By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is expected to vote on Wednesday on a bill requiring proof of U.S. citizenship in November’s midterm elections, which Democrats have denounced as a ploy to hurt their chances in a contest that will determine control of Congress. The SAVE America Act … Read more
President Donald Trump’s plan to have private donors fund his new $400 million White House ballroom could cost him the entire project, as a federal judge will soon decide whether the administration can rely on fundraising to bypass congressional approval. U.S. District Judge Ricard Leon says he may rule this month on a lawsuit filed … Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Washington this week amid fears in Israel that Donald Trump will strike a weak deal with Iran. Mr Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, was due to travel to the US in mid-February for the first meeting of Mr Trump’s Peace Council. But the meeting was advanced following the initial round of … Read more
Green Day was never part of MAGA’s agenda. The California rock band has called out Donald Trump and his administration in many of their musical performances, and it doesn’t look like they’ll be stopping anytime soon. In recent years, the band — made up of members Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool — … Read more
Founder of SkyBridge Capital Anthony Scaramucci credits a massive increase in industry campaign finance for sudden shift in legislative urgency as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer It appears to be stepping up its efforts to pass a comprehensive crypto market structure bill called the CLARITY Act. The sudden acceleration of the crypto market structure bill … Read more
CAIRO (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has crushed protests that swept the country last month, but only by unleashing the bloodiest crackdown of his nearly four decades in power. Now, with a US flotilla nearby, the 86-year-old Khamenei is trying to head off a potential US attack. He warned that if US … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is refusing to voluntarily comply with a Justice Department investigation into a video she made urging U.S. troops to resist “illegal orders” — escalating a dispute that President Donald Trump has publicly promoted. In letters first obtained by The Associated Press, Slotkin’s attorney informed U.S. Attorney … Read more
Supposedly, the billionaire’s famous philanthropy did not extend to his extramarital affairs. Bill Gates is facing intense scrutiny for his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein following a tranche of files released by the Justice Department on January 30. In a 2017 email, Epstein claimed that Gates had left his Russian ex-mistress “broken” and sleeping on a … Read more
A federal judge has been skeptical of President Donald Trump’s argument to try to send the appeal of his hush money conviction to a federal court — after lawyers have already taken the hit in two other courts. Judge Alvin Hellerstein suggested Trump’s lawyers missed a chance by first taking the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling … Read more
A newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch has issued a stark warning to President Donald Trump after a high-profile Republican loss. In a new editorial, The Wall Street Journal warned Trump that a hard-line immigration strategy promoted by top adviser Stephen Miller is fueling voter backlash. It comes after a Trump-backed candidate for Texas state senate … Read more