Trump, Biden contrasts on Ukraine, Israel to take center stage
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Prince Harry appeared to up the ante in his simmering feud with Donald Trump Sunday, making a fire-breathing speech to open the Invictus Games in Canada in which he said the competitors' “courage, values and humanity” deserved special respect at a time “when there is no shortage of crises, no absence of uncertainty, no lack of weak moral character in the world.” Traditionally, members of the royal family avoid all mentions of global affairs lest they risk being seen to interfere in politics, let
"Everything under Trump must be blamed on him, just like what MAGA did with Biden."
Senior figures in the intelligence community are warning Donald Trump against repeating what they view as one of the worst mistakes in U.S. foreign policy as he contemplates how to handle Ukraine’s war against Russia. “It will be the most tangible abandonment from the Trump foreign policy,” a former senior U.S. intelligence official told the Daily Beast. Trump, who said he could end the conflict in 24 hours, has yet to unveil the details of his plan to stop the war, which has now raged for almos
"An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 or above could not have caused more carnage".
Ali Velshi explained how it "might be a fun idea for Trump until..."
“That coin is a joke," one Trump supporter who said he lost money on the president's memecoin wrote on social media
"He should maybe grab the reins if he doesn’t like Musk running the show."
Trump also shut down all South African aid, much of which is used to battle AIDS and HIV
"Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power," the vice president wrote
Beijing's move comes after President Donald Trump imposed a 10% levy on goods imported from China.
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential threat it faces from the climate crisis – against the backdrop of a tussle between the world’s biggest powers for regional dominance.
President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. “I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies.” The move by Trump is the latest in what has been a rapid-fire effort by his new administration to enact sweeping change through executive order and proclamation on issues ranging from immigration, to gender and diversity, to the name of the Gulf of Mexico.
A leading figure in the Arab-American community who campaigned for Donald Trump scrambled to justify his continued support during an appearance on CNN after the president proposed relocating the population of the Gaza Strip earlier this week. Trump suggested during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that the occupied Palestinian territory be transferred to U.S. control after the present conflict ends, and that the population be resettled elsewhere while
A Democrat senator said his party is prepared to shut down the government in a bid to stop Donald Trump’s administration from wreaking havoc on federal agencies and programs. “I cannot support efforts that will continue this lawlessness that we’re seeing when it comes to this administration’s actions,” Kim said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Kim said Trump’s actions to “dismantle the government” were unlawful and called for his party to use its “leverage” to prevent further radical measures.
The president ducked a question from HuffPost reporter S.V. Dáte over JD Vance's chilling warning about executive power.
As part of broader efforts to beef up border security, US Marines were placing concertina wire along a US-Mexico border fence in San Ysidro, California, in early February 2025.Timelapse footage filmed by Lance Cpl Diego Berumen of the US Marine Corps shows the Marines putting up barbed wire along the southern border wall.The Marines said they were working together with the Department of Homeland Security on putting up physical barriers to add more security that will decrease illegal border crossings.The measures are part of US President Donald Trump’s plans to tackle immigration. On his third day in office, Trump signed an executive order to “immediately repel, repatriate, and remove” migrants.According to ProPublica, Trump intends to make the border a military priority and has indicated he wants additional border barriers to be built. Credit: US Marine Corps/DVIDS via Storyful
A group of demonstrators wearing black clothing, some holding Nazi flags with swastikas, quickly left a Cincinnati-area overpass when they were confronted by residents Friday, video shows.
President Donald Trump sprang to the defense of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, dubiously claiming that the tech business owner is “not gaining anything.” In an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier set to air before the Super Bowl Sunday, the president hailed Musk for leading a purge of federal employees and disrupting government departments. Trump was adamant that his administration was acting according to the will of American voters who elected him.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gave the photojournalist President Donald Trump praised as the “no. 1 photographer in the world” a close-up of the administration’s plans for the controversial Guantánamo Bay detention camp. The New York Times' Doug Mills was invited to photograph Noem and Guantánamo Bay personnel on Friday at the U.S. Navy compound as men described as Venezuelan gang members were brought to the facility. His glossy images highlighted Mills' signature talent for capturing
Concerns were raised over the condition of freed Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners after the latest exchange.