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Addendum quietly slipped into widely criticized agreement creating a $1.7bn fund to compensate president’s allies

New electoral maps are erasing Black representations. The effort takes its cues from American history

Decision to allow import of jet fuel and diesel refined in third countries is criticised by Tories as ‘insane’

MEPs had twice frozen ratification process in protest at Trump’s threats to increase tariffs and take control of Greenland

How was this not yet crossposted here?!

Footage posted to social media allegedly shows the Israel Defense Forces boarding the Global Sumud Flotilla boats. The ships, carrying 319 activists from dozens of nations, were about 250 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza when they were surrounded, organisers say

A federal judge in New York has banned US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from arresting immigrants in or around three federal courthouses in lower Manhattan, where vigorous confrontations have played out since the start of Donald Trump’s second presidency.

The justice department quietly added a provision barring the IRS from auditing Donald Trump’s tax returns on Tuesday, amending a widely criticized agreement that creates a secretive and loosely controlled $1.776bn fund to compensate allies of the president.

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Trump has repeatedly made false claims that white Afrikaners facing genocide with costs of resettling them at $100m

Rising volume of components imported from China prompts warning of cannibalisation of European industries

The inspector general’s report, published on 13 May, points to an inflection point in February, when two senior officials – the acting under secretary of war for policy, Elbridge Colby, and the secretary of the army, Dan Driscoll – separately proposed to Hegseth the program be cut or eliminated.

Cross posted from https://lemmy.ml/post/47536928

Critics say document outlining strategy is both ‘completely Trumpian’ and an ‘alarming’ escalation in rhetoric

Health minister in Nuuk condemns doctor’s presence in US delegation as ‘deeply problematic

About 36% of children whose parents were detained were younger than six, Brookings Institution study found

Proposed IRS data sharing with immigration authorities and ICE raids have made filing risky for those who are undocumented

After being excommunicated from the GOP, Geoff Duncan is trying for a comeback on the Democratic ticket

Cross posted from https://lemmy.ca/post/50698585

China’s deep relationship with Russia remains a continuing cause for concern in the west, particularly since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine

Justice secretary’s white paper will overhaul youth justice rules and could end lifelong criminal records for under-18s

Trump has said construction of the ballroom will be funded by private donors. But Senate Republicans are seeking $1bn in taxpayer funding to the Secret Service for security upgrades, including the ballroom, even though the bulk of the legislation is devoted to immigration enforcement.

Union representative concerned about safety as workers rush to finish repainting DC pool before 250th celebrations

Don’t get me wrong, I’m generally pro-Ukraine and tend to trust The Guardian… I just thought this photo looked a bit ’off’ and wondered if it was just me?

Parents had sued to halt law, saying they had the right to make decisions regarding the health of their children

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/64470446

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/64470446

Virginia’s Democratic governor, Abigail Spanberger, vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have restored collective bargaining rights for 50,000 public sector workers in the state. Union leaders say the veto is a “betrayal” and “slap in the face” after the governor campaigned last year on promises to restore collective bargaining rights.

Three paramedics at health centre among dead, while Israel also says it killed Hamas military chief in Gaza

it was the 56-year-old tipped to be the new health minister – and more specifically, his dance moves – that may have become the most potent symbol of Hungary’s new political era.

No swift end to the Iran war, uncertainty over Taiwan and only vague outlines of commercial deals … but the US president did get to bask in the company of Xi Jinping