Romania’s now-barred presidential frontrunner Călin Georgescu claims he is facing Trump-like charges

Romania’s right-wing presidential frontrunner was barred from the race under criminal charges he compares to those President Donald Trump faced. “We are faced with a communist regime as well,” Călin Georgescu, told Fox News Digital just before a Romanian electoral bureau barred him from running in a May presidential election rerun. Prosecutors opened a criminal case … Read more

Trump energy chief declares climate change a ‘global physical phenomenon’ amid reversal of Biden-era policies

President Donald Trump’s energy chief vowed a reversal of “politically polarizing” Biden-era climate policies as the new administration approaches climate change as “a global physical phenomenon.” Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking during an energy conference on Monday, knocked climate policies implemented under former President Joe Biden and dismissed claims that he was a “climate denier.” … Read more

US colleges warned of ‘enforcement actions’ over antisemitism allegations

Warning comes after cancellation of $400m in funding to Columbia and detention of activist Mahmoud Khalil The US education department’s civil rights office issued warnings on Monday to 60 colleges and universities indicating that they may face “enforcement actions” for allegations of antisemitic harassment as well as discrimination on their campuses. The warnings came just … Read more

Staley pushed JP Morgan to keep Epstein as client despite human trafficking concerns, court hears

Former Barclays boss told Jeffrey Epstein suspicious withdrawals from his account were being investigated The former bank boss Jes Staley pushed JP Morgan to keep Jeffrey Epstein as a client despite human trafficking concerns and told him suspicious withdrawals from his account were being investigated, a court has heard. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) put … Read more

Mahmoud Khalil’s treatment should not happen in a democracy | Moustafa Bayoumi

The Columbia University graduate’s arrest is an attempt to destroy free thinking while murdering due process Forced disappearance, kidnapping, political imprisonment, take your pick. These terms all describe what has happened under the Trump administration’s first arrest for thought crimes, something that should never happen in a democracy. But it has. To Mahmoud Khalil, a … Read more

House Republicans push Trump-backed bill to avoid shutdown, sparking backlash

High-stakes vote puts GOP lawmakers at odds with Democrats over cuts to social services and military boosts House Republicans are gambling on a near party-line vote Tuesday to avoid a looming government shutdown, pushing forward a controversial, Trump-backed funding bill that would slash social programs while boosting defense and border enforcement. The stopgap bill, unveiled … Read more