Wildlife groups have condemned the killing of a collared lion, part of a research project in Zimbabwe, by a trophy hunter. The incident echoes the infamous case of Cecil the lion, whose death at the hands of an American tourist in the same country a decade ago sparked international outrage. The latest lion, known as Read More…
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Trump’s Administration seems to be using the agency as a means to assist people and places seen as friendly to Trump
The Trump administration’s politicization of federal disaster aid was on display over the weekend. President Donald Trump’s provision of disaster aid to help Texas respond to deadly flooding in Kerr County — the conservative-leaning region that helped elect GOP Rep. Chip Roy — was urgent. His approach to recent catastrophes in states led by Democrats? Not so much. The federal Read More…
N.J. Rep. LaMonica McIver pleads not guilty to federal assault charges
New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver pleaded not guilty Wednesday on charges of assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement related to a clash at the ICE detention facility at Delaney Hall in Newark. McIver’s supporters, including Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and immigrants rights groups, rallied outside of federal court in Newark to call for the charges to be Read More…
THE BEAT GOES ON -TRUMPS LAWSUITS TOTALS: $16M Paramount + $15M CBS + $25M Meta + $10M SpaceX
Paramount Global’s controlling owner Shari Redstone, shown last year at a gathering of media and tech titans in Idaho. Her company struck a deal to pay President Trump’s foundation$16 million to settle his lawsuit against CBS’s 60 Minutes that most legal observers consider frivolous. Trump’s regulators are weighing her sale of Paramount to Skydance Media. Read More…
NO MAN IS ABOVE THE LAW – Trump Wants to Sue CNN and New York Times for Questioning Damage Done in Iran Strikes
President Donald Trump is lashing out at The New York Times and CNN for publishing reports that challenge the effectiveness of recent U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Trump has dismissed the outlets’ coverage as “fake news,” while defending his administration’s narrative that the strikes resulted in “total obliteration” of Iran’s nuclear capabilities. In doing so, he Read More…
Trump Terminates Legal Status for 500,000 Haitians in the U.S., Wants to Deport Them Back to Haiti
The Trump administration has officially announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, impacting more than 500,000 Haitian nationals currently residing in the United States. Many of them have been living in the U.S. for years, some of them for more than ten years. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that the TPS Read More…