4 h. ago Trump sets sights on liberal megadonor George Soros: ‘A chilling message to other donors’

Billionaire ticks all the boxes on the antisemitic score card as Trump attacks Democratic contributors before midtermsPam Bondi, the US attorney general, said “everything is on the table” and left it there. But Donald Trump threw discretion to the wind and was far more specific about his choice of enemy to go after.“If you look at Soros, he’s at the top of everything,” the US president said. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago 'I'll deport 750,000 illegal migrants': Kemi Badenoch vows to set up Trump

The new Trumpian unit is the most eye-catching measure in Kemi Badenoch's Borders Plan, which the Tory leader hopes will revive her flagging political fortunes.

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28 h. ago Legal setbacks mount for Trump’s birthright order before likely Supreme Court review

Now it's five federal courts that have rejected President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end automatic citizenship for the children of people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily

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44 h. ago Hamas agrees to release hostages under Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan

Hamas has agreed to release hostages and hand over administration of the Gaza Strip under Donald Trump's peace proposals, set to end the devastating war in Gaza

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49 h. ago Trump threatens 'all hell will break out' as he sets October 5 deadline for peace

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3 d. ago Government shutdown live updates: Trump ready to cut thousands of jobs in ‘Democrat agencies’ as parties refuse to budge

Trump is set to meet with OMB Director Russ Vought to discuss agency cuts on day two of the government shutdown

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3 d. ago Government shutdown live updates: Trump calls to clear ‘dead wood’ in government as he determines which agencies to cut

Trump is set to meet with OMB Director Russ Vought to discuss agency cuts on day two of the government shutdown

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4 d. ago Donald Trump blows up his own approval ratings over embarrassing US government shutdown

Trump's administration is set to furlough 750,000 workers as government activities come to a standstill due to the inability of Republican and Democratic lawmakers to resolve a budget standoff

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5 d. ago ‘The Trump Olympics’: president vows to host the ‘greatest games’ in LA, a city that’s felt his wrath

Trump sets his sights on 2028 games as critics worry about security, deportations and tensions with him and LA leadersDonald Trump has never conceded his 2020 election defeat. But after lobbying hard for Los Angeles to host the 2028 summer Olympic Games during his first term, the US president has found at least one silver lining to what he calls his “circuitous route” back to the White House.“I didn’t think I’d be here for the games in this capacity,” Trump mused, as he signed an executive order naming himself the chair of the White House’s LA Olympics taskforce. “But it worked out that way so I’m very happy about that.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Who is set to be on Trump’s Board of Peace? Tony Blair named as part of Israel

Tony Blair would have a central role in any post-war plans for the beleaguered Palestinian enclave laid out by Washington

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5 d. ago YouTube agrees to pay $24.5M to settle Trump lawsuit filed after his January 6 insurrection suspension

The deal makes YouTube the final Big Tech company to bend the knee — following Elon Musk’s X and Facebook’s parent company Meta

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5 d. ago Tony Blair set to serve on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza

Some in former UK prime minister’s Labour party react with incredulity at his proposed role in Palestinian territory

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5 d. ago YouTube agrees to pay Trump $24.5m to settle lawsuit over account suspension

Platform suspended the US president’s YouTube channel in 2021 after the January 6 Capitol riotYouTube has agreed to pay $24.5m to settle a suit brought by Donald Trump in 2021 that alleged the platform wrongly suspended his channel after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The Google subsidiary is the latest in a long string of tech companies to make a multimillion-dollar payout to the president over past decisions about his accounts.Trump had filed the suit against YouTube and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, alleging that the platform had “accumulated an unprecedented concentration of power, market share, and ability to dictate our nation’s public discourse”. YouTube said it suspended Trump’s channel because it had violated the website’s policies against inciting violence. Because of the settlement, the case is now dismissed. Google and the White House did not immediately return a request for comment. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump and Tony Blair set to run Gaza if Hamas accepts ‘peace plan’ but Netanyahu vows to ‘finish the job’ if not: Live updates

Former British PM would join Gaza’s governing board — run by Trump — under a sweeping White House plan

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6 d. ago John Oliver rages at ‘desperate SOB’ Netanyahu for nearly entire show as Israeli leader set to meet Trump

Late-night host characterizes Israeli PM as unscrupulous politician prepared to cling on to power at any cost in latest broadside ahead of Gaza talks

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6 d. ago Trump and Netanyahu set for White House meeting as US president vows to ‘get it done’: Latest

President Donald Trump to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for fourth time this year in hope of bringing peace to Middle East amid growing international demand for action

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6 d. ago Royal Family set for huge change following 'important' Donald Trump move

Donald Trump met with King Charles and Queen Camilla during his state visit to the UK earlier this month.

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7 d. ago Rudy Giuliani and Dominion settle $1.3bn defamation suit over election lies

US voting machine maker sued ex-New York mayor and Trump lawyer in 2021 for repeatedly calling election riggedRudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor and personal lawyer to Donald Trump, has settled a long-running defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over lies he told about the result of the 2020 presidential election.Details of the settlement, revealed in federal court in Washington DC in a filing late on Friday, are confidential. The Colorado-based voting machine manufacturer sued Giuliani for $1.3bn in 2021, citing more than 50 instances in which he made false or defamatory statements insisting the election was rigged against Trump, with the integrity of Dominion’s machinery at the heart of the conspiracy theory. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump and Netanyahu set for crunch talks over new Gaza peace plan

Israeli prime minister remains under pressure from ultranationalist allies to ensure ‘complete defeat’ of Hamas

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7 d. ago US set for largest mass resignation in history as Trump continues deep cuts

Federal workers say they have little choice but to depart, with 100,000 leaving under deferred resignation programThe Trump administration is set to oversee the largest mass resignation in US history on Tuesday, with more than 100,000 federal workers set to formally quit as part of the latest wave of its deferred resignation program.With Congress facing a deadline of Tuesday to authorize more funding or spark a government shutdown, the White House has also ordered federal agencies to draw up plans for large-scale firings of workers if the partisan fight fails to yield a deal. Continue reading...

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