Some Democrats say taxpayer-funded ad could be illegal government propaganda aimed at influencing votersThe White House on Friday defended its decision to use taxpayer funds to buy airtime on Fox News for a White House-produced, pro-Trump ad that some Democrats said could be illegal government propaganda aimed at influencing voters in the upcoming midterm elections.In […]
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Woman who accused Jay-Z of rape admits she never met him – The Times
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Trump cancels nearly $1bn in funding approved by Congress – The Guardian
President using rare power to revoke expenditure with bipartisan approval to aid immigrant servicesDonald Trump is canceling nearly $1bn in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives.Trump’s office of management and budget described the funding cut as […]
Pomp over progress in Xi’s US summit with Trump is a win for China – The Guardian
While US president hailed visit as ‘great’, almost nothing of substance was achieved on resolving thorny issuesKey takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in WashingtonIf the Beijing meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in May was the “stalemate summit”, the second round of talks between the presidents of the US and China this week seemed […]
‘It’s just getting worse’: anger in Maine over Trump’s trade war with close neighbor Canada – The Guardian
President’s tariffs have hurt fishers, loggers and others in a state with deep bonds to Canada – will voters show their displeasure in the midterms?It was an ideal summer to cut trees.The weather in Maine’s Penobscot county – one of the most heavily forested counties in a state dense with trees – was warm and […]