1 hour ago Trump says UK and US could end up with ‘real trade deal’ and no tariffs

US tariffs on British steel imports are looming.

Economics

4 h. ago Democrat slams tariffs announcement: ‘Trump is driving the US economy straight into a wall’ – live

Ron Wyden, ranking member of Senate finance committee, says tariffs on neighboring countries will be felt by Americans and called it a betrayal to Trump’s votersTrump threatens China with additional 10% tariff in escalation of trade warAs Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk work zealously to slash tens of billions in federal spending by axing thousands of jobs and gutting some government agencies, Musk faces mounting claims he has conflicts of interest and no oversight, legal and ethics experts say.Trump’s largest campaign donor and the world’s wealthiest man, Musk was tapped by the president to lead the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) in a radical and opaque cost-cutting drive that allows him to keep control of SpaceX, Tesla and other huge companies with billions of dollars in federal contracts.We expect that today’s meeting will be the first in a series of such expert consultations that will bring us closer to overcoming the disagreements that have a...

Politics

6 h. ago Trump’s threatened 25% tariffs on EU imports could trigger ‘economic turmoil’

US president’s plan could prove to be an economic shock to both blocs, German thinktank saysBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s threatened 25% tariffs on EU imports could trigger “economic turmoil”, sharply push down growth and send inflation soaring, according to a German thinktank.The Kiel Institute said the US president’s promise on Wednesday that he would impose the levies “very soon” was a profound moment in the postwar relationship between Washington and Brussels and could prove to be an economic shock to both parties. Continue reading...

Economics

17 h. ago Now Donald Trump slaps 25% tariffs on imports from the European Union after claiming the bloc was created to 'screw' the US over

Donald Trump last night announced he would slap 25 per cent tariffs on imports from the European Union.

Politics

18 h. ago Donald Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on imports from the European Union

Donald Trump, who will meet Keir Starmer today, said the bloc was established just to "screw" the United States of America as he announced the massive levy last night

Politics

23 h. ago Now Donald Trump slaps 25% tariffs on imports from the European Union

Donald Trump last night announced he would slap 25 per cent tariffs on imports from the European Union.

Politics

24 h. ago Man who said he was upset with Musk and Trump charged with threatening to burn down xAI facility

Authorities say a Tennessee man has been charged with an act of terrorism after he threatened to burn down an xAI facility because he was upset with its founder, Elon Musk, and President Donald Trump

Events

28 h. ago Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on EU and claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’

EU said it will reply ‘firmly and immediately’ to ‘unjustified’ trade barriers, signaling it’s ready to retaliate against leviesDonald Trump has threatened to slap 25% tariffs on the European Union, claiming the 27-country bloc was “formed to screw the United States”.Speaking at his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the US president said he would soon release details of the latest tariff threat. “We have made a decision and we’ll be announcing it very soon. It’ll be 25%,” he said. Continue reading...

Politics

29 h. ago Elon Musk says he's had so many death threats he 'could stack em' up' during Trump meeting

Mr Musk complained about having received death threats while speaking at Donald Trump's first Cabinet meeting earlier today, days after he threatened millions of federal workers

Events

30 h. ago Florida congressman threatened with physical removal from chamber after calling Trump a ‘grifter’

Maxwell Frost invited to ‘revise’ his remarks but instead doubles down, also rebuking ‘President’ Elon Musk before being warned he could be expelled

Politics

31 h. ago Trump live updates: Trump threatens to sue writers who use anonymous sourcing in latest attack on US media

President holds first Cabinet meeting of new administration, with Elon Musk set to attend

Events

34 h. ago Donald Trump threatens 'nice new law' against authors he doesn't like

Donald Trump threatened to punish authors of what he called "fake books" that use anonymous and off-the-record quotes with a "new nice law" while accusing them of being dishonest

Politics

53 h. ago Alec Baldwin threatens to ‘snap’ Trump impersonator’s neck after Rust death comments

The ‘30 Rock’ star was being harassed in the street outside his home by the Instagram comedian

Events

55 h. ago White House official pushes to axe Canada from Five Eyes intelligence group

Peter Navarro wants to increase pressure on country that Donald Trump has threatened to annex

Politics

58 h. ago Alec Baldwin threatens Donald Trump impersonator after sick prank following Rust tragedy

Alec Baldwin was ambushed by Donald Trump impersonator, Jason Scoop, who goaded the actor about the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins, who died on set of Baldwin's film, Rust, in 2021

Politics

61 h. ago Trump live: Chaos reigns as Musk threatens more workers by email but agencies told responding is ‘voluntary’

Big tech billionaire earlier claimed mass mailout last week was mostly a ruse to see if government employees at DOGE-targeted agencies ‘had a pulse’

Events

63 h. ago Trump live: Musk threatens more federal workers with termination over email after Macron visits White House

Musk claimed that mass emails last week were mostly a ruse to see if government employees at DOGE-targeted agencies ‘had a pulse’

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65 h. ago Trump live updates: Musk again threatens federal workers with termination over email after Macron visits White House

Musk claimed that mass emails last week were mostly a ruse to see if government employees at DOGE-targeted agencies ‘had a pulse’

Politics

68 h. ago US personnel office walks back email ultimatum from Musk to workers

OPM says failure to respond to email will not be considered resignation but Trump ally digs in and threatens job lossesThe US government’s human resources office has walked back an ultimatum issued by Elon Musk that would have forced its workers to resign if they did not submit a bullet-point list of their recent accomplishments, in one of the first signs of internal pushback to the Tesla billionaire’s campaign to downsize the federal workforce.The demand, made in an email sent to million of government employees over the weekend and quickly sued over by a coalition of labor and advocacy groups, represented the latest salvo by the “department of government efficiency” (Doge), the Trump-sanctioned cost-cutting initiative Musk chairs. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Alec Baldwin threatens the life of a Trump impersonator in viral footage as new reality show debuts

Alec Baldwin threatened the life of a Trump impersonator who goaded him about the Rust shooting in a shocking viral video this week.

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