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Prosecutors barred from reviewing material seized from Washington Post reporter

Judge issues temporary order after paper had sought return of Hannah Natanson’s devices taken in ‘outrageous seizure’

The Guardian - US · Jan 21

Trump’s tariff threat leaves Europe with a choice: fight back or cease to matter

Appeasing Trump has only emboldened him. But European leaders are not as helpless as the US president believes, says Georg Riekeles, the associate director of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21

Jamie Dimon says he’d have no issue paying higher taxes if it went to the people who need it. Right now it just goes to the Washington ‘swamp’

“If you said, ‘Raise taxes and directly give it to the people who need it’? I’d do it.”

Fortune · Jan 21

Trump added $2.25 trillion to the national debt in his first year back in charge, watchdog says

The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a nonpartisan budget watchdog, ran the numbers exclusively for Fortune.

Fortune · Jan 20

Gavin Newsom Calls on European Leaders to 'Have a Backbone' and Stand Up to Trump: 'They've Been Played'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said European leaders have "been played" by President Donald Trump, arguing that their approach to dealing with the U.S. president has left them exposed as tensions rise between Washington and its allies.

Latin Times · Jan 20

Russia Says Trump Admin Has Yet to Honor Pledge to Release Detained Oil Tanker Crew: 'We Expect the U.S. to Fulfill Its Promises'

Russia said that the Trump administration has not followed through on assurances to release two Russian crew members detained after U.S. forces seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker earlier this month.

Latin Times · Jan 20

Washington sees tariffs as geopolitical tool, US trade chief tells Euronews

The US trade chief also explicitly warned the EU against activating its anti-coercion instrument, an emergency mechanism that would restrict US companies' ability to operate in European markets, calling such a move "unwise”.

Euronews · Jan 20

Varginha Whistleblowers Hand Over Explosive Proof of US-Recovered Alien Craft

Whistleblowers from the Varginha UFO case arrive in Washington to present evidence to Congress that they say links the United States to a recovered alien craft in Brazil.

International Business Times UK · Jan 20

5 Years in Prison for a Download? Washington's Brutal New Crackdown on 3D-Printed Guns

Washington state proposes a bill that curbs the manufacture, distribution, or wholesale of 3D-printed firearms, otherwise known as 'ghost guns,' which are becoming a problem in many countries worldwide.

International Business Times UK · Jan 20

Russia and China Unite Against Trump's Greenland Takeover as Kremlin Predicts 'Historic' Legacy

Russia and China criticised Trump's Greenland takeover bid, with Moscow declaring it would cement his legacy whilst Beijing accused Washington of exploiting security fears.

International Business Times UK · Jan 19