Can Trump’s negotiation playbook solve the Iran war? – video
The Guardian’s Oliver Holmes looks at how Donald Trump’s book The Art of the Deal could shed light on the president’s negotiation tactics in the war with Iran Continue reading…
Socialist Zohran Mamdani launches Elon Musk-style ‘COGE’ chaired by Soros-aligned Dem
Several months into his administration, New York City socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani is taking a page from Elon Musk’s book by launching a city Commission on Government Efficiency, or “COGE.” Mamdani’s commission, however, will be staffed by a group of progressives and Democrats, including a George Soros-aligned chair, according to a statement from New York … Read more
Trump’s Memphis crime taskforce accused of using ‘immense force’ in intimidation campaign
Exclusive: community observers claim agents have tailed cars, surveilled homes and even ‘falsely arrested’ someone An anti-crime taskforce ordered by Donald Trump onto the streets of Memphis has been accused of targeting community observers with widespread intimidation including “immense force”. Agents have been “retaliating against, intimidating, and harassing” observers attempting to monitor the federal taskforce’s … Read more
Trump’s DoJ sues four states for denying ICE agents undercover license plates
Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington state sued as ICE seeks plates in Trump’s immigration crackdown The Trump administration is suing to challenge the refusal of four US states to issue confidential license plates to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, saying the states have long provided them to other law enforcement agencies conducting undercover … Read more
Priest on trial for sexual assault in Texas had child with Louisiana congregant, prosecutors say
DNA testing proved Anthony Odiong fathered child with woman to whom he had been providing spiritual guidance, authorities say Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Texas prosecutors on Thursday established that a Roman Catholic priest being tried there on charges that he illegally exploited his status as a priest to pursue sex … Read more
Taking Children from Their Parents Without a Court Order
A class-action lawsuit is challenging the emergency-removal practices of New York’s Administration for Children’s Services.
Dire strait? Trump’s bid to end Iran war before midterms risks Republican anger
Trump administration in a bind as it faces mounting economic costs ahead of midterms from Iran war The terms of a purported 60-day deal to negotiate peace in the Iran war have trapped the Trump administration between mounting economic costs ahead of midterm elections and anger from Republican hawks who accuse the US government of … Read more
Alarming surge in suicides among ICE detainees, investigation reveals
AP review finds unprecedented number of suicide deaths as critics attack failures of Trump’s immigration crackdown Brayan Rayo Garzon was distraught. Detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), he was on his fourth day of isolation in a Missouri jail as he battled the fevers and chills of Covid. His request for mental health treatment … Read more
US and Iran reach ceasefire extension deal pending Trump’s final approval
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding extending the current ceasefire and launching negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, but the deal still needs President Donald Trump’s final approval, U.S. sources confirmed to Fox News. The deal follows weeks of talks threatened by heightened tensions after the U.S. engaged in … Read more
Justice Department launches criminal probe into E. Jean Carroll
According to two sources, the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury during her lawsuits tied to her sexual abuse allegations against President Donald Trump. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell reports on the investigations against the president’s rivals.