Key Republican says he will vote for Todd Blanche to become attorney general after other senators defect – live
Senator Bill Cassidy, who will not be returning to Congress after losing his Louisiana primary to a Trump-backed candidate, said he would support the AG nomineeMurkowski won’t support Blanche’s attorn
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07.08.2026
Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects
The RWE payout is the latest in a string of deals cancelling wind energy projects, a power source long derided by Trump.
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07.08.2026
Anti-Muslim US Congressman Andy Ogles loses Republican primary
Trump's endorsement fails to save Tennessee legislator who recently said 'Muslims don't belong in American society'.
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07.08.2026
Trump unbound: the making of an imperial presidency – podcast
Donald Trump’s second term is unlike his first. The politicians who challenged him are gone. The lawyers who once pushed back now choose their battles. What remains is an imperial president with almos
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07.08.2026
Iran’s Ghalibaf accuses Trump of conducting show diplomacy ‘on loop’
US president says he is involved in talks and war will end 'pretty soon', claiming that Iran cannot 'go much longer'.
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07.08.2026
Airline workers reportedly decline to help US agents as Trump migrant crackdown accelerates
Expansion of immigration enforcement at US airports puts employees at odds with agents seeking 2,000 daily arrests A dramatic increase in immigration enforcement at US airports has reportedly placed t
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07.08.2026
Trump signs new executive orders seeking to limit US birthright citizenship
The US president's latest effort comes after Supreme Court ruled against his push to reinterpret constitutional right.
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07.08.2026
Iran says a deal with Oman to reopen the strait of Hormuz is close to being finalised – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.Understanding reached on coordinates for shipping route through Hormuz, Iran saysDonald Trump’s Board of Peace, which was set up in January to oversee the reconstruction o
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06.08.2026
Trump denies US weapons shortage and says information 'leakers' being 'hunted down'
While precise data is classified, publicly available information suggests the US has used up many difficult-to-manufacture weapons.
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06.08.2026
Why $370bn tech group Palantir pays 1.4 percent tax rate: Report
The AI group's technology is used by Israeli military and Trump administration's ICE.
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06.08.2026
Why the Trump administration is helping support Japan’s weakening yen
Washington and Tokyo's rare coordinated intervention aims to avoid spillover to global financial system.
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05.08.2026
Armed man arrested at Trump’s LA golf course ahead of president’s visit
Loaded pistol and rifle among items found in suspect's pocket, car and home following arrest, police say.
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05.08.2026
DOJ sends monitors to Michigan poll sites as lawmakers warn of partisan aim
While FBI poll monitoring not new, US lawmakers raise alarm amid Trump's years-long claims of election fraud.
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04.08.2026
FIFA denies Infantino sought Trump backing after failed World Cup selloff
FIFA refutes report that its President Gianni Infantino sought Donald Trump's backing after failed World Cup selloff.
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04.08.2026
US stocks near record high, oil falls as Trump claims Iran talks under way
Benchmark S&P500 approaches all-time peak as Washington, Tehran offer conflicting accounts of status of talks.
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04.08.2026
Did Iran hack water systems in seven US states?
While US President Donald Trump has said Iran is not to blame, cyber experts tell the BBC it likely the attack was at the hands of the Iran.
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04.08.2026
Does the US blockade on Cuba make America safer?
Trump just escalated restrictions on Havana warning that Cuba remains a ‘threat to national security’.
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04.08.2026
Trump administration sued by 25 states over new tariffs on trading partners
The states claim the new levies are a pretext to re-impose tariffs that were ruled illegal by the US Supreme Court.
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04.08.2026
Analysis: Trump fumes as top allies back down on his personal battles
A president used to bending US politics to his will faces two stinging losses in a matter of days, writes the BBC's Anthony Zurcher.
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04.08.2026
Iran war live: Tehran denies US talks as Trump warns of ‘last chance’
US president says talks with Iran are under way, warning the negotiations are Tehran's 'last chance' to secure a deal.
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04.08.2026