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Top Trump White House aide to testify before Jan. 6 committee

Cassidy Hutchinson, Mark Meadows' former aide, is the most dangerous witness for Trump yet.

Axios · Jun 28, 2022

Volkswagen, Siemens, Others Invest Over $700M For Hassle-Free, Cheaper EV Charging

The White House disclosed that companies are looking to invest over $700 million to boost U.S. manufacturing capacity for electric vehicle (EV) chargers, Reuters reports.  The move could add at least 2,000 jobs and make charging more accessible and affordable. The investments include $450 million earmarked by Volkswagen AG (OTC:VWAGY) unit Electrify America and over…

Benzinga · Jun 28, 2022

Deaths of dozens of migrants in trailer renew border policy debate - Roll Call

The discovery of dozens of migrants who died in a trailer while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border sparked outrage among lawmakers.

Roll Call · Jun 28, 2022

More than 40 migrants found dead inside tractor-trailor in Texas

At least 46 people were found dead after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer on a remote back road in San Antonio in the latest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico to the US Sixteen people were hospitalised, including four children.

France 24 · Jun 28, 2022

US officials back in Venezuela in a bid to rebuild ties

Senior Biden administration officials have quietly traveled to Caracas in the latest bid to rebuild relations with the South American oil giant as the war in Ukraine drags on, driving higher gas prices and forcing the U.S. to recalibrate other foreign policy objectives

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

White House dodges calls to use federal property for abortions after Roe ruling

Vice President Kamala Harris dismissed the notion of allowing doctors to practice abortions on federal property in an attempt to bypass state restrictions imposed after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2022

Kamala Harris ripped for posting photo about abortion protests while doing ‘nothing’ after end of Roe

The White House has been widely criticised for not doing enough to protect abortion access

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022

Biden pick to lead ICE withdraws after domestic violence allegation - Roll Call

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced Monday he withdrew from consideration to be director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Roll Call · Jun 27, 2022

Filmmaker who upended Jan 6 probe talks Trump ‘aggression’, what he saw, and how the spotlight has led to death threats

Documentarian Alex Holder tells Andrew Feinberg that former president Donald Trump’s family did not seem concerned by the prospect of violence as January 6 approached

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022

Russia defaults on debt for first time since “1917 Bolshevik revolution”

A guide to Russia’s debt default

Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2022