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Who is Stephen Miller, the new gateway man to Trump? – Decoding America podcast

Jonathan Yerushalmy and Reged Ahmad examine the Democrats’ failed impeachment attempt against US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and ask: could we see another bid soon? Jonathan also delves into the backstory of Trump’s new chief of staff, Stephen Miller, to find out how the descendant of a family fleeing persecution developed such hardline views on migration

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Federal judge allows Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against BBC to proceed

Trump-appointed judge Jeffrey T Kuntz partially denies British broadcaster’s motion to dismiss over edit Federal judge Jeffrey T Kuntz ruled on Tuesday that Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC can proceed, denying in part the British broadcaster’s motion to dismiss the case. The president’s $10bn defamation lawsuit stems from the BBC’s splicing together of disparate comments he made before the 6 January US Capitol insurrection, as rendered in a Panorama documentary called Trump: A Second Chance. “Accepting the allegations in the complaint as true, the Court finds Trump plausibly pled damage

The Guardian
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