MAGA spokespersons claimed Politico was funded by USAID as Trump and Musk pushing for the agency's shutdown. They alleged that this led to Politico staff not being paid, highlighting a major scandal. Politico, however, blamed a technical error in an internal email that addressed the issue of salary getting delayed this month.
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New York’s highest court denied Donald Trump’s request to delay his sentencing in the hush money case, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as his final option. Trump was convicted in May of falsifying business records related to a payment to Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign. His legal team argues the case is politically motivated and violates presidential immunity.
Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg detailed how he was added to a Signal group on March 11 by Donald Trump's national security adviser Michael Walz. He wrote that he initially thought somebody was probably masquerading as Waltz trying to trap him. Two days later, Goldberg was added to a Signal chat group called 'Houthi PC small group' where JD Vance, Pete Hegseth debated on the attack on Houthis before it happened.
A Florida woman, Briana Boston, was arrested for threatening her health insurance provider, BlueCross BlueShield, echoing the phrase used by the alleged killer of a UnitedHealthcare CEO. Boston's threat, inspired by the recent killing, resulted in charges of threats to conduct a mass shooting or act of terrorism. He lawyer said she was overcharged as she only made those threats over the telephone which should come under freedom of speech.
UK energy minister Ed Miliband met officials in Beijing on Monday after vowing to press them on China's emissions as well as touchy topics such as Hong Kong and forced labour. Miliband said he would also raise concerns over rights abuses in Hong Kong and the treatment of the Uyghur minority -- as well as "forced labour in supply chains" and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which Beijing has never condemned.
Vice President JD Vance, in a way, confirmed that Elon Musk would be exiting his government role but he asserted that the Politico report that said Donald Trump told his inner circle that Elon Musk would be stepping down is fake. After DOGE work, Elon Musk would remain a friend and an adviser to both the president and the vice president, JD said.
Hamas is prepared to negotiate the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire after exchanging the remains of four hostages for over 600 Palestinian prisoners. The truce, ending this weekend, could proceed to a second phase involving more hostage exchanges and a possible lasting ceasefire.
US President-elect Donald Trump announces plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, citing the US's significant involvement in the region. This proposal raises questions about the feasibility of such a change, given international naming conventions and potential pushback from other countries.
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that his country's forces would respond to incoming fire from neighbouring Syria that authorities said had killed a child. "What is happening on the eastern and northeastern borders cannot continue," Aoun said in a post on X. "I have directed the Lebanese army to respond to the source of the fire."