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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Trump-allied lawyers over 2020 election lawsuit in Michigan

February 20, 2024

Via: Washington's Top News

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Sidney Powell and other lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump over $150,000 in sanctions they were ordered to pay for abusing the court system with a sham lawsuit challenging the […]


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Biden tops Trump in new poll, but lead shrinks against third-party candidates

January 31, 2024

Via: Fox News

President Biden holds a six-point lead over former President Donald Trump in a likely November election rematch, a new national poll suggests. But the Quinnipiac University survey released on Wednesday indicates that the president’s advantage over Trump shrinks in a […]


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Trump’s call to terminate the Constitution is a fantasy, but it’s still dangerous

December 5, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

Donald Trump’s call for the termination of the Constitution is his most extreme anti-democratic statement yet and seems oblivious to the sentiments of voters who rejected election deniers in the midterm elections. It may also reflect desperation on the part […]


Editorial

Department of Labor Proposal Could Give Gig Workers Employee Status

October 31, 2022

Via: Isabella Carter

The Biden Administration released a proposed rule, indicating its intention to issue a formal regulation that would redefine how employers classify workers. Under the current Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act rule, workers that are […]


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House committee may obtain Trump tax returns from IRS, federal appeals court rules

August 9, 2022

Via: Fox News

A federal appeals court on Tuesday paved the way for the House Ways and Means Committee to obtain Donald Trump’s tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service – a move the former president has long pushed back on. The decision […]


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Election 2022: Trump endorsement flip scrambles Alabama race

June 21, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks has run his race for Senate on former President Donald Trump’s election lies, refusing to accept the outcome of the 2020 contest. He’s campaigned alongside the organizers of the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the storming […]


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Trump fires top US cybersecurity official Chris Krebs for debunking false election claims

November 18, 2020

Via: Tech Crunch

Chris Krebs, one of the most senior cybersecurity officials in the U.S. government, has been fired. Krebs served as the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) since its founding in November 2018 until he was removed from […]


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Trump admin orders TikTok, WeChat gone from app stores on Sunday

September 18, 2020

Via: ArsTechnica

Consumers inside the US will no longer be allowed to download TikTok or WeChat from any US app store after Sunday, the Trump administration announced today. Any “provision of service to distribute or maintain” the mobile applications or their “constituent […]


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U.S. sanctions Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam for carrying out Chinese ‘policies of suppression’

August 7, 2020

Via: CNBC

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will impose a fresh round of sanctions on 11 individuals, including Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, as tensions between the United States and China accelerate. The Treasury Department designated Lam for her role in overseeing […]


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Supreme Court rules against Trump’s bid to end program shielding ‘Dreamer’ immigrants

June 18, 2020

Via: CNBC

The Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump on Thursday in a set of cases over his effort to end the Obama-era immigration program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. The ruling will protect hundreds of thousands […]


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Trump Administration Escalates Global Fight Over Taxing Tech

June 2, 2020

Via: The New York Times

The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it would open an investigation into taxes on digital commerce that have been adopted or proposed in nine countries and the European Union, escalating a global battle that will affect where big American […]


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US “terminating relationship” with World Health Organization, Trump says

May 29, 2020

Via: ArsTechnica

President Trump today said the US government is “terminating our relationship” with the World Health Organization, alleging that the global health group has not implemented needed reforms and that it is controlled entirely by China. “China has total control over […]


Cybersecurity

Ransomware gang asks $42m from NY law firm, threatens to leak dirt on Trump

May 15, 2020

Via: ZDnet

The criminal group behind the REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware is extorting a New York-based law firm, threatening to release sensitive files on the company’s celebrity clients unless the the firm pays a whopping $42 million ransom demand. The extortion attempt is […]


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Trump may let workers take Social Security benefits early in exchange for reduced payments later. Retirement advocate calls it ‘harebrained idea.’

May 11, 2020

Via: CNBC

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering another way to get more money to struggling Americans by letting them take an advance on their Social Security benefits. Many Americans are eager for more financial help from the effects of the coronavirus […]


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Trump’s demand that China pay coronavirus reparations evokes an ugly history

May 7, 2020

Via: Fortune

U.S. officials want China to pay reparations for the coronavirus. In China, those demands echo a history of foreign imperialism. When asked about reparations at an April 27 press briefing, President Donald Trump said the U.S. will be seeking “very […]


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Trump to meet with executives from Waffle House, Wynn, Toyota, others to discuss reopening economy

April 29, 2020

Via: CNBC

Executives from Wynn Resorts, Hilton, Toyota North America and Waffle House are among those meeting with President Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss reopening the U.S., according to people familiar with the matter. The people, who requested anonymity because the […]


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Trump wants to reopen the U.S. economy by May 1. But what can he open?

April 16, 2020

Via: Fortune

As the U.S. wrestles with how to contain the coronavirus while also saving the economy, President Trump declared this week he wants to implement “a very powerful reopening plan” in coming days—”maybe even before the date of May 1.” The […]


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Trump halts WHO funding and says it failed ‘basic duty’ to stop the coronavirus pandemic

April 15, 2020

Via: Fortune

President Donald Trump says he has directed a halt to U.S. payments to the World Health Organization pending a review of its warnings about the coronavirus and China. Trump says the outbreak could have been contained at its source and […]


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Trump removes inspector general overseeing $2 trillion coronavirus relief package days after he was appointed

April 7, 2020

Via: CNBC

President Donald Trump has removed the lead watchdog overseeing the $2 trillion coronavirus package, just days after the official, Glenn Fine, was appointed to the role. The move came as Trump pursued similar action in recent weeks against independent inspectors […]


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Trump Rebuffs Demands to Lift Tariffs as Economy Falters

April 1, 2020

Via: The New York Times

President Trump continues to resist calls from hundreds of companies to drop tariffs he has placed on foreign goods, arguing that the levies do not impose costs on American companies, despite economic evidence to the contrary. The Trump administration has […]