Category: Politics
Threatening Broadcasters, Trump Takes a Page From the World’s Autocrats
The tactics President Trump has embraced place the United States in awkward company as freedom of expression is declining in dozens of countries. Source: Original News
House Passes Spending Extension That Democrats Vow to Block
Republicans pushed through a measure to avert a shutdown, but Democrats plan to block it in the Senate, demanding more than $1 trillion for health programs. Source: Original News
In Pressuring ABC Over Kimmel, Trump May Have Crossed a Constitutional Line
The Supreme Court has distinguished bully-pulpit persuasion, which is permissible under the First Amendment, from coercion and threats, which are not. Source: Original News
Trump Suggests China May Have Approved a TikTok Deal, Without Details
The president wrote on Truth Social, “appreciate the TikTok approval,” after a call with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping. But he also suggested the deal and other issues were still in progress. Source: Original News
Trump Officials Question Harvard’s Stability, Saying Federal Inquiries Raise Financial Risk
The administration’s latest attack on the nation’s oldest university comes as negotiations stall for a settlement to restore billions in frozen federal research funds. Source: Original News
Europe Announces New Sanctions to Ramp Up Pressure on Russia
The latest set of European Union restrictions are aimed at chipping away at Russia’s energy profits and ability to do business globally. Source: Original News
The S.E.C. Drops Efforts to Recoup Funds From Trump Clemency Recipients
Devon Archer, Trevor Milton and Carlos Watson were convicted in fraud schemes totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Now, they will not be required to pay back victims. Source: Original News
Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N.
As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor. Source: Original News
Draft Bill Would Authorize Trump to Wage Drug Trafficking War
The potential legislation would grant President Trump sweeping power to use military force if he saw a link to “narco-terrorists.” Source: Original News