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Trump says ‘drug-carrying submarine’ was target of latest strike in the Caribbean – US politics live | US news
Trump confirms that ‘drug-carrying submarine’ was the target of latest strike in the Caribbean Donald Trump just said added that a submarine was the target of the administration’s latest strike. “That was a drug carrying submarine built specifically for the transportation of massive amounts of drugs. Just so you understand, this was not an innocent group of people,” the president…
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Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton surrenders after indictment | John Bolton
John Bolton, the former national security adviser to Donald Trump who has since become one of the US president’s biggest Republican critics, surrendered to authorities on Friday to face criminal charges that he mishandled classified information. He was expected to make an initial appearance in court later in the day. The justice department filed federal charges against Bolton in federal…
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Zelensky to make case for missiles at White House, after Trump and Putin agree meeting
Reuters Zelensky is on his third visit to Washington since January Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, as Trump weighs whether to arm Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles capable of striking deep into Russia. Their meeting comes a day after Trump said “great progress” was made during a phone call with Russian…
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U.S. military commander who oversaw strikes against alleged drug boats will retire
The head of the U.S. military’s Southern Command will retire later this year, a high-profile departure that comes as the Trump administration strikes alleged drug-carrying boats in the Caribbean and puts pressure on the Venezuelan government. Adm. Alvin Holsey announced his retirement from the U.S. Navy in a statement posted to social media on Thursday. He said he is retiring…
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Live updates: Mamdani debates Cuomo in NYC mayoral race
What did Zohran Mamdani say about defunding the police?published at 01:18 BST 01:18 BST by Joshua Cheetham, BBC Verify Zohran Mamdani has been heavily criticised, including by President Donald Trump, for his previous comments about the police. This topic was brought up earlier in tonight’s debate. In 2020, during nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis…
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Government shutdown live updates as Senate vote on GOP funding bill fails for 10th time
At his daily press conference at the Capitol, Speaker Mike Johnson was noncommittal about the possibility of holding a House vote on extending health care tax credits, saying the issue would be part of the “deliberative process” among members. A reporter noted that Senate Majority Leader John Thune has offered Democrats a vote on extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies…
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Americans spread shutdown blame across parties, AP-NORC poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, a new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans see it as a significant problem — and all of the major players are being blamed. Roughly 6 in 10 Americans say President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have “a great deal” or “quite a bit” of…
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Judge orders Trump administration to pause shutdown layoffs
A judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown. It comes less than a week after the administration confirmed several agencies had begun laying off about 4,000 workers. US District Judge Susan Illston granted a request by two unions to block layoffs at more than 30 agencies. During the hearing,…
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JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’ | JD Vance
JD Vance sought to downplay the revelation that leaders of a group called the Young Republicans exchanged hundreds of racist, sexist text messages – including one in which rape was called “epic”, and another in which someone wrote “I love Hitler” – as youthful indiscretions. Vance, speaking on a new episode of the Charlie Kirk Show, the podcast run by…
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Charles Crawford: Mississippi executes a man convicted of raping and killing a college student
Parchman, Mississippi AP — A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday. Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. Crawford had spent more than 30 years on death row. His execution comes several months after the…
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