To Bolster Columbia Inquiry, Prosecutor Likened Hamas Graffiti to Cross Burning
An internal Justice Department clash over safety and free speech rights centered on vandalism directed at Columbia University’s interim president. Source: Original News
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Train firms must stop criminalising ‘innocent errors’, report says
An inquiry found “disproportionate” punishments for often innocent mistakes. Source: Original News
Simon Jack: Tariff relief for UK but new clock ticking on US deal
If the UK’s deal with the US is not finalised by 9 July, the UK’s tariff on steel will go back up to 50%. Source: Original News
UK temporarily spared from Trump’s 50% steel tariffs
The executive order raises import taxes for US firms buying from other countries – but the levy remains at 25% for the UK. Source: Original News
Winter fuel payment U-turn in place this year, says chancellor
Rachel Reeves says more people will get winter fuel payment “this winter”, but details over how many will get it remain unclear. Source: Original News
Scammers stole £47m from HMRC in phishing attack
The tax authority said it is writing to those affected to confirm they haven’t lost any money and they don’t need to do anything Source: Original News
Trump Allies Try to Discredit Experts Warning About the Cost of Tax Cuts
President Trump and his allies have united around a new foe: the economists and budget experts who have warned about the costs of Republicans’ tax ambitions. Source: Original News
Trump and Putin Discuss Ukraine Drone Strike and Iran Nuclear Deal in Phone Call
President Trump said the Russian leader told him “very strongly” in a phone call Wednesday that he would respond to the drone assault on its airfields. Source: Original News
Trump’s Policy Bill Would Add $2.4 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office Says
The estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office is all but certain to inflame an already intense debate inside the G.O.P. about the fiscal consequences of their bill to enact President Trump’s agenda. Source: Original News
Republicans Try to Discredit Experts Warning About the Cost of Tax Cuts
President Trump and his allies have united around a new foe: the economists and budget experts who have warned about the costs of Republicans’ tax ambitions. Source: Original News