More than 1,000 U.S. troops are effectively being held "hostage" in Niger with medical supplies running low " stuck between the military junta-controlled government's demands for them to leave and the Biden administration's refusal to let them go home after the end of their deployments. In addition, the report accuses Biden administration officials of trying to cover up the situation to lawmakers, as well as to troops deployed there and their families anxiously awaiting their return. read more
Truth Social stock is dead and the American economy is alive. The US is on track to grow at double the rate of any other G7 country this year, according to IMF forecasts, as the strength of the world's biggest economy rocks international markets. Strong household spending and investment will help propel US growth to 2.7 per cent this year according to the fund's latest World Economic Outlook. The figure is higher than the 2.5 per cent estimated for 2023 and represents a 0.6 percentage point upgrade on the previous forecast. The projections highlight the US economy's role as the driver of global growth, as investors across the world scale back their expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. read more
The Supreme Court's inaction has effectively abolished the right to mass protest across three states, allowing a lower court's ruling to seemingly infringe upon the Constitution's First Amendment. read more
Iran on Saturday launched attacks against Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces, escalating long-standing tensions between the two nations that have the potential to trigger a regional war. Strains between Iran and Israel have been heating up since the start of the war in Gaza in October, and especially over the past several weeks after Iran accused Israel of perpetrating an attack on its consulate in Damascus on April 1. Iranian leaders, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, pledged to retaliate against Israel for the Damascus strike and Israel, in turn, threatened a counterattack of its own. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied its involvement in the Damascus attack.
A St. Louis judge has ruled that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is entitled to Planned Parenthood's transgender care records, ordering the nonprofit to turn over some of its most sensitive files to the man who has built his unelected political career on restricting health care access for trans people. read more
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