4 h. ago Trump administration accused of hypocrisy after claiming the UK and Europe are ‘trampling democracy’

The US state department says court orders against anti-abortion activists in the UK, who were punished for protesting outside clinics, represent a ‘suppression of religious freedoms ‘

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22 h. ago Trump now claims 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris caused him ‘mental anguish’

The new objections to Paramount’s motions to dismiss CBS lawsuit come amid reports the president turned down a $15 million settlement, seeking $25 million and an apology

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23 h. ago Mahmoud Khalil claims he was detained by Trump admin after right

One group claims to have sent ‘thousands’ of names to Trump administration

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26 h. ago Trump tariffs live: President to fight trade ruling as White House claims ‘unelected’ judges ‘brazenly abusing’ powers

Wall Street opened higher on news that court has struck down Trump’s tariffs, though further expected uncertainty tempered gains, as the Dow slipped into negative territory

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26 h. ago Mom of murdered gay man claims evangelical Trump impeachment lawyer misled cops about son’s death: lawsuit

Exclusive: Linda Clary Umberger says Jay Sekulow’s response to her son’s homicide “ranged from unhelpful to hostile,” an accusation his attorney flatly denied

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26 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s tariffs: the courts have drawn a line. So must Congress | Editorial

The worst of all outcomes would be for US legislators to agree to strengthen the president’s executive powersIf one thing is more challenging to the rule of law than a genuine emergency, it is the invention of a phoney one. Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has upended global trade and international relations, wiping billions off the stock market in the process, by imposing tariffs that he claims are a necessary response to an emergency. Yet that emergency does not really exist, except in the manner that Mr Trump himself has created it.The president claimed, on 2 April, that a lack of reciprocity in US overseas trade arrangements was “an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and economy of the United States”. He claimed that this justified him in declaring an emergency and governing by executive decree under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Congress, which normally has the responsibility to decide U...

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28 h. ago Melania Trump slams 'false' rumours son Barron rejected by Harvard amid funding feud

The First Lady denied claims that Donald Trump cut $100 million worth of contracts with the Ivy League school for turning down his youngest child

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50 h. ago Judge explains why man who killed girl, 3, after snorting '20 lines of cocaine' received 12 years in jail

Rawal Rehman was jailed for 12 years for killing Louisa Palmisano after crashing into a tram in Manchester

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50 h. ago RFK Jr wants to ban government scientists from publishing in top journals and instead create a MAGA

Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary claims world-renowned medical journals are ‘corrupt’

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59 h. ago US official claims Trump tariffs brought China to table and halted India

Howard Lutnick claims president offered South Asian nations trading access to US to avert full-scale war

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60 h. ago Trump claims Canada is considering becoming 51st state in exchange for free Golden Dome protection

Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney has repeatedly rejected Trump’s overtures despite the president’s latest remarks

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61 h. ago Musk blasts Trump's spending bill for 'undermining' DOGE and claims D.C. treated them as 'whipping boys'

The world's richest man switched out his MAGA cap and black blazer for an 'Occupy Mars ' t-shirt as he returned to his roots to launch a SpaceX Starship on Tuesday night.

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66 h. ago Putin mouthpeice makes chilling 'WWIII' claim in desponse to Trump's rage

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, has warned US leader Donald Trump that only "one really bad thing" can come from Moscow's escalating confrontation with the West

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3 d. ago Donald Trump makes 'really bad' Putin claim and says he's 'playing with fire'

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3 d. ago Russia claims Vladimir Putin survived drone attack following Donald Trump's outrage

Vladimir Putin was branded "absolutely crazy" by Donald Trump in a blistering attack on Monday, following which The Kremlin has claimed Mr Putin was the target of a drone attack

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3 d. ago Kremlin claims Putin survived massive drone attack on his helicopter as Trump slams 'crazy' Russian leader

The Kremlin claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin survived a massive drone attack on his helicopter last week.

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4 d. ago Kremlin claims record drone strike was ‘response’ to Kyiv’s attacks as Trump criticises Putin – Russia

Latest drone and missile attacks on Ukraine the heaviest recorded so far in the war as US president says Putin has ‘gone crazy’Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has held his regular media briefing with journalists. When asked for reaction to Donald Trump’s criticism of Vladimir Putin (see post at 08.41) by the BBC’s Russia editor Steve Rosenberg, Peskov thanked the US for its role in trying to bring an end to the war through its mediation efforts, which have so far faltered, but suggested Russian strikes against Ukraine are being launched for security and self-defence. He said in the conference call with reporters:It’s a very important achievement. Of course, at the same time this is a very important moment which is connected to an emotional overload of everyone involved and emotional reactions.We carefully monitor all the reactions. However, President Putin takes those decisions which are necessary for the security of our country.Only a sense of total impunity can allow Russia to ...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump announces he will pause threatened 50% tariffs on Europe after call with EU chief – US politics live

President says tariffs will be paused until 9 July after a ‘very nice call’ with European Commission president Ursula von der LeyenThe Kremlin on Monday said that US president Donald Trump’s claim that Vladimir Putin had “gone absolutely CRAZY” might be due to emotional overload, but thanked the US leader for his assistance in launching Ukraine peace negotiations.Trump said Putin had “gone absolutely CRAZY” by unleashing the largest aerial attack of the war on Ukraine and said he was weighing new sanctions on Moscow, though he also scolded Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump’s prison officials visited Alcatraz this week to assess reopening it, superintendent confirms

How feasible the president’s plan to revive the historic maximum security penitentiary might be is a matter of some debate among experts

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7 d. ago ‘Trump has a list’: Charlamagne tha God says Letitia James investigation is ‘retaliation’

Attorney General Letitia James said that the Trump administration’s claims that she falsified records in August 2023 to secure home loans on a property are ‘baseless’

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