5 h. ago Trump tariffs and strict US border rules threaten flight of Canada’s ‘snowbirds’

Annual migration from frigid Canadian winter to Florida sunshine could become thinner as travellers look elsewhereThe annual migration of hundreds of thousands of Canadian “snowbirds” escaping freezing temperatures in their homeland and heading to warmer US states such as Florida for the duration of the winter could be about to become noticeably thinner.Many have ditched plans to visit their southern neighbor and are looking to spend their valuable dollars elsewhere, largely put off by Donald Trump’s escalating economic war with Canada and strict new immigration rules that have created fear and confusion. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Trump’s dollar delusion: how trade war risks ending the US’s ‘exorbitant privilege’

Trump’s team flirts with weakening the dollar, threatening US influence, low borrowing costs and global stabilityMagical thinking is indispensable to understanding Team Trump’s economic policymaking. The White House often seems to believe two opposing policies can work together while one policy can do two or three contradictory things.A heavy dose of hocus pocus will be needed to make the administration’s dollar policy work in the interest of the United States, for it appears that they want to end the US dollar’s supremacy in global finance. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Zohran Mamdani has upended US politics. Now he should take on Fifa | Jules Boykoff

New York’s mayor-elect has taken on powerful institutions. With the World Cup taking place in his city, he should challenge Fifa nextAfter winning the election for mayor of New York City, an exuberant Zohran Mamdani took to the stage at his victory speech and said, “If there is any way to terrify a despot, it is by dismantling the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power.” He was alluding to Donald Trump, but the sentiment also applies to Fifa, the world’s governing body for soccer.In September, Mamdani’s team kicked off a “Game Over Greed” campaign targeting Fifa’s use of dynamic pricing for 2026 men’s World Cup tickets, calling it an “affront to the game.” His petition demanded that Fifa cease its rapacious dynamic pricing scheme, place a price cap on tickets that are resold on Fifa’s ticketing platform, and reserve a tranche of tickets for local residents. Mamdani, a longtime Arsenal fan, told the Guardian’s Football Weekly podcast, “I have long been quite troubled by...

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50 h. ago Trump is threatening the basic needs of poor Americans. How low he has sunk | Robert Reich

The president has put Snap benefits in jeopardy amid a fight over Medicaid. The nation has lost its moral authorityThe Democrats had a great day on Tuesday. It’s crucial that they hone their economic message for next year’s midterms to focus on affordability and fairness.Trump is doing the opposite. Although a federal court ordered him to continue to provide food stamps to about 42 million low-income Americans who depend on them, Trump threatened to deny them anyway until the end of the government shutdown.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Trump live updates: Judge orders administration to fully fund food stamps in November

Trump previously threatened to withhold SNAP funding if Democrats did not open the government

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3 d. ago Florida man arrested by FBI for threatening lives of Trump foes in online comments section

Exclusive: Gregory Formicone, 57, is facing up to five years behind bars over assassination threats posted on far-right conspiracy site The Gateway Pundit

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4 d. ago Zohhran Mamdani elected Mayor of New York in major headache for Donald Trump

The result is likely to infuriate the US President, who has branded Mamdani a "communist". Trump had repeatedly threatened to cut off funding to America's biggest city if Mamdani was elected

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4 d. ago Trump threatens to withhold SNAP food benefits until the shutdown ends

The White House says it is ‘fully complying’ with a court order to continue funding SNAP food benefits

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4 d. ago Trump threatens ‘legal and criminal review’ of voting if Newsom’s Democratic redistricting measure wins in California

The president’s threats portend further actions down the line, potentially to overturn 2026 midterm election results if Republicans lose control of Congress

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5 d. ago Trump threatened military action in Nigeria after Fox News wondered if he should ‘step up’ over treatment of Christians

‘Does this president need to step up and do more?’ Fox News’ John Roberts wondered on Friday, less than an hour before the president began posting about Nigeria on Truth Social.

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5 d. ago Anxious Democrats await key Election Day results in NYC, NJ and Virginia in first big test of Trump’s second term: Live updates

Trump threatened to send only the ‘minimum’ federal funds to New York City if Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins

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5 d. ago Illinois man charged over claims he threatened Trump and others in Instagram video

The suspect allegedly posted a video threatening to kill Trump 18 times over the course of a week in October

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5 d. ago Trump backs Cuomo for NYC Mayor as Mamdani says president ‘threatened’ by his campaign: Live updates

Mamdani says Trump is threatened by his campaign because ‘we're actually going to deliver’ on lowering the cost of living in New York City

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5 d. ago Illinois man charged with threatening to execute Trump during chilling Instagram video

Trent Schneider, 57, was arrested at his home in Winthrop Harbor on Monday by a local SWAT team.

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5 d. ago Mamdani says Trump is ‘threatened’ by his campaign as president backs Cuomo for NYC Mayor: Live updates

Mamdani says Trump is threatened by his campaign because ‘we're actually going to deliver’ on lowering the cost of living in New York City

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5 d. ago Trump threatens to cut funds if ‘communist’ Mamdani wins mayoral election

President backs Cuomo in election eve Truth Social post and says he does not want to send ‘good money after bad’On the eve of New York’s well-watched mayoral election, President Donald Trump issued a threat to its voters: stop Zohran Mamdani or pay.“If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required, to my beloved first home,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “I don’t want to send, as President, good money after bad.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump threatens federal funds for NYC if Mamdani wins mayoral race and backs Cuomo: ‘You must vote for him’: Live

Trump called Zohran Mamani a ‘communist’ before throwing his support behind Cuomo

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6 d. ago Trump threatens to walk out on Norah O'Donnell as 60 Minutes EDITS OUT astonishing meltdown

The president sat down with CBS News for an exclusive interview aired on Sunday where he faced intense questioning from anchor Norah O'Donnell.

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6 d. ago Why is Donald Trump threatening military intervention in Nigeria?

US president’s remarks about alleged persecution of Christians seemingly in response to pressure from his evangelical baseDonald Trump has threatened to launch a “guns-a-blazing” US military intervention in Nigeria, claiming that the west African country’s government has failed to prevent attacks on Christians.Here’s what we know so far about the unfolding situation. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago What economic value events like the World Series or World Cup actually bring to hosting city

Politicians, tourism offices and organizers are quick to claim large economic benefits when bidding for events

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