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James Matthews
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US Correspondent, Sky News.
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Analysis: Jimmy Kimmel - as a genre, think democracy noir news.sky.com/story/jimmy-...
Jimmy Kimmel decision shows the audience of one trumps free speech in Donald's America
After criticising the MAGA movement's reaction to the killing of Charlie Kirk, the chat show host found out the hard way, like Stephen Colbert, that entertainment executives worried about their bottom...
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September 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Remarkable moment here. Sky News reporter @jamesmatthewsky.bsky.social booed and jeered for asking Trump a perfectly legit and important question about Gaza. Seems like people have forgotten Trump is the President of the US and not a pro-am golfer
July 30, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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King urged to seek Canadian apology for historical abuse of British children news.sky.com/story/king-u...
King urged to seek Canadian apology for historical abuse of British children
More than 100,000 children were shipped from orphan homes in the UK to Canada between 1869 and 1948 with many used as cheap labour, typically as farm workers and domestic servants.
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May 27, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Did Trump violate insider trading rules?

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Insider trading questions raised after Trump says 'this is a great time to buy' before pausing tariffs
Sky's James Matthews asks Democratic and Republican congressmen and congresswomen whether President Donald Trump manipulated the markets with his recent tariff announcement.
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April 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Eyewitness: Signalgate and small-town America. What’s in a scandal? news.sky.com/story/in-a-q...
Do Americans care about the Signalgate leaked military chat?
It's been over two months since Donald Trump began his second term in the Oval Office. Have voters grown tired of him or are they more supportive of the Republican than ever?
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March 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Trump et al will struggle to politicise their way out of this. It hasn’t stopped them trying news.sky.com/story/us-war...
US security breach latest: Trump's team accused of being 'complete amateurs' - as world reacts in disbelief to secret war plans leak
There's disbelief around the world after a journalist was accidentally added to a group chat in which US officials were planning military strikes. Messages include JD Vance and Pete Hegseth bluntly cr...
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March 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Rock musician: “authoritarianism coming for arts institutions” in Trump’s America news.sky.com/story/why-ar...
Why artists are boycotting Kennedy Center over changes made by Trump
The Kennedy Center stage is seen as a showcase for the best of American performance art - but many artists are now boycotting it after Donald Trump got rid of 18 board members and installed himself as...
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March 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Trump and the mystery kver hand make-up. Judge for yourself news.sky.com/story/ukrain...
March 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Trump’s first 50 days, an A-Z news.sky.com/story/an-a-z...
An A-Z of Donald Trump's first 50 days in office
From the Associated Press being banned from White House events to a Kansas City Chiefs quarterback getting presidential praise to unforgettable scenes with President Zelenskyy, Donald Trump's first 50...
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March 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Trump will riff on his record to Congress - wouldn’t rule out a big finish news.sky.com/story/trump-...
Trump latest: Treasury official has doubts over closeness of Ukraine mineral deal - as Trump prepares to address Congress
Donald Trump will address Congress for the first time in his second term as president. He's hoping to announce his much-discussed minerals deal with Ukraine, according to reports. Elon Musk is set to ...
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March 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Is there any coming back from Trump Vs Zelenskyy?

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Trump 100 Day 41: Is there any coming back from Trump Vs Zelenskyy?
US correspondents Mark Stone and James Matthews ask what went wrong at the pivotal meeting between the two world leaders. They debate who was in the wrong and ask what happens now, with a minerals dea...
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March 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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King Charles to meet Zelenskyy during UK visit news.sky.com/story/king-c...
Ukraine latest: King Charles to meet Zelenskyy during UK visit, Sky News understands
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Keir Starmer will be meeting in Downing Street this afternoon after the Ukrainian leader's extraordinary clash with Donald Trump in front of the world's media last night.
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March 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Analysis: Trump cuts Zelenskyy loose news.sky.com/story/trump-...
Ukraine war latest: Trump says he's 'more confident' of peace deal - as he gives update on Ukraine talks with Russia
Donald Trump spoke from Mar-a-Lago in Florida after delegations from the US and Russia met in Saudi Arabia for talks about Ukraine. Listen to the Sky News Daily as you scroll.
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February 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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TRUMP 100 podcast, day 27. What does Trump want from Germany’s far right? news.sky.com/story/day-27...
Day 27: What does Trump want from Germany's far right?
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February 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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From house prices to world peace, we all have a stake in Trump 2.0 👇https://news.sky.com/story/from-house-prices-to-global-peace-we-all-have-a-stake-in-trump-2-0-13291146
Donald Trump 2.0 is about to begin - we all have a stake
Trump is about to begin the delivery of what he calls a new "golden age" for America - as a watching world waits to see the changes in the rules of engagement.
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January 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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A peaceful Jan 6th. If it depends on the victory of a particular candidate, it’s no victory at all 👇https://news.sky.com/story/january-6th-certification-ceremony-a-far-cry-from-the-storming-of-the-capitol-four-years-ago-13284830
January 6th certification ceremony a far cry from the storming of the Capitol four years ago
Washington DC has been preparing for this January 6th since the January 6th that came to define the fragility of US democracy - but this time there was no repeat of the rioting and destruction of 2021...
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January 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Five things about Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Carter: Five things you may not know about the former US President
Before Mr Carter got involved in politics, he was a peanut farmer, raised in the small town of Plains, Georgia.
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December 31, 2024 at 12:42 AM
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Jan 6 inmate speaks to Sky News from prison youtube.com/watch?v=k_jz...
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December 15, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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Who is Luigi Mangione?

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Who is Luigi Mangione?
What we know about man charged with murdering healthcare boss Brian Thompson
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December 11, 2024 at 3:33 AM
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Trump’s defence pick Pete Hegseth silent on questions about women & alcohol 👇https://news.sky.com/story/pete-hegseth-refuses-to-answer-sky-news-questions-on-women-and-alcohol-13266503
Pete Hegseth refuses to answer Sky News' questions on women and alcohol
Donald Trump's pick for defence secretary was asked by Sky News about his past controversies. He declined to answer.
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December 4, 2024 at 12:31 AM
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London’s new US ambassador: ‘King of Little Rock’ 👇https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-nominates-investment-banker-warren-stephens-to-be-us-ambassador-to-uk-13265645
Donald Trump nominates billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens to be US ambassador to UK
Mr Stephens is a longtime Republican donor who reportedly gave to conservative groups that opposed Trump in 2016 but then supported him in the 2020 and 2024 races.
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December 3, 2024 at 12:49 AM
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What price Trump’s tariffs? 👇https://news.sky.com/story/bluster-or-really-america-first-either-way-donald-trumps-tariff-plan-creates-unease-for-more-than-one-country-13261382
Bluster or really America First? Either way, Donald Trump's tariff plan creates unease for more than one country
Imposing tariffs on neighbours may fit with Donald Trump's America First policy, but the impact could be felt in the US as well.
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November 26, 2024 at 10:39 PM
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In winning the White House, Trump avoids the Big House news.sky.com/story/donald...
Donald Trump plays a blinder as accusers forced to turn a blind eye to Capitol riots charges
The president-elect's big gamble has paid off handsomely after his election victory left prosecutors with no choice but to drop claims that he tried to overturn the 2020 result, but some will say just...
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November 25, 2024 at 11:23 PM
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Trump’s hush money sentencing delayed indefinitely news.sky.com/story/judge-...
Donald Trump can seek dismissal of hush money case as sentencing postponed
A Trump spokesman says his election win was "a mandate to return him to office and dispose of all remnants of the witch hunt cases". Other cases against the president-elect are likely to fall away whe...
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November 22, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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Sky News podcast: Donald Trump and his polarising picks x.com/skynews/stat...
November 18, 2024 at 12:57 AM