Cue sad trombone: Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson — a major Trump donor and tariff advocate — is closing his Ohio brass instrument plant and outsourcing the work to China, according to a new report. Paulson’s company, Conn Selmer, the nation’s top maker of brass and orchestral instruments, has notified employees that it will move … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation’s maximum security federal prison. US District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled late Wednesday that the government cannot send former death row inmates to the “Supermax” federal prison in Florence, Colorado, because it would … Read more
When factory worker TJ Sabula called President Trump a “paedophile protector,” during a visit to a Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan, last month, Ford suspended him. At the time, however, it was unclear whether Sabula’s suspension would ultimately lead to Ford firing him. He had the support of the United Auto Workers Union, but even … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday, threatening to escalate tensions as the Trump administration warns of possible military action to bring Iran to the negotiating table. The drone “aggressively approached” … Read more
A law enforcement agency executing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has been described as a serial violator of court orders in Minnesota. The statement did not come from the Democratic governor or the Democratic mayor of Minneapolis, who have repeatedly traded barbs with President Donald Trump. He was a federal judge with a conservative pedigree … Read more
By Erin Banco, Jonathan. NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence reports have raised doubts about whether Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez will cooperate with the Trump administration by formally cutting ties with U.S. adversaries, four people familiar with the reports said in recent days. US officials have said publicly that they want the … Read more
Florida state Senator Ileana Garcia (R), co-founder of Latinas for Trump, challenged President Trump’s immigration crackdown, warning that he “will lose the midterms” because of White House adviser Stephen Miller. “I think he’s going to lose the midterms because of Stephen Miller,” Garcia told The New York Times in an interview published Tuesday. Although Garcia … Read more
Donald Trump represents a greater threat to NATO than said Vladimir Putin, one of the former commanders of the alliance in a powerful attack on Washington’s foreign policy. The American President caused alarm after a series of aggressive moves this year including the capture of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, threats to invade Greenland and the … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force that has been key in putting down recent protests across the country in a crackdown that has left thousands dead, is “more ready than ever, finger on the trigger,” its commander said Saturday, as US warships headed for the Middle East. Nournews, a … Read more
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States accused Russia on Monday of a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of its nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance peace negotiations. Deputy US ambassador to the United Nations Tammy Bruce cited Russia’s launch of a nuclear-capable Oreshnik ballistic missile … Read more