3 h. ago Hamas accuses Netanyahu of trying to 'sabotage' Trump's Gaza ceasefire deal hours before Israel approves plan: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments as Israel and Hamas agree to the first phase of Donald Trump's Middle East peace deal with a ceasefire in Gaza set to come into effect.

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27 h. ago Trump’s approval rating down to 40% with a majority of Americans also opposing troop deployments, new poll shows

The president’s approval rating dropped after he told US military leaders that the National Guard should be used to target an ‘enemy within’

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50 h. ago Bondi expected to be grilled about use of justice department to investigate Trump’s political enemies – live

Trump’s attorney general testifies to Senate judiciary committee and is expected to face ire from Democrats about the direction of the justice department under her tenurePam Bondi to testify before Senate amid Trump’s troop deploymentsBefore we turn our attention to Capitol Hill, we’re also keeping an eye on Illinois today. On Monday, a federal judge did not immediately block the president’s move to deploy national guard troops, including hundreds from Texas, to Chicago.Instead, the judge set a hearing for Thursday, leaving room for the military to make their way to the windy city as soon as today. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel trolls Trump after beating him in approval poll: ‘I am more popular than the president’

A new YouGov poll gave Kimmel a 16-point lead in favorability over the president

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53 h. ago Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act as Bondi faces Senate – US politics live

Legal wrangles over troop deployments continue with attorney general also likely to face questions over Epstein filesThe US government shutdown entered its second week as the Senate again rejected rival bills to restart funding and Donald Trump suggested he might be open to negotiating with Democrats over the healthcare subsidies they have put at the heart of the stalemate.A fifth Senate vote to advance a Republican-written bill that would reopen the government failed on a 52-42 tally – well below the 60-vote threshold needed for advancement. The Democrats’ proposal was defeated in a 50-45 party-line vote. No lawmakers changed their votes from recent days, though there were a handful of absences.A career federal prosecutor in Virginia has told colleagues she does not believe there is probable cause to file criminal mortgage fraud charges against New York attorney general Letitia James, according to a person familiar with the matter. The prosecutor, Elizabeth Yusi, oversees major cri...

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54 h. ago England eye up Uruguay and Japan tests as part of World Cup preparations

Final call rests on qualifying and may be shaped by drawEngland want to face South American and Asian teamsEngland want to face South American and Asian opposition as part of their World Cup preparations and have discussed hosting friendlies against Uruguay and Japan in March.Thomas Tuchel’s side are closing in on qualification for next summer’s tournament and plans are being put in place for warm-up games. Talks over potential opponents for the March international break have taken place, although it is understood the Football Association is yet to make a final decision. The FA is waiting for England to secure their spot at the 2026 World Cup before finalising bookings and may also look to see how the draw for the tournament plays out in December. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Trump approves Alaska mining road to boost copper, zinc production

President Donald Trump on Monday ordered approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals

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4 d. ago Blue states should come together to declare an emergency. Here’s how | Thomas Geoghegan

States opposed to Trump can create a compact – a new prototype for American government – even if it’s perceived as political theaterTrump is all about political theatre, or circus, and it often seems that even in resisting him, as decent citizens must do, we become part of the circus too. We are like the extras who splutter while he thrills the base by violating some heretofore inviolate human norm. So the show goes on. But why not put on our own show, our own form of political theatre, that leaves Trump out – or at least has a different focus?We could consider the kind of political theatre that Americans created from 1768 to 1776 to resist Britain’s growing crackdown. Instead of employing their creaky legislative bodies, they opted for new forms of resistance, non-importation committees, even a first continental congress with no apparent legitimacy or precedent.Thomas Geoghegan is a lawyer and author of Which Side Are You On? (1991) and The History of Democracy Has Yet to be Writte...

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5 d. ago Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages as it accepts part of Trump’s plan

Palestinian militant group issues response to US president’s stipulations, but seeks further negotiations on many termsHamas said on Friday that it approved parts of Donald Trump’s ultimatum to end the war in Gaza, agreeing to a hostage exchange and to surrender governing power in the Gaza strip, but insisted on further negotiations over aspects of the plan.The group did not say whether it would lay down its arms – a key part of Trump’s proposal – and kept its response vague to other parts of the 20-part proposal unveiled on Monday. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump administration approves generic version of abortion pill after RFK Jr had FDA review drug’s safety

The drug will now be produced by Evita Solutions LLC, which describes its mission as being to ‘normalize abortion’

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7 d. ago ‘You are unleashed’: White House officials rally Memphis law enforcement ahead of National Guard troop deployment

About a dozen federal law enforcement agencies ordered by President Donald Trump to fight crime in Memphis, Tennessee, have begun making arrests

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8 d. ago Donald Trump blows up his own approval ratings over embarrassing US government shutdown

Trump's administration is set to furlough 750,000 workers as government activities come to a standstill due to the inability of Republican and Democratic lawmakers to resolve a budget standoff

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9 d. ago Watch in full: Trump meets Netanyahu for crunch Gaza talks at White House

Watch as Donald Trump met Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, 29 September, as the US president pushed a new peace proposal for Gaza after Western leaders embraced Palestinian statehood in defiance of American and Israeli opposition.

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9 d. ago Watch live: Trump meets Netanyahu for crunch Gaza talks at White House

Watch live as Donald Trump meets Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, 29 September, as the US president pushed a new peace proposal for Gaza after Western leaders embraced Palestinian statehood in defiance of American and Israeli opposition.

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1 week ago Donald Trump orders ‘full force’ troop deployment to Portland

It is the fourth city where the US President has staged crackdown against so-call ‘domestic terrorists’

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1 week ago Trump’s disapproval among Republicans hits double digits for the first time

Trump’s disapproval rating among registered Republicans has reached double digits for the first time, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll

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1 week ago What is leucovorin, the drug the FDA approved to treat autism?

This week the FDA approved the generic drug as a treatment for autism – a move that shocked health expertsThis week, the Trump administration announced that the FDA had approved leucovorin, a generic drug, as a treatment for autism. The announcement shocked health experts because the FDA’s usual approval process, which is lengthy and rigorous, has been bypassed.Leucovorin, also known as folinic acid, is a derivative of vitamin B. It is typically used to counteract the harmful effects of methotrexate, a common chemotherapy drug. In a statement, the FDA commissioner, Martin Makary, said the drug would now be approved for patients with cerebral folate deficiency (CFD), a condition sometimes associated with autism spectrum disorders. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump underwater in four major categories as over half of Americans oppose his actions since January, new polling finds

Trump is dropping to near Biden-level lows — but don’t trust Democrats yet, polling suggests

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2 w. ago Trump says Xi Jinping has agreed to approve TikTok deal, but details unclear

Trump’s statement suggests preliminary agreement between leaders in the first direct contact between them since JuneDonald Trump said on Friday that he and Xi Jinping had agreed to approve a deal over TikTok.“He approved the TikTok deal,” Trump said about Xi to reporters in the Oval Office, suggesting the leaders signed off on a preliminary agreement. But Trump offered no details about the agreement or when it would be signed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump and Xi to meet in South Korea as US president hails TikTok deal

Trump says Chinese counterpart approved sale of video app’s American operations

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