Politics
Trump says Comey called for ‘assassination of the president’ in ‘8647’ post
A combination of file photos show U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House in Washington, DC, U.S. April 9, 2018 and former FBI Director James Comey on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2017. Reuters President Donald Trump said Friday that former FBI Director James Comey was “calling for the assassination of the […]
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China calls U.S. trade talks ‘good’ but quiet on next steps, as Trump hints at Xi call
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, China’s Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and China’s International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang, meet on the day of a bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, May 11, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via Reuters […]
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Bitcoin RICO: Feds say $265 million crypto theft ring blew $13M on exotic cars, nightclubs
Malone Lam, a defendant in a $230 million bitcoin heist, in a booking photo from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Broward County Sheriff’s Office Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., charged 13 men in what court records describe as a wide-ranging conspiracy to identify victims with substantial holdings of cryptocurrency, steal those assets, and […]
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Trump’s military parade cost: Up to $45 million for D.C. march
Members of the military stand as US President Donald Trump reviews the troops in Emancipation Hall during inauguration ceremonies at the US Capitol in Washington, on January 20, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images An upcoming military parade in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary — which coincides with President […]
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Trump’s Qatar jet gift ‘rife with political espionage’ issues, Republican Sen. Collins warns
US Senator Susan Collins, Republican from Maine, questions Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Health and Human Services, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 14, […]
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FBI warns of AI voice messages impersonating top U.S. officials
FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the 2026 agency’s budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2025. Oliver Contreras | AFP | Getty Images The FBI on Thursday warned that “malicious actors” are impersonating senior U.S. officials in AI-generated voice […]
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China keeps hold on rare earth metals after lifting some U.S. export curbs
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during the bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 11, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via Reuters China has temporarily paused export restrictions targeting 28 American companies on the heels of the trade truce Beijing reached […]
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Trump presses Supreme Court on birthright citizenship ahead of oral arguments
FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday again argued for an end to birthright citizenship in the United States, hours before the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on whether lower-court judges can impose national injunctions blocking […]
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Trump joined by dozens of CEOs during his Middle East trip
U.S. President Donald Trump and Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg attend a signing ceremony with Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (not pictured), in Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters More than 30 business leaders representing America’s top companies joined President Donald Trump on Tuesday for a lunch in Saudi Arabia during […]
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‘I like you too much’: Trump and Saudi Crown Prince bask in their friendship during Riyadh visit
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman reacts next to U.S. President Donald Trump during the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters The plenary room of the Ritz Carlton Riyadh was packed to the brim on Tuesday as guests awaited the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump and […]
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