7 h. ago Donald Trump warns things 'may turn violent' in Iran as he urges US citizens to leave

Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened Tehran with US military action

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17 h. ago ‘Hundreds more’ federal agents being deployed in Minnesota after killing of Renee Good – US politics live

Kristi Noem says that more officers are being deployed amid protests in several citiesPowell announced on Sunday he is facing criminal investigation by federal prosecutors – a decision he said should be “seen in the broader context of the [Trump] administration’s threats and ongoing pressure.”Trump has repeatedly criticised the head of the Federal Reserve for refusing to set monetary policy according to his preferences. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Trump is repeating mistakes of Iraq in Venezuela | Mohamad Bazzi

As it did in 2003, the US is underestimating the potential for instability as Trump resurrects one of the Iraq war’s biggest myths“Ladies and gentlemen, we got him!” Paul Bremer, the US proconsul in Iraq, famously declared at a press conference in Baghdad on 14 December 2003, a day after US troops had captured Saddam Hussein. Iraqis in the audience broke out in cheers, leapt up from their seats and pumped their fists in the air – many had waited decades for that moment. “This is a great day in Iraq’s history,” Bremer said, adding: “The tyrant is a prisoner.”I was in the audience that day in Baghdad, covering the Iraq invasion’s aftermath as a correspondent for a US newspaper. It quickly became clear that Bremer and other jubilant US officials would use the occasion – US soldiers dragged the disheveled former Iraqi dictator out of a hole in the ground where he had been hiding near his home town – to declare that America’s war had reached a decisive turn. Despite a growing insurgency ...

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24 h. ago What can the EU and Nato do to stop Trump from trying to claim Greenland?

The territory and the European bloc are trying to see off the US president, who has said control of Greenland is essential to national securityThe Trump administration has said repeatedly that the US needs to gain control of Greenland, justifying its claim from “the standpoint of national security” and warning that it will “do something” about the territory “whether they like it or not”.This puts the EU and Nato in a difficult spot. Greenland, a largely self-governing part of Denmark, is not a member of the bloc but Denmark is; while the Arctic island is covered by the defence alliance’s guarantees through Denmark’s membership. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Netflix and Paramount deals are both wrong for Warner Bros Discovery – and democracy

A congressional hearing this week underscored the danger a WBD deal would pose to journalism and the American publicDonald Trump wants CNN sold. He has said so repeatedly and publicly, demanding it “should be sold” in any deal involving Warner Bros Discovery. Now one of America’s largest media companies is racing to oblige him, while another looks to consolidate its power. Wednesday’s House judiciary hearing on streaming competition – where lawmakers voiced concern over the Trump administration’s influence and a potential merger’s toll on consumers – made clear just how dangerous both options are for free speech, audiences and democracy itself.Netflix has bid $82.7bn for Warner Bros Discovery, only to be countered by a hostile $108bn takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, led by David Ellison, son of Trump’s ally Larry. Neither deal serves the public interest, and both are dangerous for the future of free expression. Both would produce an unprecedented concentration of power over wha...

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36 h. ago Netflix and Paramount deals are both wrong for Warner Bros Discovery – and democracy | Courtney C Radsch

A congressional hearing this week underscored the danger a WBD deal would pose to journalism and the American publicDonald Trump wants CNN sold. He has said so repeatedly and publicly, demanding it “should be sold” in any deal involving Warner Bros Discovery. Now one of America’s largest media companies is racing to oblige him, while another looks to consolidate its power. Wednesday’s House judiciary hearing on streaming competition – where lawmakers voiced concern over the Trump administration’s influence and a potential merger’s toll on consumers – made clear just how dangerous both options are for free speech, audiences and democracy itself.Netflix has bid $82.7bn for Warner Bros Discovery, only to be countered by a hostile $108bn takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, led by David Ellison, son of Trump’s ally Larry. Neither deal serves the public interest, and both are dangerous for the future of free expression. Both would produce an unprecedented concentration of power over wha...

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39 h. ago ‘We don’t want to be Americans’: Greenland’s indigenous Inuit hit back at Trump as president repeats threats

The U.S. president shows no signs of backing down on his desire for Greenland, but he is facing resistance from its citizens

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62 h. ago ‘We don’t want to be Americans’: Greenland’s indigenous Inuits hit back at Trump as president repeats threats

The U.S. president shows no signs of backing down on his desire for Greenland, but he is facing resistance from its citizens

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3 d. ago Trump says he 'doesn't need international law' as he's guided by his 'own morality'

US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly stated his intention to take Greenland, claimed he is immune to 'international law' but insisted he was not 'looking to hurt people'

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4 d. ago Trump doubles down on defending federal agent who killed Minneapolis woman as more ICE protests planned across US – live

Donald Trump repeated his claims that the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Macklin Good acted in self-defense; DHS secretary Kristi Noem expected to speak in New YorkSince early December, agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations – many of them masked and brandishing rifles – have grabbed people at hardware stores and gyms, or outside homes and schools around the cities.They have violently tackled undocumented immigrants as well as US citizens, including advocates and protestors. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago What are Trump’s real options for gaining control of Greenland?

The White House has said using the US military is always an option, but few analysts believe it a likely oneEurope live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has said repeatedly that the US needs to gain control of Greenland, a strategically-located, mineral-rich, largely self-governing part of Denmark with foreign and security policy run from Copenhagen.The White House has said using the US military is “always an option”, but few analysts believe an armed operation is likely and France’s foreign minister has said the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has ruled out the possibility of an invasion. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Mike Johnson says ‘nobody’ is talking about military action in Greenland

Trump has repeatedly talked about the United States taking over Greenland despite criticisms from Denmark

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8 d. ago Greenland fears US takeover after Trump’s Venezuela operation as MAGA figure hints it could happen ‘soon’

THE US bombing of Venezuela that led to the capture of its president Nicolás Maduro has raised fears of an American takeover of Greenland. Donald Trump has repeatedly said that Washington needs the strategic, resource-rich Arctic island for security reasons - and has refused to rule out the use of force to secure it. Just hours after...

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9 d. ago Inside Donald Trump's daring Nicolas Maduro raid: The tangled facts behind a day of drama

Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed Nicolas Maduro for flooding the US with narcotics and criminals, accusing him of heading a 'narco-terrorist' organisation.

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1 week ago Artist accuses Homeland Security of stealing his work for meme that promotes deporting one

Trump administration repeatedly comes under fire for appropriating artists’ work to promote anti-immigrant agenda

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2 w. ago Trump says he’d ‘love to fire’ Jerome Powell in latest attack on Fed chair

Trump also repeated false claims about renovation costs for the Fed headquarters during a Monday press conferenceDonald Trump launched another attack against Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Monday, calling the central banker a “fool” and once again suggesting he would like to fire him.Trump launched his latest attack on Powell during a press conference with Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, repeating false claims about the cost of a renovation of the central bank headquarters, and told reporters that he might file a lawsuit against Powell for “gross incompetence”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ilhan Omar says Trump’s repeated attacks fuel climate of political violence

The US House member says president’s rhetoric about her and Somali Americans could have dangerous consequencesUS congresswoman Ilhan Omar has warned that Donald Trump’s repeated personal attacks and dehumanising rhetoric are fuelling a climate of political violence that could have dangerous consequences.Speaking days after the president called for her to be thrown out of the country, Omar said Trump’s incendiary language reaches “the worst humans possible” and encourages them to act. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Canada is sending the wrong message to the world by using British English, experts say

The warning comes as Canada moves to reduce its economic and military reliance on the U.S. after repeated threats and insults from President Donald Trump

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4 w. ago Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by ICE agents during immigration crackdown

Omar and Trump have repeatedly clashed, with the president calling for the Congresswoman to be ‘thrown the hell out’ of the United States

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4 w. ago Trump’s approach to Venezuela repeats the mistakes of the past | Austin Sarat

Congress must work to stop the president from leading us further into a South American quagmireDonald Trump seems determined to have a military confrontation with Venezuela. He has deployed a massive military arsenal in and around the Caribbean Sea and taken a series of provocative actions off the Venezuelan coast, justifying it as necessary to stem the flow of drugs into the United States.The Council on Foreign Relations says that deployment includes an “aircraft carrier, destroyers, cruisers, amphibious assault ships, and a special forces support ship. A variety of aircraft have also been active in the region, including bombers, fighters, drones, patrol planes, and support aircraft.” This is the largest display of American military might in the western hemisphere since we invaded Panama in 1989.Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Gruesome Spectacles: Bot...

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