4 h. ago Trump reached out to console me after my brother’s death, Starmer reveals

The prime minister revealed that the US president reached out to offer his condolences after the death of his younger brother on Boxing Day last year

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5 h. ago ‘A dark day for our country’: Democrats furious over Trump bill’s passage

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib condemns major policy bill as ‘disgusting’ as party vows to ‘mobilize and fight back’Democrats have erupted in a storm of outrage over the passage of the Donald Trump’s budget bill, delivering scathing critiques that offered signs of the attack lines the party could wield against Republicans in next year’s midterm elections.Party leaders released a wave of statements after the sweeping tax and spending bill’s passage on Thursday, revealing a fury that could peel paint off a brick outhouse. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump says US will send letters setting tariff rates to trading partners

About ‘10 or 12’ will go out on Friday to those without deal in place, then more over next few daysBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said that the US will start sending out letters to trading partners on Friday setting tariff rates that countries will have to pay from the beginning of next month.The US president told the media that about “10 or 12” letters would be sent out initially, with further letters sent out over the “next few days”. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Russia launches its largest missile and drone attack of the war following Trump admission he got absolutely nothing out of Putin in phone call yesterday after scrapping Ukraine weapon deliveries

Air raid alerts lasted more than eight hours overnight as Russia launched a total of 539 drones and 11 missiles targeting the Ukrainian territory, Ukraine's Air Force said

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16 h. ago Trump outs himself as source spilling on 'crazy' Elon as top adviser blames rants on 'ketamine talking'

President Donald Trump outed himself as a source for spilling details on nemesis Elon Musk's drug use, the president's controversial biographer revealed.

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16 h. ago Space Shuttle is set to be moved out of Smithsonian and to Texas thanks to Trump’s tax bill

President Donald Trump’s bill will allocate $85 million to transport the Discovery space shuttle from the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum to Space Center Houston

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17 h. ago Chants of ‘USA’ ring out in House as Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ passes

Chants of "USA" were heard as the House of Representatives passed Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" on Thursday (3 July).

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18 h. ago EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump

The Environmental Protection Agency has placed on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a so-called “declaration of dissent” against the federal agency's policies

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23 h. ago ‘He used to really like me’: Trump has not ruled out pardoning Diddy

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ conviction on federal charges has renewed questions about whether President Donald Trump could issue him a pardon.

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51 h. ago The supreme court is cracking down on judges – and letting Trump run wild | Steven Greenhouse

The justices’ decision limiting judicial injunctions gives a red light to the most effective check on the president’s power grabEver since Donald Trump returned to power, he has carried out an unprecedented assault against the country’s rule of law. But we can be thankful that one group of people – federal district court judges – have bravely stood up to him and his many illegal actions.His excesses include gutting federal agencies, deporting immigrants without due process, seeking to cut thousands of federal jobs despite their legal protections, and ordering an end to birthright citizenship. Intent on upholding the constitution and rule of law, district court judges have issued more than 190 orders blocking or temporarily pausing Trump actions they considered illegal. Their decisions have slowed the US president’s wrecking ball as it demolishes federal agencies, devastates foreign aid, decimates scientific research and demoralizes government employees.Steven Greenhouse is a journal...

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52 h. ago UK's single worst place to be if WW3 breaks out revealed – and it's all Trump's fault

EXCLUSIVE: While most would assume that London, specifically Downing Street, would be the biggest target should nuclear war break out, it turns out somewhere else is more dangerous . . .

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63 h. ago Trump ditches plans to move FBI out of DC and is instead ready to house them in old USAID headquarters

The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center will now house the FBI

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67 h. ago Trump threatens to throw 'bad' citizens 'the hell out' of the U.S. as his next major action

President Donald Trump warned American criminals they may be the next inhabitants of the 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility as he expressed his wish to have more built.

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68 h. ago New Trump portrait hangs in Colorado capitol months after president’s outburst

New White House-approved painting was donated after Trump described the original as ‘purposefully distorted’Months after Donald Trump expressed strong negative opinions about a presidential portrait of him in the Colorado state capitol that he described as “purposefully distorted”, a White House-approved replacement now hangs in its place.The new portrait, which Trump reportedly demanded be printed with a golden border so it would catch the light and “glimmer”, bears a close resemblance to Trump’s official second-term photograph, which hangs in more than 1,600 federal buildings across the US and thousands more on a voluntary basis. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he threatens Elon Musk in another epic breakup

Elon Musk and Donald Trump have fallen out again - and it's not going to end well. Meanwhile the Donald is off to visit "Alligator Alcatraz" - and we show you how to smell just like Trump.

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3 d. ago I can’t believe I need to spell this out – but Trump is not your daddy | Arwa Mahdawi

From the Maga crowd to Nato’s secretary general, everyone is addressing the president of the US as if he was their actual father. Make it stop!Is your name Barron, Donald Jr, Eric, Ivanka or Tiffany Trump? No? Then I regret to inform you that President Donald John Trump is almost certainly not your daddy. I say “almost certainly” because narcissistic billionaires do have a nasty habit of spawning willy-nilly. Just look at Elon Musk and Pavel Durov – the latter is the Telegram founder, who has more than 100 children in 12 countries via sperm donation.Still, unless you are a very high-IQ individual, with an orange glow, an insatiable appetite for money-making schemes, and a weird belief that you invented the word “caravan”, I think it’s safe to say that you’re probably not Trump’s offspring. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Musk slams Trump's 'porky pig party' as war breaks out again with threat to set up rival

Musk and Trump have been at war for months, and now the owner of Twitter/X and Space X has threatened to set up a new political party in the United States if Trump's bill passes

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3 d. ago Senate holds vote marathon on amendments to Trump’s ‘one big beautiful bill’ – US politics live

Senators vote on potentially long list of amendments; White House confirms negotiations will restart after tech tax scrappedThom Tillis says he will not seek re-election after Trump clashNearly 300 current and recently terminated employees of the US Environmental Protection Agency published a declaration of dissent today, outlining five major concerns about how the Trump administration’s politicization of science and severe job cuts were undermining the agency’s mission.The declaration to administrator Lee Zeldin was sent as another expected round of staff reductions looms and as the agency undergoes a major reorganization, including the dissolution of its office of research and cancelling of billions of dollars in grants.Your decisions and actions will reverberate for generations to come. EPA under your leadership will not protect communities from hazardous chemicals and unsafe drinking water, but instead will increase risks to public health and safety. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Senate kicks off final debate on Trump’s ‘one big beautiful bill’; US to restart Canada trade talks immediately – live

Senators will vote on potentially long list of amendments; White House confirms negotiations will restart after tech tax scrappedThom Tillis says he will not seek re-election after Trump clashNearly 300 current and recently terminated employees of the US Environmental Protection Agency published a declaration of dissent today, outlining five major concerns about how the Trump administration’s politicization of science and severe job cuts were undermining the agency’s mission.The declaration to administrator Lee Zeldin was sent as another expected round of staff reductions looms and as the agency undergoes a major reorganization, including the dissolution of its office of research and cancelling of billions of dollars in grants.Your decisions and actions will reverberate for generations to come. EPA under your leadership will not protect communities from hazardous chemicals and unsafe drinking water, but instead will increase risks to public health and safety. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Heckler shouts over Senate debate on Trump’s ‘beautiful’ megabill: ‘You people are awful’

A heckler interrupted a Senate debate on President Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill”, yelling out “you people are awful”.

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