59 m. ago Donald Trump ramps up WW3 fears as he renames Pentagon the 'Department of War'

Fears of a potential World War Three have worsened after Donald Trump announced the Pentagon will now be known as the 'Department of War' and as global military tensions heighten

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3 h. ago Trump to sign executive order renaming the Pentagon in historic move

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order renaming the Department of Defense on Friday to its former namesake.

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9 h. ago Trump expected to order rebrand of Pentagon as ‘Department of War’

Move is attempt to formalize name change without an act of Congress, as US president says: ‘We’re just going to do it’Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday authorizing the US Department of Defense to rebrand itself as the “department of war”, the White House said, as part of an attempt to formalize the name change without an act of Congress.The order will designate “department of war” as a “secondary title”, an administration official said, as a way to get around the need for congressional approval to formally rename a federal agency. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Trump to sign executive order changing Pentagon’s name to ‘Department of War’

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday that will officially change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

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9 h. ago Trump to rebrand defence department as the Department of War

US president to sign executive order on Friday that will allow Pentagon to use new title in official communications

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10 h. ago Trump plans to sign executive order to rename Pentagon to ‘Department of War’ – live

Order would authorize Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, to introduce legislation to revert to pre-1949 nameHealth secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr will appear before a congressional committee on Thursday, where he’s expected to face questions about turmoil at federal health agencies.The US Senate finance committee has called Kennedy to a hearing about his plans to “Make America Healthy Again”. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Trump ignites culture war with extraordinary plan to ban transgender Americans from owning guns

President Donald Trump's Justice Department could take a huge step to address gun violence that goes against decades of precedent set by previous Republican administrations.

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16 h. ago European leaders press Trump over peacekeeper plan for Ukraine

Leaders ask president on call to detail security guarantees US could give to European force in event of ceasefireEuropean leaders have made fresh efforts to pin down Donald Trump on the level of support he is willing to give Ukraine to push back a Russian advance, and asked him to detail the security guarantees he would provide to any European peacekeeping force inside Ukraine in the event of a lasting ceasefire.European leaders spoke with Trump by video call on Thursday after first holding a meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing” in Paris, co-chaired by Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago ‘We’re going to lose so many girls’: The deadly impact of Trump slashing aid for contraception

The US President has slashed nearly $600 million in funding for contraceptives – and the impact could be deadly for tens of thousands of women, reports chief international correspondent Bel Trew from Uganda and Zimbabwe

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41 h. ago Podcasters and influencers: The unexpected jobs covered under Trump's 'no tax on tips' plan

The Treasury Department has released a preliminary list of jobs exempt from income tax on tips, including food service, concierge, and salon workers

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45 h. ago Trump’s ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan is an obscenity. Can we really trust Tony Blair to have told him so? | Simon Jenkins

The former PM’s leaked visit to the White House is concerning. This scheme is an outrage that no other Arab – or western – state could backSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreTony Blair’s leaked presence at the recent White House discussion of Donald Trump’s “Gaza Riviera” plan is either good news or outrageous. Good news if he used his influence with Trump to terminate this obscenity. Dreadful news if he were to be party to it.The plan itself was first outlined to an incredulous world by Trump in February. The details have now emerged. It involves the expulsion – the de facto imprisonment – of 2 million Palestinians, while the US administers the exclave for 10 years. Each Palestinian would be paid $5,000 each plus four years’ rent somewhere else and one year’s supply of food. Gaza is then rebuilt as a skyscraper wonderland of artificial intelligence inv...

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46 h. ago Protesters demand release of HIV funds ‘illegally’ withheld by Trump

People take to streets against Trump administration plans to rescind funding for life-saving international programsAs Congress reconvened on Tuesday, activists gathered near the White House to protest against cuts to global HIV funding, calling attention to funds they say are being withheld illegally by the Trump administration despite being appropriated by Congress.The end of the fiscal year 2025 is 30 September, which means the majority of the withheld federal funds will disappear. The activists called for the release of the funding for programs such as Pepfar (the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief), a program established in 2003 that has saved an estimated 26 million lives around the world and promised to help bring the HIV epidemic to an end. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Donald Trump's plan to deport Venezuelan gangs blocked after 18th century blunder

A U.S. federal appeals court has dealt yet another blow to President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda, ruling on Tuesday night that he cannot an 18th century wartime law to deport people

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61 h. ago 8 killed and 50 wounded in Chicago over long weekend as Trump plans federal deployment

Eight people were killed and 50 others were wounded over the Labor Day weekend in dozens of shootings in Chicago

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64 h. ago Trump ends turf war and plans to move Space Command HQ to Alabama from Colorado: report

Location of Space Command has been issue since end of first Trump term

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65 h. ago CNN cuts programming for Donald Trump 'breaking news' before major announcement

American broadcaster CNN was halted for breaking news on Donald Trump's census plans ahead of his special announcement from the White House today.

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68 h. ago Trump illegally sent National Guard to Los Angeles, federal judge rules

Trump’s plan for ‘creating a national police force’ violates 140-year-old law blocking military from domestic law enforcement

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3 d. ago Trump trolls Biden with plans for ‘very controversial’ new White House portrait of the former president

President Trump says the painting will be unveiled in two weeks as part of his new ‘Presidential Wall of Fame’

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3 d. ago From Potomac golf course to government paint jobs: Inside Trump’s renovation plans for White House and DC

The former Manhattan real estate mogul has reportedly been producing daily remodeling plans, including a proposed ‘Washington National Golf Course’

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3 d. ago Trump and his team had children sitting on planes ready for deportation

The unaccompanied children could suffer ‘irreparable harm’ if they are removed to Guatemala, their lawyers argued

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