The US Treasury has requested the removal of a provision from President Trump's budget bill that would allow increased taxes on foreign investments. This follows an agreement with G7 nations that the OECD's global minimum tax regime won't apply to US companies. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the...
President Trump may extend deadlines for reimposing tariffs on imports from various countries. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated the July 8th and 9th deadlines are not critical and could be extended. The President has the power to offer alternative trade deals or set reciprocal tariffs. ...
Lawrence O'Donnell criticized Donald Trump's self-proclaimed status as a 'warrior' following Iranian airstrikes. O'Donnell highlighted Trump's avoidance of Vietnam War service due to a questionable bone spur diagnosis and his past criticism of NATO, contrasting it with his recent praise. O'Donnell also pointed out that the airstrikes only temporarily...
Ten years after the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, the two men whose names defined the case, Jim Obergefell and Rick Hodges, are now friends. Obergefell, the lead plaintiff, and Hodges, Ohio's health director who defended the state's ban, met a year after the...
Following a leak of an intelligence assessment on US strikes against Iranian nuclear sites, the White House will limit intelligence sharing with Congress. The decision, confirmed by a senior White House official, involves reduced information on CAPNET, the classified information system. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized the...
Reduced US aid has jeopardized a promising HIV prevention program in Africa. Simultaneously, a rushed, controversial healthcare bill in the US Senate faces criticism for deep cuts to Medicaid, potentially leaving millions uninsured. Media coverage of the bill's impact has been minimal, despite its significant consequences. Meanwhile,...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams met with business leaders and political strategists to discuss countering the unexpectedly strong showing of Democratic Socialist State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in the mayoral primary. Mamdani's performance, surpassing even former Governor Andrew Cuomo, has shaken the city's political establishment. Adams, campaigning as an independent, is...
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized US sanctions against three Mexican financial institutions – CIBanco, Intercam Banco, and Vector Casa de Bolsa – for allegedly facilitating money laundering for drug cartels. Sheinbaum and the accused banks deny the allegations, claiming a lack of evidence from the US Treasury Department. The...
Ohio's anti-DEI Senate Bill 1 will take effect Friday after a repeal campaign failed to gather enough signatures for a statewide referendum. The campaign, organized by Youngstown State University's faculty union, fell short of the required 248,092 valid signatures by Thursday's deadline. While collecting nearly 200,000 signatures and...
Republicans are using New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's progressive policies as a weapon against Democrats nationwide. They aim to link Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, to Gov. Kathy Hochul and other Democrats, portraying him as a radical. While some Democrats criticize Mamdani, others praise his grassroots support....
