President Donald Trump’s failed nominee to be ambassador to Barbados, who previously spread fringe conspiracy theories and unfounded attacks about Trump’s political opponents, has now been tapped for the role of “principal officer” at the US Consulate General in Bermuda, a job that does not require Senate confirmation. The US State Department announced Wednesday that…… MORE
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Trump administration won’t require the NRA and other groups to disclose donors to tax officials
Some tax-exempt organizations, such as the National Rifle Association, will no longer have to disclose their major donors’ identities to federal tax officials under a policy the Trump administration is set to finalize this week. The change long has been sought by politically active conservative groups and powerful Republicans such as Senate Majority Leader Mitch…… MORE
Trump intent on July 4 celebration as Washington slowly reopens
President Donald Trump remains intent on holding an Independence Day celebration in Washington, DC, this year. The city’s leaders and Democratic lawmakers aren’t so sure. The divide emerging more than a month ahead of the July 4 holiday underscores the competing interests pitting Trump, who is insistent on reopening the country, against local officials, who…… MORE
Fauci: Science shows hydroxychloroquine is not effective as a coronavirus treatment
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that data shows hydroxychloroquine is not an effective treatment for the coronavirus, disputing use of the drug to fight the deadly virus even as President Donald Trump touts it as a potential cure and says he has taken it himself. “The scientific data is really quite evident now about the…… MORE
12 truly amazing Donald Trump quotes on space
On Wednesday afternoon in Florida, two Americans were set to be rocketed into space in the first launch from US soil in more than a decade. President Donald Trump was there to watch, but the historic launch was postponed due to weather. The next launch window will be on Saturday, a NASA spokesperson said. Trump…… MORE
Rod Rosenstein to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will appear next week at a hearing by the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee on the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, the committee announced Wednesday. “Mr. Rosenstein will testify about the new revelations contained in the Horowitz report concerning the FISA warrant applications and other matters,”…… MORE
House GOP leaders vow to keep fighting remote voting during pandemic
House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday criticized remote voting in the House as unconstitutional and vowed to push ahead with the lawsuit that House GOP leaders have filed in an effort to block the new rules change put in place by House Democrats during the pandemic. “This is unconstitutional what the Democrats are doing,”…… MORE
Tulsi Gabbard drops defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard dropped the defamation lawsuit she filed against Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, ending a short-lived legal battle where the congresswoman contended the former secretary of state and Democratic presidential nominee “lied about her ties to Russia” during a 2019 interview. The lawsuit stemmed from Clinton saying that Gabbard, then a 2020 presidential candidate,…… MORE
Trump moves to shore up support with key voters as economy staggers
Concerned about his political prospects and no longer able to rely upon a surging economy, President Donald Trump is using his office to appeal to the voting constituencies that helped propel him there — and whose support some advisers fear is now slipping. Even as he stokes a reliable base of white male voters using…… MORE
Pompeo says Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, jeopardizing billions of dollars in trade
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he certified to Congress Wednesday that Hong Kong no longer enjoys a high degree of autonomy from China — a decision that could result in the loss of Hong Kong’s special trading status with the US and threaten its standing as an international financial hub. President Donald Trump and…… MORE