68 h. ago Bondi fires justice department employee for making vulgar gesture at National Guard

Paralegal dismissed by US attorney general for ‘inappropriate conduct’ towards troops deployed on the streets of WashingtonThe US attorney general, Pam Bondi, has fired a justice department official for making a vulgar gesture to members of the National Guard deployed in Washington DC on her way to work.The employee, Elizabeth Baxter, was a paralegal at the department’s environmental defense section, according to a memo to her published by the New York Post, which first reported Friday’s dismissal. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump’s history of praising Pam Bondi after awkward remark about attorney general’s appearance

President Trump says his political career would ‘end’ if he said his highly accomplished attorney general and long time supporter was ‘beautiful’

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5 d. ago Macron backs Bayrou and calls on budget critics to show responsibility

Spokesperson says government in ‘fighting spirit’ after PM called confidence vote he is expected to loseEmmanuel Macron has given his “full support” to France’s beleaguered prime minister, François Bayrou, who is expected to lose a confidence vote next month, which would be likely to cause the government to collapse.Macron chaired a cabinet meeting on Wednesday as France faces a fresh political crisis. The government spokesperson Sophie Primas said after the meeting that Macron fully supported Bayrou and the government was in a “fighting spirit”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago California Governor suggests Donald Trump has dementia as president repeats 'false' claim

California Governor Gavin Newsom took to X to suggest Donald Trump has dementia after the President called him 'Newscum' in a televised cabinet meeting

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5 d. ago Trump, a vocal Taylor Swift critic, reacts to her engagement with Travis Kelce

Trump was in a cabinet meeting when engagement was announced

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6 d. ago Donald Trump's bruising mystery deepens as another shock photo emerges

U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to be bruise-free during Tuesday's Cabinet meeting after serious concerns were raised following images of his hands

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6 d. ago Trump makes 'creepy' comment about Attorney General Pam Bondi in Cabinet meeting

'Look at Pam, I would never say she was beautiful because that would be the end of my political career,' US President Donald Trump said of his Attorney General Pam Bondi

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6 d. ago ‘Horror show’: RFK Jr and Trump fearmonger about autism in marathon cabinet meeting while research is axed behind scenes

Kennedy has said he will release his own report on the ‘epidemic’ of autism next month

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6 d. ago Trump says he wants ‘nothing less than $500m’ from Harvard as feud continues

‘Don’t negotiate with them, they’ve been very bad,’ Trump tells education secretary in cabinet meetingDonald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration “wants nothing less than $500m from Harvard” as a condition for restoring billions of dollars in federal funding to the Ivy League university.“Don’t negotiate with them, they’ve been very bad,” Trump told his education secretary, Linda McMahon, in a cabinet meeting. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump, who has not been shy about his dislike of Taylor Swift, reacts to Travis Kelce engagement

Trump was in a cabinet meeting when engagement was announced

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6 d. ago Donald Trump shares his feelings about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce engagement

The US President has not always been entirely complimentary about Taylor Swift - and he was asked about her wedding announcement during a cabinet meeting.

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7 d. ago Trump signs order to criminally charge those who burn US flag in protest

US president attempts to circumvent 1989 supreme court decision which said flag burning is protected speechDonald Trump signed an executive order on Monday instructing federal prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against individuals who burn American flags during protests.The order tells the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, to look at cases where people burned flags and see if they can be charged with other crimes like disturbing the peace or breaking environmental laws. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump's 'Ice Maiden' takes risk to protect 'blonde Barbie with nerves of steel' Pam Bondi after Epstein fallout revealed

Attorney General Pam Bondi was able to keep her job despite a slew of public outcry from Donald Trump's base for her to be fired over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

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2 w. ago Trump and Putin hold pivotal summit on Ukraine war in Alaska – live updates

Leaders, joined by respective cabinet delegations, meet at US air base to negotiate ending war in UkraineTrump gives warm welcome to Putin in AlaskaThe president has yet to deplane, but is currently greeting Alaska governor Muke Dunleavy and senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, all Republicans, aboard Air Force One, per the White House.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also says that for the expanded bilateral meeting and lunch, Trump, Rubio, and Witkoff will be joined by treasury secretary Scott Bessent, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, defense secretary Pete Hegseth, and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump and Putin begin pivotal summit on Ukraine war in Alaska – live updates

The leaders, joined by their respective cabinet delegations, are meeting at a US air base to negotiate ending the war in UkraineWhat’s at stake at the Trump-Putin Ukraine peace summit?The president has yet to deplane, but is currently greeting Alaska governor Muke Dunleavy and senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, all Republicans, aboard Air Force One, per the White House.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also says that for the expanded bilateral meeting and lunch, Trump, Rubio, and Witkoff will be joined by treasury secretary Scott Bessent, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, defense secretary Pete Hegseth, and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Terry Cole, chosen to take over DC's police force, has spent 22 years at DEA

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” as she carries out President Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision to take over the Washington police department

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2 w. ago Pam Bondi threatens prosecution for leaders not complying with immigration officers

In ‘sanctuary cities’ letters to 32 mayors and some county executives saying ‘we’re going to come after you’Pam Bondi, the attorney general, said she has sent “sanctuary city” letters to the mayors of 32 cities and a handful of county executives, warning that she intends to prosecute political leaders who are not in her view sufficiently supportive of immigration enforcement.“You better be abiding by our federal policies and with our federal law enforcement, because if you’re not, we’re going to come after you,” she said, speaking to a Fox News reporter. “Our leaders have to support our law enforcement.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump golf buddy dubbed 'the Putin whisperer' expected to join meeting with Russian leader

By a pretty large margin, bettors on the betting site Kalshi are predicting one of Trump's most loyal cabinet members will be at his side during the summit.

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2 w. ago The unlikely cabinet star predicted to be by Trump's side when he meets Putin

By a pretty large margin, bettors on the betting site Kalshi are predicting one of Trump's most loyal cabinet members will be at his side during the summit.

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2 w. ago Ice deported three US citizen children, including a boy with cancer, to Honduras, suit alleges

Suit filed in Louisiana says agency didn’t give parents choice as to whether children should be deported with themA lawsuit filed in Louisiana on behalf of two mothers and their four minor children, including one with cancer, claims the two families were unlawfully denied due process and deported by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) to Honduras in April 2025.The lawsuit, which names attorney general Pam Bondi, Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem and various Ice officials as defendants, alleges Ice violated its own policies, and multiple federal laws, when officers secretly detained the families, denied access to counsel and swiftly deported them to Honduras, ignoring legal filings. Continue reading...

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