Capital-clampdown: Donald Trump hints ‘maybe we like a dictator’ while tightening federal crackdown in Washington; clarifies he’s not a one

[ad_1] File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Monday defended his unprecedented federal takeover of policing in Washington, DC, while suggesting that some Americans may even welcome authoritarian leadership.“They say ‘we don’t need him. Freedom, freedom. He’s a dictator. He’s a dictator.’ A lot of people are saying, […]

Federal Reserve shake-up: Donald Trump fires Governor Lisa Cook; accuses her of ‘potentially criminal conduct’

[ad_1] File photo: US President Donald Trump and Lisa Cook (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has removed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position in a move that could set off a major legal fight over the independence of America’s central bank.Trump announced Cook’s dismissal on Monday evening through a letter posted […]

US-China trade row: Donald Trump says he could ‘destroy China’; hints at 200% tariffs on rare earths

[ad_1] File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States holds overwhelming leverage over China, even suggesting that if he chose to use it, he could “destroy” the world’s second-largest economy.Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday before a bilateral meeting with South Korean President […]

National guard in Chicago? Not on our watch: Illinois governor JB Pritzker slams Trump plan; court battles loom | Watch

[ad_1] Illinois governor JB Pritzker speaks during a news conference at River Point Park. (AP) Illinois Governor JB Pritzker fired back at President Donald Trump on Tuesday, warning that any attempt to deploy the National Guard to Chicago would face fierce resistance from state and city officials.“We are watching, and we are taking names,” Pritzker […]

Trump: Putin won’t meet Zelenskyy as he ‘does not like him’; eyes Kim Jong Un meeting, pushes Russia-China denuclearisation talks

[ad_1] President Donald Trump speaks as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP photo) US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin is reluctant to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy simply because he “does not like him,” while also signaling a renewed […]

‘They call me president of Europe’: Donald Trump boasts from Oval Office, criminalises burning of US flag with new order | Watch

[ad_1] President Donald Trump speaks as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. Standing with the President from left are, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (AP) US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that European leaders “jokingly” refer […]

‘At some point’: Donald Trump signals readiness for meeting Kim Jong Un; hints at renewed talks

[ad_1] Donald Trump (AP image) and Kim Jong Un (PTI image) US President Donald Trump on Monday said he was open to meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “at some point,” according to news agency AFP. “Someday I’ll see him,” Trump told reporters when asked if he planned another meeting with Kim, ahead of […]

From El Salvador to Uganda: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s fight takes new turn, Trump admin pushes deportation; Kristi Noem brands him MS-13 ‘child predator’

[ad_1] Kilmar Abrego Garcia , second right, leaves the Putnam County Jail. (AP Photo) Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland construction worker at the center of President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration crackdown, surrendered to US authorities in Baltimore on Monday. His case, already marked by a wrongful deportation to El Salvador earlier this year, has taken […]

‘DC is safe and booming’: Donald Trump touts crackdown; slams ‘incompetent’ Chicago mayor, threatens to ‘straighten out’ city next

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Monday defended his ongoing federal intervention in Washington, DC, claiming crime has dropped dramatically under his watch and signaling that Chicago could be the next target for a similar military-style deployment.Taking to Truth Social, Trump wrote, “The incompetent Mayor of Chicago just stated that, in DC, where crime has […]

Patriot Games: How Gavin Newsom out-trumped Trump – by selling Bibles | World News

[ad_1] Donald Trump has spent the better part of his political career selling America back to itself. Gold sneakers, NFT trading cards, a “God Bless the USA” Bible: everything in the MAGA flea market has a price. The man could probably slap his name on oxygen tanks and promise to deliver “REAL PATRIOT AIR.”And here’s […]