A senior US Democrat, Jamie Raskin, threatens a congressional investigation into Fifa's financial and political ties to Donald Trump and his family, including a $20bn privatization plan involving Jared Kushner's brother, if Democrats win the House in November.
Congressional Democrats, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, introduced a bill to close loopholes in the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, aiming to prevent foreign entities from funneling money into U.S. elections by establishing foreign ownership thresholds for corporate contributions.
Staff from the House oversight and judiciary committees visited the Texas prison where Ghislaine Maxwell is serving her sentence. Democrats claim prison leadership obstructed their questioning about Maxwell's transfer and alleged preferential treatment.
Rep. Jamie Raskin is demanding answers from FBI Director Kash Patel regarding allegations of over $1 million in taxpayer funds being used as a "personal slush fund" for bonuses to loyalist agents, including those on his security detail and "director's advisory team."
O governo dos EUA abandonou a iniciativa de um "fundo anti-instrumentalização" que compensaria com dinheiro público pessoas que alegam perseguição política. A medida, criticada como "corrupção" e "caixa político", visava resolver um processo de Trump contra a Receita Federal.
Iniciativa de Donald Trump para criar fundo que compensaria vítimas de "instrumentalização" política sofre críticas de democratas e republicanos. Considerado "morto por enquanto", o fundo visava indenizar aliados e resolver processo contra o IRS.
The Trump administration blocked two permitted offshore wind projects in California and New Jersey/New York, offering companies lease fee refunds if funds are reinvested in oil and gas. The deals include up to $120m for Golden State Wind and $1bn for a French company's project. The administration frames this as promoting energy security, while critics call it an unlawful use of taxpayer dollars to block clean energy.
