62 m. ago Trump defends Texas flood handling as disaster tests vow to shutter Fema

Since disaster that has killed at least 120 people, US president has remained quiet about promises to axe relief agencyUS politics live – latest updatesDuring a trip on Friday to look at the devastation caused by the catastrophic flooding in Texas, Donald Trump claimed that state and federal officials had done an “incredible job”, saying of the disaster that he had “never seen anything like this”.The trip comes as he has remained conspicuously quiet about his previous promises to do away with the federal agency in charge of disaster relief. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Heavily redacted Epstein flight logs undermine DoJ and Trump's 'transparency' claims and fuel cover

The Trump administration's insistence that there are no more Epstein files to release has been undermined by documents previously disseminated by the Department of Justice.

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2 h. ago Former Trump lawyer previously claimed he knows Epstein client list names: ‘But I’m bound by confidentiality’

‘I know the names of the individuals. I know why they’re being suppressed. I know who’s suppressing them,’ Alan Dershowitz said in March

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3 h. ago Trump administration sues California over egg prices and blames animal welfare laws

The Trump administration is suing California over its animal welfare laws, claiming they unconstitutionally raised egg prices

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14 h. ago Trump declares himself Superman as he puts his airbrushed face on stacked superhero's body

The bizarre AI-generated image comes as die-hard MAGA followers have been advocating the burning of their iconic red hats due claims from Donald Trump's White House about Jeffrey Epstein

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20 h. ago Former Trump lawyer claims he knows Epstein client list names: ‘But I’m bound by confidentiality’

‘I know the names of the individuals. I know why they’re being suppressed. I know who’s suppressing them,’ Alan Dershowitz says

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29 h. ago Mahmoud Khalil files $20m claim against Trump administration for false imprisonment

Precursor to a lawsuit also claims the Palestinian activist was maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemiteLawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist who was detained by the Trump administration for months, have filed a claim for $20m in damages against the administration, alleging Khalil was falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemite as the government sought to deport him over his prominent role in campus protests.The filing – a precursor to a lawsuit under the Federal Tort Claims Act – names the Department of Homeland Security, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the state department. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Trump keeps claiming places are selling gas for $1.99. There is no proof to back that up

Mississippi currently boasts the most affordable gas in the country at an average of $2.69 per gallon

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50 h. ago Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazil, citing what he claims is a ‘witch

US president slaps tariff on Brazil and complains about treatment of Brazil’s former president, who is facing trial over an alleged coup attemptTrump targets Brunei, Libya and Moldova with latest threat of US tariffsTrump says Bolsonaro ‘not guilty of anything’ amid Brazil coup trialThe US justice department has sued California over state policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ school sports, alleging that allowing them to do so violates federal anti-discrimination laws.The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, claims that California’s policies violate Title IX, which affords legal protection against sex discrimination.Our Fed Rate is AT LEAST 3 Points too high. “Too Late” is costing the U.S. 360 Billion Dollars a Point, PER YEAR, in refinancing costs. No Inflation, COMPANIES POURING INTO AMERICA. “The hottest Country in the World!” LOWER THE RATE!!!ANYBODY BUT “TOO LATE.”In effect, we went on hold when we saw the size of the tariffs and essentially all...

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53 h. ago Trump claimed victory against the Houthis in fight over Red Sea shipping. Now they are sinking tankers again

Trump said in May that Houthis had ‘capitulated but, more importantly, we will take their word that they say they will not be blowing up ships anymore’. But, ships are again being attacked

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55 h. ago Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam says Trump ‘destroyed’ major art form

The director claims the re-election of President Trump ‘killed’ his new movie ‘The Carnival at the End of Days’

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57 h. ago Donald Trump made a wildly undemocratic threat in private meeting with donors

The US President claimed to donors at a private meeting on the campaign trail that he would crack down on a key part of democracy

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59 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein’s brother has his say on Trump admin’s claims about sex offender’s suicide

Mark Epstein says he ‘laughed at how stupid’ the FBI’s verdict on his late brother’s suicide was

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62 h. ago Trump threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin attacked Ukraine, new book claims

Earlier this week, Trump said the U.S. would be sending more weapons to Ukraine as his resentment swells towards Putin

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3 d. ago Elon Musk names top Trump ally in the Epstein files as MAGA civil war spirals

Billionaire Elon Musk has launched another salvo at MAGA world by claiming that former Trump advisor Steve Bannon is implicated within the Jeffrey Epstein files.

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3 d. ago El Salvador officials say deported migrants in notorious jail are Trump’s problem, not theirs

Salvadoran officials claim ‘legal responsibility’ lies with the US, contradicting statements from the Trump administration

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3 d. ago Elon Musk drops Epstein files bombshell as he claims Steve Bannon on list

Elon Musk has claimed, without evidence, that a major ally of Donald Trump is in an alleged client list belonging to the late Jeffrey Epstein - after making a similar claim about the US president

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4 d. ago Trump claims he struck side deal with Skydance for additional $16 million in ‘60 Minutes’ settlement

‘We did a deal for about $16 million plus $16 million, or maybe more than that, in advertising... It's like $32 to maybe $35 million,’ the president said over the weekend.

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4 d. ago ‘Epstein client list’ doesn’t exist, feds say, despite Musk’s claim that Trump is on it

Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI have ruled that there is no “client list” belonging to the late billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, just a month after Elon Musk accused the president of being on it.

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4 d. ago Jeffrey Epstein's last moments seen on prison CCTV as probe reveals cause of death

The disgraced financier was found dead in jail in 2019, but conspiracy theorists claim he was murdered - an investigation by the Trump administration has now given its conclusions

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