62 h. ago Biden dismisses Trump inquiry into his cognitive decline as a ‘distraction’

Former president says investigation of decision-making in office is designed to take focus off ‘disastrous legislation’Joe Biden accused Donald Trump of “distraction” after he launched an investigation into the former Democratic president’s time in office, claiming Biden’s top aides had covered up his cognitive decline and taken decisions on his behalf.Biden said in a statement widely emailed to US media that the move announced late on Wednesday came at a time when Trump was pushing a major piece of legislation that critics had said included massive tax cuts and huge slashes to social spending. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago White House launches probe into Biden aides for allegedly concealing his decline

US president’s order says aides abused power of presidential signatures through use of an ‘autopen’

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67 h. ago White House probes Biden aides for allegedly concealing decline

Donald Trump’s order says aides abused power of presidential signatures through use of an ‘autopen’

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2 d. ago Joe Biden hits back at Donald Trump and brands him 'ridiculous' in blistering takedown

Joe Biden has skewered Donald Trump after the US President ordered a bizarre probe into "who ran the US" during Mr Biden's tenure, which was between 2021 and January this year

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2 d. ago Trump orders inquiry into Biden’s actions as president over ‘cognitive decline’ reports

Investigation will fuel GOP campaign to discredit ex-president and undo pardons and orders issued at end of his termDonald Trump has ordered an investigation into Joe Biden’s actions as president, alleging top aides masked his predecessor’s “cognitive decline”.The investigation will build on a Republican-led campaign already under way to discredit the former president and overturn some of his executive actions, including pardons and federal rules issued towards the end of his term in office. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Trump orders probe into 'who ran the US' after Biden's alleged cognitive decline

Donald Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum ordering his administration to investigate whether former President Joe Biden was really running the United States

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3 d. ago Trump signs order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the US

Nationals from countries including Afghanistan, Haiti and Sudan ‘fully’ restricted as those of seven other countries partially restrictedDonald Trump has signed a sweeping order banning travel from 12 countries and restricting travel from seven others, reviving and expanding the travel bans from his first term.The nationals of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen will be “fully” restricted from entering the US, according to the proclamation. Meanwhile, the entry of nationals of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela will be partially restricted. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump orders sweeping probe into Biden's presidency and aides who controlled autopen during his cognitive decline

President Donald Trump ordered an massive investigation into the use of the autopen during Joe Biden's four years as president and into the aides who may have wielded it on documents.

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3 d. ago Trump issues travel ban barring US entry from 12 countries and signs order restricting student visas at Harvard – live

Order also restricts entries from seven other countries, as separate proclamation bars students from obtaining visas to enter country to attend HarvardTrump signs order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the USTrump signs proclamation to restrict foreign student visas at HarvardTrump orders inquiry into Biden’s actions as president over ‘cognitive decline’ reportsThe Trump administration has reversed its decision to revoke the legal status of a four-year-old girl, receiving continuing life-saving treatment in the US, and her family after a national outcry.Deysi Vargas, her husband and their daughter – whom lawyers identified by the pseudonym Sofia – had come to the US in 2023 to seek medical care for their daughter who has a rare condition that requires specialized treatment. But in April, the federal government ended their humanitarian parole, a temporary status granted to people on urgent humanitarian grounds, and ordered them to “self-deport”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump issues sweeping travel ban barring entry to US from 12 countries – live

Order bars entry for all nationals of countries including Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan and Yemen and restricts entries from seven other countriesTrump’s tax bill would add $2.4tn to US debt, says non-partisan analysisThe Trump administration has reversed its decision to revoke the legal status of a four-year-old girl, receiving continuing life-saving treatment in the US, and her family after a national outcry.Deysi Vargas, her husband and their daughter – whom lawyers identified by the pseudonym Sofia – had come to the US in 2023 to seek medical care for their daughter who has a rare condition that requires specialized treatment. But in April, the federal government ended their humanitarian parole, a temporary status granted to people on urgent humanitarian grounds, and ordered them to “self-deport”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump orders investigation into Biden presidency claiming aides hid his ‘serious cognitive decline’

The Trump administration’s investigation will examine former President Joe Biden’s executive actions during his “final years in office”

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3 d. ago Donald Trump 'may not last White House term' as advisor spots 'cognitive decline'

An ex-advisor to Donald Trump has warned the US President may not complete his term in office due to concerns over his health, despite passing a physical and psychological exam

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4 d. ago 'Distressing' dementia warning sign can appear in the middle of the night

In a study, people who exhibited this sign were four times more likely to experience cognitive decline.

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4 d. ago Donald Trump 'may not last White House term' as advisor spots 'cognitive' issue

A political advisor has claimed that Donald Trump's time in office may be curtailed due to his 'cognitive decline', as he struggles to articulate his thoughts and communicate

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8 d. ago Swiss president pledges aid for Alpine villagers left homeless after glacier collapse

Switzerland’s president said evacuees from a village whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a dramatic landslide caused by a falling glacier were “not alone” and the wealthy Alpine country was calculating ways to help

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8 d. ago Asian shares mostly decline as uncertainty grows about what's next with Trump's tariffs

Asian shares are trading mostly lower, as uncertainty grew about what will happen next after a U.S. court blocked many of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs

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9 d. ago Trump officials to ask supreme court to halt bid by ‘activist judges’ to block tariffs

Administration intends to ask top court to immediately pause trade court’s ruling that tariffs regime was illegalQ&A: Why has a US court blocked Donald Trump’s tariffs – and can he get round it?US politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration intends to ask the US supreme court to immediately pause what it characterised as a bid by “activist judges” to block Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.A US trade court ruled the US president’s tariffs regime was illegal on Wednesdaya dramatic twist that could block Trump’s controversial global trade policy. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago What happens next as Court of International Trade strikes down Trump tariffs?

Panel of three judges, made up of one Trump appointee, said the president lacked authority to impose sweeping ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

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9 d. ago Trump explodes over ‘TACO Trade’ mockery as court strikes down sweeping tariff powers

Traders have come up with the acronym TACO, which stands for “Trump always chickens out,” in reference to the president’s habit of threatening to impose tariffs on countries, and then backing off

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9 d. ago Trump’s lawlessness is emboldening El Salvador’s brutal regime | Noah Bullock and Amrit Singh

The detention of a leading human rights lawyer is part of a wave of repression sweeping the country under Nayib BukeleThe Trump administration’s agreement with President Nayib Bukele to detain US migrants deported to El Salvador without due process seems to have emboldened Bukele’s autocratic regime. Last week, in a troubling sign of escalating repression, Salvadorian police detained Ruth López Alfaro, a prominent Salvadorian human rights lawyer at Cristosal, an organization fighting for human rights in Central America.Last year, the BBC recognized Ms López Alfaro as one of the 100 most inspiring and influential women in the world, describing her as “an outspoken critic of the country’s government and institutions” who “conducted a broad social media campaign to promote political transparency and public accountability overseen by the citizens themselves”. This year, on 18 May, Salvadorian security forces detained her at her residence on embezzlement charges and held her incommunicad...

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