37 h. ago Trump hits out at Republican senator for refusing to back ‘big, beautiful bill’

Trump threatened to back primary challenge against Senator Thom Tillis for opposing his domestic billDonald Trump has hit out at Senator Thom Tillis over the North Carolina Republican’s refusal to back his “big, beautiful bill”, even as the president’s signature piece of domestic legislative action narrowly passed a procedural vote in the Senate late Saturday.In a post on Truth Social, Trump threatened Tillis, who is up for re-election in 2026 in the battleground state, by saying he would meet with potential candidates to challenge him in a Republican primary. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Trump declares victory as Big Beautiful Bill clears first Senate hurdle... and fires brutal warning at Republican rebel

President Donald Trump issued a victorious message as his Big Beautiful Bill cleared its first Senate hurdle after issuing a brutal warning to a Republican rebel who tried to block its passage.

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42 h. ago Pride organisers warn Trump’s DEI purge directly hitting UK events as corporate sponsorships drop

Experts have said ‘the golden era of corporate sponsorship might be over’ for Pride, as 75% of event see sponsorship funding drop

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56 h. ago What's in the latest version of Trump's big bill now before the Senate

At some 940-pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations

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60 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: Donald Trump's attack on Iran was lawless and we'll all regret it soon enough. But it was his actions afterwards that everyone has missed

Donald Trump's allies are more afraid of him than his enemies are. There are plenty of examples in Washington DC of former critics who now serve at his court.

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3 d. ago US stocks hit record high as markets recover from Trump tariff shock

Wall Street stocks roar back from April’s sell-off, buoyed by resilient economy and share buybacks

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3 d. ago Business news live: Nike fears $1bn Trump tariff hit, plus why oil prices are now rebounding

Stock markets latest updates and business news on Friday

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4 d. ago Billionaire tycoon tells me the secret reason he refuses to marry beautiful girlfriend 29 years his junior... as Ewan McGregor reveals his very embarrassing star encounter: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY

Were the comedienne Caroline Aherne still alive, she would, as TV's Mrs Merton, no doubt ask Modesta Vzesniauskaite: 'So, what first attracted you to the billionaire John Caudwell?'

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4 d. ago North Carolina legislature leaves after passing Helene aid package, but still no budget

The North Carolina legislature has wrapped up the chief portion of its annual session by passing another Hurricane Helene relief measure

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4 d. ago Iran's supreme leader says 'US hit nuclear sites but couldn't achieve much', decries Trump 'showmanship' and says 'America has been slapped in the face'

Iran 's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed victory over Israel and said his country had 'delivered a hand slap to America's face'.

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5 d. ago Trump says a major ally is on his hit list after skipping out on NATO pay...and will face severe consequences

Trump accused the country of getting a 'little bit of a free ride and warned they'll 'have to pay it back to us on trade.'

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5 d. ago CDC nominee Susan Monarez sidesteps questions about disagreements with RFK in Senate hearing

CDC nominee Susan Monarez says she values vaccines and rigorous scientific evidence but has largely sidestepped questions about widespread cuts to the agency and whether she disagreed with any of Health Secretary Robert F

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5 d. ago 'Imminent' threat of Iran gaining nuclear weapons hit by airstrikes, says UK amid Trump US intelligence row

US President’s claim to have ‘obliterated’ Iran’s nuclear sites is contradicted by early Pentagon assessment

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5 d. ago ‘We made history’: Mamdani celebrates after shocking Cuomo in New York City mayoral primary – US politics live

Andrew Cuomo concedes as progressive left-winger builds substantial lead over former governorZohran Mamdani declares historic victory in New York City mayoral primary after Cuomo concedesWe have more from The Hague.Reuters is reporting that when asked if the United States would strike again if Iran rebuilt its nuclear enrichment programme, Donald Trump said: “Sure.”Donald Trump hit back at a leaked preliminary US intelligence assessment which cast doubt on the success of US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear sites. Trump said Iran’s nuclear programme had been set back “decades” by the strikes despite the reports suggesting they had only set it back by months. Ahead of meeting with other world leaders at a Nato Summit in the Hague, he said he believed “total obliteration” was achieved. “This was a devastating attack,” Trump told reporters. Asked about the intelligence reports, Trump said “they really don’t know.” He added: “The intelligence was very inconclusive. The intelli...

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5 d. ago Trump lashes out at leaked intel saying strikes failed to destroy Iran’s nuclear sites

Donald Trump has hit out at leaked intelligence claiming the US strikes failed to destroy Tehran’s nuclear sites.

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6 d. ago Toy and game prices rise at the fastest rate on record as Trump’s tariffs on China hit industry hard

Experts say the figures give a gloomy indication of what’s to come for the toy industry

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6 d. ago So NOW you back the US bombing Iran? Pat McFadden says UK is 'not disappointed' nuclear sites were hit as he praises 'huge setback' for Tehran amid 'fragile' ceasefire deal

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden said the UK was 'not disappointed' that the US had acted - hailing the 'huge setback' for Tehran.

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6 d. ago Macron labels Trump's Iran air strikes 'illegal', pressures Starmer to take a stand

Emmanuel Macron has hit out at Donald Trump's air strikes on Iran, branding them 'illegal' and deepening the row over whether the US action broke international law

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7 d. ago Explosions ring out across the Middle East as clock ticks down to 'complete ceasefire' announced by Trump: Blasts hit from Israel to Iraq

As explosions rock cities across the Middle East, the region is waiting with bated breath for the 'complete ceasefire' that Donald Trump has promised Israel and Iran will announce today

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7 d. ago Trump compared to Hitler on Russian TV as hosts point out chilling detail

The US blitz of major Iranian nuclear sites has caused a stir in Russia, a key Tehran ally, where media commentators repeatedly compared Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler

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