. ago Donald Trump takes to FaceTime as Scottish golfer gets surprise call from US president after DP World Tour title

US president congratulates Forrest after he wins at his course

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3 d. ago Trump administration threatens to strip Harvard University of lucrative patents

White House escalates offensive on Ivy League university by calling for review of federally funded researchThe latest phase of the Trump administration’s offensive against Harvard University is a comprehensive review of the university’s federally funded research programs, and the threat to strip the school’s lucrative portfolio of patents.In a letter to the Harvard president, Alan Garber, posted online on Friday, Donald Trump’s commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, accused Harvard of breaching its legal and contractual requirements tied to federally funded research programs and patents. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Check, please! Owner of ‘Trump Burger’ MAGA joints is nabbed by ICE and called ‘illegal alien’ facing deport

Not even branding a burger with the name Trump could protect a Texas restaurant chain owner who the feds say has overstayed his visa amid ICE’s mass deportation push.

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4 d. ago Donald Trump's call to to stop building windmills would see 'sky high' bills, UK energy minister says

Minister for Energy Consumers Miatta Fahnbulleh has offered a fierce defence of renewables, insisting they were already slashing prices across Europe

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4 d. ago Trump and Putin’s phone calls last for hours because of Russian president’s ‘monologues,’ report says

Kremlin leader reportedly prone to grievance-led speeches, occasionally testing his opposite number’s patience

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4 d. ago Trump 'shouted at Netanyahu during phone call when Israeli PM claimed there is no widespread starvation in Gaza

NBC News reports that the confrontation came after growing tensions between the two countries over the humanitarian situation in the war-torn enclave.

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4 d. ago Putin calls Trump's bluff: Missiles rain down on Ukraine as Donald's deadline for ceasefire arrives, with no sign Russia has any intention of ending bombardments, despite sanction threats

The Kremlin has shown no sign of halting its bombardments despite the U.S. President threatening to impose economic sanctions.

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5 d. ago Trump calls in press for ‘major announcement’ in Oval Office

Nothing of note was announced during the last-minute appearance

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5 d. ago Trump calls the Epstein Files ‘total bulls***t’ amid rumors of a JD Vance secret strategy meeting

Donald Trump blasted the Epstein Files as ‘total bulls***’ after a reporter asked about rumors of a secret strategy meeting planned by JD Vance.

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5 d. ago Trump calls for new US census that excludes undocumented immigrants

Census has historically counted all residents regardless of citizenship status, as required by the 14th amendmentDonald Trump announced on Thursday that he has ordered the commerce department to conduct a new census that would exclude undocumented immigrants from the official count.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the census would be “based on modern day facts and figures” and use “results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024”. He added that “people who are in our country illegally will not be counted”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Putin and Trump to meet 'in the coming days', Kremlin aide confirms as Zelenskyy calls for face

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called for a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin to end war, after Trump's special envoy held talks with Putin

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