Breaking News, World Updates & Headlines
Breaking News, World Updates & Headlines
Midterm elections have defanged the US president – leaving critics to worry about his next move in his ‘fat Elvis’ stageIt was just before 3am when Donald Trump entered a crowded Manhattan ballroom, greeted by chants of “USA! USA” and theme music from …
Read MorePresident makes unusual acknowledgment that one of defining policies of his second administration had become a political liabilityDonald Trump has admitted that his deportation policy was “too tough” and has offered to strike an immigration deal with D…
Read MoreArchitect of Trump’s far-right immigration agenda is now most powerful unelected figure in government – it suggests White House is moving to a war footingDonald Trump just gave the middle finger to millions of American voters.Any other president who su…
Read MoreUS president confirms Susie Wiles, current chief of staff and first woman to serve in the role, will step downUS politics live – latest updatesStephen Miller, Donald Trump’s most controversial aide and the architect of his sweeping immigration crackdow…
Read MoreBoth Obama and Trump are on the campaign trail, but only one of them appears to be descending into madnessThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday.Barack Obama versus Donald Trump. It …
Read MoreKatie Zacharia’s maiden briefing was excruciating – at least her predecessor had delivered her propaganda hotWell, that was weird. Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, made her debut on the podium on Tuesday with all the warmth, wisdom …
Read MorePentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast liveUS politics live – latest updatesThe US is facing worldwide condemnation over a “barbaric” plan to execute a disabled man by firing squad an…
Read MoreTrump briefly stepped away from the microphone after one protester appeared to approach the stageDonald Trump’s latest campaign rally was rocked by repeated protests on Wednesday as the US president urged Texas voters to back embattled Senate candidate…
Read MoreListening to the president at a rally these days is a mix of deja vu and word salad, but his decade-long project of division remains abnormal and dangerousThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox ever…
Read MoreRallies have been mainstay of president’s brand but even some in his own party fear voters are sick of the sight of him“Get your asses in that car.” That was Donald Trump’s order, he later recalled, to his motorcade after foul weather grounded Air Forc…
Read MoreSix lawmakers demand information on childcare center closures, cost changes, Head Start and government grantsDemocratic senators have accused Donald Trump’s administration of worsening the country’s childcare crisis, warning that rising costs and dayca…
Read MoreOutgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’Lonnie Bunch, the outgoing secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, has defended the orga…
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