11 h. ago Fed chair warns of high inflation and slower growth as Trump tells him to cut interest rates – live

Federal Reserve chair says ‘we face a highly uncertain outlook’ as president tells him to cut interest ratesPeople in the US: how have your shopping habits changed due to Trump’s tariffs?Trump insists he won’t back down from global trade war as markets slumpThe Trump administration is taking aim at Brown University with threats to freeze $510m in grants, widening its promise to withhold federal funding from schools it accuses of allowing antisemitism on campus, according to multiple media outlets including Reuters and the New York Times.University officials said they had not yet been formally notified, but the school was among dozens warned last month that enforcement actions could be coming as the administration seeks to crack down on academic institutions . Continue reading...

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14 h. ago John Rentoul answers your Trump tariffs questions from the ‘Brexit dividend’ to chlorinated chicken

In a live Q&A, The Independent’s chief political commentator John Rentoul fielded readers’ questions on Trump’s trade war, its global consequences and the UK’s options for navigating this latest storm

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18 h. ago What Ancient Rome can tell us about the fate of Trump’s tariffs

When tariffs were used in Ancient Rome, they often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems, Peter Edwell writes

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19 h. ago Labour minister insists chlorinated US chicken ‘will remain illegal in the UK’

Treasury secretary James Murray says chlorinated chicken 'will remain illegal in the UK’, in light of Donald Trump’s demands for Britain to allow US chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-laced beef into UK markets in exchange for relief from his sweeping tariffs.

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19 h. ago Could chlorinated chicken be sold in the UK after Donald Trump demand and is it safe to eat?

Trump demands that the UK should open its doors to chlorinated chicken, but how safe is it?

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21 h. ago Chlorinated chicken: Is it bad for you and will it be sold in British supermarkets?

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he would agree to allow American chlorine-washed chicken to be sold in the UK as part of a free trade deal with the US

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22 h. ago Trump fires White House staff after fears he's being 'sabotaged'

Right-wing activist Laura Loomer took credit for telling Donald Trump to remove personnel but the president downplayed her role when speaking to reporters.

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30 h. ago Trump floats China tariff relief in exchange for TikTok sale approval

US president suggests he is open to horse-trading a day after imposing severe import levies on Chinese goods

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35 h. ago Danish PM tells US ‘you cannot annex another country’ on visit to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, who met island’s new and outgoing PMs, says she wants to cooperate with Trump on Arctic securityThe Danish prime minister has put on a show of unity with Greenlandic leaders in her first visit to the Arctic island since Donald Trump’s renewed threats to acquire the territory, telling the US: “You cannot annex another country.”Speaking onboard an inspection ship in front of a military helicopter, alongside Greenland’s new prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Greenland’s outgoing prime minister, Múte B Egede, Mette Frederiksen switched from Danish to English to address the diplomatic standoff with the Trump administration. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago UK sets May 1 deadline for deal to stop US tariffs: Ministers hint at retaliation if agreement cannot be reached as Trump 'pushes Britain to accept chlorinated chicken'

Jonathan Reynolds told MPs that a consultation will be held over the next four months on what American products could be targeted in a retaliation package.

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42 h. ago Trump tells UK to buy chlorinated chicken from US if it wants tariff relief

The UK has long-ruled out allowing imports of chlorine-washed chicken from the US, with Rachel Reeves in November reiterating her opposition

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43 h. ago Is Donald Trump trying to bully Britain into taking chlorinated chicken? White House swipes at 'non

The US President last night slapped a 10 per cent tariff on American imports of UK goods as part of blizzard of global levies on what he dubbed 'Liberation Day'.

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44 h. ago Donald Trump's telling comment about Elon Musk as world's richest man to leave White House

A comment Donald Trump made about Elon Musk is recirculating after reports the Tesla boss is set to step down from his government role - and his DOGE department could also disappear

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57 h. ago Mike Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal chats for national security work – report

National security adviser and team shared ‘sensitive information’ in group chats on app, sources tell PoliticoUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and his team have created at least 20 different group chats on the encrypted messaging app Signal to coordinate sensitive national security work, sources tell Politico.The revelation, which cites four people with direct knowledge of the practice, follows heightened scrutiny of the administration’s handling of sensitive information after the Atlantic recently published messages from a chat that included the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, sharing operational details of deadly strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Donald Trump tells allies that Elon Musk 'will leave Government soon'

Reports claim Tesla CEO will develop an ‘exit strategy’ and return to his businesses

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61 h. ago Donald Trump tells cabinet Elon Musk will leave top government role 'soon'

Musk has been heading up the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) taskforce since Trump returned to office in January.

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61 h. ago Elon Musk 'set to leave Donald Trump's cabinet', president tells allies

Donald Trump has told close allies that Tesla CEO Elon Musk will take a step back in the coming weeks, it has been reported, as backlash of Musk's influence over the government grows

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62 h. ago Donald Trump tells cabinet Elon Musk will be stepping down from duties 'soon'

Donald Trump is reported to have made the comments about Elon Musk's future to his cabinet after weeks of simmering tensions between the Tesla billionaire and senior White House officials

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67 h. ago There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan

It is a factually inaccurate and totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ and are ‘criminals’On 29 January, the second Trump administration held its first White House press briefing. “Of the 3,500 arrests Ice has made so far since President Trump came back into office, can you just tell us the numbers?” asked a reporter in the front row. “How many have a criminal record versus those who are just in the country illegally?”“All of them,” responded the new White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, making her debut in the briefing room, “because they illegally broke our nation’s laws, and, therefore, they are criminals, as far as this administration goes.” She continued: “I know the last administration didn’t see it that way, so it’s a big culture shift in our nation to view someone who breaks our immigration laws as a criminal. But that’s exactly what they are.”Mehdi Hasan is a broadcaster and author, and a former host on MSNBC. He is also a Guardian US...

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3 d. ago Trump tariffs will damage UK economy, Reeves tells Cabinet amid job loss fears

Sir Keir Starmer admits UK unlikely to be spared from sweeping measures to be announced by Donald Trump

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