13 h. ago How all of Trump’s gang claims against wrongfully deported man boil down to one unnamed informant

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, languishing in El Salvador mega-prison, accused of being MS-13 member but evidence to substantiate claim is thin, court records reveal

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14 h. ago US intelligence says Venezuela is not directing a gang invasion into America. Trump claims the opposite

National Intelligence Council finds that South American nation isn’t directing an invasion into US

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15 h. ago Trump officials create uncertainty to evade court orders rather than comply

Recalcitrance appears to be product of Trump White House’s maximalist interpretation of executive powersFaced with a flurry of adverse court orders it would rather not follow, the Trump White House is increasingly deploying a strategy of claiming or even manufacturing its own uncertainty to dodge their effects without appearing to outright defy them.The Trump administration has faced several major legal setbacks in recent weeks, most notably in its efforts to deport undocumented immigrants without due process under the Alien Enemies Act or in spite of protective orders. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Former MI6 officer behind Trump dossier set to speak at Fleet Street's literary festival

Chris Steele is best known for compiling the so-called 2016 Steele dossier on unverified claims that Donald Trump had been 'compromised' by the Kremlin.

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42 h. ago Blackstone president warns US risks recession without trade deals

Progress in ‘tariff diplomacy’ will determine level of danger for economy, says Jonathan Gray

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47 h. ago Trump weighs in on Japan trade talks but Tokyo team leaves without deal

First-in-queue negotiations closely watched for signs of US strategy

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47 h. ago Trump claims ‘big progress’ in tariff talks with Japan after surprise appearance at negotiations

Japan’s PM says there are still gaps between the two countries’ stances

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58 h. ago Trump claims the cost of gas and groceries has gone down. Have they?

The price of some everyday goods, such as gasoline and bread, have become more affordable

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58 h. ago Musk claims to be ‘No. 2 after Trump for assassination’ and insists only the ‘paranoid’ survive in the world

Tech billionaire told influencer Ashley St Clair that revealing his relationship to her child would be dangerous, citing it as reason to keep his name off birth certificate

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63 h. ago John Higgins gets honest about Ronnie O’Sullivan as Steve Davis makes Judd Trump claim

Scottish snooker icon John Higgins has made a "brutally honest" confession about Ronnie O'Sullivan ahead of the 2025 World Snooker Championship, which kicks off this weekend

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66 h. ago Japan set for ‘guinea pig’ trade talks with US after Trump’s tariffs

Tokyo first in line for negotiations that will be closely watched as test case of Washington’s trade war strategy

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69 h. ago Trump latest: China warns president to ‘stop whining’ over tariffs after US curbs Nvidia chip sales in trade war

It comes as Donald Trump claims the U.S is taking in ‘record’ tariffs after raising import duties

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3 d. ago Trump claims 'if Zelensky was competent' the war in Ukraine would not have happened and says 'I'm not saying anyone's an angel, but it wasn't a question for Putin' during his presidency

Donald Trump has blamed Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden for the war in Ukraine, before implying the Russian leader never would have invaded if he had been in power.

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4 d. ago A bigger hole: Trump has already spent $155bn more than Biden. Musk now claims DOGE only saved $150bn

The Trump administration has already spent $155 billion more than former President Joe Biden did over the same period of time after their inaugurations, according to Treasury Department data. And Elon Musk is now claiming that his Department of Government Efficiency has only managed to save $150 billion.

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4 d. ago Donald Trump peddles false Putin claim Ukraine hero Zelensky started Russia war AGAIN

US President Donald Trump furiously claimed Volodymyr Zelensky is "always looking to purchase missiles" in a television appearance hours after a long-winded rant about his CBS interview

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4 d. ago El Salvador president refuses to order return of wrongly deported US man

Trump officials claim they’re not legally bound to bring Kilmar Abrego García back despite supreme court rulingThe president of El Salvador said in a meeting with Donald Trump in the White House on Monday that he would not order the return of a Maryland man who was deported in error to a Salvadorian mega-prison.“The question is preposterous,” Nayib Bukele said in the Oval Office on Monday, where he was welcomed by Trump and spoke with the president and members of his cabinet. “How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? I’m not going to do it.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago El Salvador president refuses to return wrongly deported man with US protected status

Trump officials claim they’re not legally bound to bring Kilmar Abrego García back despite supreme court rulingThe president of El Salvador said in a meeting with Donald Trump in the White House on Monday that he would not order the return of a Maryland man who was deported in error to a Salvadorian mega-prison.“The question is preposterous,” Nayib Bukele said in the Oval Office on Monday, where he was welcomed by Trump and spoke with the president and members of his cabinet. “How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? I’m not going to do it.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Meta faces antitrust claims at trial over Instagram and WhatsApp ownership

Facebook parent faces threats of illegal social media monopoly after spending billions to acquire two platformsFacebook parent Meta Platforms faces a high-stakes trial in Washington starting on Monday on claims it built an illegal social media monopoly by spending billions of dollars to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp, in a case where US antitrust enforcers seek to unwind the deals.The acquisitions more than a decade ago aimed to eliminate nascent competitors who could threaten Facebook’s status as the go-to social media platform for users to connect with friends and family, the US Federal Trade Commission claims. It filed the case in 2020 during Donald Trump’s first term. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump claims he wants to boost American manufacturing. But the industry is already in chaos over his tariffs

Trump trade policies created an ‘unwillingness to work with American companies,’ U.S. coffee grower says

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4 d. ago Vladimir Putin 'mocking' Donald Trump's goodwill with deadly attacks on Ukraine while claiming he wants peace

Russian missiles hit the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy days ago, killing 34 people and injuring more than 110

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