Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.”

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The Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady when it meets at the end of the month, keeping tensions high with President Trump.

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George Clooney spoke French at the Golden Globes after gaining French citizenship, prompting speculation about a subtle response to Trump's comments.

Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister of Iran, said his government was ready to negotiate with the United States. Iranian security forces are cracking down on protests.

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President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on all trade with countries that continue doing business with Iran, calling the order "final and conclusive" in a Truth Social post.

Press chief says US president considering ‘many, many’ options amid deadly regime crackdown on protesters

Donald Trump is “unafraid to use military force on Iran” the White House said on Monday as the Iranian regime still faces widespread unrest across the country.

Speaking to Fox News, the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said that although diplomacy remained Trump’s “first option”, he was “unafraid to use the lethal force and might of the United States military if and when he deems that necessary”.

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The Justice Department’s probe into whether Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, lied about renovations to the central bank’s headquarters has raised alarms.

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President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk are seemingly rebuilding their relationship months after a bitter June 2025 fallout over Trump's spending package.

Bipartisan push for permitting reform gains momentum as parties unite on energy infrastructure needs to power artificial intelligence revolution.

President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States would be "screwed" if the Supreme Court rules that some of his tariffs are illegal. Read More

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt accuses Democrats of lying about Minneapolis ICE shooting case, claiming video evidence supports officer's deadly force decision on "America Reports."

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman told CNN he backed President Donald Trump's Iran military threats, citing support for strikes on nuclear facilities and regime change.

Senator Elizabeth Warren warns Democrats against courting wealthy donors, arguing party must focus on working people to win 2026 midterms and beyond.

Democrats asked a federal judge to convene an emergency hearing to evaluate a new DHS directive that restricts them from accessing ICE facilities.

The tumultuous start to 2026 should force a reckoning in Brussels and European capitals, and a recognition of the power the EU can exert

Another week, another set of dilemmas for Europe’s beleaguered political class to deal with. On Wednesday Brussels is due to outline the terms of the €90bn loan it has promised to Ukraine, amid internal tensions over whether Kyiv can use the money to buy US as well as EU weapons. On the same day, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is due to meet ministers from Denmark and Greenland, as Donald Trump continues to insist that the US will take ownership of the latter “one way or another”. And as the body count of protesters rises in Iran, the EU is under mounting pressure to do more than merely “monitor” the situation, as the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, somewhat feebly put it over the weekend.

Beyond the crisis management, a deeper reckoning is overdue after a tumultuous beginning to 2026. It has long been a truism that there is a profound mismatch between the EU’s economic heft and its geopolitical clout. But only a year into Mr Trump’s second term, the disjunction looks unsustainable in the “America first” era.

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Donald Trump has promised he will ‘shoot at Iran’ if Iranian security services attack anti-government protesters, but analysts suggest the US is not prepared for military action. It comes as the death toll from Tehran’s crackdown on protests soars, and as demonstrations continue to shake the country. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour

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It is a perilous time to mess with the principle that rate-setters under an independent system should be free of political pressure

• Ex-Fed chairs condemn Trump’s bid to weaken central bank’s independence

• Trump’s attempts to influence Fed risk 1970s-style inflation and global backlash’

Well said, Jerome Powell. The chair of the US Federal Reserve responded to news of a subpoena from the US Department of Justice with a statement that was extraordinary, necessary and stark.

A criminal investigation into the Fed, and him personally, over the renovation of the central bank’s headquarters is an attempt to bully officials into setting policy according to the president’s whims, said Powell.

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Robert K. McBride had been serving as the top deputy to Lindsey Halligan, who has continued to act as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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The justices heard arguments over whether oil companies sued by Louisiana could move the cases from state to federal court, a venue thought to be friendlier to corporate interests.

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In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.

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Cuba's leader on Monday reacted defiantly to President Donald Trump's threats to "make a deal" or pay the price in the aftermath of key ally Nicolas Maduro's ouster in a US military raid. Read More

The deal would cut tariffs and include a commitment from Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, the island’s chip giant, to build more manufacturing plants in the United States.

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