58 h. ago Donald Trump fury at ‘lawless’ DC as he orders homeless out and threatens gang crackdowns

Donald Trump has warned the homeless to leave Washington D.C. "immediately" after vowing to make the nation's capital "safer and more beautiful" by getting rid of the homeless population

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3 d. ago Trump administration threatens to strip Harvard University of lucrative patents

White House escalates offensive on Ivy League university by calling for review of federally funded researchThe latest phase of the Trump administration’s offensive against Harvard University is a comprehensive review of the university’s federally funded research programs, and the threat to strip the school’s lucrative portfolio of patents.In a letter to the Harvard president, Alan Garber, posted online on Friday, Donald Trump’s commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, accused Harvard of breaching its legal and contractual requirements tied to federally funded research programs and patents. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Love Island's Toni issues savage response to Harrison's 'bitter eye roll' during final

Love Island fans were enraged during the final when they suspected Harrison rolled his eyes at ex Toni and her partner Cach - and now the American bombshell has issued a response

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4 d. ago Why Trump's tariffs could be a disaster for Brazil's acai industry and American consumers

Prices of acai smoothies and bowls look certain to go up in the U.S. as President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian exports in July and threatened the delicate balance of supply and demand that holds the industry

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4 d. ago Trump ally accused of threatening to detonate revenge porn after he was dumped by much

A Florida beauty pageant winner claims her relationship with Republican Cory Mills went awry and that he has since intimidated her and threatened to release her nude videos.

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5 d. ago Trump orders federal law enforcement to patrol DC after Stephen Miller claims crime in capital ‘more violent than Baghdad’

Trump has been threatening to federalize the capital all week following an attack on a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer

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5 d. ago Democrats respond to FBI agreement to locate Texas lawmakers: ‘We will not be intimidated’ – live updates

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries accuses Trump administration of attempting to ‘weaponize law enforcement to target political adversaries’Vance urges Republicans in Indiana to redraw map to help tighten House gripDonald Trump on Wednesday celebrated a commitment by Apple to increase its investments in US manufacturing by an additional $100bn over the next four years.Apple’s plan to up its domestic investment comes as it seeks to avoid Trump’s threatened tariffs, which would increase the tech giant’s costs as it relies on a complex international supply chain to produce its iPhones. Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, warned during an earnings call in May that the tariffs could cost the company up to $900m that fiscal quarter alone. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump wants National Guard to tackle crime in DC after violent attack on 'Big Balls'

President Trump is threatening to federalize Washington DC and deploy the National Guard after a brutal assault on Edward 'Big Balls' Coristine, a young member of his DOGE team.

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6 d. ago Trump threatens India with 50% tariffs for buying Russian oil

An Indian government source said it needs to gradually repair ties with the U.S. and engage more with the BRICS bloc

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6 d. ago UCLA says Trump administration has frozen $584 million in grants, threatening research

The Trump administration has suspended $584 million in federal grants for the University of California, Los Angeles

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6 d. ago Trump to announce Apple’s plan to invest $100bn in US manufacturing

Tech giant’s plan to up domestic investment over next four years comes as it seeks to avoid Trump’s threatened tariffsDonald Trump on Wednesday is expected to celebrate a commitment by Apple to increase its investments in US manufacturing by an additional $100bn over the next four years.“Today’s announcement with Apple is another win for our manufacturing industry that will simultaneously help reshore the production of critical components to protect America’s economic and national security,” a White House spokesperson, Taylor Rogers, said. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump threatens to take ‘federal control’ of DC after Doge staffer attack – US politics live updates

President claims on social media that DC is ‘totally out of control’ and if the city doesn’t ‘get it’s act together’ he will have ‘no choice but to take Federal control’After taking six months to conclude that Vladimir Putin may not be a kindred transactional authoritarian leader but an ideological nationalist seeking the return of what “belongs to Russia”, the deadline Donald Trump set for the Russian president to agree a Ukraine ceasefire or face US sanctions on oil exports arrives on Friday.What Trump – who some had claimed was a Russian asset – does next to punish Putin could define his presidency. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Donald Trump will 'go ballistic' if Vladimir Putin leaves him empty handed

Vladimir Putin has just a few more days before Donald Trump's threatened new sanctions take hold - with one insider warning he could be driven 'ballistic' without progress

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6 d. ago Attack on former DOGE staffer known as ‘Big Balls’ prompts Trump to threaten to federalize DC

President shares photo of bloodied federal employee on Truth Social and claims crime ‘out of control’ in Washington, D.C.

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7 d. ago Trump threatens to ‘federalize DC’ but violent crime dropped 35 percent there in 2024, police say

Figures from the Metropolitan Police Department found that crime in the capital was down 35 percent in 2024 compared to 2023—a 30-year low

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7 d. ago Trump threatened with THIRD impeachment by widely mocked liberal as his colleagues roll their eyes

Texas Democrat Rep. Al Green has, once again, promised to impeach President Donald Trump, likely making him the most-impeach happy U.S. lawmaker to ever live.

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7 d. ago Spike Lee, Adam McKay and over 2,000 writers decry Trump’s ‘un

Screenwriters from Writers Guild of America, also including David Simon and Celine Song, call out president’s ‘authoritarian assault’ on free speechMore than 2,300 members of the Writers Guild of America, including Spike Lee and Adam McKay, have signed an open letter decrying the actions of Donald Trump’s administration that represent “an unprecedented, authoritarian assault” on free speech.The letter, a combined effort from the WGA East and West branches, cites the US president’s “baseless lawsuits” against news organizations that have “published stories he does not like and leveraged them into payoffs”. It specifically references Paramount’s decision to pay Trump $16m to settle a “meritless lawsuit” about a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris. The letter notes that Trump “retaliated against publications reporting factually on the White House and threatened broadcasters’ licenses”, and has repeatedly called for the cancellation of programs that criticize him. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The Breakdown | The Lions will endure but who can we expect in the squad for 2029?

Ben Earl’s unambiguous backing shows how the tourists’ future could work even in a new world of rebel leaguesThe average worker bee, in the busiest months of the year, generally lives for up to seven weeks. Talk about a short and sweet existence. It is not dissimilar with British & Irish Lions tours. One moment players are winning a major series, the next their team abruptly ceases to exist. That’s all, folks, unless you can make the next trip in four years.That is a lifetime for many professional athletes, particularly those who routinely operate on a week-to-week basis and are about to enjoy a long-awaited summer break. So you would expect someone like England’s Ben Earl to roll his eyes and change the subject when asked if he would like to be involved in the scheduled next men’s tour to New Zealand in 2029. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump envoy Witkoff in Russia this week for stab at Ukraine ceasefire after Kremlin warns US to be ‘careful’ over nuclear subs move

Trump has threatened new sanctions if Moscow does not agree to end the war by Friday

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9 d. ago Russia issues terrifying 'dead hand' warning to Donald Trump during bizarre rant

Former Russian president Dmitri Medvedev has issued a scathing warning to US president Donald Trump. He threatened Trump with deadly nuclear weapons during a bizarre rant

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