51 m. ago Donald Trump gives remarks on affordability in Detroit – US politics live

US president claims he has ‘defeated’ inflation as data released on Tuesday shows price of goods rose 2.7% in past yearDonald Trump is heading to Detroit, Michigan today, where he’ll tour a Ford factory in Dearborn.The president will deliver remarks to the Detroit Economic Club at 2pm ET, to continue his “affordability” tour, where he’s expected to tout the administration’s commitment to revitalising manufacturing and keeping costs down. Continue reading...

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51 m. ago Philadelphia cemetery announces security overhaul after man allegedly stole more than 100 skeletons

Surveillance video reportedly captured Jonathan Gerlach’s car near the cemetery with ‘numerous bones and skulls in plain view in the back seat’

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55 m. ago Trump live updates: President claims he’s ‘defeated’ inflation and boasts about seizing Venezuela’s oil in Detroit economic speech

President used his speech to increase pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates

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71 m. ago Bari Weiss changed anchor Tony Dokoupil’s script minutes before his awkward CBS Evening News debut, report says

‘First day, first day, big problems here,’ Dokoupil griped to viewers after a teleprompter malfunction

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73 m. ago Major champions give verdict on LIV star Brooks Koepka returning to the PGA Tour

The former world No.1 will tee up at the Farmers Insurance Open after avoiding one-year ban by giving $5m to charity and giving up future PGA Tour earnings

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76 m. ago Immigration agents have shot more than a dozen people in Trump’s second term

ICE and border patrol agents have opened fire at least 16 times as the president’s mass deportation campaign swept across the country

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78 m. ago 'My ex burned my face off with acid – now I draw my eyes on with makeup'

A woman who was horribly scarred by a vengeful ex-husband has become a viral sensation after posting videos showing how she uses make-up to reconstruct her face every day

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78 m. ago Trump administration designates 3 Muslim Brotherhood chapters as global terrorists

The Muslim Brotherhood briefly held power in Egypt after winning the 2012 presidential election

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85 m. ago Adult star who made £3million in a day gives top tips — and one thing not to do

Piper Rockelle ditched her YouTube career to delve into the world of adult content, and is now sharing tips on how to take advantage of the industry to make big money

Economics

95 m. ago Bill and Hillary Clinton refuse to testify in Epstein probe as Republicans threaten contempt charges

Clintons label House Oversight Committee subpoenas ‘legally unenforceable’ in searing letter to GOP chair

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98 m. ago Dispatch from Tehran: the week Iranians revolted against the regime

Cut off from the outside world, Iran has been convulsed by some of the worst violence since the 1979 Islamic revolution

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1 hour ago Travel chaos hits once again as four major airports forced to shut over bad weather

As temperatures continue to fall across Europe with no end in sight to the cold snap, airports have had to close due to icy conditions, leaving thoughts of passengers hoping to jet off stranded

Events

1 hour ago Who plays Alex in Tell Me Lies Season 3? Meet rising star Costa D'Angelo

Italian-Australian actor Costa D'Angelo has joined the cast of Tell Me Lies for season three, and fans are keen to know more about the rising star

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1 hour ago The Guardian view on Trump’s assault on the Fed: it is part of an affordability blame game | Editorial

Attacking Jerome Powell distracts from Republicans’ thin legislative record and policies that continue to squeeze American household incomesThe US government’s authoritarian and vexatious attack on Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, should be seen in the light of America’s affordability crisis, which Donald Trump once dismissed, but is now scrambling to claim as his cause. The cost of living is eroding his support ahead of the congressional midterms. By launching a legal assault on the Fed, Mr Trump is trying to shift blame for borrowing costs.Yet despite controlling the presidency, Senate and the House, Republicans have passed little beyond a large tax-cutting bill that benefits the rich. They have not legislated on housing supply, childcare, healthcare costs or wages. Indeed most of their actions are worsening affordability, notably deferring action even though millions face a sharp rise in their health insurance bills. Mr Trump’s sudden enthusiasm for credit card ca...

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1 hour ago Senior Minnesota US attorneys quit over DOJ demand they ‘investigate’ widow of motorist shot dead by ICE agent

Several career prosecutors including Trump-appointed former US attorney reportedly resign in face of DOJ demands

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1 hour ago ‘They want to break us’: Russian energy grid strikes give freezing Kyiv some of its darkest days

Impact of raid on infrastructure rivals early weeks of war when tanks tried to force their way into Ukrainian capitalOn the night of 9 January, amid warnings from Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, of massive and imminent Russian airstrikes, Tetiana Shkred began cooking for her children at midnight.Concerned that the power was once again about to be knocked out in her apartment block on Kyiv’s left bank – the side of the city that has been most affected by Moscow’s attacks on energy infrastructure – she cooked until 3am, when her flat was plunged into freezing darkness. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Trump sends message to Iranian protesters: ‘Help is on its way’

‘We are witnessing final days of this regime’ says German chancellor

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1 hour ago Police arrest man under Terrorism Act after threats made to councillors

A 46-year-old male was arrested amid Police Service of Northern Ireland's operation

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2 h. ago Remains of twin sisters who died in Aberdeen brought home in backpacks as family couldn’t afford coffins

The brother of Hungarian twins Henrietta and Eliza Huszti has revealed their family could not afford the £45,000 cost of bringing their bodies home from Scotland.

Society

2 h. ago Trump team works behind the scenes to get Congress to halt restrictions on further Venezuela attacks

Final vote on Democrats’ resolution to invoke War Powers Act is set for Wednesday

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