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The prime minister’s money-saving policies are popular but they are yet to convince voters he can take on the big things It was last year that Martin Lewis, the money-saving guru, advised the government to find “100 small things that piss people off” and set about sorting them…
Former President Obama is taking a dig at President Trump's gold-filled changes to the Oval Office. In a clip released Monday promoting his cameo on HBO Max's "Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness," the 44th president is seen taking a tour of a replica of the Oval…
The fiscal year deficit for the federal government will be $200 billion more than the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) initially projected, the federal agency revealed Monday. In its monthly budget review, the CBO projected the fiscal 2026 federal deficit will be $2.1 trillion. In February, it projected the…
The plan to protect the president involved a catering truck and a secondary military plane to transfer him safely.
US President Donald Trump has secured the release of a US Marine Corps veteran who had been detained in Russia for four years, marking a diplomatic win amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Moscow. The release forms part of continued efforts by the Trump administration to bring home…
▶On 11 August, President Donald Trump said the United States would increase economic pressure on Iran, presenting sanctions as a means of forcing Tehran to curb its nuclear programme and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz to energy shipping. The administration had been running what it calls Operation…
The Federal Communications Commission on 28 July announced a ban on humanoid robots from China including the popular Unitree G1 model. The Guardian's technology journalist Nick Robins-Early explains the recent popularity of these trending robots and why the US government says they are a risk to the country's…
Click in for The Hill's midday newsletter with all the latest news. {beacon} It's Tuesday: And it's shaping up to be a busy one, even with Congress on recess. In today's issue: Critics respond to Trump's vaccine order Trump's reported Air Force One ruse GOP senators…
NBC News has named veteran producer Tammy Fine as vice president of talent development, a newly created role in which she will lead efforts to nurture careers and identify up-and-coming journalists for the network. The appointment, confirmed in an internal memo, marks a significant shift for Fine, who…
Donald Trump was reportedly returned to Air Force One and flown back among journalists who were unaware he had rejoined the flight, following a security scare linked to a threat from Iran. The report focuses on his brief, two-word reaction upon being brought back onto the press-filled plane,…