57 m. ago Trump in 'cognitive decline' as he calls himself 'war hero' and butchers two country names

Trump has repeatedly bragged about stopping six wars during his time in office and the peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia is one of his most notable achievements.

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5 h. ago Fed governor Lisa Cook says she will not be ‘bullied’ into resigning

Trump had called on central banker to step down after his ally accused her of falsifying mortgage documents

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5 h. ago Fed governor urged by Trump to resign will not be ‘bullied’ into stepping down

Lisa Cook, first Black woman to sit on Fed board, responds after allegation by ally of president of mortgage fraudUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has called on a Federal Reserve governor to immediately resign, renewing his extraordinary attack on the central bank’s independence as officials mull next steps on interest rates.A close Trump ally accused Lisa Cook, an appointee of Joe Biden, of “potentially committing mortgage fraud” and urged the US Department of Justice to investigate. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Fox News’ Mark Levin defends Trump calling himself a ‘war hero’: ‘Let me educate the truly stupid’

‘There are lots of presidents who are war heroes who did not actually fight in a war,’ Mark Levin declared on Wednesday while justifying Trump’s claim.

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11 h. ago Trump demands Lisa Cook, first black woman Fed Reserve member, ‘resign, now!!!’ and accuses her of mortgage fraud

President has spent months bullying Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over his refusal to lower interest rates and recently turned his fire on Fed board members

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12 h. ago Trump calls on Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to resign, renewing attack on central bank

Ally of the president has accused the first Black woman to sit on the central bank’s board of mortgage fraudUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has called on a Federal Reserve governor to immediately resign, renewing his extraordinary attack on the central bank’s independence as officials mull next steps on interest rates.A close Trump ally accused Lisa Cook, an appointee of Joe Biden, of “potentially committing mortgage fraud” and urged the US Department of Justice to investigate. The claims have not been confirmed. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago National intelligence director strips security clearances from 37 current and former national security officials – US politics live

Tulsi Gabbard accuses officials, some of whom worked on intelligence community’s assessment of Russian interference in 2016 election, of ‘politicizing intelligence’President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is “hurting” the housing industry “very badly” and repeated his call for a big cut to US interest rates.“Could somebody please inform Jerome “Too Late” Powell that he is hurting the Housing Industry, very badly? People can’t get a Mortgage because of him. There is no Inflation, and every sign is pointing to a major Rate Cut,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago UK inflation rises by more than expected to 3.8% amid higher food prices

Annual July rate all but rules out possibility of a further Bank of England interest rate cut this yearBusiness live – latest updatesInflation rose again last month, to a higher than expected 3.8%, amid higher food and fuel prices, adding to fears that the Bank of England will delay further interest rate cuts.Figures showed the annual rate as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) climbed from June’s 3.6% reading, sitting above the central bank’s 2% target for the 10th consecutive month. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Trump calls Israel’s Netanyahu a ‘war hero’ and says ‘I guess I am too’

The president made the remarks in a radio interview complaining he was not given enough credit for bombing Iran’s nuclear sites

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28 h. ago Recap: Putin suggests hosting Zelensky peace meeting in Moscow during Trump phone call but offer is swiftly rejected

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky will meet, Donald Trump has said after a White House summit with European leaders aimed at bringing an end to the Ukraine war.

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33 h. ago Powell to deliver Jackson Hole address under fire on multiple fronts

Federal Reserve chair is under bombardment from Trump and battling an insurgency within the central bank

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42 h. ago Putin calls Brics allies to debrief them on his Trump summit

Putin briefs Brics partners amid rising trade tensions due to Trump’s tariffs

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44 h. ago Is this the hot mic moment that gives away what REALLY happened at White House summit? Fears Putin will pull out of Ukraine talks as Trump commits to US security guarantees 

The Kremlin branded a 40-minute phone call between President Trump and Putin on Monday as 'frank' and only 'fairly constructive'.

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45 h. ago Is this the hot mic moment that gives away what REALLY happened at White House summit... as Moscow REFUSES to commit to Putin

The Kremlin branded a 40-minute phone call between President Trump and Putin on Monday as 'frank' and only 'fairly constructive'.

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47 h. ago Ukraine live updates: Trump and European leaders press Putin to agree to Zelenskyy meeting

US president says arrangements being made for bilateral meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy and that US will help guarantee Ukraine’s security if a deal is reachedFull report: Trump arranging Zelenskyy-Putin meeting as European leaders push for US security guaranteesSketch: All smoke and no fire as Zelenskky emerges unbruised after Trump meetBritish prime minister Keir Starmer has described the talks at the White House as “good and constructive” and said they produced “real progress”.Speaking after the summit, Starmer said: “There was a real sense of unity between the European leaders that were there and President Trump and President Zelenskyy.”The other material outcome was the agreement that there will now be a bilateral agreement between President Putin and President Zelenskyy, that was after a phone call between President Trump and President Putin during the course of this afternoon, followed by a trilateral that will add in Trump.That is a recognition of the principle that on s...

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47 h. ago Trump administration considers 10% stake in Intel to rescue embattled chip maker: reports

Talk of a potential U.S. share in the chip maker comes after Trump called on the CEO of Intel to resign earlier this month over his China ties

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51 h. ago Trump broke off his meetings with Europe’s leaders to call his friend in the Kremlin... why?

Trump’s call to the Moscow mid-session is bad news, Sam Kiley, world affairs editor, says

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52 h. ago Trump broke off his meetings with Europe’s leaders to call his friend in the Kremlin...why?

Trump’s call to the Kremlin mid-session with Europe’s leaders is not good news, Sam Kiley, world affairs editor, says

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54 h. ago Trump interrupts talks with European leaders to call Putin amid push for ceasefire and trilateral meeting – live

US president speaks to Russian leaders in middle of talks instead of afterwards, media reports say, as European leaders call for truce and US-Russia-Ukraine talks Trump tells Zelenskyy ceasefire not needed for Russia-Ukraine peace dealSketch: All smoke and no fire as Zelenskky emerges unbruised after Trump meetA Russian drone attack on a five-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Monday killed five people and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian authorities said.The attack, which took place just before dawn, reduced part of the building to rubble and sparked fires on at least three floors, the region’s governor Oleg Synegubov said on Telegram. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Trump claims Democrats are calling him to say it’s finally safe to go to dinner in DC as restaurant bookings plunge

Donald Trump has claimed that Democrats are ringing him to thank him for making it “safe” to dine out in Washington DC , despite restaurants seeing a sharp decline in attendance since his police takeover.

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