President Donald Trump has sent out a new round of tariff threats ahead of his latest implementation deadline. After sending out 10 letters on Monday, Trump added seven more on Wednesday, which was supposed to be the implementation deadline for “Liberation Day” tariffs. Instead, the new implementation date will be Aug. 1, giving the Trump […]
A handful of criminal defendants were released from a Boston jail Monday because they had not had an attorney for more than seven days. Four defendants were released. Two were facing drug distribution charges, another man was accused of choking his partner, and the final defendant was accused of receiving stolen property. They were released […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that Greece will pause processing asylum applications from people arriving from North Africa as the nation faces a surge in migrants. “With legislation that will be submitted to the parliament tomorrow, Greece will suspend the examination of asylum applications, initially for three months, for those arriving in […]
President Donald Trump repeated his threat to take over Washington, D.C.’s, government, which operates independently under home rule. In recent days, Trump has cited perceived high crime, Mayor Muriel Bowser, and a potential deal between the district and the Washington Commanders as his reasons for attempting to take over D.C.’s government. “We’re thinking about doing it, to […]
With the recent fallout from the Justice Department‘s handling of the Epstein client list, right-wing figures are expressing their outrage toward Attorney General Pam Bondi. The Justice Department admitted in a Monday memo that there is a lack of damning evidence about the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein‘s “client list” used to keep track of his […]
President Donald Trump is participating in a multilateral lunch with African leaders on Wednesday. The working lunch in Washington will begin around noon with the presidents of Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, and Gabon for a discussion focused on expanding business and economic partnerships. Trump’s focus on Africa thus far during his second term has been limited, […]
The union representing Philadelphia trash workers reached a deal to halt a strike that caused trash to pile up across the city. Workers from the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees District Council 33 in Philadelphia, about 9,000 strong, began their strike on July 1 after failing to reach an agreement with the […]
Russia surpassed its previous record of the largest-ever drone and missile attack against Ukraine on Tuesday night, devastating cities and logistical hubs across Ukraine with 728 drones and 13 missiles. Moscow has flexed its military and industrial capabilities in recent months, drastically boosting its drone and missile strikes against Ukraine to record levels. Over the […]
Law enforcement increased the reward for information regarding the fatal shooting of 21-year-old congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym last week in Washington, D.C. The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department is offering $25,000, and the FBI will offer an additional $15,000 for a total of $40,000 for information that leads to the arrest or conviction in the murder […]
Elon Musk is facing a new wrinkle in his plans to create a third-party challenger to the political “duopoly” because President Donald Trump has delayed appointing new members to the Federal Election Commission. For Musk’s proposed America Party to become a national political party, the FEC must issue an advisory opinion approving the party, which […]
