64 m. ago Trump officials try to reassure Ukraine’s negotiators over peace deal ahead of Putin meeting this week

U.S. and Ukrainian officials to continue talks on modified version of 28-point plan before Kushner and Witkoff meet Putin on Tuesday

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2 h. ago Ukrainian delegation in Florida to meet with Witkoff and Kushner amid reports of Trump admin’s peace plan cash grab

U.S. and Ukrainian officials to continue talks on modified version of 28-point plan before Kushner and Witkoff meet Putin on Tuesday

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3 h. ago Ukrainian and US officials meet in Florida to discuss proposals to end Russia’s war

Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet Kyiv delegation, after another weekend of deadly Russian attacks in UkraineUkrainian negotiators are meeting with US officials in Florida to thrash out details of Washington’s proposed framework to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, as Kyiv faces pressure on military and political fronts.The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, the special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, are sitting down with a Ukrainian delegation on Sunday before planned US talks this week in Moscow with Vladimir Putin.Agence France-Presse, Reuters and Associated Press contributed to this report Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Ukrainian and US officials to meet in Florida to discuss proposals to end Russia’s war

Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner expected to meet Kyiv delegation, after another weekend of deadly Russian attacks in UkraineUkrainian negotiators are preparing to meet US officials in Florida to thrash out details of Washington’s proposed framework to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, as Kyiv faces pressure on military and political fronts.The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, the special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, are expected to sit down with a Ukrainian delegation on Sunday before planned US talks this week in Moscow with Vladimir Putin. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories

Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalismThe White House rolled out a new section of its official website on Friday that publicly criticizes and catalogs media organizations and journalists it claims have distorted coverage.At the top of the page, the text reads: “Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” The feature names the Boston Globe, CBS News and the Independent as “media offenders of the week”, accusing them of inaccurately portraying Trump’s remarks about six Democratic lawmakers who released of video encouraging military members to not follow illegal orders. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump once again steps up attacks on TV networks as he threatens to revoke licenses

Trump has suggested on at least 28 occasions over past eight years that a national TV network’s license be revoked – even though it doesn’t work that wayFacing aggressive questioning from Mary Bruce, an ABC News White House correspondent, about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, Donald Trump last week suggested a form of punishment he thought would be appropriate for her “crappy company”: the Federal Communications Commission should revoke ABC’s license, the US president declared.It wasn’t the first time he has done so. As he has sought redress for what he has considered to be unfair reporting about him and his administration, Trump has suggested at least 28 times over the last eight years that a television network should lose its license, according to analysis by the Guardian. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘Unspeakably cruel’: Trump administration will subject refugees admitted under Biden to more vetting, report says

The Trump administration has largely shut down the U.S. refugee program

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1 week ago Trump administration makes major changes to a report it commissioned on FEMA reforms, AP sources say

A draft report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been significantly reduced in size, according to three people familiar with the matter

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1 week ago Nearly all immigrants detained in Trump Chicago raid had no criminal conviction

Data sharply contradicts officials’ portrayal of immigration sweeps as effort to fight ‘worst of the worst’ criminalsMore than 97% of immigrants detained in the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago had no criminal conviction, according to federal court records.The data, released on Friday and first reported by the Chicago Tribune, sharply contradicts the Trump administration’s portrayal of the immigration sweeps as an effort to fight crime and, as Trump himself has described it, targeting the “worst of the worst”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK halts some intelligence sharing with US over drug boat strikes – report

No 10 did not deny reports that officials are concerned over the legality of the Trump administration’s controversial campaign in the Caribbean.

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2 w. ago Ghislaine Maxwell eyeing commutation, whistleblower tells House Democrats

Epstein associate is also receiving special treatment in prison, Democrats say, according to whistleblowerGhislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime associate and co-conspirator who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a “commutation application” for the Trump administration to review, according to new allegations from a whistleblower shared with House Democrats.Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced Monday that they had received information from a whistleblower that indicates that the British former socialite, 63, is working on filing a commutation application. They also said Maxwell has been receiving special treatment at federal prison camp Bryan in Texas – the minimum-security facility she was transferred to earlier this year. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Senate to vote on legislation to stop unauthorized war against Venezuela – US politics live

Bipartisan proposal follows reports Trump administration is considering land strikes within the countryAs the US federal shutdown enters its second month, government workers are accusing the Trump administration of being “out of control” and bullying people who are “simply trying to do their best”.The shutdown surpassed 35 days this week, beating the previous record set under Donald Trump’s first presidential term. About 700,000 federal employees are furloughed without pay, and about 700,000 additional federal workers have been working without pay through the shutdown. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report

Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gapThe collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year, according to a new report from Oxfam America published on Monday on the growing wealth divide.The report warns that Trump administration policies risk driving US inequality to new heights, but points out that both Republican and Democratic administrations have exacerbated the US’s growing wealth gap. Continue reading...

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