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Was Barron Trump rejected by Harvard? FLOTUS says no, he didn’t apply.
President Donald Trump is in a fierce battle against Harvard University. Was Barron Trump rejected from the school? Where does he go to college? Harvard suing Trump administration over international enrollment ban Harvard is suing the Trump administration in response to its international student enrollment ban. Barron Trump did not apply to or get rejected … Read more
Elon Musk bemoans DOGE becoming the White House ‘whipping boy’
On Trump’s key legislative item, Musk said, ‘I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful, but I don’t know if it can be both.’ SpaceX’s latest unmanned Starship rocket spins out of control SpaceX’s latest unmanned Starship broke up less than an hour after its launch. WASHINGTON – No longer a … Read more
US and Russia clash over intensifying Ukraine war
Guy Faulconbridge and Max Hunder | Reuters MOSCOW/KYIV, May 28 (Reuters) – The United States and Russia quarrelled in public on Wednesday over the intensifying Ukraine war after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that President Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire” and Moscow massed 50,000 troops near a Ukrainian region. While world leaders bicker over … Read more
Trump admin detains Vietnamese people who arrived as refugees
Despite criminal convictions, successive Republican and Democratic administrations have shielded them from deportation since the war’s end decades ago. Trump administration detains Vietnamese who came as refugees after war After the Vietnam War ended 50 years ago, Republican and Democratic administrations shielded refugees from deportation. Donald Trump is changing that. For over a month, a 43-year-old … Read more
Federal worker alleges financial improprieties at major union chapter
A union representing 150,000 federal workers faces allegations of financial improprieties at one of its chapters. In an era of mass federal layoffs, here’s why it matters. The labor union that represents more than 450 train engineers for New Jersey Transit walked off the job after contract talks stalled. The labor union that represents more … Read more
Elon Musk says he’s ‘disappointed’ by the cost of Trump’s tax bill
Elon Musk to spend ‘a lot less’ on future political contributions Elon Musk said he plans to spend “a lot less” on political contributions after supporting Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Scripps News WASHINGTON – Billionaire Elon Musk said in an interview that he’s “disappointed” by the cost of Donald Trump’s much-ballyhooed sweeping … Read more
Boos, jeers at Nebraska GOP town hall over Trump’s tax bill
On Memorial Day, Trump’s Arlington Cemetery speech trumpets his wins President Trump delivers speech at Arlington Cemetery for Memorial Day. US Congressman Mike Flood faced a torrent of boos and jeers as he spoke to town hall attendees in his Nebraska district on May 27, one of the first held nationwide as House GOP leaders … Read more
Judge in WI who left court to arrest hospitalized defendant suspended
Judges face consequences related to undocumented immigrants Judges in New Mexico and Wisconsin are facing consequences allegedly tied to assisting undocumented immigrants. A Wisconsin judge was suspended for one week by the state’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 27, after the public official tried to arrest a hospitalized defendant herself back in December 2021. Dane … Read more