15 h. 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

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55 h. 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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5 d. 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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7 d. 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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7 d. 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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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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9 d. 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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9 d. 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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9 d. ago Trump blasts UN for ‘triple sabotage’ & ‘sinister events’ after he was awkwardly forced to walk up broken escalator

DONALD Trump has slammed the UN for a "triple sabotage" and "sinister events" after he was awkwardly made to trudge up a broken escalator. The president fumed the people behind the so-called "sabotage" should be arrested as he and Melania could have fallen "face first" on the "sharp" step. Jumping onto his Truth Social platform...

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9 d. 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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9 d. ago Fox News host Jesse Watters says the US should bomb the UN over Trump’s broken escalator

Fox News host Jesse Watters has said that the US should bomb the UN after Donald Trump and first lady Melania were forced to walk up a broken escalator.

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9 d. 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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9 d. 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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1 week ago White House exposes dangerous plot to humiliate Trump and Melania at the UN

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt raged after Trump was forced to walk up an escalator when it broke as the couple entered the UN headquarters in Manhattan.

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1 week ago Sadiq Khan slams Trump's 'appalling and bigoted' Sharia Law claims during UN speech

The London Mayor said he will not dignify Donald Trump's comments on Sharia Law with a response, but suggested they were both 'appalling' and 'bigoted'

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1 week ago Donald and Melania Trump get stuck on broken escalator at UN prompting rant to General Assembly

Donald Trump and first lady Melania were forced to walk up a broken escalator at the United Nations prompting an angry response from the president during his address to the General Assembly.

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1 week ago Trump administration suggests Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism, a link experts say is unproven

President Donald Trump suggests that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy may contribute to rising autism rates in the U.S., a potential link experts have studied and say is unproven

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1 week ago Even Tucker Carlson is worried about Trump’s free speech crackdown | Arwa Mahdawi

The former Fox News host is speaking out against the administration’s response to the Charlie Kirk shootingForgive me; I’m sorry; mea culpa! Having spent considerable time analyzing the events of the past week, I’ve realized I should probably issue a public apology for some of my statements over the years. Here we go: I’m sorry for expressing radical and dangerous opinions like “women deserve equal rights and shouldn’t be treated like walking wombs”. I’m sorry for suggesting Palestinians shouldn’t be systematically exterminated while Donald Trump posts about building a resort in Gaza. Going forward I will do better and ensure that I double-check all my opinions with the government. There isn’t an official Department of Thought Control yet, but no doubt we’ll get there soon.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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