
The Guardian - 5 hours 43 min ago
The president wants big tech to pay more for electricity, but he's curbing renewable projects that could boost supply Donald Trump is worried about datacenters. Specifically, he is concerned about their effects on an already expensive electricity market in the United States. Will Americans' resentment of sharply rising energy costs scuttle his party's November election ambitions? The US president's anxiety is evident in two actions in recent weeks. On 13 January, Trump and Microsoft's...

The Hill - 5 hours 44 min ago
President Trump said he has confidence in the Secret Service's protection regarding his safety after surviving two assassination attempts before his return to the White House last year. The president was asked by NewsNation's Katie Pavlich on "Katie Pavlich Tonight" if he is ever afraid about his safety given threats that loom, to which he...

CNBC - 5 hours 47 min ago
"Donald Trump's TACO bell has rung once again, much to the joy of financial markets," one investor said on Thursday.

The Guardian - 5 hours 47 min ago
European leaders welcome a reprieve from tariffs but some Danish MPs are concerned that Greenland is being sidelined. Plus, the story of the family who spent decades in seclusion in the Siberian wilderness Don't already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Donald Trump's announcement of a "framework of a future deal" regarding Greenland after weeks of intensifying threats of military intervention has been met with deep scepticism from people in the territory...

NBC News - 6 hours 2 min ago
President Donald Trump arrived in Davos on Wednesday looking to negotiate a deal that would give the U.S. more control over Greenland's security and in the broader Arctic region, a congressional official and two former U.S. officials told NBC News.

The Guardian - 6 hours 13 min ago
Tracking data from a chaotic year, from ICE detention and job growth to inflation and the president's popularity The Trump administration has had an unprecedented first year. The Guardian has been hard at work tracking the social and political ramifications of Donald Trump 's second term through words and pictures. But sometimes the story is best told through charts and graphs. Here are some of the vital data points that the Guardian has been tracking on immigration , the economy and public...

The Hill - 6 hours 22 min ago
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) Denmark's prime minister insisted that her country can't negotiate on its sovereignty on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he agreed a "framework of a future deal" on Arctic security with the head of NATO. Trump on Wednesday abruptly scrapped the tariffs he had threatened to impose on eight European...

The Guardian - 6 hours 24 min ago
Operations continue in Minnesota and Somali communities are being targeted in Maine Democrats set to vote against ICE bill Hello and welcome to our live coverage. Donald Trump is at the World Economic Forum in Davos , where on Thursday he, alongside several other leaders, signed the Board of Peace charter. While initially framed as a narrow mechanism to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza , the board is now instead being positioned as a standing global body , chaired by Trump himself, operating in...

The Raw Story - 6 hours 37 min ago
World leaders and European Union dignitaries believe the American Dream is dead at the hands of Donald Trump. Following the president's speech in Davos, Switzerland, anonymous sources from within the governments of several countries cited growing concerns with Trump's rhetoric and what it means for global relations. Speaking with Politico they said the decisions made by Trump on Greenland, Venezuela, and his relationship with Russia and Ukraine had strained connections between the U.S. and...

The Guardian - 6 hours 43 min ago
At the beginning of Donald Trump's trip to Davos, the US president's plans for Greenland were vague, and a worry to European leaders. By the end of the day, military force was off the table and threats of tariffs dropped. This is just one example of what it has been like to follow Trump 2.0 in the last year. This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Ashley Parker of the Atlantic about why she thinks Americans are suffering from a new politically induced condition and why the midterms in November...

The Independent - 6 hours 50 min ago
Aircraft described as stain on the administration' could form part of country's 250th anniversary celebrations...

NBC News - 6 hours 55 min ago
During the first meeting of President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sec. of State Marco Rubio said the ceremony marks a "new era" and a "vision for the future."...

The Independent - 6 hours 57 min ago
The US President claimed that tariffs would revive manufacturing and rebalance trade in America's favour...

The Guardian - 7 hours 12 min ago
The president's scramble to win back voter affection after negative polls has led him to spew incoherent proposals "A vote for Trump means your groceries will be cheaper," Donald Trump promised Americans on the eve of the presidential election. During the US president's first year back in office, however, food prices rose faster than they did during Joe Biden's last. Facing negative poll numbers, Trump is taking a tack that few Republicans have dared contemplate before: spewing...

The Guardian - 7 hours 12 min ago
Majority of 213-strong House caucus expected to reject funding bill but party has no plans to enforce whip Congressional Democrats are expected to overwhelmingly reject a bill to fund ICE, the agency spearheading Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, amid mounting outrage over its heavy-handed and violent tactics in Minnesota and elsewhere. Party leaders told a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill on Wednesday that they would vote against the homeland security funding bill, citing insufficient...

Huffington Post - 7 hours 14 min ago
The New York Democrat called out the president's "increasingly erratic ways."...

The Independent - 7 hours 16 min ago
US president abruptly dropped threats against allies after talks with Rutte on the framework' of a deal that does not involve selling Greenland...

Fox News - 7 hours 19 min ago
Sen. Bernie Sanders claims President Donald Trump is working to shift the United States and the world in the direction of "authoritarianism."...

The Guardian - 7 hours 27 min ago
US president repeats claims to have stopped eight wars as he hosts signing ceremony at World Economic Forum Davos live latest updates Donald Trump has claimed the world is "richer, safer and much more peaceful than it was just one year ago" as he hosted a launch event for his "board of peace" initiative at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Hosting a signing ceremony for the new body, the US president repeated his claim to have stopped eight wars. "We put out all those fires...

The Guardian - 7 hours 35 min ago
Mette Frederiksen says sovereignty of island is not up for discussion after US leader says framework' of deal reached Davos live latest updates Denmark's prime minister has called for "constructive" talks over Greenland that respect its territorial integrity, as Europeans gave a wary welcome to Donald Trump's decision to drop tariff threats against countries opposing his plans to seize the island. "We can negotiate all political aspects security, investment, the economy but...

The Raw Story - 7 hours 43 min ago
Donald Trump didn't just fly to Davos, after a false start thanks to problems with Air Force One, to attend the World Economic Forum. He fled there to be with his brethren. Some say he fled mounting scrutiny of the Epstein files. More likely, he fled the affordability crisis crushing working Americans, and the reality that his central campaign promise, to lower the cost of living, has collapsed under the weight of his obsessions with revenge and self-enrichment, and his insatiable need to dominate...

The Guardian - 7 hours 49 min ago
Gains come after US president says he will not use military force to acquire territory and cites framework deal' European markets rose on Thursday after Donald Trump cancelled plans to impose fresh tariffs on eight European countries, in what analysts said was a return of the "Trump Always Chickens Out" (Taco) trade . The FTSE 100 gained 0.8% to a high of 10,225 points, while Germany's Dax and France's Cac were up 1.4%. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was also up 1.4% and Wall Street...

Huffington Post - 7 hours 57 min ago
"I don't think there's anybody outside the boundaries of the United States who believes for a second that Trump is sane at this stage of the game," said Ty Cobb.

CNBC - 8 hours 5 min ago
Market watches breathed sigh of relief on President Donald Trump's tariff U-turn, but keep focused on corporate resilience.