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Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges that he unlawfully kept national security documents when he left office and lied to officials trying to recover them. Trump appeared before a judge in Miami’s federal court just days after he became the first former US president charged with federal crimes. Trump latest: Ex-president pleads not

Some, perhaps, may not be aware, but the state of Florida is considered “Trump country”. The 45th president of the United States is wildly popular here. As a simple measure of his favourability, look no further than the recent polls in the contest for the Republican Party’s nomination in next year’s presidential campaign. Donald Trump‘s

A top Miami attorney who declined to represent Donald Trump has told Sky News that America’s judicial system is on trial with the former president’s appearance in court. Speaking to Sky News from his Miami legal practice, Jon Sale said Trump’s court appearance represents an “unprecedented sad” day for America. Mr Sale has the context

Donald Trump has spent the night at his golf club in Doral just outside Miami ahead of his historic federal court appearance. The former president will appear at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Court House at 3pm (8pm UK time) on charges he stole classified documents and lied to block efforts to get them back. Trump

Donald Trump has arrived in Miami for an historic federal court appearance on charges he stole classified information and lied to block efforts to get it back. He touched down in his private plane on Monday afternoon, one day before his initial appearance in front of a judge. Supporters gathered outside one of his golf

Former President Donald Trump has reiterated claims he is the victim of a “witch hunt” and being framed for “treason”, in his first public appearance since being indicted. It is his first public appearance since a federal indictment charged him with 37 felony counts in connection with hoarding classified documents. He called it “one of

The still waters of Lake Worth Lagoon ripple as a heron dips its beak in search of prey in the midday sun. On the bridge above, army veteran Larry Parpadelle attaches bait to his fishing rod, hoping to snare a catfish. Larry is here most days and often spots Donald Trump just beyond the line

Of all the chapters in the Donald Trump story, and there have been many, this moment is compelling.  For his supporters and detractors it is deeply troubling, but for starkly different reasons. Is he a crook who conspired to steal top secret documents, or is he the victim of a conspiracy to bring him down?

Donald Trump says he has been indicted and summoned to appear in court next Tuesday. On Truth Social – the network he created – the former US president suggested that the indictment is linked to his handling of classified documents. Mr Trump said his legal team was informed of the indictment by Joe Biden’s administration.

It could be time for a British NATO Secretary General, according to US President Joe Biden. Amid growing speculation that UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace wants to take over the top role when Jens Stoltenberg stands down later this year, Mr Biden was asked if he would support a Briton taking the top job during

Taking a Type 2 diabetes drug while you have coronavirus reduces chances of getting long COVID by 40%, a new study has suggested. Metformin is a cheap drug used to control blood sugar in patients with Type 2 diabetes. Scientists in the US have found that participants who took a two-week course within three days

Former vice-president Mike Pence has declared himself a candidate in the 2024 Republican race for the White House – pitting himself against Donald Trump. Mr Pence‘s campaign filed a declaration of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. He will formally launch his campaign with a video and a speech in the early nominating state of

A loud boom in the Washington DC area which residents of the US capital said shook houses and sounded like an explosion was caused by military jets which had been scrambled to deal with an airspace violation. US officials have confirmed that the sound was the sonic boom of fighters pursuing a light aircraft that

A fertility doctor who was accused of using his sperm to impregnate several patients has died, after a plane he was in crashed. Dr Morris Wortman, 72, from New York, was a passenger in the experimental aircraft that went down on Sunday. The hand-built plane fell apart mid-flight and according to officers, the pilot was

A federal judge will hear an appeal from a conservative think tank to unseal Prince Harry’s US immigration records following revelations in his book that he took drugs. Nile Gardner, of the Heritage Foundation, tweeted on Tuesday a hearing on his organisation’s suit will be heard on 6 June. He wrote that the “Prince Harry

Efforts to prevent the United States reaching its debt limit and to avert a potentially catastrophic default on loan repayments on Wednesday move to the Senate, where the vote on the proposal to raise the debt ceiling takes place. President Joe Biden and leader of the House of Representatives, speaker Kevin McCarthy, had spent the

Nine people have been injured in a shooting near a Hollywood Beach, Florida. One person has been arrested and police have said they are looking for one more suspect. Early reports said there was an altercation between two groups. Police said there would be a heavy presence of officers as the investigation continues. Advertisement

Elon Musk’s brain chip firm Neuralink has said it has been given the go-ahead to start carrying out studies on humans. Neuralink said in a tweet on Thursday it had won the approval of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “to launch our first-in-human clinical study!” It represents “an important first step that will

Ron DeSantis has entered the race to be the next US president, going head to head with Donald Trump. He filed a declaration of candidacy with the US federal electoral commission on Wednesday. The 44-year-old becomes the latest in a crowded Republican contest to decide whether the party will move on from Mr Trump in

Breakfast in a Floridian diner is never for the faint-hearted. There’s the biscuits and gravy, the grits, the oversized breakfast tacos, the waffles, the pancakes, the corned beef hash and, of course, the all-American drip coffee. If you survive all that, and if you nudge the locals a little, then the passionate yet divisive politics