The Trump administration announced it will close a controversial Biden-era censorship office ostensibly used to counter malicious messaging from foreign actors.The State Department’s Office of Public Diplomacy said it will dismantle the Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference framework, Acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs...
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LONDON — President Donald Trump is emphasizing technological cooperation and innovation during his visit to the United Kingdom, but strict regulations and the prospect of billions in penalties levied against American tech companies remain some of the biggest sticking points in talks with his British counterparts.In July, the British government...
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LONDON — Though President Donald Trump did not witness them in person, activists organized a rally to protest his state visit to the United Kingdom this week.Trump is spending Wednesday at Windsor Castle, where King Charles III rolled out the red carpet ahead of a lavish state banquet in the evening....
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LONDON — King Charles III greeted President Donald Trump with great pomp and circumstance at Windsor Castle on Wednesday afternoon for the opening of his second state visit.Trump is the first foreign leader to receive a second state visit invitation from the Crown. The president and first lady Melania Trump landed...
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A Spirit Airlines flight was reprimanded on Tuesday as air traffic controllers ordered it to turn away from Air Force One, which was carrying President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump. The incident happened over Long Island, New York, as the president and first lady were en route to the...
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Attorney General Pam Bondi is once again in trouble with her own party over her promise to prosecute “hate speech,” with concerns over free speech rivaling the criticism she faced over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.On Tuesday, Bondi qualified her statement that the Justice Department would “go after...
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Trump first hinted at the unusual move late last month. His Tuesday announcement gave no further details on the planned gathering but said it would be “very exciting!” “The Republicans are going to do a Midterm Convention in order to show the great things we have done since the Presidential...
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After a renewed flurry of hope that peace could be achieved between Russia and Ukraine in July, talks have once again stalled over Moscow and Kyiv’s mutually exclusive war goals. Trump has heaped blame on both parties, bemoaning how hard it is to get the two leaders together to reporters...
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Trump’s last state visit to the United Kingdom came during the tail end of his first term, when most European leaders allowed their apparent disdain for the president to bleed into diplomacy. But in Trump’s second term, his European counterparts, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in particular, have bent over...
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Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) condemned political violence on Tuesday and called for the White House not to “cherry-pick” instances on the left to condemn.Shapiro, who is Jewish, opened his remarks at the Eradicate Hate Summit in Pittsburgh by sharing his personal connection with political violence when his home, the Pennsylvania governor’s residence,...
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Stephen Miran, who was confirmed on Monday as a governor at the Federal Reserve, is facing criticism from Democrats over his decision not to resign from his role at the White House.Miran, 42, was confirmed in a party-line vote. Democrats and some Fed experts have pushed back on his decision...
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President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that his administration reached a deal with China to allow the social media platform TikTok to continue operating in the United States.“We have a deal on TikTok. I’ve reached a deal with China. I’m going to speak to President Xi on Friday to confirm everything...
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