Cole Allen remains in custody after being charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump<\/p>\n
The Trump administration<\/a> is continuing to pressure the United Nations and the international aid sector more broadly to adopt trade-focused policies to benefit US firms \u2013 or face the threat of further budget cuts.<\/strong><\/p>\n Donald Trump\u2019s second term has already seen USAID suffer mass layoffs and have its remaining operations folded into the state department, with a ripple effect across the globe that has many experts warning will cost thousands of lives as vital programs are cut.<\/p>\n Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, has been hospitalised and is in a \u201ccritical but stable condition\u201d, his spokesperson said on Sunday evening.<\/strong> Ted Goodman, the spokesperson, posted on social media: \u201cMayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he\u2019s fighting with that same level of strength as we speak. We do ask that you join us in prayer for America\u2019s Mayor Rudy Giuliani.\u201d<\/p>\n Donald Trump\u2019s approval rating has hit its worst level during his two terms in office, with more than six in 10 Americans disapproving of the president\u2019s job performance.<\/strong> Trump\u2019s rating is at its worst on the cost of living and other economic issues since launching his deeply unpopular war against Iran in February, which has plunged the global economy into an oil crisis and sent gas prices rocketing to a four-year high.<\/p>\n Trump has announced that the US will \u201cguide\u201d ships trapped by the Iran war out of the Gulf through the strait of Hormuz on Monday morning, and claimed his representatives were having \u201cvery positive\u201d discussions with Iran.<\/strong> Trump wrote on his social media site that the operation, called \u201cProject Freedom\u201d, would be a humanitarian gesture \u201con behalf of the United States, Middle Eastern Countries but, in particular, the Country of Iran\u201d.<\/p>\n The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is to travel to Rome this week for a visit reportedly aimed at thawing frosty relations with the Italian government and the Vatican.<\/strong> Rubio is scheduled to be in the Italian capital on Thursday and Friday, which will also mark the one-year anniversary of the papacy of Pope Leo, the first US-born pontiff.<\/p>\n Pete Hegseth\u2019s purges of senior officers with impeccable reputations have caused alarm at the Pentagon<\/strong>, raising questions about whether a supposed last line of defense against the impulsive whims of a president with access to the nuclear codes still exists.<\/p>\n Trump is attempting to select his own citizenry and control who can vote by gathering the personal details of all Americans, Arizona\u2019s top election official has warned.<\/strong> Adrian Fontes, Arizona\u2019s Democratic secretary of state, fears that the Trump administration\u2019s active efforts to forcibly extract voter files from 30 states including Fontes\u2019s own are part of a bigger plan to gather vital information on all US citizens into a centralised database.<\/p>\n Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cole Allen remains in custody after being charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump The Trump administration is continuing to pressure the United Nations and the international aid sector more broadly to adopt trade-focused policies to benefit US firms \u2013 or face the threat of further budget cuts. 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