Trump claimed that companies were only saying costs will go up in order to “negotiate deals” with him. During his announcement of a trade deal with the United Kingdom on Thursday, President Donald Trump dismissed the idea that American consumers will face higher prices on goods still subject to his tariffs. Several companies have repeatedly...
US President Donald Trump has called the election of the first American pope, Robert Francis Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, a “great honour” for the country and said he looks forward to meeting him. Trump is among the many American political figures applauding the historic appointment of the 69-year-old native Chicagoan...
Getty Images/Pool/AFP The US has agreed to reduce import taxes on a set number of British cars and allow some steel and aluminium into the country tariff-free, as part of a new agreement between the US and UK. The announcement offers relief for key UK industries from some of the new tariffs announced by President...
Credit my friend and colleague Katie Pavlich for this disappointing scoop. Rather than continue to fight down to the wire and risk a judicial appointment for US Attorney in Washington DC, Donald Trump has decided to throw in the towel. Ed Martin, a favorite among Trump’s MAGA followers, will instead land in another role at...
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Just one year ago, JD Vance was a leading advocate of the Great Lakes and the efforts to restore the largest system of freshwater on...
Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent EPA The UK has been desperate for a deal of this sort with the US since President Donald Trump unleashed his wave of global tariffs. So have other countries. But it seems the UK has got there first – a significant achievement by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his...
Getty Images Adam Bandt has led the Greens since 2020 The leader of Australia’s third-largest political party, the Greens, has conceded his seat in Melbourne after a tight electoral vote count that lasted several days. Adam Bandt, who had safely held the seat of Melbourne since 2010, told reporters on Thursday afternoon that he had...
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday and reiterated that Canada “is not for sale” as the president raised the prospect of the country becoming the 51st US state. Carney won the election last month promising to “stand up” to Trump, who has imposed tariffs on...
The US central bank has warned that President Donald Trump’s tariffs have created “so much uncertainty” that it is unsure what to do about interest rates. The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday it would keep interest rates unchanged, despite pressure from Trump to lower borrowing costs. But Fed chairman Jerome Powell said the economic fallout...
This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. As President Donald Trump tries to bar almost all refugees from entering the country, his administration is planning to use federal funds reserved for sick, elderly, and at-risk refugee populations to facilitate...
US President Donald Trump has said the chance for Russia to play in the 2026 World Cup could be an “incentive” for the country to end the war in Ukraine. Russia’s national football team was banned from competing internationally by Fifa and Uefa in 2022 when the country started Ukraine’s invasion. Read full article at...
US vice-president JD Vance said the US is looking forward to welcoming fans from across the globe for the tournament but says supporters must “go home” afterwards. The US will host 78 of the 104 matches, including the final. The World Tourism Forum Institute has warned that strict immigration policies in the US and global...
Nick Robinson Today programme presenter BBC In an exclusive and remarkably candid interview – the first since he left office – Joe Biden discusses what he really thinks of his successor’s first 100 days, plus his fears for the future if the Atlantic Alliance collapses It is hard to believe that the man I greet...
Nick Robinson BBC News, in Delaware Watch: Biden’s first interview since leaving the White House Joe Biden has told the BBC that pressure from the Trump administration on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia is “modern-day appeasement” in an exclusive interview, his first since leaving the White House. Speaking in Delaware on Monday, he...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the White House on Tuesday amid US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and threat to make Canada the 51st US state. Carney kept his cool, flattered Trump and repeated that Canada is not for sale. The BBC’s Jake Kwon analyses how both leaders got their points across, with some jokes...