7 h. ago Trump to pull funding for New York subway system if MTA withholds crime stats

‘Commuters are sick and tired of feeling like they have to jeopardize their safety to get to work,’ Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says

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1 week ago US support to maintain UK’s nuclear arsenal is in doubt, experts say

Malcolm Rifkind joins diplomats and analysts urging focus on European cooperation to replace TridentBritain’s ability to rely on the US to maintain the UK’s nuclear arsenal is now in doubt, experts have warned, but working with European states to replace it will be costly and take time.An existing debate about the future of Trident – Britain’s ageing submarine-launched nuclear missile system – has taken a dramatic new turn in recent weeks amid fears Donald Trump could pull out of Nato. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump will delay US tariffs on many products from Canada and Mexico, official says

US president is said to be preparing to temporarily shelve tariffs on many goods from the two countries once againDonald Trump is poised to pull back from his trade war with Canada and Mexico, according to one of his top officials, temporarily delaying tariffs on many goods from the two countries once again.Two days after imposing sweeping tariffs on all imports from his country’s closest trading partners, the US president is said to be preparing to shelve duties on a wide range of products until April. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump threatens to pull federal funds for US schools allowing ‘illegal protests’

US president also claims he will imprison ‘agitators’ a day after administration called for review at Columbia UniversityDonald Trump threatened on Tuesday to halt all federal funding for any college or school that allows “illegal protests” and vowed to imprison “agitators”.“All Federal Funding will STOP for any College, School, or University that allows illegal protests,” the US president wrote on Truth Social. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Judge blocks Trump order threatening funding for institutions that offer care for transgender youth

A judge has continued to block President Donald Trump’s plan to pull federal funding from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth

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2 w. ago Donald Trump's most awkward handshakes with other world leaders

President Trump is well known for his long, steel-gripped, push-and-pull handshakes

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2 w. ago Fate of BP top brass in the balance after: Activist Elliott 'evaluating' new strategy as oil giant ditches green agenda

US-based activist investor Elliott, run by notorious New York hedge fund tycoon Paul Singer (right), has built a nearly £4bn stake in BP.

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3 w. ago ‘See you in court’: Democratic governor confronts Trump at the White House over trans sports ban

Trump threatened to pull federal funding from Maine after Governor Janet Mills said she won’t be ‘intimidated’ by his executive order targeting trans athletes

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4 w. ago Trump administration rescinds congestion pricing for New York City

Daily $9 fee designed to reduce traffic in heart of Manhattan and raise billions to upgrade subway train and bus systemsThe Trump administration announced on Wednesday it intends to rescind approval of New York City’s congestion pricing program that is designed to reduce traffic in the heart of busy Manhattan and, in the process, raise billions to upgrade New York’s subway train and bus systems.The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the public-private entity that provides public transportation services in the New York metro area, immediately sued the government in an effort to block its move. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump administration orders halt of NYC toll meant to fight traffic and fund mass transit

President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered a halt to New York City’s congestion pricing system, which thins traffic and funds mass transit by imposing high tolls on drivers entering some parts of Manhattan

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last month Which nations ARE pulling their weight in NATO... and who is relying on 'Uncle Sucker' to protect them? Graphic illustrates who is spending on military amid fears Trump could pull out of alliance

The US will 'no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship' regarding the war in Ukraine, Pete Hegseth said last week as he declared that fellow NATO members should spend more.

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