Late-night hosts discussed the latest impacts of Trump’s tariffs and further chaos within his administration
Late-night hosts surveyed the wreckage from Donald Trump’s latest cabinet reshuffling and took aim at his recent comments about a toy shortage.
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Continue reading...Mariama Timbo is a striking figure – and not because of her pink motorcycle. As the sole female biker in her province ferrying people and goods to town, she is now training a new generation of women to follow her lead
Streaming through the green fields of Sierra Leone’s Bombali district, Mariama Timbo sits tall on her pink motorbike. Women selling nuts on the side of the road wave as she glides by; policemen give an approving nod as she passes through checkpoints. “They don’t give me any trouble,” she says – a badge of honour in the rural district. Taking her time on the rocky roads, she brakes, slowly approaching the bumps.
Marco Rubio becomes the first person since Henry Kissinger to hold the national security adviser and secretary of state positions at the same time – key US politics stories from Thursday 1 May
Secretary of state Marco Rubio – ridiculed as “Little Marco” by Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican primaries – has become one of the most powerful players in the president’s cabinet.
Trump appointed Rubio interim national security adviser on Thursday after Mike Waltz was forced to leave the post, alongside his deputy, Alex Wong, as sources said officials had lost confidence in their leadership.
Donald Trump signed 141 executive orders since returning to the presidency in January, including enacting steep tariffs, ending birthright citizenship, curbing DEI and “gender radicalism” in the military, and pardoning January 6 rioters.
The US president promised in his inaugural speech that these orders would amount to a “complete restoration of America”.
Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s attempts to shift blame for the shrinking US economy in the first quarter of 2025
Late-night hosts pondered a possible recession under Donald Trump, as the US economy contracted during the first quarter of 2025.
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Continue reading...Accord establishes joint investment fund for Ukraine’s reconstruction; homeland security secretary issues fresh threat to Salvadorian Kilmar Ábrego García – key US politics stories from Wednesday 30 April
Ukraine and the US have signed a deal pushed by President Donald Trump that will give the US preferential access to Ukrainian mineral resources and fund investment in Ukraine’s reconstruction.
The accord establishes a joint investment fund for Ukraine’s reconstruction as Trump tries to secure a peace settlement in Russia’s three-year-old war in Ukraine.
The plastic particles are everywhere – here’s what to know about what to avoid, whether they ever leave the body and what to do about plastic pollution
Microplastics are tiny particles of plastic.
Continue reading...Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s chaotic first 100 days in office, his low approval ratings and Canada’s election results
Late-night hosts reacted to Donald Trump reaching 100 days in office and the results of the Canadian election.
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