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HuffPostDonald Trump Makes The Pettiest Jealous Gripe About Barack Obama
"There's a lot of unfairness in this world," the Republican nominee said of a matter regarding Obama.
- The National
'Utterly compromised': Pressure mounts on Keir Starmer to ditch controversial advisor
PRESSURE is mounting on the UK Government to sack an advisor due to conflicts of interest highlighted by campaigners.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Goes 0 for 2 with Back-to-Back Teleprompter Claims
Donald Trump, while giving a speech Friday in Colorado during which he used teleprompters, falsely claimed that he doesn’t use them.Not only that, but the chronically truth-averse candidate repeated a debunked assertion on the same topic: that Vice President Kamala Harris used a teleprompter during her Univision town hall the day prior.“Did you see where she did a town hall yesterday and she used a teleprompter? I never saw a town—you don’t use teleprompters. We don’t use teleprompters, period,
- The Independent
Trump, after mocking Harris over teleprompter use, stops rally to remove sign that fell on his
Former president often mocks Kamala Harris for using a teleprompter
- The Hill
Trump campaign swipes at Harris following medical report release
Former President Trump’s campaign swiped at his opponent, Vice President Harris, and her campaign, following the release of her medical report, alleging she has a “much lighter” campaign schedule. Steven Cheung, Trump campaign’s communications director, claimed in a Saturday statement that the GOP nominee “voluntarily released updates from his personal physician, as well as detailed…
- The Independent
What is the mysterious advanced Russian weapon downed by Moscow’s own forces in embarrassment for Putin?
Wreckage of one of Russia’s newest pieces of military hardware is now in hands of Ukrainian forces
- The Telegraph
Spain warns of permanent hard border with Gibraltar after surprise checks cause chaos
Spain warned Britain it faces a permanent hard border on Gibraltar on Friday after imposing surprise checks on the Rock’s frontier that resulted in “huge” queues.
- The Telegraph
Starmer accused of using Louise Haigh as ‘scapegoat’ to rescue £1bn deal with P&O owner
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused by allies of the Transport Secretary of using her as a “scapegoat” to rescue a £1 billion deal with the owners of P&O.
- The Telegraph
£1bn blow to Starmer’s push for growth
Labour’s push for growth has been dealt an embarrassing blow by the owner of P&O Ferries, which shelved a £1bn port expansion after the Transport Secretary branded it a “rogue operator”.
- The Telegraph
Labour is haemorrhaging seats and voter trust, figures show
Labour endured another smattering of defeats at the ballot box this week after a wave of 20 council by-elections were held on Thursday.
- The Hill
Obama sends stark warning message to Democrats
Former President Obama on Thursday night did what many Democrats had been craving. He said the quiet part out loud. For days, Democrats have been worried about a lack of enthusiasm among segments of their base. So when Obama made an unannounced campaign stop at a field office in Pittsburgh, he used the opportunity — with television…
- HuffPost
Laura Ingraham Roasted For Asking Harrison Butker This Question About Donald Trump
The Fox News host recently interviewed the Kansas City Chiefs kicker, who has hit the campaign trail to support Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in his reelection bid.
- The Guardian
Pressure mounts on Rachel Reeves to drop ‘dangerous’ £1.3bn cut to benefits for disabled
Thousands could lose up to £4,900 a year if the plan is retained in the forthcoming budget
- Evening Standard
Labour struggles on ‘super Thursday’ of by-elections losing seats to Tories, Lib Dems and Green Party
It comes after polls last week, when Labour lost seats to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party, the Greens and the SNP
- CNN
‘They will definitely be destroyed’: Iranian gives warning to Israel
CNN’s Fred Pleitgen spoke to three Iranians who attended the Friday morning prayer and they gave harsh warnings to Israel amid escalating conflict.
- The Independent
Trump’s top general calls ex-president ‘fascist to the core’ and ‘most dangerous person to this country,’ new book says
General Mark Milley expressed his concerns about Trump to author Bob Woodward in March 2023
- The Guardian
How Labour promises have left Rachel Reeves with a giant budget headache
Frustration grows with chancellor locked away in Treasury and facing competing challenges for her historic speech
- The Telegraph
EU backtracks on border fingerprint checks
New EU border rules which would force British tourists to submit fingerprints and facial biometrics have been postponed indefinitely.
- The Hill
Opinion - The 4 reasons Harris is losing
I have spoken with three Democratic operatives behind the scenes who all believe the race is slipping away from Vice President Kamala Harris.
- RFI
Handover of Chagos Islands to Mauritius 'not an outright win'
The United Kingdom's recent decision to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former British colony, was a breakthrough, says Mauritian former foreign minister Jean-Claude de l'Estrac. But it isn't an unmitigated victory, he tells RFI, because the UK has been granted a long-term lease to maintain a military base on the archipelago's main island – something that will likely prevent islanders from returning. The British government has been under pressure for decades to hand over the Chagos