35 h. ago Pam Bondi tells law enforcement agencies to investigate antifa groups for ‘tax crimes’

Exclusive: Move is part of Trump’s broader crackdown on leftwing groups, including designation of antifa as ‘domestic terrorism’ groupUS politics live – latest updatesThe US attorney general, Pam Bondi, instructed law enforcement officials on Thursday to investigate antifa and other supposed domestic terror groups, and specifically directed them to search for “tax crimes” the groups may have committed, according to a memo obtained by the Guardian.The document signals how the Trump administration and Bondi are ramping up efforts to crack down on leftwing groups. Antifa, short for antifascist, is not a clearly defined organization, but rather a loose network of activists. Trump signed an executive order in September declaring it a domestic terrorism organization – something legal experts say he does not have the authority to do. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Is Trump keyboard mightier than the ‘autopen’? President declares ‘void’ all Biden orders and pardons not signed by hand

If implemented, Trump’s Truth Social decree would cancel longstanding sanctions on Russia and other adversarial states

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7 d. ago All you need to know on Trump's imposition on Venezuela's airspace and war fears

Donald Trump has declared Venezuela's airspace 'closed in its entirety' as the FAA warns airlines of heightened military activity and worsening security in the region

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7 d. ago Trump declares airspace above Venezuela 'closed entirely' amid armed conflict fears

The declaration is the latest escalation amid growing fears of armed conflict between the two countries

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7 d. ago Donald Trump declares Venezuela airspace 'closed' with fears of all

Donald Trump has declared Venezuela's airspace 'closed in its entirety' as the FAA warns airlines of heightened military activity and worsening security in the region

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7 d. ago BREAKING: Donald Trump says Venezuela airspace 'closed' as all

Donald Trump has declared the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela 'closed in its entirety' in the latest escalation of tensions between the two countries

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7 d. ago Trump declares airspace above Venezuela is to be closed entirely as he ramps up lethal strikes

Warships and military personnel have moved into position near the Caribbean country in recent months, raising fears that Trump is preparing military action.

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8 d. ago National guard shooting suspect to be charged with murder as Trump steps up immigration crackdown – US politics live

US attorney for DC says charges upgraded to murder in first degree after national guard member dies; US president says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ Full report: Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, this morning announced that charges against the suspected shooter were being upgraded.Pirro told Fox News on Friday morning: “There are certainly many more charges to come, but we are upgrading the initial charges of assault to murder in the first degree.“Washington DC is considered a safe zone,” Donald Trump declared on Tuesday, veering off topic at the national Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House. “This was one of the most unsafe places anywhere in the United States. It is now considered a totally safe city.”A day later, two national guardsmen from West Virginia were shot in a busy area a few blocks from the White House in downt...

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2 w. ago Trump brushes off Mamdani’s ‘fascist’ comments and declares incoming NYC mayor ‘can do a very good job’: Live updates

‘You’re going to have, hopefully, a really great mayor,’ Trump said with a smile at his Friday press conference with Mamdani

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2 w. ago Supreme Court meets to weigh Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions, blocked by lower courts

The Supreme Court is meeting in private with a key issue on its agenda — President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens

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2 w. ago Extortionate tickets and matches moved at Trump’s whim: are you ready for the ‘greatest World Cup ever’? | Marina Hyde

You may have thought Qatar and Russia were tournament lows. You didn’t account for the US president and his Fifa soulmate, Gianni Infantino“It’s very clear,” claimed haunted Fifa cue-ball Gianni Infantino not so long ago, “that politics should stay out of football and football should stay out of politics.” But is it clear? Is it really? On Monday, the worst man in world sport was – yet again – to be found in the Oval Office, this time nodding along to Trump’s declaration that games could be moved from host cities for next summer’s World Cup if the US president deems there’s “a problem” with security or that the cities are non-compliant in some other way. In practice, that seems to mean if they’re run by a Democrat/“communist”. Amazing that the Fifa president will gladly allow his tournaments to be held in any old violent autocracy but, for the purposes of the White House cameras at least, might need to draw the line at Boston.Honestly, the very sight of Infantino these days causes d...

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3 w. ago Embattled BBC braces for Trump backlash after rejecting President's right to damages... as Corporation's boss declares: 'It's been a difficult week'

Mr Trump set a deadline of tonight for a full retraction, grovelling apology and offer of compensation - or he would sue for $1billion (£760million) over a misleading edit of his speech.

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3 w. ago Hegseth announces military’s Operation Southern Spear against ‘narco

President met with top generals earlier this week to discuss best means of tackling drug smugglers in Latin America, according to a report

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3 w. ago Trump declares Operation Southern Spear & ‘could strike Venezuela in days with Don offered war plans by war chiefs’

DONALD Trump has stepped squarely onto a war footing, declaring Operation Southern Spear as senior military officials warn he could order strikes on Venezuela “in the coming days”. Washington is now giving clear signs that the window for tyrant Nicolás Maduro is closing fast, and the US is now openly preparing for confrontation. CBS News...

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3 w. ago ICE reportedly standing down in Chicago as Trump declares he still wants to ‘CALL IN THE TROOPS’ to the Windy City

President insists ‘murder and crime’ rampant in Miracle Mile Shopping Center area but federal forces being withdrawn and redeployed after contentious two-month stay, according to a report

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3 w. ago Trump pardons Giuliani, Meadows and others over plot to steal 2020 election

Federal clemency towards president’s close allies largely symbolic as some still face legal exposure at state levelRudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, both close former political allies of Donald Trump, are among scores of people pardoned by the president over the weekend for their roles in a plot to steal the 2020 election.The maneuver is in effect symbolic, given it only applies in the federal justice system and not in state courts where Giuliani, Meadows and the others continue facing legal peril. The acts of clemency were announced in a post late on Sunday to X by US pardon attorney Ed Martin, covers 77 people said to have been the architects and agents of the scheme to install fake Republican electors in several battleground states, which would have falsely declared Trump their winner instead of the actual victor: Joe Biden. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Washington National Opera may move out of Kennedy Center due to Trump ‘takeover’

Ticket sales at about 40% unsold compared with before president made himself chair of US performing arts centerThe Washington National Opera (WNO) is considering moving out of the Kennedy Center, the company’s home since the US’s national performing arts center opened in 1971.The possibility has been forced on the company as a result of the “takeover” of the center by Donald Trump, according to WNO’s artistic director, Francesca Zambello. The president declared himself chair of the institution in February, sacking and replacing its board and leadership. Continue reading...

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