39 h. ago Donald Trump's one word verdict on ICE despite major move on controversial force

The US President has spoken about the brutal killing of Alex Pretti in a recent statement in which he appeared to turn down the temperature on his administration's rhetoric

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39 h. ago Why Starmer’s China trip has come at the worst possible time

Keir Starmer is the first PM since Theresa May to visit China, but political editor David Maddox explains why a trip to Beijing now – amid faltering relations with the US and speculation about a leadership challenge at home – leaves the prime minister exposed

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40 h. ago Trump admits he's working with Tim Walz on Minneapolis as Fox News fans rage

Donald Trump said he had a 'very good call' with Governor Tim Walz about working together on Minnesota, but Fox News supporters have slammed the president for appearing to back away from his aggressive stance

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40 h. ago ‘Enemy of Europe’? How Trump’s push for Greenland spooked far

Leaders and voters who formerly applauded US president’s aims have been growing increasingly uneasy Donald Trump’s attempted Greenland grab has driven a wedge between the US president and some of his ideological allies in Europe, as previously unstinting enthusiasm and admiration collides with one of the far right’s key tenets: national sovereignty.Trump’s subsequent disparaging remark that Nato allies’ troops “stayed a little off the frontlines” while fighting with US forces in Afghanistan has only deepened the divide, piquing far-right patriotic sentiments and prompting an avalanche of criticism. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago How the Melania Trump documentary became the most mysterious film of the year

Amazon spent $40m to acquire the new movie about the US First Lady, directed by Hollywood outcast Brett Ratner. Its release seems to only raise further questions

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43 h. ago Greg Bovino is locked out of his official social media accounts and leaves Minneapolis amid Alex Pretti shooting fallout

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, one of the faces of Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, has been removed from his role as 'commander at large.'

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43 h. ago Democrats set to probe Kristi Noem amid calls to RESIGN as Homeland Security chief and Corey Lewandowski huddle with Trump at White House

Kristi Noem held a two-hour meeting with Donald Trump Monday night amid fallout from the shooting of Alex Pretti as Democrats called for her to resign.

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45 h. ago Five reasons Doomsday Clock will move even closer to midnight – Bonnie Blue to Donald Trump

Let's be honest, we're all screwed to some extent, and with the declaration of the Doomsday Clock's new position just hours away, it's time to see what could screw us over next

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46 h. ago Trump vents over White House doctors requesting 'secret' medical scan as he fumes it was the 'worst f***ing thing I ever did'

Donald Trump called the MRI scan he got while under scrutiny over his health last year at the request of White House doctors the 'worst f***ing thing I ever did.'

Society

46 h. ago Top US trading partners pledged to invest $5 trillion in America. These researchers have doubts.

President Donald Trump strong-armed America’s biggest trading partners into pledging trillions of dollars of investment in the United States

Economics

46 h. ago Fed expected to keep rates unchanged as Chair Powell pivots back to economics

After two weeks of intense political and legal scrutiny, the Federal Reserve will seek to make this week’s meeting about interest rates as straightforward and uneventful as possible, though President Donald Trump probably still won’t like the result

Economics

46 h. ago California governor Gavin Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing content critical of Trump

Newsom launched a review of the platform, despite TikTok saying a systems failure was responsible for the issueCalifornia governor Gavin Newsom has accused TikTok of suppressing content critical of president Donald Trump, as he launched a review of the platform’s content moderation practices to determine if they violated state law, even as the platform blamed a systems failure for the issues.The step comes after TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, said last week it had finalised a deal to set up a majority US-owned joint venture that will secure US data, to avoid a US ban on the short video app used by more than 200 million Americans. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Greg Bovino is locked out of his official social media accounts and is expected to leave Minneapolis amid Alex Pretti shooting fallout

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, one of the faces of Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, has been removed from his role as 'commander at large.'

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48 h. ago Greg Bovino 'loses top job at Border Patrol' and LOCKED OUT of social media amid fallout over Alex Pretti shooting

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, one of the faces of Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, has been removed from his role as 'commander at large.'

Events

48 h. ago Donald Trump's Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino removed from his ICE role

Greg Bovino, who has been at the centre of the Donald Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement surge in cities nationwide, faced criticism on social media

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48 h. ago Trump’s ICE crackdown faces reckoning as outrage mounts over Alex Pretti shooting

Federal agents set to scale back presence in Minneapolis as president and allies strike more conciliatory toneDonald Trump’s efforts to deploy militarized immigration agents in US cities may finally be reaching a reckoning as he faces widespread opposition across the US, dissenting lawmakers in his own party, and impending court rulings after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal officers in Minneapolis.While there was no sign the aggressive tactics used by immigration enforcement are coming to an end, the mayor of Minneapolis said the administration would begin to scale back the number of federal agents in Minneapolis starting on Tuesday, as the president and his team soften their harsh rhetoric regarding Pretti’s killing. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Greg Bovino dubbed 'Little Napoleon' being pushed out of Border Patrol role over Minneapolis scandal, according to reports

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, one of the faces of Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, has been removed from his role as 'commander at large.'

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50 h. ago Experts say the divide between Minnesota and federal authorities is unprecedented

A new Minnesota website lays out evidence to counter what state officials have called federal misinformation after immigration officials fatally shot two residents during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown

Culture

50 h. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Starmer's no friend of the military. No wonder veterans are flocking to Reform

Better late than never, Donald Trump has recanted his offensive remarks about the contribution of British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Events

51 h. ago Trump reveals 'very good' talk with Jacob Frey as Minneapolis mayor pledges to work with Tom Homan says ICE agents will begin leaving city

Donald Trump said he had a 'very good' phone call with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as the president continues to try to mend the chaos that has taken over the city.

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