With Truth Social, Trump Has Official Mouthpiece and a Channel for Revenue
The president’s company, Trump Media & Technology Group, represents a clear mingling of his official duties and his business interests.
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Europe’s elite fears Trump, Musk and the truth
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Luka Doncic Has Officially Arrived as a Los Angeles Laker
The team’s newly acquired star erupted on Saturday in Denver.The New York Times - 1h -
President Trump should combine extending tax cuts with fixing Social Security
It would be good fiscal policy and probably good politicsMarketWatch - 1d -
No matter how distasteful we find Trump and Vance over Europe, they speak a blunt truth | Simon Jenkins
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Associated Press sues three top Trump officials over access restrictions
"The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government," the AP said in its lawsuit.CBS News - 1d -
Trump officials prepare plans to revive Title 42 policy to expel migrants
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Two Trump officials decline to say Russia started the war in Ukraine
Two Trump administration officials publicly declined to say Russia started the war in Ukraine in 2022, despite Russia launching a full-scale invasion.NBC News - 44m -
Trump’s Plan to Kill Social Security Benefit Tax Could Accelerate Its Insolvency
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Trump: Zelensky 'has no cards,' 'shouldn't be at meetings' with Russia
President Trump on Friday lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he did not think it was important for Zelensky to attend negotiations about the war in Ukraine. Trump in an ...The Hill - 2d -
Has Trump kept his day one promises?
It's been a busy first month, with a blizzard of activity, so we compare his pledges with what he has delivered.BBC News - 18h -
Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP. Past efforts show it's not easy to do
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Stop criticising Trump and sign $500bn mineral deal, US official advises Kyiv
National security adviser says Ukraine is wrong to push back against Trump’s approach to peace talks with Russia. White House officials have told Ukraine to stop badmouthing Donald Trump and to ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump official says Zelenskyy will sign US minerals deal ‘in the very short term’
National security adviser Mike Waltz tells CPAC agreement is expected imminently as part of ceasefire negotiations. The White House national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said on Friday that the ...The Guardian - 2d -
Democrats and former defense officials rail against 'pure pettiness' of Trump Pentagon firings
Democrat lawmakers and former national security leaders are furious over President Trump’s Friday night massacre of top Pentagon leadership, which they warned was a dangerous polarization of the ...The Hill - 15h -
Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations
Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.The New York Times - 3d -
Andrew Tate’s alliance with Trump has been in the making for a long time
Trump’s attempts to intervene in Tate’s rape and human trafficking cases in Romania might seem strange, but their worlds are intimately linked. Ever since I began reporting on Andrew Tate four ...The Guardian - 2d -
The EU has real leverage to counter Trump’s tariff threats
The EU is not a superpower in the traditional sense, but it continues to have significant power in the area of foreign trade.The Hill - 1d -
How much federal data has Trump really purged?
Since Trump took office, almost 3,400 datasets from Data.gov have been removed.The Hill - 1d -
Trump’s bullshit blitz has Europe on its knees | Stewart Lee
For the US president’s cheerleaders, the whitewashing of the deaths of ten of thousands of Ukrainians is a small price to pay for sticking it to the wokerati. Was it really only a month ago that ...The Guardian - 8h -
Trump Has the Same Idea in Mind for Ukraine and the Department of Justice
What do Ukraine and the Justice Department have in common?The New York Times - 7h -
Leavitt says media has been 'blinded' by 'anti-Trump bias'
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday said journalists at mainstream media outlets bring "preconceived narrative and bias” against President Trump to the briefing room. In an ...The Hill - 3h -
Amazon surpasses Walmart in revenue for the first time
Walmart reported $180.5 billion in sales during the most recent quarter while Amazon reeled in $187.8 billion.CNBC - 2d -
Block shares fall on profit, revenue miss
Block, formerly known as Square, got off to a sluggish start on Wall Street this year after underperforming the Nasdaq in 2024.CNBC - 2d -
Trump is the world’s greatest showman – and the weakest strongman it has ever seen | Jonathan Freedland
His capitulation to Putin over Ukraine reveals a pattern. He’s the patsy: giving everything away, getting little in return. He parades as a strongman, but in fact he’s weak, weak, weak. In the face ...The Guardian - 2d -
China's Alibaba sees revenue surge on back of artificial intelligence, e-commerce
Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding posted its fastest revenue growth in over a year, beating analyst expectations as it capitalizes on the artificial intelligence boom in ChinaABC News - 3d -
US says revenue from minerals deal will fuel Ukraine’s postwar growth
Kyiv remains sceptical of plan as Treasury secretary Scott Bessent denies it is ‘coercive’ in FT opinion articleFinancial Times - 6h -
St Pancras and Channel tunnel plan rail routes to Germany and Switzerland
Partnership comes as London station looks at ways to almost triple passenger numbers. St Pancras railway station in London and the Channel tunnel operator have agreed to work together to open up ...The Guardian - 2d -
How many people over 100 receive Social Security benefits?
Here's how many Social Security retirement checks go out to people 99 and older. Hint: It's far fewer than Trump claims.The Hill - 2d -
Democrats channel outrage over DOGE, Ukraine and more in marathon Senate session
The budget resolution from Republicans was on the agenda in the Senate, but the nearly all-night debate encompassed so much moreABC News - 2d -
White House Social Media Accounts Post Shocking Deportation Memes
The Trump administration used the White House’s official social media accounts to post a political themed message for Valentine’s Day.The New York Times - 2d -
Fired Park Rangers Try to ‘Open Some Hearts’ on Social Media
Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about their firings and share their love of the National Park Service.The New York Times - 1d -
Don’t mention the war: in Germany, politicians are hiding the truth about defence spending | Paul Taylor
By centring the discourse on immigration, MPs have handed support to the far right – and hidden a ticking economic timebomb from voters. The candidates to lead Germany’s next government are ...The Guardian - 3d -
De'Vondre Campbell not revealing why he quit on 49ers: 'I know the truth and don’t care to clear anything up'
Campbell left the team's Week 15 game and did not return.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Hawks' Young after loss: Officiating 'one-sided'
Hawks All-Star guard Trae Young said the officiating was "one-sided" after Thursday night's loss to the Magic.ESPN - 2d -
Pentagon layoffs paused for now, official says
The Pentagon is pausing the impending cuts to probationary civilian employees that could have affected around 50,000 people working for the Defense Department, a U.S. official tells CBS News. ...CBS News - 1d -
Finalists announced for Lukas book prizes, which champion 'serious research and social concern.'
Books on slavery, the justice system, poverty and gender identity are among this year’s finalists for JABC News - 4d
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Businesses Are Betting on a Tax Cut Extension
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Wall Street Is Getting Antsy With Trump
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Tesla Is Again Showing Signs It Wants to Sell Cars in India
Bringing showrooms filled with high-end American-made electric vehicles to India would mark a symbolic victory for President Trump’s ally.The New York Times - 22h -
Berkshire Posts Gain in Profits, Boosted by U.S. Treasury Holdings
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