24 m. ago Donald Trump wants new £302m Qatari plane so Air Force One can keep up with the royals

Donald Trump provided a list of bizarre reasons for accepting a £302 million gift from Qatar in an interview with Fox host Sean Hannity, saying Air Force One isn't "impressive enough"

Politics

85 m. ago Imran Khan’s sons call on Donald Trump to intervene and secure his release

Khan’s sons call for ‘international pressure’ on Pakistan to secure their father’s release

Politics

4 h. ago ‘Why wouldn’t I accept a gift?’ stumped Trump asks amid Qatari jet furor

President Donald Trump apparently has no idea what could possibly be concerning about accepting a $400 million gift of an Air Force One replacement from Qatar, the bankroller of Hamas who might look for a favor in the future in return.

Politics

8 h. ago Donald Trump complains Air Force One 'much smaller and less impressive' than Middle East planes

President Donald Trump on Tuesday again defended his decision to accept the gift of a luxury jet from Qatar to serve as Air Force One during his remaining years as president.

Politics

8 h. ago Converting Trump's Qatari jet gift into Air Force One could cost $1billion and take years, experts say

Donald Trump has sparked outrage by accepting a luxury gift from the Qatari royal family in the form of a 747 jumbo jet, with experts warning the conversion process could take years

Economics

13 h. ago How to impress a US president? Spin up a fighter jet escort for Air Force One

Saudi Arabia didn’t even wait for U.S. President Donald Trump to land before it set out to impress him in a sky-high way

Politics

18 h. ago Democrats and Republicans speak out on Trump’s plan to accept $400m ‘gift’ plane from ‘Hamas

For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer.

Politics

19 h. ago Trump 2.0 takes quid pro quo fears to new heights with $400m flying grift

Accepting a ‘gift’ of a luxury jet from Qatar is just the most eye-catching of the president’s ethically questionable actsUS politics live – latest updatesFox & Friends, the show beamed into millions of rightwing Americans’ homes every morning, is not generally considered to be the place where Donald Trump faces the tough questions. The “& Friends” in the show’s title gives that away.But on Monday morning, the show’s co-host Brian Kilmeade put the billion-dollar question to the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt. News had just broken that Trump had decided to accept a gift of a $400m luxury jumbo jet from the government of Qatar, a petro-state which the president once denounced as a “funder of terrorism”. Continue reading...

Politics

20 h. ago ‘That’s not America first’: MAGA turns on Trump over gift $400m jet from Qatar

Trump said it would be ‘stupid’ to turn down the offer of a free plane

Politics

20 h. ago Kentucky Derby TV host forced off air by medical emergency to return for Preakness Stakes

Award-winning broadcaster Mike Tirico left his seat in the middle of NBC’s coverage of the big race at Churchill Downs after having a severe allergic reaction to something he ate

Politics

21 h. ago Newark airport had three air traffic controllers on duty instead of 14

On Monday evening the airport had far fewer than the 14 controllers agreed on between the union and regulatorsNew Jersey’s Newark Liberty airport, one of three major airports serving New York City, had just three air traffic controllers on duty on Monday, which was well short of the 14 called for and forced air regulators to delay arriving flights for up to seven hours.The air traffic controller shortfall, first reported by the New York Times, comes amid a growing number of problems for the hub. In a little more than a week, Newark has suffered three communications blackouts, rendering the control tower unable to track or communicate with planes for up to 90 seconds. Continue reading...

Events

22 h. ago Trump live updates: President and Musk set to speak in Saudi after heaping praise on crown prince

The Tesla CEO joined President Donald Trump in meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman but did not travel to Saudi Arabia on Air Force One

Politics

23 h. ago Trump live updates: Elon Musk joins US president in meeting Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia

The Tesla CEO joined President Donald Trump in meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman but did not travel to Saudi Arabia on Air Force One

Politics

23 h. ago US presidents' five most bizarre gifts as Donald Trump handed Qatar's Air Force One replacement

President Donald Trump is not the first US leader to receive a gift while in office - although it could be among the most controversial given its hefty price tag

Politics

25 h. ago Retrofitting Trump’s Qatari Boeing jet for use as Air Force One ‘impossible’ until after 2028, report says

The so-called “free” luxury jet is expected to come with a raft of upgrade and maintenance costs

Politics

26 h. ago Inside Donald Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia as chaos reigns in Middle East

The fanfare was in full swing even before Trump's wheels hit the tarmac, with Royal Saudi Air Force F-15s playing escort to Air Force One as it zoomed into the capital

Politics

26 h. ago Russia launches smallest nighttime attack on Ukraine in months in run

Russia launched 10 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, the Ukrainian air force said Tuesday

Events

27 h. ago Jon Stewart jokes Trump is the ‘reverse Oprah’ after $400m Boeing jet gift

‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch,’ presenter said

Politics

30 h. ago Trump’s sons drumming up deal in Qatar amid country’s rumored gift of $400m Air Force One replacement

White House insists Trump is always acting ‘in the best interest of our country’

Economics

30 h. ago Trump’s sons pushing business deals in Qatar amid country’s rumored gift of $400m Air Force One replacement

White House insists Trump is always acting ‘in the best interest of our country’

Economics