
The Guardian - 16 hours 59 min ago
President orders Pentagon to scale back inappropriate and hostile' exercises with South Korea Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. US president Donald Trump said he ordered the Pentagon to scale back "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea, hours before the exercises began on Monday. Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating Donald Trump's chief of staff, the Guardian understands. The UK prime minister was in contact with an unknown...

Slate - 17 hours 5 min ago
Would another impeachment of Donald Trump make sense? Would it be constitutionally supportable, and would it be in the best interests of the country?...

The Guardian - 17 hours 40 min ago
President says he gets along great' with dictator but officials say Ukraine war is boosting North's capabilities Donald Trump has said he is scaling back joint US military drills with South Korea aimed at deterring North Korea, despite military officials from both countries warning that Kim Jong-un's regime is learning new battlefield tactics from the Ukraine war. The drills under Ulchi Freedom Shield, one of two main annual exercises held by South Korea and the US, start on Monday and...

The Guardian - 17 hours 45 min ago
PM was in contact with unknown person pretending to be senior White House aide Susie Wiles, it is understood Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating Donald Trump's chief of staff, the Guardian understands. The prime minister was in contact with an unknown individual pretending to be the senior White House aide Susie Wiles before concerns were raised about the incident. No messages of significance were sent and the suspicious activity was quickly reported to the appropriate...

The Independent - 18 hours 2 min ago
The new prime minister spoke over message to who he believed was White House chief of staff Susie Wiles...

The Guardian - 18 hours 23 min ago
Thousands more houses could be built near transport hubs including on green belt sites Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating Donald Trump's chief of staff, according to reports. According to Politico's Playbook , the prime minister talked with someone posing as the White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, before he became suspicious and concerns were raised about the incident. Downing Street sources have downplayed the significance of the messages. But the incident prompted...

ABC News - 18 hours 35 min ago
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

Huffington Post - 19 hours 2 min ago
The New York Times journalist's response to a question about Donald Trump and the White House's "gaslighting" said it all.

ABC News - 19 hours 31 min ago
The BBC has asked a U.S. court for help getting documents and testimony from U.S. President Donald Trump's family in connection to his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster...

ABC News - 19 hours 32 min ago
President Donald Trump says vandals are to blame for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial...

The Independent - 19 hours 47 min ago
The Trump administration says it is seeking to expand its lethal campaign of bombing boats off Latin America's Caribbean and Pacific coasts onto land...

NY Post - 19 hours 52 min ago
President Donald Trump claimed that vandals damaged grass near the World War II Memorial, but photos show his July 4th stage covered the same spot.

Huffington Post - 19 hours 55 min ago
The president should have read a little further down.

The Guardian - 20 hours 18 min ago
Jared Kushner set to meet Netanyahu following talks with Hamas Jared Kushner meets with Hamas ahead of talks with Netanyahu on Gaza Welcome to our live coverage of the latest in the continuing conflicts in the Middle East . Donald Trump 's envoys met with Egyptian , Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday, a diplomatic source said, aiming to advance the US president's Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with airstrikes in the territory. Israel resumed its airstrikes on Gaza...

Sky News - 21 hours 37 min ago
Donald Trump's bid to overturn a jury verdict that awarded writer E. Jean Carroll $5m for alleged sexual abuse and defamation has been rejected by the Supreme Court.

Sky News - 21 hours 37 min ago
Donald Trump's bid to overturn a jury verdict that awarded writer E. Jean Carroll $5m for alleged sexual abuse and defamation has been rejected by the Supreme Court.

UPI - 21 hours 50 min ago
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the scaling back of the Pentagon's joint military exercises with South Korea over Seoul's stance on Iran.

Huffington Post - 21 hours 50 min ago
Critics note that the president's decision undermines the U.S.'s ability to defend an ally.

Huffington Post - 22 hours 16 min ago
The Democratic senator from Georgia highlighted the president's close relationship with a much younger aide.