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The Trump Verdict makes many views harder to understand
US President Joe Biden’s spokesperson Michael Tyler said that there is only one way to keep Donald Trump “out of the Oval Office” and that it’s at the ballot box. “There is still only one way to keep Trump out of the Oval Office…at the ballot box,” he added. Trump was convicted on 34 counts…
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Trump continues to claim that his trial was rigged
A group of Donald Trump supporters and right-wing commentators have created an upside down American flag which they say is a response to his guilty verdict in the 2020 election fraud case. In a video, Infowars’ Alex Jones said that “deep-state” and globalists put Trump through a “kangaroo court” in the hope that a guilty…
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A former president was found guilty of all 34 felony charges
A New York jury found former US President Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels in 2016. The charges carried a sentence ofanywhere from probation to up to four years in prison, but legal experts said it’s unlikely Trump will…
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A jury found Trump guilty on all counts
Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen was found guilty by a New York jury on Tuesday for paying porn star Daniels to keep her from talking about an alleged affair with the ex-US President in 2016. Cohen admitted that he had arranged the silencing of Daniels in October 2016 to ensure she didn’t hurt Trump’s…
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The jury is considering a verdict on the second day of deliberations
US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has testified at the US President’s trial that Trump told him he had “no idea” about a $130,000 (around 94 lakh) payment to a former porn actress, Stormy Daniels, to keep her from talking about an alleged affair between her and Trump. The payment was made to…
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A poll shows that a Trump verdict will likely move just a few votes
A poll has claimed that Donald Trump has made inroads with younger voters but his support has appeared soft, especially in the non-white voters. “I’ll vote more for Trump because he is doing something that’s against the law. If he’s sentenced to jail, I’ll still vote for him, because the whole thing is a publicity…
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The final words, what both sides said in their closing arguments
US President Donald Trump and his former personal lawyer David Cohen, in a phone call, discussed the payment of hush money to porn actress Stormy Daniels, Cohen told a jury on Thursday. Cohen said he and Trump discussed the arrangement again, in early February, in the Oval Office, as per reports. Cohen is currently facing…
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The closing arguments were made in Trump’s trial in New York
US President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Thursday said in his final argument that the deal between Trump and National Enquirer publisher David Pecker to conceal the former president’s affair with porn actress Stormy Daniels was done “in the spirit of politics”. Giuliani added, “It wasn’t just a contract. It was an agreement.” Trump…
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Dozens were killed in a tent camp in Rafah, Gazan officials say
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that the death of dozens of Palestinians in a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah was “a tragic accident” but gave no sign of curbing his country’s offensive in Gaza. He said that Israel tries to minimise civilian deaths by asking people in Gaza to leave, but added…
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Trump will not testify in the New York trial
During his second appearance before a US federal judge, Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen said that he lied when he told the court that Trump didn’t know about the payment of 3 million to porn star Stormy Daniels. Cohen had pleaded guilty to lying to lawmakers about the deal with Daniels, who claims she…
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Biden focuses on reaching Black Americans
US President Joe Biden will deliver the commencement address at Atlanta’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Morehouse College on Thursday. A recent poll showed that only 38% of Black Americans feel the policies of Biden have helped them, a point Biden said he tried to explain to the media this week. The Biden campaign…
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The US is going to raise tariffs on Chinese products
The US tariffs on Chinese goods are meant to “give our industries a break, a respite to be able to breathe” until China changes its practices, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said. “One of the challenges is once tariffs have been imposed, it’s quite difficult politically to reduce them…because affected industry tends to get used…
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The people waited a long time to see the trial
Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen on Monday took to the stand in the US President’s hush-money case and said, “Trump was a boorish cartoon misogynist.” He added, “He wasn’t a real man. He was just a publicity hound.” Cohen further said that Trump ordered him to make a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniel to…
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The US will impose tariffs on solar cells, batteries and computer chips from China
US President Joe Biden’s administration has announced the rise in tariffs on China-made batteries and components for electric vehicle batteries and battery components, including lithium-ion batteries, from 7% to 25%. The tariffs are part of the administration’s efforts to increase the production of electric vehicles in the US and reduce the trade deficit with China.
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These people waited a long time to see the trial
US President Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen, who is facing trial for allegedly paying two women to keep quiet about alleged affairs with Trump, said the trial was a “witch hunt”. “It’s a very political case…[it] is going to be decided by voters,” Cohen added. Trump, who pleaded not guilty, claimed the trial is “election…
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Biden announced new tariffs on Chinese goods
US President Joe Biden’s administration has raised tariffs on solar cells to 50% from the previous 25% amid the trade tensions between the two countries. Solar energy manufacturers are celebrating the decision. The US has previously blocked imports of solar panels from China’s Xinjiang region, where roughly 40% of solar-grade polysilicon manufacturing takes place.
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Michael Cohen was a key witness in the trial
Former US President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen on Monday said that Trump directed him to make a payment of $130,000 (over 8.24 lakh) to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of 2016 presidential election. He added that Trump knew about the deal to keep her allegations of an affair out of press. Cohen has been…
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Michael Cohen will return to the stand after being deposed by Biden
US President Joe Biden said the new tariffs are necessary to protect American workers and companies from what could become a flood of unfairly traded products. “One of the challenges is once tariff has been imposed, it’s quite difficult politically to reduce them,” he added. “Affected industry tends to get used to them…that operate with…
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Protesters deliver messages in many ways
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has held a “silent protest” in response to the Israeli military’s nuclear attack on Gaza Strip. A small group of students carrying a Palestinian flag staged a silent protest at Camp Randall Stadium. This comes after some students at the University of California- Berkeley protested against Israel’s attack and called for…
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Biden will modify the Trump tariffs on China and electric vehicles
After US President Donald Trump’s administration proposed tariffs on imported electric vehicles, US President Joe Biden has said that his administration wants to impose tariffs on Chinese imports as well. “When folks see shovels in the ground on…all these projects…I hope they feel the pride that I feel- pride in their hometowns making a comeback,”…
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The General Assembly adopted a resolution in favor of Palestinian statehood
The US would block the resolution if it were returned to the UN Security Council, a spokesperson for the US mission to the UN said. The Security Council should be allowed to reconsider the matter with a favorable outcome after the resolution stated that Palestine is qualified for membership in the UN, he added. Israel…
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NPR reported on the flyer from Matamoros
The conservative Heritage Foundation’s social media account, which shared a flyer allegedly calling migrants “illegals” to vote for Joe Biden, has been criticised. A Twitter user wrote, “Why would somebody want to create a fake flyer?” Another wrote, “Why would somebody want to help so many illegals as far as possible before Trump is reelected?”
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The top immigration official claims that Biden’s plan is working
US President Donald Trump’s administration has said it’s taking too long for legal immigration applications to be processed, while the border is “wide open” for arriving migrants. It’s taking too long for legal immigration applications to be processed, while the border is “wide open” for arriving migrants, Alejandro Mayorkas, the acting director of US Customs…
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Student Journalists are at a protest
A student journalist from Columbia University said that student journalists are “covering the protest on campus every day since last semester”. “The student journalists have covered the campus every day since last semester…the big thing is that,” she added. “I think the big thing is that…foreign actors are exploiting the dissent,” the student journalist further…
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Nebraska Republican has a resolution to censure Ilhan Omar
US Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar’s statement about “pro-genocide” of some Jewish university students has led to a resolution being introduced in the US Congress to censure her. Omar had said that she didn’t know about “the ongoing violence and genocide occurring in Palestine and around the world”. “Attempts to misConstrue her words are meant to…