35 h. ago Ukrainian official says major prisoner swap with Russia is underway

A senior Ukrainian officials says an exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine from their more than three-year war is underway

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3 d. ago Donald Trump accuses Joe Biden team of 'treason' and exposing US to 'great danger'

In a post on his Truth Social platform Trump alleged members of Biden’s team “took over the autopen” - a reference to the device used to sign official documents on behalf of the president

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5 d. ago Trump claims without evidence that celebrities were paid to endorse Harris

President urges ‘major investigation’ of Beyoncé, Oprah, Bruce Springsteen and others in late-night social media rantDonald Trump laced into a few celebrities who endorsed Kamala Harris in late night and early morning screeds on Monday, saying he would investigate them to see if they were paid for the endorsements – repeating a common refrain on the right about the star-studded list of Harris supporters.“How much did Kamala Harris pay Bruce Springsteen for his poor performance during her campaign for president?” Trump posted in all caps on Truth Social at 1.34am Monday. “Why did he accept that money if he is such a fan of hers? Isn’t that a major and illegal campaign contribution? And how much went to Oprah, and Bono???” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump has wiped Elon Musk’s name from Truth Social as GOP insiders admit he’s ‘finished, done gone’

President Donald Trump was posting about Musk on Truth Social an average of four times per week in February and March

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7 d. ago Trump endorses idea that Supreme Court ruling blocking his deportations under Alien Enemies Act is ‘illegal’

President reposted a comment claiming the Supreme Court was heading down the wrong path by blocking some of Trump’s actions

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7 d. ago Trump to talk to Putin on Monday about Ukraine ceasefire proposal and trade

In social media posts, president also slammed Walmart for price increases and spread anti-Clinton conspiracy theoriesDonald Trump has said that he will speak to both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an effort to stop what he called the “bloodbath” war in Ukraine, in a barrage of new social media posts that included baseless conspiracy theories and a demand that Walmart not raise prices for customers because of tariffs he has imposed.Trump, posting on his Truth Social account on Saturday, wrote that he will speak to Putin on Monday morning. “THE SUBJECTS OF THE CALL WILL BE, STOPPING THE ‘BLOODBATH’ THAT IS KILLING, ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN 5000 RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS A WEEK, AND TRADE,” Trump wrote, in his customary all-capitalized prose. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump launches new attack on Taylor Swift claiming she’s ‘no longer hot’ since he said he hated her

Pop superstar landed herself on Trump’s bad side after endorsing Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election

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9 d. ago FACT FOCUS: Trump claims the US is the only country with birthright citizenship. It's not

Not long before the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether to allow President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship to take effect, he falsely claimed on Truth Social that the United States is the only country that offers such a right

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1 week ago Donald Trump poised to accept $400million 'palace in the sky' Boeing 747 from Qatar despite MAGA outrage

MAGA influencer Laura Loomer hits out at planned gift: ‘You have to call a spade a spade’

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2 w. ago US celebrates Leo XIV as first American pontiff: ‘Everything dope, including the pope’

Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson hails hometown cardinal as Donald Trump and others offer congratulationsNew pope chosen: latest updatesAmericans are celebrating and speaking out after the US cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, was announced as the next pope.“Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope. It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!” Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social shortly after the pope, who was born in Chicago, appeared on the Vatican balcony in Rome on Thursday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Americans celebrate Leo XIV as first US pontiff: ‘Everything dope, including the pope’

Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson hails hometown cardinal as Donald Trump and others offer congratulationsNew pope chosen: latest updatesShare your views on Pope Leo XIVAmericans are celebrating and speaking out after the US cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, was announced as the next pope.“Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope. It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!” Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social shortly after the pope, who was born in Chicago, appeared on the Vatican balcony in Rome on Thursday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump pledges 'very big and exciting day' for UK and US with trade deal imminent

Donald Trump took to the Truth Social platform to announce a 'very big and exciting day' for the US and the UK, with Keir Starmer expected to give an address later

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2 w. ago Trump has threatened a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US. Here's what we know

President Donald Trump is threatening to levy all films made outside the U.S. at a steep rate of 100%

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2 w. ago Alcatraz, Sith lords and movie tariffs: Trump’s ravings get louder as his approval rating goes lower

Between posting about Star Wars, suggesting reopening Alcatraz and imposing tariffs on movies, the president is looking increasingly desperate

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2 w. ago Trump attacks ‘total loser’ Karl Rove after Republican strategist delivers 100

Famed Republican strategist Karl Rove clearly irked Donald Trump, who reacted with a post on his social media platform Truth Social

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2 w. ago Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison for ‘most ruthless offenders’

Plan to reopen notorious but long-shuttered penitentiary off San Francisco described as ‘not serious’ by Nancy PelosiDonald Trump has said he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on an island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years.In a post on his Truth Social site on Sunday evening, Trump wrote: “For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society, who will never contribute anything other than Misery and Suffering. When we were a more serious Nation, in times past, we did not hesitate to lock up the most dangerous criminals, and keep them far away from anyone they could harm. That’s the way it’s supposed to be.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’

President calls films ‘national security threat’ and claims he called on commerce department to immediately enact tariffDonald Trump on Sunday announced on his Truth Social platform a 100% tariff on all movies “produced in Foreign Lands”.In his post, he claimed to have authorized the Department of Commerce and the US trade representative to immediately begin instituting such a tariff, although he gave no details on how it would be implemented. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump accused of ‘mocking’ Catholics after posting image of himself as pope

US president displays ‘pathological megalomania’ as cardinals gather to elect new leader after death of Pope FrancisDonald Trump has been accused of mocking the election of a new leader of the Catholic church after posting an AI-generated picture of himself as the pope on social media.The image, shared on Friday night on Trump’s Truth Social site and the White House’s official X account, raised eyebrows at the Vatican, which is still in the period of nine days of official mourning after Pope Francis’s funeral on 26 April. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Donald Trump posts bizarre image of himself as pope just week after pontiff’s funeral

The US President previously joked he ‘would be my number one choice’ to replace late Pope Francis

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3 w. ago Trump’s Truth Social posts make no sense – what do they say about his mentality?

The president’s little used social media platform offers him a forum for his nonstop haranguing and score-settlingNo political leader has used social media quite like Donald Trump. But his recent posts on Truth Social, the social media platform he founded in 2021, have become increasingly bizarre: the president using the lack of scrutiny afforded by the platform’s small user base to truly let loose.In the hundreds of “Truths” since he took office, Trump has variously used Truth Social to reimagine himself as a king and to urge Americans to “BE COOL!” as the stock market tanked in the wake of his trade war, the president’s seemingly random use of capital letters, punctuation and inaccurate spelling consistent across the messages. Continue reading...

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