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The Guardian
16-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Trump tries to move on amid Epstein files backlash as speaker calls for their release
Update: Date: 2025-07-16T09:56:12.000Z Title: US House speaker Mike Johnson calls for release of Epstein files amid backlash Content: Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of US politics as the furore over the Epstein files continues to grip the country with the unusual public spectacle of normally-loyal House speaker Mike Johnson breaking with Donald Trump with his calls to make the files public. It was a rare moment of friction between Trump and the speaker, a top ally on Capitol Hill, and came as the president faces growing backlash from conservatives who had expected him to make public everything known about Epstein, who killed himself in 2019 while in federal custody as he faced sex-trafficking charges. Read the full story here: The president has continued with his efforts to move from the issue, last night attempting to both downplay it and deflect it on to his opponents. 'I don't understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody,' Trump told reporters Tuesday. He also said there were credibility issues with the documents, suggesting without citing evidence they were 'made up' by former FBI director James Comey and former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Stay with us for all today's developments. In other news: Vice-president JD Vance on Wednesday will head to the swing political turf of northeastern Pennsylvania to begin selling president Donald Trump's sweeping budget-and-policy package in a working-class district that could see a ferocious congressional campaign next year. Adelita Grijalva won the Democratic House primary in Arizona to succeed her father, beating a young social media activist in a closely watched election seen as a test of the party's generational divide. Asked by a reporter if that would be grounds for getting rid of Fed chairman Jerome Powell, Trump answered affirmatively. 'I think it sort of is, because if you look at his testimony ... he's not talking about the problem,' Trump said. 'It's a big problem.' Trump has repeatedly demanded that Powell cut the short-term interest rate that the central bank controls, in part because the president believes it will lower the government's borrowing costs. The Trump administration decided to withdraw half of the 4,000 national guard troops it dispatched to Los Angeles chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed to the Guardian. A flight carrying immigrants deported from the US has landed in Eswatini, the homeland security department announced, in a move that follows the supreme court lifting limits on deporting migrants to third countries. In a rambling set of remarks at an AI and energy investment summit, Trump veered wildly off-topic to praise two partisan, conservative reporters in attendance and made false claims about China having just one wind farm and about his uncle having once taught Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber. Mike Waltz, who was ousted as national security adviser after mistakenly adding a journalist to a group chat on Signal about strikes on Yemen, had his confirmation hearing to become UN ambassador. The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, asked Israel to 'aggressively' investigate the murder of a Palestinian American citizen who was beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Time of India
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Putin Talks Nicely, Then Bombs…': FURIOUS Trump Vows To Defend Ukraine With Patriot Systems
/ Jul 14, 2025, 08:57AM IST President Trump announces the U.S. will send Patriot missile systems to Ukraine, citing urgent defence needs amid escalating Russian attacks. He signals a dramatic shift in his stance on Putin, expressing disappointment in the Russian leader's continued aggression. A new deal suggests Ukraine and NATO will fund the weapons. Talks with NATO's Secretary General and a U.S. envoy's Ukraine visit underline the urgency.#trump #ukraine #russia #putin #nato #UkraineWar #USPolitics #TrumpSpeech #MissileDefense #PatriotMissiles #VolodymyrZelenskyy #UkraineUnderAttack #TrumpVsPutin #russiaukrainewar #NATOAlliance
Daily Mirror
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
Donald Trump threatens to revoke huge TV star's US citizenship for speaking out
Rosie O'Donnell moved her family to Ireland after Trump was re-elected - saying she'll only return "when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights" Donald Trump has threatened to revoke the US citizenship of TV host Rosie O'Donnell after she spoke out about him. The comedian, who was born in the United States, moved her family to Ireland earlier this year after Trump was re-elected - saying: "when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America, that's when we will consider coming back." The pair have been feuding for more than a decade, after trading insults online while she was a host on TV's The View in the 2015. And she has continued to be critical of the US President, posting on social media this week that he had "has put this country in danger". Today, Trump lashed out on his Truth Social platform, saying he's giving "serious consideration" to revoking her citizenship - something he is not legally able to do. He wrote: "Because of the fact that Rosie O'Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship. "She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS AMERICA!" To remove the citizenship of a natural born citizen of the US would put Trump in breach of the 14th Amendment of the constitution, which guarantees: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States." The President's outburst will prompt questions about whether he is trying to distract from the row engulfing his administration over dead paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Get Donald Trump updates straight to your WhatsApp! As the world attempts to keep up with Trump's antics, the Mirror has launched its very own US Politics WhatsApp community where you'll get all the latest news from across the pond. We'll send you the latest breaking updates and exclusives all directly to your phone. Users must download or already have WhatsApp on their phones to join in. All you have to do to join is click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! We may also send you stories from other titles across the Reach group. We will also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose Exit group. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Washington is abuzz with talk of Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino failing to turn up to work on Friday, following a furious confrontation with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Epstein investigation - with some suggesting Bondi could be fired. Following Trump's Truth Social post, Ms O'Donnell posted on TikTok: "The POTUS ladies n gentlemen is a disgrace to all our beautiful country stands for – he is a danger to the nation – a mentally ill untreated criminal who lied to America for a decade on the apprentice ... and u fell for it – its so tragic – had u grown up in Ny – as i did and he did – u too would know what a total fool he is – add me to the list of people who oppose him at every turn – its now or never america – my little posts from dublin upset him – go arrest a few brown people u truly evil man child.'
Bloomberg
10-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Pence Says Fed's Dual Mandate 'Confuses the Issue'
Former US Vice President Mike Pence talks about the relationship between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. He says Trump should have the right to voice his opinion. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)
Daily Mail
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Trump slaps 50% tariff on Brazil as punishment for 'witch hunt' trial against ex-president Jair Bolsonaro
President Donald Trump has hit Brazil with a 50 percent import tariff on 'any and all' goods sent to the United States as punishment for the 'witch hunt' trial against former president Jair Bolsonaro. Trump fired off a furious letter to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday laying out the details of his new tariff. 'The way that Brazil has treated former President Bosonaro, a Highly Respected Leader throughout the world... is an international disgrace,' Trump wrote in the letter, which he shared to Truth Social. Bosonaro is on trial accused of trying to overturn his 2022 election loss. He testified in June before the country's Supreme Court over his alleged plot to remain in power despite losing the vote. Bolsonaro has already been barred from from running for office until 2030 by the country's electoral authorities. 'This Trial should not be taking place. It is a Witch Hunt that should end IMMEDIATELY!' Trump has described Bolsonaro as a friend and hosted the former Brazilian president at his Mar-a-Lago resort when both were in power in 2020. The president said his whopping tariff was also in part a response to Brazil's 'insidious attacks on Free Elections and the Fundamental Free Speech rights of Americans.' Trump fired off a furious letter to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday laying out the details of his new tariff He said a decision by Brazil's Supreme Court to fine and temporarily block US social media companies last year amounted to 'SECRET and UNLAWFUL Censorship Orders.' Trump said he is launching an investigation as a result under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which applies to countries with trade practices that are deemed unfair to U.S. companies. Brazil's vice president, Geraldo Alckmin, said he sees 'no reason' for the U.S. to hike tariffs on the South American nation. 'I think he has been misinformed,' he said. 'President Lula was jailed for almost two years. No one questioned the judiciary. No one questioned what the country had done. This is a matter for our judiciary branch.' Trump, too, was indicted in 2023 for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 US presidential election. While Trump has said the high tariff rates he's setting are based on trade imbalances, it was unclear by his Wednesday actions how the countries being targeted would help to reindustrialize America. The tariffs starting August 1 would be a dramatic increase from the 10 percent rate that Trump levied on Brazil as part of his April 2 'Liberation Day' announcement. In addition to oil, Brazil sells orange juice, coffee, iron and steel to the US, among other products. The US ran a $6.8 billion trade surplus with Brazil last year, according to the Census Bureau. Trump initially announced his broad tariffs by declaring an economic emergency, arguing under a 1977 law that the US was at risk because of persistent trade imbalances. But that rationale becomes murky in this particular case, as Trump is linking his tariffs to the Bolsonaro trial and the US exports more to Brazil than it imports. Trump also sent letters Wednesday to the leaders of seven other nations - the Philippines, Brunei, Moldova, Algeria, Libya, Iraq and Sri Lanka. Most economic analyses say the tariffs will worsen inflationary pressures and subtract from economic growth, but Trump has used the taxes as a way to assert the diplomatic and financial power of the US on both rivals and allies. His administration is promising that the taxes on imports will lower trade imbalances, offset some of the cost of the tax cuts he signed into law on Friday as part of the Big Beautiful Bill and cause factory jobs to return to the United States. 'We really haven't had too many complaints because I'm keeping them at a very low number, very conservative as you would say,' Trump said. Officials for the European Union, a major trade partner and source of Trump's ire on trade, said Tuesday that they are not expecting to receive a letter from Trump listing tariff rates. The president started the process of announcing tariff rates on Monday by hitting two major US trading partners, Japan and South Korea, with import taxes of 25 percent. The letters were posted on Truth Social after the expiration of a 90-day negotiating period with a baseline levy of 10 percent. Trump is giving countries more time to negotiate with his August 1 deadline, but he has insisted there will be no extensions for the countries that receive letters. The president threatened additional tariffs on any country that attempts to retaliate.
