Monkeypox? Climate? Deciding what's a national emergency Climate activists are pressuring President Joe Biden to declare a national climate emergency, something the White House hasn't done yet The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2022
The Mar-a-Lago search prompts a big question: who snitched? We may never know who turned on Trump, but Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump certainly make the most sense when it comes to possible informants The Guardian - US · Aug 13, 2022
US to conduct ‘air and maritime transits’ in Taiwan Strait White House says US’s ‘freedom of navigation’ transits will reflect its response to China’s ‘provocative’ behaviour. Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2022
What charges could Trump face for holding on to Top Secret documents? Former US President Donald Trump faces possible legal charges over his removal of presidential records, including some documents marked Top Secret, from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. France 24 · Aug 13, 2022
China's actions fundamentally at odds with goal of peace, stability: White House WASHINGTON: The recent Chinese actions around House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan are fundamentally at odds with the goal of peace and stability, the White House said on Friday, adding that Beijing is going to continue its pressure campaign against Taiwan. The Times of India · Aug 13, 2022
The facts behind Trump’s garbage claim that Obama ‘kept’ 33 million documents The unclassified documents from the Obama administration are at the official Obama Presidential Library in Hoffman Estates; classified material is in Maryland. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 13, 2022
Top secret documents seized by FBI during search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate Some records were marked “sensitive compartmented information,” a category meant to protect the nation’s most important secrets — secrets that, if revealed publicly, could cause “exceptionally grave” damage to U.S. interests. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 13, 2022
Here's what the FBI were looking for and what they took from Donald Trump's Florida home, according to the search warrant and seizure log A list of items seized from Donald Trump's Florida mansion includes 20 boxes of documents, photos and a handwritten note. Here's what it could mean for the former US president. ABC News · Aug 12, 2022
FBI seized top-secret classified documents from Trump’s estate WASHINGTON — The FBI seized classified material from Donald Trump in a search that has thrown US politics into turmoil, and court filings revealed the former president may be under investigation for mishandling government records and potentially compromising national security information. Tribune News Service · Aug 12, 2022
South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial nominee wants end of ‘geriatric’ politicians. Will it cost him help from Biden, Clyburn? COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joe Cunningham made national headlines when he suggested an end to the “geriatric oligarchy” in political office and said on national television that President Joe Biden should step aside in 2024 and let someone younger run. Tribune News Service · Aug 12, 2022
National Archives rejects Trump's claim that Obama took classified documents The National Archives said it "assumed exclusive legal and physical custody" of Obama's presidential records after he left office. Axios · Aug 12, 2022
An attempted attack on an FBI office raises concerns about violent far-right rhetoric Far-right extremists escalated their violent rhetoric after an FBI search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. An attempted breach of an Ohio FBI office has those tracking extremism worried. WEKU · Aug 12, 2022
Expert slams Trump's OJ Simpson defense “The allure of the O.J. defense to Team Trump, of course, is that it erases everything,” attorney says Salon · Aug 12, 2022
GOP backs Trump, escalates dark rhetoric after FBI search Republicans in Congress are not only defending Donald Trump against the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago home The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022
Reason · Aug 12, 2022 Don't Believe the White House's Promises About Who the New IRS Will Audit Media "fact-checkers" are taking administration promises at face value and using them to bludgeon Republicans.
Salon · Aug 12, 2022 Mar-a-Lago "signals intel" sparks fears Some of the "most sensitive and secretive material in the US" was recovered from Trump's home
Daily Record · Aug 12, 2022 FBI 'search for nuclear weapons files' in raid as Donald Trump slams 'witch hunt' The FBI is reportedly investigating whether Donald Trump removed classified records relating to nuclear weapons from the White House and took them to Mar-a-Lago.
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022 Timeline of events leading up to FBI search of Trump's home The FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate has already sent reverberations across the country even as new details emerge about what federal agents were looking for in the investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence
Tribune News Service · Aug 12, 2022 Trump denounces ‘nuclear weapons hoax’ without disputing details of Mar-a-Lago FBI search Former President Donald Trump denounced the FBI search of his Florida home as a “hoax” on Friday without disputing that he had top secret nuclear documents stashed at Mar-a-Lago.
Salon · Aug 12, 2022 FBI Director threatened after Mar-a-Lago “Violence against law enforcement is not the answer, no matter who you’re upset with”
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 12, 2022 Iran Brands US Claim of Assassination Plot 'Fiction' Iran dismissed as "fiction" Thursday US allegations it had plotted to kill former White House national security adviser John Bolton in retaliation for the assassination of one of its top commanders. The US claim comes at a crunch moment in talks on reviving a nuclear deal between Iran and major…
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022 In Biden's big bill: Climate, health care, deficit reduction The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022 House Dems set to overcome GOP for climate, health care win A flagship Democratic economic bill is perched on the edge of House passage
Tribune News Service · Aug 12, 2022 Biden plots a 2024 presidential run — and a Trump rematch WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is preparing to launch his re-election bid in the months after November’s midterm congressional elections, according to multiple aides and allies, setting up a potential 2024 re-match with former President Donald Trump.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 12, 2022 Merrick Garland says little, but sets the record straight on Trump ‘raid’ Garland claps back against days of fevered criticism claiming that the search was part of a politically motivated scheme to discredit the former president.