93 m. ago Trump’s economic adviser expects there is ‘nothing to see’ as justice department investigates Fed

Kevin Hassett, a top contender to replace Jerome Powell, suggests he believes Powell told the truth about central bank renovationUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, said he expected there was “nothing to see here” as the US Department of Justice pursues its criminal investigation of Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair.The Trump administration has faced a chorus of criticism in recent days after it emerged that the justice department had served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, in a significant escalation of its extraordinary attack on the US central bank’s independence. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Trump suffers Minneapolis meltdown as president flinches at ICE shooting and aides panic: 'He doesn't like it'

Donald Trump has expressed grave reservations about the optics for his immigration crackdown after an ICE agent shot dead a protester in Minneapolis.

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2 h. ago Panicking over Greenland plays into Trump’s hands – it’s time for cool heads and stalling diplomacy | Simon Jenkins

European countries sending troops to the island is only raising the temperature and generating fear – exactly what the US president wantsIs Greenland Donald Trump’s 25th-amendment moment? Last time around, this was when the Washington “grownups” debated his capacity to be president, notably in the final fortnight of his presidency, after the January 6 Capitol insurrection. Under the constitution, a president can be replaced should the vice-president and a cabinet majority decide their leader is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office”. The trouble today is that there are no grownups.The US president’s designs on Greenland are clearly mad. He claims Russia and China are scheming to seize the island and that Denmark should be forced urgently to transfer its sovereignty. Denmark had long allowed the US extended military access to Greenland, but Trump seems to want to own it. None of his staff has been able to say why.Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist and the author...

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4 h. ago Giving Trump the Nobel peace prize medal is ‘absurd’, say Norwegian politicians

US president criticised for accepting medal awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina MachadoPolitical leaders in Norway have condemned the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s “absurd” decision to present her Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump, accusing the US president of being a “classic showoff” who takes credit for other people’s work.The Nobel laureate gave her medal to Trump at the White House on Thursday “in recognition [of] his unique commitment [to’] our freedom”. Several hours later, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Machado “presented me with her Nobel peace prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Mexican cartel boss hunted by US sends 'come on in' message to Donald Trump

A Mexican cartel leader has begged US President Donald Trump to 'eradicate corruption' in his country, as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum strongly opposes American intervention

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5 h. ago In their words: Greenlanders talk about Trump's desire to own their Arctic island

U.S. President Donald Trump has turned Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it

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12 h. ago Has a Nazi theorist’s vision of a world divided into 'great spaces' found a new advocate in Trump? | Brendan Simms

Carl Schmitt wanted empires that dominated the small countries in their orbits. But the US president’s chaotic actions are not that strategicIt is axiomatic to many of his critics that the US president, Donald Trump, is a fascist. Indeed, some have seen echoes of the work of the Nazis’ “crown jurist” and political theorist, Carl Schmitt, in the Trump administration’s domestic policies, particularly his doctrine of “the exception”, which can be used to suspend certain constitutional rights. After a tumultuous few weeks in geopolitics, his work is being discussed for its contemporary relevance again.In the wake of the release of the new US National Security Strategy in 2025, its raid on Venezuela, the president’s rhetoric on Greenland, Panama, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba, and his apparent indulgence towards Vladimir Putin’s Russia, the question now being asked is whether Trump is also an advocate of aspects of Schmitt’s concept of “great space”.Brendan Simms is director of the Centre fo...

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17 h. ago Nobel committee issues defiant message after Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gifts Peace Prize to Trump at the White House

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Thursday that she gave her Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald Trump during their meeting at the White House.

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17 h. ago ‘Animal control officers’ get more training than new ICE agents, former DHS official claims

ICE recruits reportedly only need 47 days of training as Trump is the 47th president

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18 h. ago Three US citizens sue Trump with the ACLU over encounters with ICE agents – live

Lawsuit comes as state governor Tim Walz urges Trump to ‘turn the temperature down’ after president threatens to invoke Insurrection ActTrump threatens to use Insurrection Act in MinnesotaPeople affected by the US visa freeze: share your experienceDonald Trump is in Washington today. He’s due to meet with Mariá Corina Machado – Venezuela’s opposition leader – at 12:3opm ET. At the moment that’s closed to the press but we’ll let you know if that changes and bring you the latest.Later, Trump is set to host the champions of the 2025 Stanley Cup, the Florida Panthers, at the White House. We’ll be watching to get his reaction to the news of the day. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Karoline Leavitt defends Trump's McDonald's habit after MAHA tsar RFK Jr said president should be dead

The president's love for McDonald's was slated this week by his Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F Kennedy Jr., who said he was 'pumping himself full of poison' on a daily basis.

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19 h. ago Donald Trump 'falls asleep' in Oval Office while announcing major change

US president Donald Trump sat with his eyes closed and appeared to briefly fall asleep as he announced a major change in school menu policy affecting millions of US children

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20 h. ago ACLU sues Trump administration for ‘racial profiling campaign’ against Somali and Latino communities in Minnesota surge – live

Lawsuit comes as state governor Tim Walz urges Trump to ‘turn the temperature down’ after president threatens to invoke Insurrection ActTrump threatens to use Insurrection Act in MinnesotaPeople affected by the US visa freeze: share your experienceDonald Trump is in Washington today. He’s due to meet with Mariá Corina Machado – Venezuela’s opposition leader – at 12:3opm ET. At the moment that’s closed to the press but we’ll let you know if that changes and bring you the latest.Later, Trump is set to host the champions of the 2025 Stanley Cup, the Florida Panthers, at the White House. We’ll be watching to get his reaction to the news of the day. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago International media flock to Greenland as Trump turns the Arctic island into a geopolitical hot spot

International journalists have been flocking to Greenland's capital, Nuuk amid a political crisis triggered by President Donald Trump's desire to control the island

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22 h. ago You're not being told the truth about Iran and those massacres...this is why President Trump must act, writes Iranian exile and star of 'Shahs of Sunset,' MIKE SHOUHED

We are witnessing the largest popular uprisings in Iran since the repressive regime that tries to silence and crush any resistance was founded

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25 h. ago Iran intensifies security clampdown as US air strikes put on hold

World awaits US President Donald Trump's next move after he temporarily pulled attack on Iran and Tehran's security crackdown intensifies over fears of a future attack on leaders

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29 h. ago 'Unhinged' Donald Trump's eating habits revealed – 'No idea how he is alive'

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr says Donald Trump 'eats really bad food', but insists the US president has 'the constitution of a deity'

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30 h. ago Ted Cruz warns Trump might ‘nuke Denmark’ if he becomes president in resurfaced clip

The 2016 footage is cast new light after Trump’s threats to take the Danish territory of Greenland “whether they like it or not”

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30 h. ago Why big oil giants may not rush to buy into Donald Trump’s Venezuelan vision

It may well be safer, easier and cheaper for US companies to procure whatever oil the US economy needs at homeThere are a few reasons that Donald Trump – now self-anointed acting President of Venezuela, as well as the United States – might be so excited about appropriating Venezuela’s oil.Trump may be counting on some boost from cheap oil to the US economy: he is obsessed with the price of gas. As the midterm elections approach, he has become concerned about unemployment. Deeply imprinted memories of scarcity during the oil crises of the 1970s may prime his belief that cheap oil cures it all. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Trump makes unusual ‘whole milk’ comment during Oval Office signing

President Donald Trump made an unusual remark about “whole” milk during a signing ceremony at the Oval Office on Wednesday (14 January).

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