2 h. ago Trump reportedly gave Maduro ultimatum to relinquish power in Venezuela

US president sent a ‘blunt message’ to his South American counterpart, sources sayHow US campaign against Venezuela has unfoldedUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump reportedly gave Nicolás Maduro an ultimatum to relinquish power immediately during their recent call – but Venezuela’s authoritarian leader declined, demanding a “global amnesty” for himself and allies.On Sunday, the US president confirmed the call had taken place, telling reporters: “I wouldn’t say it went well or badly, it was a phone call.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Will Trump really attack Venezuela? US president ‘issues Maduro with ultimatum’ after threatening strikes

Maduro continues to call for dialogue - but warns he will stand against the ‘aggressions of imperialism’ if needed

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8 h. ago Trump delivers ultimatum to Maduro to flee Venezuela IMMEDIATELY

The talks occurred Friday amid a series of lethal American drone strikes against suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers in the region that has killed over 80 people.

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14 h. ago Trump confirms call with Maduro amid claims Don ‘gave tyrant ultimatum to flee Venezuela IMMEDIATELY to save his family’

DONALD Trump confirmed he spoke to dictator Nicolás Maduro over a call before announcing the closure of Venezuela's airspace. While Trump revealed no details of the chat, he is said to have offered Maduro a chance to escape with his family amid fears of all-out war between Washington and Caracas. During the call, Trump offered...

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7 d. ago US reportedly ready for next phase of Venezuela military operations – live

Trump administration labels Maduro as member of foreign terrorist organization and could impose fresh sanctions on countryDonald Trump is in Washington today. The only event on his schedule is an executive order signing at 4pm ET. That’s currently closed to the press, but we’ll let you know if that changes.Also today, we’ll see the first lady, Melania Trump, welcome the deliver of the White House Christmas tree at 12pm ET. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump delivers savage parting shot to 'lowlifes' MTG and Thomas Massie while declaring GOP has 'never been so united'

In a savage public critique on Truth Social on Sunday night, Trump singled out Thomas Massie, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rand Paul as 'lowlifes' and 'traitors.'

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8 d. ago Trump tells Zelenskyy 'he can fight his little heart out' in 'final offer' update

US President Donald Trump has delivered a warning to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following his comments over the proposed peace plan from the United States

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1 week ago Melania Trump delivers 'dystopian' speech to troops sparking meltdown

The First Lady was speaking to military personnel and their families at Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina on Wednesday.

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2 w. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene gets pipe bomb threat and hoax pizza deliveries after 'dog whistle' from Trump

The Georgia Congresswoman, who Trump brutally split with in a social media post Friday, said Sunday that the death threats she's gotten this weekend have escalated.

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2 w. ago Trump v BBC row takes a turn for the worse with fresh fury from the White House

The White House has criticised the BBC for commissioning Dutch author Rutger Bregman, a fierce critic of President Donald Trump, to deliver its flagship annual Reith lectures

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2 w. ago White House fury at Trump 'monster' jibe in showpiece BBC lecture: US President 'dubbed a fascist' during flagship speech commissioned by broadcaster

The BBC commissioned Dutch author Rutger Bregman to deliver its flagship annual lectures. Bregman used the events to compare Trump's America and the rise of fascism in the 1930s.

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2 w. ago Model turned Epstein girlfriend says she was delivered to Trump to be ‘groped’

‘Clearly we are these objects, these trophies,’ Epstein’s former girlfriend said, ‘It’s horrifying’

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2 w. ago Republicans are scrambling to reclaim affordability. Good luck with that | Judith Levine

Two problems stand in the way of the party’s efforts: their policies and their presidentTry as they might to present Zohran Mamdani as the exemplar of their opponents’ radical-left lunacy, the platform the New York mayor-elect and other Democrats won on was affordability – the same platform on which Trump ran, and has spectacularly failed to deliver.So in their panic, Republicans are scrambling to reclaim affordability.Judith Levine is a Brooklyn-based journalist, essayist and author of five books. Her Substack is Today in Fascism Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Despite America’s absence, Trump’s influence looms large over Cop30

In this week’s newsletter: Fear of retribution from the unpredictable president has left climate summit negotiators feeling nervous and vulnerable• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereUnder Donald Trump, America has not only jettisoned any effort to deal with the climate crisis, but has also attempted to stymie moves by other nations to shift to cleaner forms of energy, such as solar and wind.The climate crisis is “the greatest con job perpetrated by the world”, Trump told the UN in September, urging other governments to stick to oil and gas (preferably drilled in the US, of course) and ditch the “scam” of renewable energy.World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report findsFossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn peopleChina’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis findsCalifornia governor calls Trump ‘an invasive species’ at Cop30 climate talksTussles break out between protesters an...

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3 w. ago ‘Huge victory’ in Portland as judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard

Karin Immergut said earlier she ‘found no credible evidence’ that protests in Oregon city were out of controlA federal judge in Oregon on Friday blocked Donald Trump from deploying national guard troops to Portland, ruling there was no evidence of widespread violence to justify federal intervention.The US district court judge, Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, delivered her final order in the case on Friday. She found that protests near Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility were “predominately peaceful, with only isolated and sporadic instances of relatively low-level violence”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump gets slapped with community note on X after using Walmart’s math to brag about Thanksgiving affordability

President Donald Trump bragged that he was delivering on affordability for Americans after Walmart shared that its annual Thanksgiving meal was cheaper than last year’s — though Internet sleuths are skeptical whether that is actually the case.

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