33 h. ago Trump lands devastating new blow on Harvard that's set to drain Ivy League college's coffers further

The Department of Homeland Security announced the move on Thursday, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.

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35 h. ago Trump’s $5m ‘gold card’ visa set to launch in the coming days to help fast track rich immigrants

President Donald Trump’s website for the ‘gold card’ visa will soon launch so wealthy immigrants can register their interest in the program

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59 h. ago Trump ambushes South African president with video and false claims of anti

Cyril Ramaphosa responds to hectoring stunt in Oval Office and egregious claim of white genocide by suggesting calmUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump ambushed the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, by playing him a video that he falsely claimed proved genocide was being committed against white people under “the opposite of apartheid”.The hectoring stunt on Wednesday set up the most tense Oval Office encounter since Trump’s bullying of Volodymyr Zelenskyy in February. But Ramaphosa – who earlier said that he had come to Washington to “reset” the relationship between the two countries – refused to take the bait and suggested that they “talk about it very calmly”. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Trump administration accepts jet from Qatar for possible use as Air Force One

Plane offer set off a firestorm of bipartisan criticism of Trump and raised questions about Qatar’s motivesUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has accepted the controversial gift of a Boeing 747 jetliner from the government of Qatar, and directed the air force to assess how quickly the plane can be upgraded for possible use as a new Air Force One.The offer of the jet has set off a firestorm of bipartisan criticism of Trump, particularly following the president’s visit to the country last week to arrange US business deals. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Eurovision controversy rumbles on as more countries demand voting audit over Israel

Broadcasters have raised concerns over their countries’ high public scores awarded to Israel

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3 d. ago Trump's 'milestone' new nuclear bomb ready a year early to deal with 'volatile new age'

The B61-13 was developed at a plant in Amarillo, Texas and is 'essential for Trump's mission for peace' - however, it is set to be reserved for US military use only

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3 d. ago Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children

Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are healthy

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3 d. ago Kash Patel scraps FBI unit monitoring surveillance rules compliance

Bureau’s office of internal auditing was set up to uncover misuses of Fisa surveillance during Trump’s first termUS politics live – latest updatesThe FBI director, Kash Patel, has scrapped a watchdog team set up to scrutinise a warrantless surveillance law he previously claimed was being abused to target supporters of Donald Trump.He has ordered the closure of the FBI’s office of internal auditing, a unit set up during Trump’s first presidency to uncover misuses of a contentious part of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa), the New York Times reported. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder honors Bruce Springsteen with song My City of Ruins in apparent dig at Trump

Springsteen set off the latest Trump conflict calling his administration corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous

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4 d. ago Judge rips Trump for trying to ‘set aside the rule of law’ in case of Venezuelan asylum

Administration has been accused of slow-walking similar case of wrongly deported man

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4 d. ago Russian propagandists say 'Trump only wants a crown' and brag Putin ‘outplayed everyone’

US President Donald Trump is set for a key phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, as he attempts to secure a ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict

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5 d. ago Donald Trump 'has got to get on the phone' with Putin as Ukraine ceasefire in doubt

Donald Trump is set to hold separate phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday in a bid to secure a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine

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5 d. ago This pause in the trade war will be brief. Small businesses, plan accordingly

Trump’s animosity towards China isn’t going to disappear, and his past actions do not bode well for a quick resolutionDonald Trump’s massive Chinese tariffs are on pause. The media debated. Wall Street rejoiced. Many of my clients breathed a sigh of relief. Big retailers jumped for joy. But for how long?For starters, the tariffs that weren’t paused – a 10% levy on all Chinese goods, plus a bonus 20% tax that somehow relates to fentanyl, are still in place. When you take into consideration existing tariffs on steel from previous Trump and Biden administrations, the effective tariff rate on Chinese goods is actually closer to 40%, according to an analysis done by the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump set to bring about 'collapse of Russian economy' as Putin avoids Turkish peace talks

Russia's economy is in serious trouble after a wave of sanctions and its non-defence sector is in recession amid calls for new measures with a focus on energy profits, which is funding its war effort

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7 d. ago Trump says US will unilaterally set tariff rates for some of its trading partners

President says letters revealing rates will be sent out within weeks as US lacks capacity for individual dealsBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said the US will send letters to some of its trading partners to unilaterally impose new tariff rates, suggesting that Washington lacks the capacity to reach individual trade deals.Highlighting the challenge for the White House to negotiate deals with scores of countries at once, Trump said it was “not possible to meet the number of people that want to see us”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump says US will unilaterally set new tariff rates for scores of countries

President says letters revealing rates will be sent out within weeks as Washington lacks capacity for individual dealsBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said the US will send letters to some of its trading partners to unilaterally impose new tariff rates, suggesting that Washington lacks the capacity to reach individual trade deals.Highlighting the challenge for the White House to negotiate deals with scores of countries at once, Trump said it was “not possible to meet the number of people that want to see us”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump says US will set new tariff rates for scores of countries

President says Washington lacks capacity to strike deals with every nation

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7 d. ago Trump says US will set tariff rates for scores of countries in 2 to 3 weeks

President says Washington lacks capacity to strike deals with every nation

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7 d. ago Russ Vought: key Project 2025 figure set to continue Trump cuts after Musk exit

Goal of Christian nationalist and director of OMB to dismantle federal workforce may be coming to fruitionRuss Vought’s years-long quest to dismantle the federal workforce and consolidate power for the president is coming to fruition, and he may be given a major boost when he reportedly takes on Elon Musk’s cost-cutting efforts as the billionaire bows out of the federal government.The director of the office of management and budget has worked alongside Musk’s “department of government efficiency” to slash through the federal government since Trump took office. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Vought would take on an increased public role in Washington as Musk transitions out and the president’s budget process advances. The outlet reported that Vought could use the budget process to make some of Doge’s cuts permanent. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago The Latest: Supreme Court hears arguments in case over Trump’s birthright citizenship order

The Supreme Court is hearing its first set of Trump-related arguments in the second Trump presidency

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