The Trump Organization’s travails continue as the business was hit with $1.6 million in penalties in Manhattan state court at the end of the work week after being convicted on all charges in a 13-year criminal tax scheme. Although former President Donald Trump was not personally charged in the scheme, the fines cast a smear on his name and compounded […]
Former President Donald Trump criticized Jews in the U.S. on his Truth Social platform Sunday, writing that they need to “get their act together” and “appreciate” Israel “before it is too late.” “No President has done more for Israel than I have. Somewhat surprisingly, however, our wonderful Evangelicals are far more appreciative of this than the people of the Jewish […]
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a stopgap funding measure to keep the federal government open until at least mid-December. The continuing resolution measure was approved by a 230-201 margin with a majority-Democratic vote. The approval came a day after the Senate passed the same resolution in a down-to-the-wire vote. President Joe Biden is expected to sign it […]
President Trump has described the FBI’s search of his residence for classified documents as “The shameful raid and break-in of my home, Mar-a-Lago, was a travesty of justice.” He accused the Biden administration of weaponizing the Department of Justice and FBI for political ends. Moreover, he claimed that the FBI “staged a photoshoot” of the documents, which he called “disinformation.” […]
WASHINGTON — Recent instances in which former U.S. President Donald Trump appears to embrace the QAnon conspiracy theory are raising concern among some lawmakers, veteran law enforcement officials, and cult experts. Trump shared a picture of himself wearing a Q lapel pin, overlaid with the QAnon phrases “The Storm is Coming” and “WWG1WGA,” (an acronym for “Where We Go One, We […]
The White House has condemned the attack on author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed onstage just before he was about to speak at an event in western New York. “Today, the country and the world witnessed a reprehensible attack against the writer Salman Rushdie,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement. “This act of violence is […]
US President Joe Biden has signed a law committing $ 280 billion to high-tech manufacturing and scientific research amid fears the country is losing its technological edge to China. The investments include tax breaks for companies that build computer chip manufacturing plants in the US. Business groups have long pushed for more government support, citing the need to reduce reliance […]
WASHINGTON — As he strongly hints at another campaign for the White House in 2024, former U.S. President Donald Trump is facing major federal and state criminal investigations into his actions in the immediate aftermath of his failed reelection campaign in 2020. Monday’s unprecedented FBI raid at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida was the latest indication that investigators remain focused on […]
“Coming off of last year’s historic economic growth – and regaining all the private sector jobs lost during the pandemic crisis – it’s no surprise that the economy is slowing down as the Federal Reserve acts to bring down inflation,” said President Biden. He noted, however, that the economy faces global challenges, but “we are on the right path,” and […]
Donald Trump returned to Washington earlier for the first time since leaving the White House 18 months ago, delivering a fiery speech sprinkled with strong hints he may run for president again in 2024. The 76-year-old Trump stopped short of declaring his candidacy but laid out what he believed should be the priorities for the “next Republican president.” Below are […]
