SAO PAULO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s threat to boost import taxes by 50% on Brazilian goods could drive up the cost of breakfast in the United States. The prices of coffee and orange juice — two staples of the American morning diet — could be severely impacted if there’s no agreement by Aug. 1. Brazilian beef and regional airliners …
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Trump weighs new Ukraine aid package – Politico
Trump weighs new Ukraine aid package Politico US military, NATO officials discuss possible weapons sales to aid Ukraine ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Trump considers greenlighting new funding for Ukraine, sources say CBS News Trump caught off guard by Pentagon’s abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, AP sources say AP News Zelenskiy Says US Has Resumed Military Aid Supply …
Read More »California farmworker who fell from greenhouse roof during chaotic ICE raid dies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A farmworker who fell from a greenhouse roof during a chaotic ICE raid this week at a California cannabis facility died Saturday of his injuries. Jaime Alanis, 57, is the first person to die in one of the Trump administration’s anti-immigration operations. Yesenia Duran, Alanis’ niece, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. Duran has posted …
Read More »Texas contradicts itself in redistricting case
Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. At first, the question of whether Texas would take the extraordinary step of redrawing its congressional maps in …
Read More »How Republicans Rejected A Texas Flood Warning System
In an exclusive bonus episode for our paid subscribers, David Sirota sits down with The Houston Chronicle’s Neena Satijah and Keri Blakinger to discuss Kerr County, Texas’s unsuccessful eight-year-long fight to fund a flood warning system that might have saved lives during the area’s July 4 disaster. Listen to the full episode below, exclusively for The Lever’s paid subscribers. This …
Read More »Air quality alert continues for all of Minnesota through the weekend – MPR News
Air quality alert continues for all of Minnesota through the weekend MPR News Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest when people want to be outside AP News Unhealthy air quality triggers Weather Impact Alert kare11.com Air quality alert this weekend for all of Minnesota and Wisconsin MPR News The air quality could cause health problems, doctors warn to limit time outside CBS …
Read More »Trump says he’s considering revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship
CNN — President Donald Trump reignited a decadeslong feud with comedian Rosie O’Donnell on Saturday, taking to his Truth Social platform to write he was considering revoking her citizenship. “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship,” Trump wrote. “She is …
Read More »Truck driver’s body recovered after plunging off Delaware Memorial Bridge into river
A man’s body was pulled out of the Delaware River on Saturday morning after his tractor-trailer cab crashed through a concrete wall and off the Delaware Memorial Bridge the previous day, authorities said. The deceased driver was recovered around 11:10 a.m., according to a release from the Delaware River and Bay Authority. He was not immediately identified. His remains were …
Read More »Trump’s tariffs add to fears in the UK’s struggling steel towns
Simon Jack, Business editor, and Huw Thomas, Business correspondent for BBC Wales BBC Ryan Davies worked at the Port Talbot steelworks for 33 years and from his very first day, he heard rumours that the plant was on the verge of closing. Whispers would spread among his colleagues about new ownership and redundancies. Usually, they weren’t true. “You took it …
Read More »Office of Public Affairs | Attorney General Bondi Takes Action to End the Subsidization of Open Borders
Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced today a decisive move to help end the subsidization of open borders by taxpayers. As noted in the announcement by the White House yesterday, the Attorney General has rescinded a nearly 30-year-old order allowing for the provision of federal benefits to illegal aliens. In 1996, Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of …
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