A House Democrat is asking congressional appropriators for guardrails that would prevent President Donald Trump from exploiting a loophole in federal law to buy the East Potomac Golf Course that he’s been pushing to renovate with taxpyer funds. Rep. Jared Huffman, the ranking Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee wrote to the top Republicans…
ROCK HILL, S.C. (WBTV) – President Donald Trump is holding a midterm rally in York County on Thursday afternoon. The rally is being held at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, and Trump is expected to take the stage at 12:30 p.m. A live stream will be available in the video player above. President Donald…
Democrats, election officials and voting rights groups have long wondered whether President Donald Trump, upon his return to the Oval Office, would again attempt to overturn an election when his party is trailing. It’s no longer hypothetical. Trump followed that by calling for the prosecution of Democratic candidate Mary Peltola, a former congresswoman, based on…
Kent could be on course to have an elected mayor in the biggest shake-up of local government in more than half a century. The announcement came after Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey’s first Budget, delivered this afternoon in the House of Commons. Chancellor John Healey in the House of Commons today A mayoralty for…
Shortly after midnight Eastern time, before the election results in Israel had become clear, US President Donald Trump was already rushing to claim credit. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had not secured a clear parliamentary majority that would allow him to form a government. But the American president was not about to let that minor detail…
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted dozens of African leaders at a Russia-Africa summit, part of Moscow’s efforts to expand its influence across the continent. Speaking at the opening of the two-day Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, Putin cast it as an “organic part of a global transformation” and an end to…
A meeting of high-level security officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey was a step toward dialogue and peace, Iran’s top diplomat said, while stressing that regional security should be handled by the countries themselves rather than outside intervention. Separately, Egypt’s foreign minister held talks with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab…
A new wave of post-70s technocrats is expected to fill China’s top provincial government posts. Lianhe Zaobao associate China news editor Sim Tze Wei examines what their rise reveals about the CCP’s evolving rules for top political succession. Add ThinkChina as a preferred source Add ThinkChina as a preferred source Chinese national flag flies in…
Chinese College Students Squeezed by Fierce Job CompetitionPlacement Fees at Prestigious Companies Near 6 Million Won18% Unemployment; Students Fall Victim to Fake Certificates and Recommendation Letters As competition for jobs intensifies in China, more college students are paying placement fees of millions of won to secure internships at well-known companies. Observers say a market for…
Russian diesel tanker officially en route to US Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro discusses President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russia as a tanker heads to the U.S., Russia’s efforts to develop a Starlink-like satellite network with potential support from China and Moscow’s continued strikes against Ukraine on ‘America Reports.’ NEWYou can now…