Trump Organization, CFO Allen Weisselberg plead not guilty to tax crimes
The Trump Organization and its finance chief Allen Weisselberg pleaded not guilty Thursday to criminal charges in an alleged 15-year tax evasion scheme.
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House, in party-line vote, approves select committee to probe Jan. 6 riot
The House on Wednesday approved Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bill to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 pro-Trump attack on the Capitol, giving Democrats significant leeway to shape the inquiry after the Senate balked at establishing a bipartisan commission.
Trump visits Texas to tour U.S. border, says wall ‘really worked,’ completion ‘makes sense’
Former President Trump traveled Wednesday to Texas to tour the southwest U.S. border where he made a case for the completion of the security wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
House Democrats take aim at Trump legacy in Homeland Security spending bill
House Democrats introduced a Homeland Security Department spending bill Tuesday that aims to wipe away large chunks of President Trump’s legacy, including restrictions on deploying agency personnel to police protests and clawing back more than $2 billion in border wall money that lawmakers had already approved.
Alabama Trump rally canceled over ‘partisan political’ concerns
An event planned for this weekend featuring former President Donald Trump has been canceled for fear it’d be a partisan rally.
Feds Investigating Chinese Spies’ Return to US Ahead of COVID Travel Ban
Intelligence officials are investigating why suspected Chinese spies returned to the United States on student and work visas at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to internal government documents reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon.
Ultraconservative cleric expected to win Iran’s presidential election
Iran may be about to take an even harder stance against the West, as it is expected ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi will replace “moderate” President Hassan Rouhani in the country’s presidential election on June 18, the Times of Israel reports. After three of the seven candidates dropped out of the race on Wednesday, the election is widely viewed as a foregone conclusion in favor of Raisi, and a record low turnout is anticipated.
Iran says it has 6.5 kg of 60%-enriched uranium, inching closer to weapons-grade
Iran said Tuesday that it has produced 6.5 kilograms (14.3 pounds) of uranium enriched to 60 percent purity and 108 kilograms of uranium enriched to 20% purity in five months, far ahead of the schedule set by a law passed earlier this year by Tehran.
Israel’s new government upholds long-standing opposition to Iran nuclear deal
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid have made clear that Israel will continue the Netanyahu government’s opposition to the Iran nuclear agreement, as international efforts continued to revive the pact abandoned by former U.S. president Donald Trump.
House Republicans demand Congress reviews any new Iran nuclear deal
Republican members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs have sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding a congressional review of any nuclear agreements reached with Iran.
US, EU End Airbus- Boeing Trade Dispute
The United States and the European Union have resolved their near 17-year conflict over aircraft subsidies, Worthy News learned Tuesday.
NATO Fears China’s Military Threat And Cooperation With Russia
Leaders of the NATO military alliance warned Monday that the military threat posed by China and its cooperation with Russia is a “systemic challenge.”
Group of Seven Rollout World Vaccination and Global Tax Plan
The Group of Seven (G7) nations have agreed to participate in a worldwide vaccination plan “to halt the coronavirus pandemic.” It comes amid concerns among G7 leaders that impoverished countries are being left out in the global jab drive. They also want a global tax as they seek to raise their contributions to meet an overdue spending pledge of 100 billion dollars a year by rich countries to help poorer ones cut carbon emissions. And, the leaders made clear they will be seeking to rival China in reaching out to lower and middle-income countries.
Supreme Court sides against Biden administration in drug sentencing case
The Supreme Court on Monday found that certain low-level crack cocaine offenders are not eligible for sentencing reductions, a repudiation of the Biden administration’s late case change in opinion.
Federal Investigation Concludes Protest Not Broken Up Due to Trump’s Church Visit
A federal investigation has determined that the decision to forcibly clear racial justice protesters from an area in front of the White House last summer was not influenced by then-President Donald Trump’s plan to visit a historic Washington, D.C. church set on fire by protesters the night before.
Biden Warns Russia, But Words Don’t Impress Moscow
U.S. President Joe Biden began his first official overseas trip Thursday with a warning to Russia, but his remarks didn’t impress Moscow.
Biden revokes Trump executive orders against Chinese apps TikTok, WeChat
President Biden on Wednesday moved to revoke former President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at cracking down on TikTok and WeChat, popular China-based social media apps that the Trump administration feared were collecting U.S. users’ data and could be used to spy on Americans.
Biden working under the radar to close Guantanamo by 9/11
President Joe Biden has reportedly set Sept. 11, 2021, as the deadline for yet another campaign promise: fully shuttering the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
U.S. Report Found It Plausible Covid-19 Leaked From Wuhan Lab
A report on the origins of Covid-19 by a U.S. government national laboratory concluded that the hypothesis claiming the virus leaked from a Chinese lab in Wuhan is plausible and deserves further investigation, according to people familiar with the classified document.
UN nuclear watchdog head: Iran has failed to answer questions about uranium discovered at three sites
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi announced Monday that the Iranian government has failed to answer questions about the discovery of uranium particles at three sites that may have been connected to Iran’s nuclear program, the Times of Israel reports. Grossi called on Iran to provide the required information without further delay.