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U.S. Says It Will Revoke Colombian President’s Visa  The New York Times US revokes visa for Colombian president Gustavo Petro after ‘reckless’ actions in New York  The Guardian US to revoke Colombian president’s visa over ‘incendiary actions’  France 24 Trump admin revokes Colombian president’s visa over alleged ‘reckless and incendiary actions’  Fox News US State Department says it’s revoking Colombian president’s visa after remarks …

The president’s border czar was caught in a sting operation  The Economist Senate Democrats urge DOJ to release files related to border czar Tom Homan bribery investigation  NBC News Why voters keep shrugging off Trump’s corruption  vox.com White House says Tom Homan did ‘nothing wrong’ following reports he accepted a bag of cash  CNN Dems launch probes into Trump’s border czar amid bribe allegations  The …

Emmanuel Macron had to walk half an hour by foot through New York after his speech to the United Nations on recognising Palestine as a state. Video footage shows him getting out of his car to talk to police officers after they stop his vehicle to make way for the expected arrival of the motorcade of Donald Trump, the US …

It’s been a while since Georgia Tech football had this much to celebrate. Students in Atlanta made the most of a big win Saturday afternoon and ultimately dumped a goalpost into the pool of school president Ángel Cabrera’s mansion after marching it through the streets of Atlanta. As is tradition. Advertisement Georgia Tech upended No. 12 Clemson 24-21 on Saturday …

Congress to vote on repeal of president’s Middle East war powers  Politico Source link

Washington — Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett, who President Trump has said is on his shortlist to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve, said Sunday that the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy “needs to be fully independent of political influence — including from President Trump.” “The fact is that we’ve looked at countries that have allowed …

Early in Donald Trump’s news conference Tuesday, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked a question that surely baffled people who avoided social media for Labor Day. “How did you find out over the weekend that you were dead?” Doocy said to the president. Doocy was referring to speculation about Trump’s health that spread online during the long Labor Day weekend, fueled …

Resistance is growing to Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, with the mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, signing an executive order to counter the president’s move. The order prevents the Chicago police department from collaborating with federal authorities on patrols, immigration enforcement, or conducting traffic stops and checkpoints. It also restricts officers from wearing face coverings to hide their identities. Johnson has …

The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the U.S. government on Saturday to reverse its decision to revoke his visa, weeks before he is meant to appear at the United Nations’ annual meeting and an international conference about creating a Palestinian state. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio rescinded the visas of Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of …

Microsoft fired two employees on Wednesday after they broke into the office of its vice chair and company president, Brad Smith, earlier this week as part of a protest of the technology company’s purported links to Israel.  The terminations came after a group of seven people broke into executive offices at Microsoft’s global headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on Tuesday to …