2 h. ago Trump exempts many Canadian goods from tariffs after giving same delay to Mexico – US politics live

President signs executive order that will exempt Canadian goods covered by free trade agreement from 25% tariff until 2 AprilThe White House announced that Donald Trump will sign executive orders at 2pm ET.While they did not specify what he may sign, the president is reported to be ready to order the closure of the department of education. Expect a court battle to ensue, since the department was created by Congress in 1980, but Trump is attempting to use his executive authority to shut it down. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Trump slashed teacher training, citing DEI. Educators say the grants fought staff shortages

In an overhaul of an agency President Donald Trump has described as being infiltrated by “radicals, zealots and Marxists,” the Education Department cut $600 million in grants to teacher training programs, which it characterized as supporting divisive ideologies

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5 h. ago Trump says he is suspending tariffs on many Mexican goods for one month – US politics live

US president says after speaking to Claudia Scheinbaum anything that falls under the US-Mexico-Canada-Agreement will be exempt from 25% levyThe White House announced that Donald Trump will sign executive orders at 2pm ET.While they did not specify what he may sign, the president is reported to be ready to order the closure of the department of education. Expect a court battle to ensue, since the department was created by Congress in 1980, but Trump is attempting to use his executive authority to shut it down. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump is preparing an executive order to dismantle Education Department

Drafted executive order instructs Linda McMahon to ‘take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department’

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6 h. ago House censures Democratic congressman Al Green for disrupting Trump’s speech – live

The motion was approved with 224 votes in favor, including 10 Democrats, and 198 opposedTen Democrats join Republicans to vote to censure Al GreenThe White House announced that Donald Trump will sign executive orders at 2pm ET.While they did not specify what he may sign, the president is reported to be ready to order the closure of the department of education. Expect a court battle to ensue, since the department was created by Congress in 1980, but Trump is attempting to use his executive authority to shut it down. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago What will happen to student loans if the Department of Education is closed down?

Trump is set to dismantle the Department of Education, which manages a $1.7 trillion loan portfolio

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7 h. ago ECB cuts rates again and warns trade war fears are hurting Europe’s economy

Quarter-point cut to deposit rate, to 2.5%, comes as Trump prepares to impose tariffs on EU exports to USBusiness live – latest updatesThe European Central Bank has cut interest rates across the 20-member eurozone for the second time this year, and warned that trade war fears were hurting Europe’s economy.The Frankfurt-based rate setter cut its benchmark deposit rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 2.5%, in line with City economist expectations, as Trump prepared to impose 25% tariffs on all goods imported from the EU, in line with similar actions taken against Canada and Mexico. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago European Central Bank cuts interest rates for second time this year

Quarter-point cut to deposit rate, to 2.5%, comes as Europe fears Trump will soon impose tariffs on EU exports to USBusiness live – latest updatesThe European Central Bank has cut interest rates across the 20-member eurozone for the second time this year to bolster economic activity, as Europe braces for Donald Trump to impose damaging tariffs on EU exports to the US.The Frankfurt-based rate setter cut its benchmark deposit rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 2.5%, in line with City economist expectations, as Trump prepares to impose 25% tariffs on all goods imported from the EU, in line with similar actions taken against Canada and Mexico. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Trump expected to sign executive order to dissolve education department, reports say – live

Trump order to Linda McMahon expected to claim that department has failed ‘children, teachers and families’, ABC News reportsDonald Trump’s pressure to make Canada the 51st state has prompted the return of a famous patriotic beer ad on the country’s airwaves, the Guardian’s Leyland Cecco reports:For the second time in 25 years, a lone figure takes to the stage, an oversized maple leaf flag rippling on a screen behind him as he approaches the microphone. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Department of Education braced amid reports of imminent Trump order to close it – US politics live

Trump order to Linda McMahon expected to claim that department has failed ‘children, teachers and families’, ABC News reportsThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has said that Republicans cannot meet their own budget target to pass Donald Trump’s legislative priorities without imposing cuts on Medicare or Medicaid.The House Republican budget blueprint envisions the House Energy and Commerce Committee will cut spending by $880bn, however, when its spending on Medicare and Medicaid are excluded from its spend, it only has $581bn of expenditure with which to make the savings.This letter from CBO confirms what we’ve been saying all along: the math doesn’t work without devastating Medicaid cuts. Republicans know their spin is a lie, and the truth is they have no problem taking health care away from millions of Americans so that the rich can get richer. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Britain 'must prepare in case Trump pulls support for Trident' amid fears that nuclear deterrent could not be maintained without US help

The UK has its own nuclear warheads but fits them to American made and maintained Trident ballistic missiles carried in the Royal Navy's Vanguard Class submarines.

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23 h. ago US 'prepared' to go to war with China as Donald Trump Defense Sec Hegseth makes chilling threat

Donald Trump has started trade wars with some of his closest allies as well as with Beijing arguing Canada, Mexico and China are not doing enough to stem the flow of fentanyl into the country

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33 h. ago The 2026 Trade War World Cup encapsulates our new nativist world order | Aaron Timms

The Trump administration’s tariffs have sparked tension with co-hosts Canada and Mexico. That’s bad news for a tournament that is supposed to unite nationsThe start of the run-up to a World Cup is traditionally an upbeat affair. New stadium launches, inclusion-friendly marketing and merch campaigns, the unveiling of a tournament song or quirky mascot: these are the traditional signals by which host nations announce that the big show is approaching. This time, pre-tournament preparations are taking shape a little differently. Thanks to Donald Trump and his determination to pursue economic armageddon against the US’s co-hosts, Canada and Mexico, the tone for the 2026 World Cup is being set not by Shakira or an anthropomorphic keffiyeh but by reciprocal tariffs, a flurry of cross-border insults, and crumbling diplomatic relations between the host nations. On Tuesday, Trump confirmed that the US will begin imposing levies on most imports from Canada and Mexico; Canada immediately retali...

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34 h. ago China warns it’s prepared for ‘any type of war’ with US in response to Trump tariffs

Livid China warns US against intimidation and bullying

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37 h. ago China warns it is prepared for ‘any type of war’ with US in response to Trump tariffs

Livid China warns US against intimidation and bullying

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38 h. ago Donald Trump reads out shock letter from Zelenskyy as Ukraine 'ready for peace'

Trump claimed Zelenskyy had assured him that Ukraine is prepared to engage in peace talks with Russia as soon as possible.

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48 h. ago Linda McMahon wastes no time using Day 1 to announce ‘overhaul’ of Department of Education

Trump has repeatedly said he wants McMahon to ‘put herself out of a job’ and shut down the department

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2 d. ago Linda McMahon, wrestling industry billionaire, confirmed as US education secretary

US Senate confirmed Trump ally and ex-wrestling executive as chief of department president wants dismantledThe US Senate has confirmed Linda McMahon as the nation’s next education secretary, entrusting the former wrestling executive with a department marked for dismantling by Donald Trump.The 76-year-old billionaire businesswoman and longtime Trump ally was approved 51-45, reflecting deep divisions over her qualifications and the administration’s education agenda. McMahon, who previously led the small business administration during Trump’s first term, now faces the paradoxical task of running an agency while simultaneously working toward its potential elimination. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Hundreds of thousands of families in England to find out secondary school places

Parents of children with special educational needs face a ‘postcode lottery’ to secure specialist provision, a school leaders’ union has warned.

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4 d. ago Ukraine war latest: Zelensky arrives at critical EU summit as leaders prepare peace deal to present to Trump

Ukrainian president will meet with King Charles on Sunday ahead of a defence summit with European leaders

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