8 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 7 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he makes a humiliating climbdown

The Trump administration performed a screeching u-turn on an issue that has sparked fury across the country - and the President dusted off his Marie Antoinette wig one more time...

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46 h. ago BBC Question Time came to dramatic halt as Donald Trump issues threat at Elon Musk

Question Time, hosted in Llandudno, in north Wales, on Thursday, saw the panel discuss the new 20mph speed limits in Wales and the rise in the number of illegal boat crossings - but the show was interrupted for 'breaking news'

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65 h. ago Trump orders inquiry into Biden’s actions as president over ‘cognitive decline’ reports

Investigation will fuel GOP campaign to discredit ex-president and undo pardons and orders issued at end of his termDonald Trump has ordered an investigation into Joe Biden’s actions as president, alleging top aides masked his predecessor’s “cognitive decline”.The investigation will build on a Republican-led campaign already under way to discredit the former president and overturn some of his executive actions, including pardons and federal rules issued towards the end of his term in office. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Trump issues travel ban barring US entry from 12 countries and signs order restricting student visas at Harvard – live

Order also restricts entries from seven other countries, as separate proclamation bars students from obtaining visas to enter country to attend HarvardTrump signs order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the USTrump signs proclamation to restrict foreign student visas at HarvardTrump orders inquiry into Biden’s actions as president over ‘cognitive decline’ reportsThe Trump administration has reversed its decision to revoke the legal status of a four-year-old girl, receiving continuing life-saving treatment in the US, and her family after a national outcry.Deysi Vargas, her husband and their daughter – whom lawyers identified by the pseudonym Sofia – had come to the US in 2023 to seek medical care for their daughter who has a rare condition that requires specialized treatment. But in April, the federal government ended their humanitarian parole, a temporary status granted to people on urgent humanitarian grounds, and ordered them to “self-deport”. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Trump issues sweeping travel ban barring entry to US from 12 countries – live

Order bars entry for all nationals of countries including Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan and Yemen and restricts entries from seven other countriesTrump’s tax bill would add $2.4tn to US debt, says non-partisan analysisThe Trump administration has reversed its decision to revoke the legal status of a four-year-old girl, receiving continuing life-saving treatment in the US, and her family after a national outcry.Deysi Vargas, her husband and their daughter – whom lawyers identified by the pseudonym Sofia – had come to the US in 2023 to seek medical care for their daughter who has a rare condition that requires specialized treatment. But in April, the federal government ended their humanitarian parole, a temporary status granted to people on urgent humanitarian grounds, and ordered them to “self-deport”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Donald Trump 'may not last White House term' as advisor spots 'cognitive' issue

A political advisor has claimed that Donald Trump's time in office may be curtailed due to his 'cognitive decline', as he struggles to articulate his thoughts and communicate

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7 d. ago Trump’s pardoning of Black celebrities is a cynical ploy | Tayo Bero

It’s not the first time the president has sought to curry favor this way. His instincts about Black Americans are clearThis week, Trump issued two dozen presidential pardons to a motley crew of wrongdoers, including shady politicians, fraudulent CEOs and other wealthy ne’er-do-wells. On that list were the Louisiana rapper NBA YoungBoy (whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden) and the Chicago gangster Larry Hoover.Regardless of where you stand on American carceral culture and what we know about the ways the criminal justice system squashes Black people who have the misfortune of interacting with it, Trump handing out pardons to Hoover and Gaulden isn’t the magnanimous or justice-focused move he wants us to believe it is. Instead, it’s a clear effort to garner support from the Black community by way of its big names.Tayo Bero is a Guardian US columnist. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump has issued a flurry of pardons this week. The common thread: him

ANALYSIS: Trump handed out a flurry of pardons this week to supporters and donors; some were real head-scratchers, Richard Hall writes.

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8 d. ago Gang leaders, reality TV fraudsters and white collar criminals: What’s behind Trump’s pardoning spree?

ANALYSIS: Trump handed out a flurry of pardons this week to supporters and donors; some were real head-scratchers, Richard Hall writes.

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9 d. ago Federal Reserve issues rare statement asserting independence amid Trump pressure

Central bank emphasizes nonpartisan role in brief memo after chair Jerome Powell meets with US presidentCan Trump fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell?The Federal Reserve issued a rare, strongly worded statement on Thursday after chair Jerome Powell spoke with Donald Trump at the White House Thursday morning, holding firm on the central bank’s independence amid pressure from Trump to lower interest rates.The three-paragraph statement emphasized the Fed’s independent, nonpartisan role in setting monetary policy based on economic data. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Russia issues WWIII threat to Donald Trump as tensions with Vladimir Putin explode

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a stark warning to Donald Trump after the US leader accused Vladimir Putin of "playing with fire"

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9 d. ago Donald Trump explodes in furious rant at Vladimir Putin over Ukraine peace talks

Donald Trump has issued a fresh warning to Vladimir Putin after the Russian president made a series of demands for the West to meet in order to secure peace in Ukraine

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1 week ago Trump reveals what could 'screw up' Ukraine peace deal as Putin issues his terms to end fighting

President Donald Trump on Wednesday explained why he hasn't levied more sanctions on Russia - despite being currently engaged in a war of words with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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1 week ago Will Donald Trump defy the US supreme court? | Steven Greenhouse

With the court slated to issue a flood of rulings by early July, the justices have an important choice: to bend to Trump or to grow a real backboneWith the most authoritarian and lawless president in history sitting in the White House, the US supreme court is no doubt worried about looking weak in one of two ways. First, the court fears it will look pathetically weak if it becomes the first supreme court in history to have a president defy its rulings in a wholesale way. With that in mind, the court seems to be taking pains to avoid provoking Donald Trump’s defiance – it has issued several decisions upholding the president’s actions while in other cases, it has given him lots of wiggle room even as it objected to his administration’s moves.Then there’s the court’s second, big worry – that it will look pathetically weak if it doesn’t stand up to the most authoritarian president in US history. Many legal experts criticize the court for not standing up more to Trump, even though he has...

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1 week ago Putin mouthpiece issues dire World War III warning after Trump tirade

The president amplified a post by another user of Truth Social which said: 'They stole the 2020 election and hijacked the country using a decrepit corpse as a frontman.

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1 week ago Donald Trump slams Putin AGAIN for 'playing with fire' and issues 'bad things' threat

In a new statement shared on Truth Social, Donald Trump said 'really bad' things would have happened to Russia if it wasn't for him - and added Vladimir Putin is 'playing with fire'

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1 week ago Putin mouthpiece issues dire World War III warning after Trump tirade: Live updates

The president amplified a post by another user of Truth Social which said: 'They stole the 2020 election and hijacked the country using a decrepit corpse as a frontman.

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1 week ago Donald Trump's former advisor issues brutal verdict on Vladimir Putin phone call

Fiona Hill, who was one of Trump's advisers, has been a vocal critic of the US President and is not impressed by his phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin

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1 week ago Palace issues statement as Donald Trump move leaves key royal's future in balance

US President Donald Trump's administration has revoked Harvard University's ability to enrol international students in an escalating battle - and the move looks likely to impact a major royal, who is a future Queen

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2 w. ago Harvard SUES Trump after dramatic escalation that could strip billions from the university

Harvard University sued Trump one day after his administration issued a ban on the enrollment of foreign students.

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