If the Trump administration allows Nicolás Maduro to endure, it would signal that a criminal dictatorship masquerading as a state can stare down the United States and win.

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En réponse aux critiques de Donald Trump, le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky a assuré ce mardi être « prêt » à organiser une élection présidentielle en Ukraine.

En réponse aux critiques de Donald Trump, le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky a assuré ce mardi être « prêt » à organiser une élection présidentielle en Ukraine.

Don’t say you weren’t warned: Trump’s new national security strategy seeks to destroy liberal democracy as we know it

On the same day that Donald Trump received his made-to-order “peace prize” from his newest pal, Fifa president “Johnny” Infantino, his administration published an equally gaudy national security strategy. The relatively short document oozes Trump and Trumpism. It starts out with the typically modest claim that the president has brought “our nation – and the world – back from the brink of catastrophe and disaster”.

Even if the strategy mostly formalises the ongoing actions and statements of Trump and his administration, it should be heeded as a warning for the world, and Europe in particular.

Cas Mudde is the Stanley Wade Shelton UGAF professor of international affairs at the University of Georgia, and author of The Far Right Today

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President Trump’s speech in Pennsylvania was meant to alleviate concerns about affordability. But he kept wandering off script and dwelling on his favorite targets, like immigration.

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The abrupt decision to revise the plan added new uncertainty and possible delays into the government’s distribution of $3.9 billion in homelessness relief.

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President Trump vacillated between demonizing immigrants and assuring a crowd of his supporters that life was better than ever under his administration.

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President sought to rehab image after criticism of being out of touch, but speech aimed at midterms took different turn

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Donald Trump has sought to reboot his ailing US presidency at a rally-style event with a blitz of false claims about the economy and xenophobic attacks on immigrants and “shithole countries”.

In the wake of Republican election defeats and criticism that he is out of touch with America’s affordability crisis, Trump’s speech at the Mount Pocono casino in north-eastern Pennsylvania on Tuesday was billed as an opportunity to reclaim the economic narrative.

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At a Pennsylvania rally Tuesday night, President Trump said his administration is driving down prices and boosting wages while accusing Democrats of misleading voters on the affordability issue.

National Guard Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe shows miraculous recovery after Washington D.C. ambush shooting, moving from near-death to getting up from bed, Trump reveals.

U.S. President Donald Trump said people were “starting to learn” the benefits of his tariff regime as he sought to convince voters his administration was moving to address affordability concerns, taking to the road in hopes of countering a mounting political vulnerability. Read More

Two U.S. fighter jets conducted a 30-minute training flight over waters north of Venezuela, marking increased military activity in the region.

Trump had further said Nicolás Maduro’s ‘days are numbered’ as military has targeted alleged drug boats

Two US fighter jets circled the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday, in what appeared to be an escalation of the Trump administration’s ongoing hostilities toward the South American country and its leftist leader, Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuelans and South American media followed the flights in real time using websites like FlightRadar24, which showed a pair of F/A-18 Super Hornets flying together into the narrow Gulf of Venezuela for about 40 minutes. The jets flew just north of Maracaibo, Venezuela’s most populous city.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed congressional leaders on Tuesday about the monthslong military campaign targeting people suspected of being drug traffickers at sea.

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Officials initially weighed sending survivors of U.S. attacks on boats suspected of drug smuggling to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to keep them away from American courts.

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The agency claimed that 10 children’s deaths were linked to the shots, although it did not release evidence to support the assertions.

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María Corina Machado is being honored for her push for democracy even as she backs President Trump’s military buildup and aggressive campaign against Venezuela.

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Le commerce des semi-conducteurs entre les États-Unis et la Chine connaît un rebondissement inattendu. Après des mois d’hésitations et de revirements politiques, l’administration américaine vient d’accorder son feu vert pour l’exportation de composants électroniques sophistiqués vers le géant asiatique. Le département du Commerce a validé cette décision qui bouleverse les équilibres géopolitiques établis récemment dans ... Lire plus

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President Donald Trump called Rep. Jasmine Crockett's Senate bid "a gift to Republicans," also criticizing her as a "low IQ person" and "terrible representative."

A Michigan parent demands Trump administration action after his daughter competed against a transgender volleyball player and shared locker room facilities without prior notice.

Democrat Eileen Higgins broke a nearly 30-year losing streak to win Miami mayor race, defeating Republican Emilio González in a closely watched runoff election.

Joe Rogan and MMA fighter Brendan Allen warn that the planned White House UFC event for June 2026 could pose serious security and weather-related challenges.

Le commerce des semi-conducteurs entre les États-Unis et la Chine connaît un rebondissement inattendu. Après des mois d’hésitations et de revirements politiques, l’administration américaine vient d’accorder son feu vert pour l’exportation de composants électroniques sophistiqués vers le géant asiatique. Le département du Commerce a validé cette décision qui bouleverse les équilibres géopolitiques établis récemment dans ... Lire plus

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President Trump’s comments deepened his rift with mainstream European leaders over defense and Ukraine policy.

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