Trump and the Bulletproof Vest: Why the President Keeps Shrugging Off the Kevlar
After the Washington Hilton shooting, Donald Trump is shrugging off the idea of wearing a bulletproof vest. Stoicism, stubbornness, or pure showmanship?
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Hegseth on the Ropes: The Moments the Pentagon Chief Wobbled Under Congressional Fire Over Iran
Pete Hegseth spent nearly six hours in front of the House Armed Services Committee defending the $25 billion Iran war, and the cracks showed every time lawmakers quoted him back to himself.
Ventilator Tug of War: Ukraine Volunteer Accuses Welsh MP of Nicking His Idea for Cuba
A Ukraine charity volunteer says Welsh Labour MP Steve Witherden lifted his plan to donate 40 unused NHS ventilators, then redirected them to Cuba. A standards complaint has been filed.
Trump Reportedly Tells Allies He's 'The Most Powerful Person To Ever Live' — And He Wants History To Know It
Allies say Donald Trump has privately called himself 'the most powerful person to ever live', comparing himself to Alexander the Great, Caesar and Napoleon. Here's what the reporting actually says, and why it matters for the UK.
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JD Vance Denies Worrying About America's Missile Stockpile, Then Worries About It On Live TV
JD Vance dismissed a report saying he was worried about America's depleting missile stockpile, then admitted on Fox News he was. The numbers behind the Iran war suggest he has every reason to be.
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Hegseth's House Mauling Was Just the Warm-Up: The Senate Sharpens Its Knives
Pete Hegseth's bruising six-hour House Armed Services hearing on the Iran war was only the opening act. Thursday's Senate appearance, stacked with hostile Republicans and a personally aggrieved Mark Kelly, looks far more dangerous.
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Trump's DOJ Loosens the Gun Rulebook as Senate Slides a Career ATF Agent Into the Top Job
The US Justice Department has unveiled 34 rulemaking notices rolling back federal gun regulations, just as the Senate confirmed career agent Robert Cekada as the new ATF director.
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Seashells at Dawn: Why Comey's Beach Snap Has Landed Him in Court Again
James Comey has been indicted over a 2025 Instagram post of seashells arranged as '86 47', but legal experts say the First Amendment makes this a tough case for prosecutors to win.
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Hegseth's Iran Nuke Riddle: 'Imminent Threat' or Already 'Obliterated'? Pick One
Pete Hegseth was grilled by a House committee over how Iran's nuclear programme can be both an imminent threat and already 'obliterated' by Operation Midnight Hammer. Spoiler: it can't.
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Trump Keeps Losing in Court, Yet His War on the US Press Rolls On Regardless
Donald Trump keeps losing his lawsuits against US media outlets, but courtroom defeats have done little to slow a wider campaign of pressure, settlements, and regulatory leverage aimed at the American press.
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Is the Labour Party Losing Its Grip on London?
Labour is facing its toughest electoral challenge in London in 50 years as the Greens and Reform UK chip away at their traditional voter base.