3 h. ago Trump promises expanded immigration crackdown after ‘No Kings’ protests

Statement comes amid questions over whether Ice – reportedly $1bn over budget – is set to run out of moneyDonald Trump has promised an expanded immigration crackdown in several large Democratic-led cities as apparent vengeance for “No Kings” protests against his administration on Saturday that drew millions of people – despite questions over whether the agency in charge of the effort is set to run out of money.In new reporting Monday, Axios claimed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) was $1bn over budget and set to run out of money in the next one to three months. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump’s parade isn’t what he was hoping for. It was a disappointing, sad affair | Moira Donegan

The uniformed soldiers marched irregularly, slightly off beat; the turnout was small and the crowd seemed defeated, low-energy and wiltedIn one version of the story, you can blame the French. Evidently it was in France, watching the 2017 Bastille Day military parade alongside Emmanuel Macron at the outset of his first term, that Trump initially got the idea to stage an armed spectacle in Washington DC in honor of himself. Back then, the military said no. In a now-famous anecdote, Gen Paul Selva, who grew up in Portugal under its integralist regime, told Trump that such parades are “what dictators do”. James Mattis, his then-secretary of defense, reportedly revolted against the idea, saying he would “rather swallow acid”. Trump never got his parade.Until now. Restored to power after an interregnum in which all American institutions failed to hold him accountable for his crimes and abuses, Trump has now set about a second term in which he is pursuing vengeance against his perceived en...

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24 h. ago Trump’s team claims 250,000 supporters watched his military parade. ‘No Kings’ protests drew at least 4 million, experts say

‘No Kings’ protests were estimated to have drawn more than one percent of U.S. population

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40 h. ago Watch: Trump calls US ‘hottest country in the world’ during military parade speech

Donald Trump called the United States ‘the hottest country in the world’ during his military parade speech.

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44 h. ago Trump military parade live: President spends his birthday watching Army’s 250th anniversary show

Trump is spending his 79th birthday attending the military parade in Washington DC

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45 h. ago Trump military parade underway as president arrives to watch festivities on his birthday

More than 6,000 troops are marching in front of the president near the National Mall to honor the Army’s anniversary

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