
The Guardian - 17 hours 52 min ago
No end to fighting in sight as Revolutionary Guards launch drones at targets in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait The US struck targets across Iran on Friday, reaching as far as the Caspian Sea, as Donald Trump threatened "major military punishment" for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen for extending the war to a second major shipping chokepoint at the entrance to the Red Sea. As Iran retaliated with missile and drone fire against US bases and allies across the region, the New York Times reported...

NBC News - 18 hours 14 min ago
The White House Correspondents' Association Dinner with President Donald Trump that was disrupted earlier this year when a gunman charged past Secret Service agents toward the event is scheduled to be re-held in a different, smaller and more secure venue Friday night.

The Hill - 18 hours 50 min ago
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of "breaking the law" on Thursday, arguing the Trump administration is attempting to portray the Iran conflict as two separate wars in order to avoid seeking congressional authorization. Massie made the claim in response to reporting from The New York Times that said the Pentagon lowered...

The Raw Story - 19 hours 14 min ago
Former ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul expressed on MS NOW Friday morning extreme dismay at the sloppiness of President Donald Trump's nuclear cooperation agreement with the Saudis . McFaul scoffed at the deal that would allow U.S. companies to help the Middle Eastern nation develop its atomic energy infrastructure and the reason it recently stalled: Trump's sudden demand Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel . "This is so crazy," McFaul said. "I just just just to...

The Guardian - 20 hours 44 min ago
Latest attacks come after Trump vowed major military punishment' for Tehran and its Houthi allies Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps warned civilians in the Middle East on Friday to stay away from US forces , state media reported. In an interview carried out by state TV, the IRGC said: We warn the general public in countries where American soldiers are stationed to immediately stay out of a radius of 500 metres from the places where American soldiers are hiding, in order to be safe . Continue...

Fox News - 20 hours 48 min ago
Saquon Barkley reflected on golfing with President Donald Trump and how members of the New York Giants had conversations about Jaxson Dart introducing him.

The Guardian - 20 hours 59 min ago
The late-night host ridiculed the right's alternate reality' where Christopher Nolan's blockbuster is a flop and the Iran war is over Seth Meyers took aim at Elon Musk and the right over their inconsequential attempts to bring down Christopher Nolan's hit adventure The Odyssey. On Late Night, Meyers said that with the second presidency of Donald Trump, it had been pushed that "the era of woke was over", with those on the right gloating over what they felt was coming. Continue...

The Guardian - 21 hours 3 min ago
Kagan rejects notion that high court does whatever the administration wants', pointing to tariffs ruling and more Liberal justice Elena Kagan has said it was "wrong" to accuse the US supreme court of becoming a rubber stamp for Donald Trump in his second term, amid criticism of its authorization of some of the president's most controversial actions. Pointing to rulings against the president on key issues such as tariffs, Kagan one of three liberals on a court that has in recent years...

Buzz Feed - 21 hours 17 min ago
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The Next Web - 22 hours 2 min ago
On July 23, President Donald Trump stood in the White House and promised that electricity bills for American families would "actually come down," even as power-hungry AI data centres spread across the grid. T he vehicle was an expanded version of the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, a voluntary scheme first unveiled in March. What energy analysts […] This story continues at The Next Web...

The Guardian - 22 hours 32 min ago
Rightwing provocateur meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who says he expects talks with Donald Trump in Washington next week Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Donald Trump in Washington next week, according to the rightwing US influencer Laura Loomer, amid signs the White House's traditional hostility towards Ukraine is beginning to crumble. In an interview with Loomer, Ukraine's president said he is likely to attend Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral and also hold talks with Trump, which will take...

The Guardian - 22 hours 35 min ago
US president faced criticism after officials announced tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on more than 80 countries US politics live latest updates Donald Trump has been accused of using forced labor as "a pretext" to impose a fresh wave of tariffs on dozens of countries, as critics warned of higher prices for Americans. The US president faced swift criticism from Democrats after his officials presented their latest effort to make his signature economic policy permanent following a string...

The Hill - 22 hours 39 min ago
U.S. trading partners including China, Japan and Australia pushed back on Friday against President Trump's latest round of tariffs, arguing the levies are "completely unjustified." The new import taxes, ranging from 10 percent to 12.5 percent for 60 countries, took effect just after midnight on Friday and cover 99.4 percent of goods coming into the...

Huffington Post - 22 hours 50 min ago
The president's intervention and the subsequent decision by FIFA's disciplinary committee to put Folarin Balogun's ban on hold drew widespread criticism.

The Raw Story - 23 hours 35 min ago
A decision by President Donald Trump's administration to delete the names of four US service members from the Iran war dead was slammed Friday on MS NOW as "among the more offensive moves that the administration has made." The panel was responding to a New York Times report that the number of dead listed by the Pentagon mysteriously dropped from 18 to 14, ostensibly "because their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April." The "Morning...

NBC News - 23 hours 42 min ago
President Donald Trump is gearing up to attend the rescheduled White House Correspondents Dinner Friday night, after the initial event back in April was targeted by a gunman. The Secret Service says it's confident in the security plan for the dinner while also acknowledging an alarming rise in threats. NBC's Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.

NBC News - 23 hours 43 min ago
President Donald Trump is vowing retaliation against Iran, saying he is considering a "massive attack" after Houthi rebels struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. The attack pushed international oil prices above $100 a barrel for the first time since May. NBC's Richard Engel reports and Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY with political analysis.

The Independent - 23 hours 43 min ago
President Donald Trump offends former member of his most devoted supporter's group by suggesting they make a lot of money' from attending his rallies and are very rich'...

The Hill - 23 hours 51 min ago
In today's issue: Trump faces roadblocks in Senate Mixed war powers votes Saudi Arabia nuclear deal confusion Google receives major EU fine President Trump's damaged relationship with Senate Republicans is obstructing his agenda in what could be the final months of full GOP control during his second term. The House left town on...

The Guardian - 23 hours 58 min ago
While overall levy for UK is unchanged, sectors not covered by Turnberry deal face tougher competition Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs has put UK businesses at a disadvantage against the EU even though the overall tariff for London has not changed, experts have said. In the levies, announced late on Thursday and said to be aimed against countries that engage in forced labour, the EU's previous 15% near blanket tariff is reduced to 10%, the same level as the tariff deal struck by Keir...