The Administration Is Playing Dumb Plus: Cuomo gains traction, inside Elon Musk's paternity deals, Rumsfeld sass, and more... Reason · Apr 16, 2025
UK scrambling to get Donald Trump to slash tariffs to zero, says minister as US threatens medicines levies Tariffs on Britain’s pharmaceutical industry could deal a severe blow, potentially costing firms billions of pounds Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025
Starmer warned hate speech laws are red line for Trump in negotiations IN FULL The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025
In Trumpland, ‘defending free speech’ means one thing: submission to the president By claiming that any regulation is censorship, the White House is bullying Britain to abandon online safety laws and digital taxes, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025
Tech moguls who invested in Greenland mining also gave Trump campaign $243m: report Troubling links tie tech money to both Greenland and Trump. The tech industry desperately needs the rare earth minerals on the island, while Trump repeatedly threatens to take over the territory The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025
Starmer told UK must repeal hate speech laws to protect LGBT+ people or lose Trump trade deal ‘Good chance’ of agreement, says JD Vance – but a source close to the administration says his concerns over Britain’s hate speech laws ‘are still a red line’ The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025
Who will benefit most from a new UK-US trade deal? NEWS ANALYSIS: Vice-president JD Vance has said there is a ‘good chance’ a deal could be reached soon, but what are the red lines, and will it mean Britain can avoid tariffs? Alicja Hagopian, David Maddox and Archie Mitchell explain The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025
London’s FTSE 100 surges as hopes rise over US-UK trade deal The index gained 114.78 points on Tuesday, or 1.41%, to close at 8,249.12. Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2025
China reportedly orders its airlines to halt Boeing jet deliveries amid US trade war Carriers also asked to stop purchases of aircraft-related equipment and parts from US firms, report says The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025
Trump’s ‘chosen one’ Giorgia Meloni heads to Washington to play delicate balancing act Italy’s PM has demonstrated an affinity with the US president, but also needs to maintain allegiance to her EU partners The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025
Donald Trump's tariffs puncture US car industry downgraded by Barclays to 'negative' Goldman Sachs has cut its estimate for automobile sales in the US for this year by nearly 1 million units Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2025
Trump donors eye potential bonanza if US succeeds with Greenland land-grab Ethical doubts over role of campaign backers and investors with financial ties to president worth hundreds of millions The Guardian - US · Apr 15, 2025
First Thing: Obama condemns Trump’s $2.3bn Harvard funding freeze as ‘unlawful’ Former president says move is an ‘attempt to stifle academic freedom’. Plus, the people forming relationships with AI chatbots The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025
MAGA is surging in popularity among Republican Party members, polling shows Trump says he’s ‘not, at all, surprised’ about the results of an NBC News poll suggesting his Make America Great Again movement has garnered an uptick in GOP support The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025
International Business Times · Apr 15, 2025 Vance Urges Europe Not To Be US 'Vassal' US Vice President JD Vance hailed his country's transatlantic alliances, striking a more positive note, but in an interview urged European states to show greater independence.
Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2025 JD Vance in new clash with Zelensky as Russia raises objections to Ukraine peace deal The US vice-president dismissed as ‘absurd’ the suggestion from Ukraine’s president that he had somehow sought to ‘justify’ Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2025 Ukraine pounds Kursk with drones as Trump again blames Zelensky for Putin's invasion Russia’s defence ministry claimed to have shot down over 100 drones above its Kursk region
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025 Reform a ‘racist and far-right’ party, says teaching union after Farage attack – as it happened NEU leader says union is ‘living rent free’ in Farage’s head after the politician accused him of ‘poisoning the minds of our kids’
The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025 Another US aircraft carrier in Mideast waters ahead of second round of Iran-US nuclear talks A second U.S. aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program
The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025 Trump ‘working very hard’ on UK-US trade deal, says JD Vance IN FULL
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025 JD Vance says US hopeful of ‘great’ trade deal with UK Vice-president says Donald Trump ‘loves’ the UK and there is good chance of reaching mutually beneficial agreement
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025 Global carmaker shares rise on tariff exemption hopes; British Steel to get furnace supplies today Markets cheered by Donald Trump’s latest (potential) climbdown on tariffs; JD Vance sees good chance that US and UK will strike ‘great agreement’ on trade
The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025 Xi makes a case for free trade as he tours Southeast Asia China’s Xi is making the case for free trade as he tours Southeast Asia this week, presenting China as a source of “stability and certainty.”
The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025 Steve Bannon wants nearly ‘unmitigated disaster’ Commerce Secretary Lutnick yanked off media Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has gushed about the coming glory days when ‘millions’ of Americans will soon be screwing screws into cell phones thanks to Trump tariffs
Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2025 Watch: JD Vance fumbles American football team's championship trophy during White House visit In a clumsy mishandle, the trophy broke apart in JD Vance's hands, resulting in an awkward blunder for the vice president