• Justice Department 宣布擴大對 Donald Trump 2024 年總統競選活動及相關政治行動委員會之募款與支出模式的刑事調查,重點在於是否遵守聯邦競選財務法以及外國捐贈者相關法律。
• 根據聽取過該調查簡報的執法官員透露,調查人員正在審查至少十幾筆大額捐款,這些捐款可能曾透過空殼公司帳戶或與外國有關聯的實體進行轉移。
• White House 發言人將此項行動描述為「例行選後審查」的一部分,而 Trump 盟友則指控該部門存在黨派偏見,並警告任何指控都可能在 2026 年期中選舉前引發政治風暴。
在家庭 members 反對重新開放這座德州營地的情況下,一名主管在流淚的證詞中詳細描述了被忽略的警告及計畫的缺失。去年夏天,德州 Hill Country 的全女孩基督教營地 Camp Mystic 發生山洪暴發,導致 25 名營員和 2 名輔導員喪生。該營地主管 Edward Eastland 在奧斯汀舉行的德州眾議院與參議院聯合委員會調查會議上,向被害者家屬表達了深切的歉意。他表示:「那天晚上我們已經竭盡全力,但仍不足以救回你們的女兒。我非常抱歉。」
Prime minister says the middle of a global fuel crisis is ‘the worst possible time to jeopardise’ Australia’s partnerships with Asian trading partnersThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has confirmed next month’s federal budget will not include a new tax on existing gas export contracts as he criticised the “populist” campaign calling for a levy on producers.As reported last week, Albanese was poised to reject pressure to introduce a 25% tax on gas exports amid concerns the intervention could alienate the same Asian trading partners Australia is relying on for supplies of diesel and petrol. Continue reading...
Residents must sign in and out at a security gate, and vehicles and bags are routinely searchedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHundreds of evacuees from remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory have been housed behind temporary fences and denied visitors after being forced to evacuate their homes in the most vicious wet season on record.In March, the Daly River in the NT reached a record peak of 23.93 metres, forcing families from Palumpa and Nauiyu to flee for the second time in four weeks. Continue reading...
• Venezuelan security forces restricted opposition parties from entering their campaign headquarters on Monday, raising fresh concerns about democratic conduct ahead of this year's presidential elections.
• The blockade prevented opposition candidates and staff from gathering electoral signatures and organizing voter outreach efforts, significantly hampering their campaign infrastructure.
• International observers from the Organization of American States expressed alarm over the move, calling it a violation of political freedoms and warning it could undermine the legitimacy of upcoming elections.