7 h. ago Trump suggests Spain should be THROWN OUT of NATO for their 'inexcusable' low defence spending

The US president has called Spain's spending as 'not great' and repeatedly suggested Washington could withhold protection from European countries unwilling to spend more on defense.

Politics

49 h. ago Mike Johnson’s choice to replace Bad Bunny at Super Bowl LX halftime reveals the depths of his Trump sycophancy

Johnson described Bad Bunny should be replaced by a singer who would be a ‘role model’ for children and suggested someone whose songs are often played at Trump’s rallies

Politics

53 h. ago What is plenary authority, the phrase that caused Stephen Miller to freeze up during CNN interview?

Miller suggests Trump wields absolute power over decisions to send in National Guard, before suddenly stopping speaking in awkward interview moment

Culture

55 h. ago Mike Johnson has his say on who he wants to replace Bad Bunny with at Super Bowl LX

Johnson described Bad Bunny should be replaced by a singer who would be a ‘role model’ for children and suggested someone whose songs are often played at Trump’s rallies

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3 d. ago Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act as Bondi faces Senate – US politics live

Legal wrangles over troop deployments continue with attorney general also likely to face questions over Epstein filesThe US government shutdown entered its second week as the Senate again rejected rival bills to restart funding and Donald Trump suggested he might be open to negotiating with Democrats over the healthcare subsidies they have put at the heart of the stalemate.A fifth Senate vote to advance a Republican-written bill that would reopen the government failed on a 52-42 tally – well below the 60-vote threshold needed for advancement. The Democrats’ proposal was defeated in a 50-45 party-line vote. No lawmakers changed their votes from recent days, though there were a handful of absences.A career federal prosecutor in Virginia has told colleagues she does not believe there is probable cause to file criminal mortgage fraud charges against New York attorney general Letitia James, according to a person familiar with the matter. The prosecutor, Elizabeth Yusi, oversees major cri...

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4 d. ago UN refugee agency chief suggests that US deportation practices violate the law

The head of the U.N. refugee agency has suggested that President Donald Trump’s America has carried out deportation practices that violate international law

Events

4 d. ago Donald Trump suggests he 'could have stopped 9/11', but no one listened to his warnings

Donald Trump repeated his false claim that he warned about Osama bin Laden a year before the 9/11 attacks, and said he deserves 'credit' for trying to stop the terrorist attack

Events

7 d. ago Trump mulling $2,000 ‘dividend’ for Americans to share money made from tariffs

Donald Trump has suggested giving $2000 to Americans using his tariff money, although the Supreme Court is still deciding whether his tariffs are even legal

Economics

8 d. ago Trump administration suggests ‘imminent’ layoffs as bipartisan group of senators seek way out of government shutdown – live

Bipartisan collaboration good sign that lawmakers are looking for a way out of the funding lapse; JD Vance falsely claims that Democrats want to fund healthcare for ‘illegal aliens’ US government shuts downThis shutdown is expected to be worse than previous ones. The impact on federal workers could be even more severe.Before Trump’s most recent threat of mass layoffs on Tuesday, a memo released last week by the White House’s office of management and budget told agencies not just to prepare for temporary furloughs but for permanent layoffs in the event of a shutdown. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump's comments on autism evoke anger and hope among autistic people and their families

Some mothers of autistic children say President Donald Trump was blaming moms when he suggested taking Tylenol while pregnant causes autism

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1 week ago Donald Trump’s incorrect autism comments ‘pose a risk to patient safety in UK’

The National Pharmacy Association says Brits are less likely to get vaccinated after US President Donald Trump suggested ‘pills and vaccines’ are behind a rise in autism

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1 week ago Attorney General Pam Bondi’s own staff fume at James Comey indictment: ‘Worst abuses in DOJ history’

Trump suggested the indictment was part of a revenge operation Friday and that he hopes there will be other charges brought against his political foes

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2 w. ago Megyn Kelly yells: ‘That’s a blatant lie!’ at student who suggests Trump’s rhetoric contributes to political violence

The student argued that Trump’s comments about hating his enemies were just one example of him heightening political tensions

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2 w. ago Trump suggests shooting down Russian planes in Nato airspace – but is that realistic?

European leaders have echoed the US president’s calls for stricter measures following several incursions into the alliance’s airspace. But former Nato officials tell Taz Ali that downing Russian aircraft would be complex

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2 w. ago Trump suggests shooting down Russian planes in Nato airspace – but is it that realistic?

European leaders have echoed the US president’s calls for stricter measures following several incursions into the alliance’s airspace. But former Nato officials tell Taz Ali that downing Russian aircraft would be complex

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2 w. ago Trump suggests the broken UN escalator could have gravely injured him and Melania as he demands culprits behind 'sabotage' are arrested

President Donald Trump made a dramatic claim Wednesday night that he and First Lady Melania Trump could have been gravely injured by the United Nations' escalator.

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2 w. ago Whoopi Goldberg suggests invoking 25th Amendment after Trump’s ‘unhelpful’ address to UN

The co-host of ‘The View’ said that other world leaders did not consider Trump to be ‘serious anymore’

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2 w. ago Sadiq Khan reckons Donald Trump keeps having a pop because he 'has a crush on me'

London mayor Sadiq Khan turned the screw on the Orange Manbaby and US President Donald Trump by bizarrely suggesting the American leader “has a crush on me" following the UN speech

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2 w. ago Royal Parks say no evidence to back Nigel Farage’s claim that migrants are eating their swans – UK politics live

Reform UK leader claimed swans and carp being eaten from parks by ‘people from different cultures’Sadiq Khan, the Labour mayor of London, has hit back at Donald Trump after the US president yesterday accused him of introducing sharia law in the capital.In an interview with Sky News, Khan said that he felt he “appeared to be living rent-free in Donald Trump’s head”. He suggested that Trump’s antipathy towards him was related to the fact that he is “a Muslim man who leads a liberal, multicultural, progressive, successful city”.When people say things, when people act in a certain way, when people behave in a certain way, you’ve got to believe them.I think President Trump has shown he is racist, he is sexist, he is misogynistic, and he’s Islamophobic.One of the things about having a special relationship, it’s akin to having a best friend. I think when you have a best friend, you should expect more from them ..One of the advantages of having a special relationship with the USA is obvious...

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2 w. ago Cabinet ministers hit back at Donald Trump's attack on Sadiq Khan and London sharia law claims

Cabinet minister Wes Streeting defends London Mayor Sadiq Khan while Pat McFadden suggests the US President Donald Trump has misread 'our great capital city'

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