25 m. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign from Congress in January amid fallout with Trump

Decision by Georgia Republican and leading Maga figure to give up House seat comes after dramatic break with Trump, lately over the Epstein files billReaction: Trump calls resignation ‘great news for the country’From staunch Trump ally to ‘traitor’: key takeaways of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s careerMarjorie Taylor Greene announced on Friday evening she will be resigning from office effective 5 January 2026, in the wake of souring relations with President Donald Trump, mostly recently over a vote to force the release of files related to the late Jeffrey Epstein.In a four-page statement, the Georgia congresswoman said the legislative branch had been “sidelined” and accused Republican leaders of refusing to advance conservative priorities such as border security or “America First” policies. Continue reading...

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46 m. ago Epstein's accusers grapple with complex emotions about promised release of Justice Department files

Trump has signed legislation compelling the Justice Department to release the files on Jeffrey Epstein

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97 m. ago Ukraine war briefing: defeating Russia an ‘illusion’, says Putin, as he welcomes Trump deal

Russia’s president says US-led plan ‘could form the basis of a final peace settlement’, bolstering concerns in Europe about one-sided nature of US-brokered deal. What we know on day 1,368See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageVladimir Putin says Ukraine is being unrealistic if it does not accept the US plan to end the war, declaring: “Ukraine is against it. Apparently, Ukraine and its European allies are still under illusions and dream of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield”. The positive response from the Russian president adds weight to the views of European and Ukrainian officials that the deal amounts to a “capitulation”. Addressing Russia’s national security council, Putin called the 28-point plan “a new version” and “a modernised plan” of what was discussed with the US ahead of his Alaska summit with Donald Trump in August, and said Moscow has received it. Putin said the plan “could form the basis of a final peace settlement”.Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reac...

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99 m. ago Federal prosecutors say Bondi’s comments shouldn’t affect Luigi Mangione’s death penalty case

Federal prosecutors say Luigi Mangione’s death penalty case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson should carry on unimpeded

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2 h. ago Fox News station runs ads for handguns featuring Donald Trump’s likeness

‘LIVING LEGEND’ is engraved in the president’s typical all-caps style on one side of the firearm

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2 h. ago Blow for Donald Trump as old ally Marjorie Taylor Greene RESIGNS after public feud

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a far-right politician and entrepreneur in the US who once lashed out at Sky News journalist, said she refuses to be a "battered wife" to Donald Trump

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3 h. ago ‘Loyalty should be a two way street’: Marjorie Taylor Greene nods to rift with Trump in resignation letter – US politics live

Greene announced her departure in a video and statement posted on X, denouncing Republican party establishmentMarjorie Taylor Greene to resign from office effective January 2026Trump news at a glance: president meets Mamdani at White House and it was nice?Robert Garcia, the ranking member on the House oversight committee, has sent a letter to the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, urging the justice department to release the complete trove of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, despite the newly launched investigation into several Democrats’ ties to the late sex offender.“There is already a concern President Trump will attempt, on dubious legal grounds, to exploit a provision which allows DoJ to withhold information relevant to ongoing investigations,” Garcia wrote. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago UN human rights rapporteur calls on United States to lift sanctions on Cuba

A United Nations human rights official is urging the United States to lift its sanctions on Cuba, saying they are impacting the island’s entire population, hitting sectors including health care, nutrition and education

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4 h. ago MTG announces she’s resigning from Congress after nasty public breakup with Trump

Greene said her decision to resign was meant to avoid a ‘hurtful and hateful’ primary from a candidate backed by the president

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4 h. ago How the shape of your beer glass can change how your drink tastes

Researchers enlisted 49 men and women - all regular beer and wine drinkers - but did not tell them the purpose of their study.

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4 h. ago Senators want answers from Coast Guard on how it probes displays of swastikas or other hate symbols

Two senators who lead a bipartisan antisemitism task force say they want more information from the U.S. Coast Guard about its policy regarding displays of swastikas, nooses or other hate symbols

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5 h. ago Trump turns the screw: Zelensky's agonising choice as President demands he accept humiliating peace deal by Thursday

The plan paves the way for the US to pocket a multi-billion-dollar payout, including compensation for supporting Ukraine militarily and deals with Russia for rare earth minerals.

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5 h. ago Trump brushes off Mamdani’s ‘fascist’ comments and declares incoming NYC mayor ‘can do a very good job’: Live updates

‘You’re going to have, hopefully, a really great mayor,’ Trump said with a smile at his Friday press conference with Mamdani

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5 h. ago Trump wields dealmaking diplomacy to shape US foreign policy

President’s latest peacemaking effort in Ukraine involves another quest for a payout

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6 h. ago Trump envoys issue ultimatum to Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thursday

Hardline message over US-Russia plan at volatile meeting in Kyiv sparks alarm among European allies

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6 h. ago Nigeria reels after 215 children taken in second mass school abduction in a week

Twelve teachers also kidnapped from Catholic school amid threats from Trump to intervene over ‘Christian genocide’Unknown gunmen have abducted 215 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, the second mass abduction in the country in a week.The latest kidnapping, in Papiri community in Niger state, came against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s threat to intervene militarily to end a “Christian genocide”, which the Nigerian government has denied is happening. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Congress isn’t done with Epstein — but Trump’s thumb is firmly on the scale

The House Oversight Committee has the blessing of Speaker Mike Johnson, writes Eric Garcia, but it can easily devolve into either a three-ring circus or Republicans running interference for the president.

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7 h. ago Young woman found screaming in woods with 'Trump slurs' carved into body

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: A woman was found tied up with horrific injuries after an alleged attack at gunpoint – but the police investigation uncovered a bizarre twist

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7 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as Zohran Mamdani meeting takes deeply weird turn

It was supposed to be the biggest Oval Office showdown since Zelensky. Or at least since Elon's kid wiped a bogey on the Resolute Desk. It did not go as expected

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7 h. ago Trump wants ‘Trumpcare’ solutions by January 30 as Americans’ health premiums soar

Congress is still split on what to do about rising premiums when Obamacare subsidies lapse at the end of the year

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