#BREAKING: Justice Department tells Treasury to turn over Trump tax returns to Congress
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#BREAKING: Justice Department tells Treasury to turn over Trump tax returns to Congress
The US Department of Justice issued a ruling on Friday saying that the US Treasury must comply with requests by federal lawmakers to turn over the tax returns of former US President Donald Trump, long sought by Democrats due to beliefs and hopes that their contents could bar him from returning to office.
🤔 Something doesn’t add up when it comes to Antony Blinken’s "deep concerns" about mass surveillance…
The US Secretary of State raised concerns on Friday about the "increasing trend of surveillance, harassment and intimidation of foreign journalists in China".
However, Edward Snowden, who himself exposed US secret mass surveillance programmes, has argued: if Blinken is so worried about mass surveillance, why did he remain silent on the recent Pegasus spying scandal?
The National Security Agency whistleblower suggested that the US should influence its "close partners in Israel" who have been exposed in the project.
🗣 "Great to hear, but there's no record of [Blinken] speaking like this last week when close partners in Israel — who, unlike China, [Blinken] can definitely influence — were exposed by the Pegasus Project for their involvement in the actual death and detention of journalists," Snowden tweeted.
The US Secretary of State raised concerns on Friday about the "increasing trend of surveillance, harassment and intimidation of foreign journalists in China".
However, Edward Snowden, who himself exposed US secret mass surveillance programmes, has argued: if Blinken is so worried about mass surveillance, why did he remain silent on the recent Pegasus spying scandal?
The National Security Agency whistleblower suggested that the US should influence its "close partners in Israel" who have been exposed in the project.
🗣 "Great to hear, but there's no record of [Blinken] speaking like this last week when close partners in Israel — who, unlike China, [Blinken] can definitely influence — were exposed by the Pegasus Project for their involvement in the actual death and detention of journalists," Snowden tweeted.
Another day, another sanction
The US Treasury Department on Friday announced new sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act, targeting Cuba's National Revolutionary Police, its director, Oscar Callejas Valcarce, and deputy director, Eddy Sierra Arias.
The US Treasury Department on Friday announced new sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act, targeting Cuba's National Revolutionary Police, its director, Oscar Callejas Valcarce, and deputy director, Eddy Sierra Arias.
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Joe Biden's weird lunch break
During a Zoom meeting with governors the US president suddenly recieved a paper from his staffer: 'Sir, there is something on your chin'.
Biden rubbed his chin with his hand, took a closer look and... Yep, he put 'something' into his mouth, yum-yum.
Bon appetit, Joe!
During a Zoom meeting with governors the US president suddenly recieved a paper from his staffer: 'Sir, there is something on your chin'.
Biden rubbed his chin with his hand, took a closer look and... Yep, he put 'something' into his mouth, yum-yum.
Bon appetit, Joe!
💸 Amazon faces a record-breaking fine: $887 million.
If you failed to process personal data the way the EU wants it, you'll have to pay for it. This is exactly what the Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection decided.
Amazon disagrees with the decision: “There has been no data breach, and no customer data has been exposed to any third party,” a representative of the online store told the press.
If you failed to process personal data the way the EU wants it, you'll have to pay for it. This is exactly what the Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection decided.
Amazon disagrees with the decision: “There has been no data breach, and no customer data has been exposed to any third party,” a representative of the online store told the press.
#URGENT | US DoJ files lawsuit to block Texas order restricting undocumented immigrant travel in state
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While the "mask wars" in the US Capitol continue, Nancy Pelosi disregards the rules that she considers so important.
Just take a look: here is a video from a ceremonial swearing-in for Congressman-elect Jake Ellzey.
Rules are for thee, not for me.
Just take a look: here is a video from a ceremonial swearing-in for Congressman-elect Jake Ellzey.
Rules are for thee, not for me.
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The White House is experiencing its own Olympic atmosphere: a steeplechase was on the schedule today. Who won in the competition between some unknown man in a pink shirt and the Secret Service?🥇
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🇺🇸🇷🇺President Joe Biden told reporters he is "hopeful" about the recent arms control negotiations between Washington and Moscow.
"We are in process and I am hopeful," Biden said when asked if he was satisfied with the US-Russian strategic stability talks that took place in Geneva on Wednesday.
"We are in process and I am hopeful," Biden said when asked if he was satisfied with the US-Russian strategic stability talks that took place in Geneva on Wednesday.
☢️ After analysing satellite images, US National Public Radio is "just guessing" that China is digging a new tunnel at Lop Nur, where the country once tested nuclear weapons.
Not at the level of "highly likely" yet, but hovering between "probably" and "possibly": https://sptnkne.ws/GU8Q
Not at the level of "highly likely" yet, but hovering between "probably" and "possibly": https://sptnkne.ws/GU8Q
Never enough oil? A New York Federal Court has ordered the confiscation of a tanker that was illegally supplying North Korea with oil.
▪️The alleged owner of the tanker, Singaporean national Kwek Kee Seng, is expected to be charged for "conspiracy to evade economic sanctions on the DPRK and money laundering conspiracy."
▪️The tanker was said to have been purchased “through front companies” and between August and December of 2019 did not provide the necessary data regarding its location.
▪️During this period the tanker was said to have transferred over $1.5 million worth of oil for North Korea.
▪️The alleged owner of the tanker, Singaporean national Kwek Kee Seng, is expected to be charged for "conspiracy to evade economic sanctions on the DPRK and money laundering conspiracy."
▪️The tanker was said to have been purchased “through front companies” and between August and December of 2019 did not provide the necessary data regarding its location.
▪️During this period the tanker was said to have transferred over $1.5 million worth of oil for North Korea.
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#URGENT | Ex-USSR leader Gorbachev: Russia and US need to agree on lower nuclear weapons level
Check out some news you may have missed:
▪️ Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has expressed hope that neither Russia nor the US will drag out their stability dialogue, noting that the two nations should agree on reducing their nuclear arms.
▪️ Four-time Olympic champion, US artistic gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from event finals for the vault and uneven bars.
▪️ New Mexico House Majority Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton has resigned amid a criminal investigation involving alleged racketeering and money laundering.
▪️ Vice President Kamala Harris will travel across the Pacific, to Vietnam and Singapore, amid US tensions with China.
▪️ Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has expressed hope that neither Russia nor the US will drag out their stability dialogue, noting that the two nations should agree on reducing their nuclear arms.
▪️ Four-time Olympic champion, US artistic gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from event finals for the vault and uneven bars.
▪️ New Mexico House Majority Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton has resigned amid a criminal investigation involving alleged racketeering and money laundering.
▪️ Vice President Kamala Harris will travel across the Pacific, to Vietnam and Singapore, amid US tensions with China.
Authorities in Minnesota are investigating the killing of a woman who was found beheaded in the town of Shakopee earlier this week.
Police officers said they had discovered the decapitated body of 55-year-old America Mafalda Thayer on the sidewalk with several stab wounds.
The news network Fox 9 reported that the woman's head was lying next to her body and that police also found what appeared to be a sheath for a large knife in a nearby alley.
Police officers said they had discovered the decapitated body of 55-year-old America Mafalda Thayer on the sidewalk with several stab wounds.
The news network Fox 9 reported that the woman's head was lying next to her body and that police also found what appeared to be a sheath for a large knife in a nearby alley.
Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Vietnam and Singapore in August to "strengthen relationships and expand economic support", as the White House puts it.
Harris will be the first American VP to visit Vietnam, which has a territorial dispute with China over the South China Sea.
READ MORE: https://sptnkne.ws/GUS4
Harris will be the first American VP to visit Vietnam, which has a territorial dispute with China over the South China Sea.
READ MORE: https://sptnkne.ws/GUS4
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Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser was spotted maskless while celebrating her birthday on Friday, hours before a new mask mandate – announced by Bowser herself – went into effect in the city. Did she impose the mandate on Saturday so she could properly…
Meanwhile, her Twitter account has urged followers to mask up and “stay in this together”.