Venezuela Doesn’t Produce Fentanyl. Trump Is Targeting It Anyway.
Lawmakers and narcotics experts say that the Trump administration’s efforts to tie Venezuela to the U.S. fentanyl crisis are misleading. Source: Original News
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Comey’s Lawyers Head to Court to Argue Vindictive Prosecution by Trump
James B. Comey’s lawyers are expected to argue that the Justice Department effectively allowed itself to be taken captive by the president’s desire for political revenge. Source: Original News
Trump Administration Gives Three Mile Island Nuclear Project $1 Billion Loan
The Pennsylvania site, shorthand for the dangers of nuclear power after a 1979 meltdown, is set for revival under a deal to power Microsoft data centers. Source: Original News
Europe’s Chip Dreams Confront Business Realities
European chipmakers need TSMC’s help to grow their own semiconductor supply chain, but the chip giant’s Taiwanese suppliers find Europe a tough place to do business. Source: Original News
White House has apologised over Georgia raid, says Hyundai boss
The carmaker’s CEO said the raid was “a bad surprise” but the firm will continue to invest in the US. Source: Original News
House Rejects Censuring Plaskett For Texts With Epstein In 2019
Three Republicans voted with nearly every Democrat in the House to defeat an effort to formally reprimand Delegate Stacey Plaskett, Democrat of the Virgin Islands. Source: Original News
Republican Clay Higgins Was the Sole Vote Against Releasing the Epstein Files
The only person in Congress to vote against the bill was a right-wing congressman from Louisiana who is an ardent supporter of President Trump and has espoused conspiracy theories. Source: Original News
Trump Lauds M.B.S. During White House Visit and Dismisses Khashoggi’s Killing
President Trump rejected a U.S. intelligence report finding that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the murder of a journalist. Source: Original News
Federal Judge Orders Some Texas Schools to Remove Ten Commandment Posters
The judge sided with families of students who had argued that the displays infringed on their religious freedom. Source: Original News
Once a Pariah, Saudi Prince Resets U.S. Relations on His Own Terms
Seven years ago, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman couldn’t visit Washington. When he arrived at the White House on Tuesday, he got F-35s, the world’s fastest chips and the central role in the remaking of the Middle East. Source: Original News