Iran’s Women’s Soccer Team Offered Asylum by President Trump
The dissonance between the president’s hard-line immigration policies and his offer of asylum to the athletes was striking. Australia took in five players. Source: Original News
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Iran War Overshadows Midterms as Democrats Focus on Economy
Democrats are focused on the economy, while Republicans wish they were focused on the economy. Source: Original News
Alexander Butterfield, Who Revealed Nixon Tapes in Watergate Scandal, Dies at 99
“There is tape in the Oval Office,” said Mr. Butterfield, a former White House aide, in testimony that rocked the Watergate hearings and led to the president’s resignation. Source: Original News
U.S. Reaches Tentative Deal Ending Prosecution of Turkish Bank
Court papers submitted as part of the agreement with Halkbank, which was accused of doing business with Iranian entities, said Turkey’s assistance “was instrumental” in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire. Source: Original News
2 Teen Mariachi Musicians Released From ICE Detention
Representative Joaquin Castro of Texas led a delegation of Democrats to a South Texas detention center to press for the release of the brothers and their family. Source: Original News
As Kari Lake Sought to Shutter Voice of America, Parent Agency Rebuffed Auditors
A new report says the lack of information provided for a required annual examination was so “pervasive” that auditors declined to opine on the agency’s financial numbers. Source: Original News
Judge Halts Trump Administration Move to Restrict Immigration Appeals
The ruling is part of a broader dispute between the independent federal judiciary and the executive branch’s immigration court system. Source: Original News
In Texas Senate Race, James Talarico Challenges ‘Heretical’ Right-Wing Christianity
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee from Texas, hopes to counter what he sees as a conservative takeover of the American church. Source: Original News
Trump Threatens to Crowd Out Republicans’ Midterm Message
As the G.O.P. gathered in Miami for a party retreat where lawmakers hoped to focus on the economy, the president was threatening to block his own party’s legislative agenda. Source: Original News
New Lawsuit Challenges Rubio’s Threats Against Foreign Tech Regulators
A lawsuit filed on Monday argues that a State Department’s decision to withhold visas from experts who have pushed for stronger social media regulations is illegal. Source: Original News