President made more than $1bn from crypto businesses last year while federal government oversaw regulation. Plus, giant seal causes havoc in Tasmania – but locals love him Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Donald Trump has raked in more than $1bn from his crypto businesses since returning to … Read more
Move follows supreme court refusal to hear Trump’s appeal of civil case verdict in sexual abuse and defamation case The New York journalist E Jean Carroll asked a judge on Tuesday to mandate that Donald Trump pay her the $5m she is owed from a jury verdict that found the US president liable for sexually … Read more
Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that public officials have an obligation to be transparent about lengthy absences, after Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J.,disclosed that his recent monthslong time away from Congress was for treatment for depression. Kean had been missing House votes for months before returning on Tuesday. “As someone who has lived with … Read more
Hispanic communities have taken economic hit over anti-immigration raids, prompting people to shop online and reuse oil UK politics live – latest updates The US cooking oil market is shrinking and unlikely to improve soon because of economic and immigration enforcement pressures on Latino households, the owner of the Mazola brand has said. George Weston, … Read more
The Supreme Court handed down another round of key rulings during the final day of its term, including striking down an effort by President Donald Trump to limit birthright citizenship. The high court handed conservatives a win by upholding state laws that bar transgender athletes from joining girls’ sports teams. NBC’s Laura Jarrett reports for … Read more
There is growing scrutiny over President Donald Trump’s skyrocketing income while in office after newly-released financial disclosure forms reveal he made $1.4 billion from crypto and meme coin-related businesses. The White House insists the president’s actions are not a conflict of interest and that they’ve been “in the best interest of the American people.” NBC’s … Read more
Theodore Roosevelt protected swathes of land, while Trump has lifted them from more than 86m acres Donald Trump will attend a ribbon cutting for the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library on Wednesday, touting the legacy of a president his own administration is attempting to destroy, critics say. While in office from 1901 to 1909, Roosevelt … Read more
White House says president has ‘proudly made the US the crypto capital of the world’ Sign up for US breaking news alerts email Donald Trump will attend a ribbon cutting for the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library on Wednesday, touting the legacy of a president his own administration is attempting to destroy, critics say. While … Read more
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros has unseated long-serving Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s 1st District Democratic primary, NBC News projects, in the latest victory for the insurgent left wing of the party over an entrenched incumbent this year.
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it would pursue enforcement action that could include withholding federal funding from Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools over its policies that the administration says prevent staff from notifying parents of a transgender student’s gender identity. The Education Department said that Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools’ policy of not disclosing … Read more
