Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader and New York Democratic congressman, said Donald Trump had “manufactured a crisis” to justify sending federalized national guard troops into Chicago next, over the heads of local leaders. Jeffries, appearing on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, accused the US president of “playing games with the lives of Americans” with his unprecedented domestic …
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Trump news at a glance: 55m US visa holders in potential limbo in fresh immigration crackdown | Trump administration
The Trump administration is reviewing the records of more than 55 million US visa holders for potential revocation or deportable violations of immigration rules, in a significant expansion of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The state department said that all of the foreigners who now hold valid US visas are subject to “continuous vetting” for any indication that they could be …
Read More »Trump news at a glance: DC crackdown expands with national guard to be deployed by three more states | Trump administration
After deploying the national guard to the streets of Washington DC, Donald Trump’s federal crackdown is moving into a new phase. Three more states – West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio – have said they will deploy hundreds of national guard troops to DC in the coming days. But crime prevention workers say the move will do little to prevent …
Read More »Trump news at a glance: Lutnick threatens Harvard patents; former Fox commentator bound for UN | Trump administration
The Trump administrations has threatened Harvard’s lucrative portfolio of patents amid its long-running dispute with the university, accusing it of breaching legal and contractual requirements tied to federally funded research. In a letter, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick demanded that Harvard provide within four weeks a list of all patents stemming from federally funded research grants, including how the patents are …
Read More »Trump news at a glance: political battle in Texas escalates and president under fire for firing labor statistics chief | Trump administration
Texas governor Greg Abbott on Monday ordered the department of public safety to arrest and return any House member who had left the state and “abandoned their duty to Texans”, as Democrats thwarted plans to redistrict the state along lines that would favour Republicans. “There are consequences for dereliction of duty,” Abbott said in a statement on Monday, after the …
Read More »Trump news at a glance: Jerome Powell tackles inflation of White House figures on HQ upgrades | Trump administration
“It looks like it’s about $3.1bn – it went up a little bit or a lot,” said Donald Trump, handing Jerome Powell a piece of paper as they stood amid construction at the US Federal Reserve’s Washington HQ. The usually unflappable Fed chief looked irritated, closed his eyes and shook his head. “I am not aware of that,” said Powell. …
Read More »Trump news at a glance: US House breaks early for summer recess as Republicans feel the heat over Epstein | Trump administration
Mounting pressure over President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has reportedly rattled and divided Republican congress members so deeply that the House speaker called an early recess on Tuesday. Democrats had pushed for a vote to release files related to Epstein as Trump fends off questions over his relationship with the financier, who …
Read More »Trump news at a glance: president goes on offensive over NFL and MLB team names | Trump administration
Donald Trump has weighed into a new fight – this time with two sports teams. The president wants Washington’s football franchise the Commanders and Cleveland baseball team the Guardians to revert to their former names, which were abandoned in recent years due to being racially insensitive to Native Americans. Trump said on Sunday on Truth Social that: “The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ …
Read More »Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 undoes Pixel’s boring At a Glance tweak
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has restored colorful weather icons to Pixel’s At a Glance widget in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3. The earlier all-white icon design faced criticism for reducing readability. The update also includes larger weather text and various other Pixel improvements. Google is walking back a recent design change in the Pixel Launcher’s At a …
Read More »Trump news at a glance: president threatens 100% tariff on Russia and says he is keeping Club World Cup trophy | Trump administration
Donald Trump has said he sealed an agreement with Nato allies that will deliver Patriot missiles and other key arms to Ukraine – and warned Russia it would face severe sanctions if the war did not end within 50 days. Unveiling the military assistance deal, the US president expressed increased frustration with Vladimir Putin, whom he accused of giving the …
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