2 h. ago Trump news at a glance: military to immediately remove trans troops and use medical records to oust more

Buoyed by supreme court ruling, Pentagon will remove as many as 1,000 service members. Key US politics stories from Thursday 8 May at a glance“No More Trans @ DoD,” Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, posted after the supreme court allowed the Trump administration’s ousting of transgender troops to go forward. As of Thursday, the orders have been issued to identify and involuntarily force trans people out of service.Department officials have said it is difficult to determine exactly how many transgender service members there are, but medical records will show those who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, show symptoms or are being treated. Those troops would then be forced out. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Forest and park service worker cuts leave wildland firefighting crews short

Forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon say Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge

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5 h. ago Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order

The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify

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10 h. ago Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

President Donald Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries

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11 h. ago Top lawyer says trans asylum claims overseas 'not impossible' after Supreme Court ruling

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Jen Ang said while such claims are uncommon they could be more likely depending on how the ruling is interpreted in the UK.

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11 h. ago Federal prosecutors open criminal investigation into New York attorney general

Exclusive: Prosecutors impanel federal grand jury in Virginia to hear evidence after Trump official’s referral against Letitia JamesUS politics live – latest updatesFederal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, after the Trump administration alleged last month in a referral that she may have falsified paperwork for properties she owns in Virginia and New York, according to people familiar with the matter.The investigation marks a swift and notable escalation against James, a major political enemy of Donald Trump, who was ordered to pay more than $450m in penalties as a result of a lawsuit brought by James’s office that accused him of inflating his net worth to secure financial benefits. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Republicans approve bill to make Trump’s Gulf of America official

The bill was introduced by Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in January

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13 h. ago Lawyers for man executed by firing squad in South Carolina say bullets mostly missed his heart

A pathologist hired by attorneys for death row inmates says a South Carolina man executed by firing squad was conscious and likely in extreme pain for as long as a minute

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14 h. ago ‘Cruel and heartless:’ Parents of murder victim slam Kristi Noem after DHS secretary cites their daughter in speech

Grieving Illinois couple tell Trump administration official her use of their late daughter for political ends ‘not just deeply painful to us – it is an insult to her memory’

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15 h. ago Republicans set to vote to make Trump’s Gulf of America official

The bill was introduced by Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in January

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21 h. ago Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts lays down the law on judiciary power in veiled swipe at Trump

Sometimes the judiciary has to ‘ check the excesses of Congress and the executive,’ Roberts emphasized.

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43 h. ago Swinney seeks to ‘bring people together’ following debate over gender rights

The Scottish First Minister said the issue had caused a ‘tremendous amount of difficulty and hurt’.

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44 h. ago John Swinney defends Nicola Sturgeon's trans comments as 'fair and justifiable'

Nicola Sturgeon says the Supreme Court verdict risks making life for trans people ‘unliveable’.

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50 h. ago Trump news at a glance: Canada not for sale, says Carney; trans military ban proceeds for now

Mark Carney takes firm line with Donald Trump during White House visit; supreme court allows ban on transgender troops to take effect. Key US politics stories from Tuesday 6 May at a glanceIn the White House on Tuesday, the prime minister of Canada told Donald Trump: “As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale.” Trump agreed: “That’s true.”Mark Carney continued: “Having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign it’s not for sale. Won’t be for sale, ever.” “Never say never,” said Trump. Carney smiled and mouthed “never, never, never, never.” Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Wrexham agrees 'common sense' plan with Welsh government after LDP battle

The council previously won its Supreme Court battle with the Welsh Government over the adoption of the Local Development Plan (LDP)

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57 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon says she 'won't apologise' to women after Supreme Court gender ruling and claims it could make trans people's lives 'unliveable'

Nicola Sturgeon has warned that trans lives could become 'unliveable' following the Supreme Court judgment on the definition of a woman.

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57 h. ago Trump’s trans military ban can take effect, for now, Supreme Court says

Federal judges have blasted the administration’s ban as ‘soaked in animus’ against trans Americans

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57 h. ago US supreme court allows Trump trans military ban to take effect

Justices rule in favor of president and say ban can take effect while case proceeds in lower courtsThe US supreme court has granted a stay temporarily allowing for Donald Trump’s ban on transgender members of the military to take effect while the case proceeds in lower courts.The move comes on the heels of the Trump administration asking the supreme court last month to reinstate its ban on transgender troops serving in the armed forces after several judges issued separate rulings against it. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago JK Rowling says she would never get HBO Harry Potter star fired because they hold different trans views to her

Paapa Essiedu signed a letter standing 'in solidarity' with members of the LGBT + community 'impacted' by the Supreme Court gender ruling.

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64 h. ago Sturgeon warns trans lives could become ‘unliveable’ after Supreme Court ruling

The former first minister of Scotland also rejected calls for her to apologise to critics of gender self-ID.

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