98 m. ago First National Guard shooting victim named as Trump condemns ‘act of terror’ in Washington DC – live updates

President Donald Trump rages at shooting of two Guardsmen in nation’s capital on eve of Thanksgiving

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7 h. ago Washington DC shooting latest: Trump says suspect in ‘act of terror’ attack on National Guard is Afghan refugee

Attacked National Guard members in critical condition as Trump halts processing Afghan immigration requests

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7 h. ago CIA head reveals National Guard shooting suspect worked with spy agency in Afghanistan as Trump blasts Biden for flying him in during disastrous withdrawal from country

Late on Wednesday night, CIA Director John Ratcliffe sensationally revealed Lakanwal had direct links to the CIA from his work alongside US Special Forces in Afghanistan.

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8 h. ago US suspends all Afghan immigration applications 'effective immediately' as Trump slams Biden after Washington shooting

Both National Guard victims are in critical condition in hospital

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8 h. ago National Guard shooting suspect is Afghan Army vet who served with US troops: Trump blasts Biden for flying him in during 2021 withdrawal and orders migrant re

Donald Trump has addressed the American public after two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C.

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9 h. ago Washington DC shooting latest: Trump condemns ‘heinous assault’ on National Guard and says suspect is Afghan refugee

The suspect in Wednesday’s shooting was earlier identified by multiple outlets as a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the country in September 2021

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10 h. ago Donald Trump attacks Biden for letting 'aliens' in as suspected Washington DC shooter identified

The US President vowed to 're-examine every single alien who has entered our country from Afghanistan under Biden' while a halt on immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals was later announced

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10 h. ago Trump blasts Biden for flying in Afghan man arrested over DC National Guard shooting during the disastrous 2021 US withdrawal

Donald Trump has addressed the American public after two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C.

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10 h. ago Washington DC shooting: Trump calls shooting of national guard members ‘an act of terror’, vows new scrutiny of immigrants – latest updates

President pledged crackdown on Afghan immigrants following reports that suspect entered US from Afghanistan in 2021Two West Virginia national guard members shot in Washington DCBloomberg’s scoop showing how Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on the best way to get into Trump’s good graces is extraordinary for what it tells us about Witkoff’s dubious loyalties, and the Kremlin’s potential influence over US negotiation efforts. But equally interesting is the leaked material itself and where it may have come from.The story covers two intercepted phone calls: one between Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and another between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who has been deeply involved in negotiations with the Trump White House. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Washington DC shooting latest: Trump condemns ‘heinous assault’ as suspect identified as Afghan refugee

The suspect in Wednesday’s shooting was earlier identified by multiple outlets as a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the country in September 2021

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16 h. ago Washington DC shooting: Donald Trump's furious statement as 'two Guardsmen dead'

In a furious statement on Truth Social, Donald Trump said the suspect who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington DC this afternoon 'will pay a very steep price'

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16 h. ago Washington DC shooting: Trump's furious statement as two Guardsmen critical

In a furious statement on Truth Social, Donald Trump said the suspect who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington DC this afternoon 'will pay a very steep price'

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23 h. ago Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew detained by US immigration agents

Bruna Ferreira, who has a child with the White House press secretary’s brother, is now in custody at an ICE facilityUS politics live – latest updatesKaroline Leavitt’s nephew’s mother has been detained by US immigration agents in Revere, Massachusetts, as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.Bruna Ferreira, a Boston-area resident who migrated with her family to the US from Brazil as a child, is now in custody at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Louisiana, according to the Boston radio station WBUR, which first reported the arrest. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Shabana Mahmood tells MPs asylum system is ‘out of control and unfair’ amid Labour backlash over proposals – UK politics live

Labour MP calls government’s asylum plans ‘dystopian’ as home secretary announces measures in CommonsMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home secretary’s new immigration plans are divisive and xenophobic.Scapegoating migrants will not fix our public services or end austerity.Draconian, unworkable and potentially illegal anti-asylum policies only feed Reform’s support.The government has learnt nothing from the period since the general election.Some of the legal changes being proposed are truly frightening:Abolishing the right to a family life would ultimately affect many more people than asylum-seekers. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Labour MP calls asylum plans ‘dystopian’ as government accused of ‘performative cruelty’ by rival parties – UK politics live

Nadia Whittome says government has sunk so low it is being praised by Tommy Robinson as SNP and Plaid Cymru criticise plansMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home secretary’s new immigration plans are divisive and xenophobic.Scapegoating migrants will not fix our public services or end austerity.Draconian, unworkable and potentially illegal anti-asylum policies only feed Reform’s support.The government has learnt nothing from the period since the general election.Some of the legal changes being proposed are truly frightening:Abolishing the right to a family life would ultimately affect many more people than asylum-seekers. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Labour accused of ‘performative cruelty’ over asylum plans – UK politics live

SNP and Plaid Cymru say government facilitating Farage’s agenda with proposals to drastically tighten rulesMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home secretary’s new immigration plans are divisive and xenophobic.Scapegoating migrants will not fix our public services or end austerity.Draconian, unworkable and potentially illegal anti-asylum policies only feed Reform’s support.The government has learnt nothing from the period since the general election.Some of the legal changes being proposed are truly frightening:Abolishing the right to a family life would ultimately affect many more people than asylum-seekers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Starmer facing growing backlash from Labour MPs as Mahmood sets out asylum plans – UK politics live

Home secretary to announce a drastic tightening of rules, including requiring asylum seekers to wait 20 years before getting the right to permanently settle in UKMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home secretary’s new immigration plans are divisive and xenophobic.Scapegoating migrants will not fix our public services or end austerity.Draconian, unworkable and potentially illegal anti-asylum policies only feed Reform’s support.The government has learnt nothing from the period since the general election.Some of the legal changes being proposed are truly frightening:Abolishing the right to a family life would ultimately affect many more people than asylum-seekers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Starmer braced for backlash from Labour MPs as Mahmood sets out asylum plans – UK politics live

Home secretary to announce a drastic tightening of rules, including requiring asylum seekers to wait 20 years before getting the right to permanently settle in UKMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home secretary’s new immigration plans are divisive and xenophobic.Scapegoating migrants will not fix our public services or end austerity.Draconian, unworkable and potentially illegal anti-asylum policies only feed Reform’s support.The government has learnt nothing from the period since the general election.Some of the legal changes being proposed are truly frightening:Abolishing the right to a family life would ultimately affect many more people than asylum-seekers. Continue reading...

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