House Democratic subcommittee report outlines web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemesDonald Trump staged a hostile takeover of the US’s 250th anniversary celebration to enrich political allies, harvest voter data and promote Christian nationalist ideology, according to a congressional investigation released on Thursday.The interim report, “From Vanity to Insanity: How the White House Cheated the American People Out of Their 250th Birthday”, outlines a web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemes orchestrated through a shadow corporation embedded within the National Park Foundation (NPF). Continue reading...
Newly-released congressional report says president hijacked United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Donald Trump hijacked the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations to serve “political ideology and pet projects”, a congressional report released today has revealed.I can’t, in my time here in Congress, remember anything even remotely like this: watching this trusted, venerable charity organisation, the National Parks Foundation, literally be hijacked for a craven political agenda that tries to steal the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary and turn it into something that’s all about Trump, advancing this very divisive agenda and even enriching Trump and those around him.The acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, said that federal prosecutors and law enforcement officers will focus on keeping pregnant non-citizens from giving birth in the US to acquire birthright citizenship. He did not mention that Donald Trump’s father was born in New York to a non-citizen mother who arrived six months pregnant.Trump batted down questions about the $1.2bn he earned from crypto businesses, according to his latest annual financial disclosures.Trump refused to renew the North American trade pact he once championed as his signature deal, opting instead to keep it alive on a short leash of annual reviews.The mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, plans to deliver what his office calls a “major address” on Friday to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, “surrounded by recently naturalized citizens.”A federal judge blocked a proposed restriction on mail-in voting across the US, challenging a crackdown on elections ordered by Donald Trump.During a visit to a new museum dedicated to Theodore Roosevelt, Trump asked an AI rendition of the 26th president about the Panama canal. Trump then lied to supporters about the exchange. Continue reading...
Great American State Fairの来場者はまばらで、猛烈な暑さが続いていますが、少なくとも25ドルでプレッツェルを買うことはできます。この記事はもともと「This Week in Trumpland」に掲載されたものです。毎週水曜日に受信トレイで受け取るには、ぜひ登録を。私はこれまで、いくつか期待外れのフェアを経験してきました。イングランド北西部の小さな町での出来事で、目玉アトラクションは麻袋に乗って滑り降りる小さな滑り台でした。しかし、オーナーが袋を持ってくるのを忘れていたため、私と妹はTシャツの上から滑り降りました。また別の時、Longtonという場所の村の祭りで、ビンゴの特賞を当てました。それはウィスキーのデキャンタとボトルでしたが、当時私は11歳で、デキャンタは割れており、ウィスキーは年上の少年たちに奪われました。さらに最近では、アイオワ州のフェアで、どちらのカボチャが大きいかで怒鳴り合いをする2人の農家を眺めていました。続きを読む...