Author: The Gazette
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If Trump convinces China to abandon force against Taiwan he deserves Nobel prize, Taiwan president says
TAIPEI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump should get the Nobel Peace Prize if he is able to convince Chinese President Xi Jinping to abandon the use of force against Taiwan, President Lai Ching-te told a conservative U.S. radio show and podcast in an interview. Washington is Chinese-claimed Taiwan’s most important international backer, despite the absence…
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Fire breaks out at chemical maker Dow’s Texas plant
(Reuters) -A fire broke out at Dow’s chemical Plant B in Freeport, Texas, on Monday, the company said in a Facebook post. The fire was contained within the facility block and all employees were accounted for, Dow said in an update. (Reporting by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Christian Schmollinger)
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Trump to meet Edan Alexander, Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas in May
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday will meet Edan Alexander, who was believed to be the last surviving U.S. hostage held by Palestinian militants in Gaza when the Israeli-American was handed over by Hamas in May, the White House said on Monday. Tuesday will mark the second anniversary of Hamas’…
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Trump claims without evidence that insurrection is taking place in Portland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump claimed without evidence on Monday that an insurrection is taking place in Portland, Oregon, as he seeks to deploy National Guard troops to the city amid what he describes as surging crime. He made the comments during an interview on Newsmax. Earlier on Monday, Trump told reporters in the…
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Venezuelan regime warns of alleged bomb plot targeting US Embassy
The Nicolás Maduro regime claims to have uncovered a plot by extremist members of the Venezuelan opposition to plant explosives at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, in what officials describe as a planned “false flag” operation aimed at triggering a wider conflict between the two countries. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, who oversees Venezuela’s security apparatus,…
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Judge moves Comey arraignment up a day, citing security concerns
A federal judge decided on Monday to move the arraignment for former FBI Director James Comey up one day this week because of security concerns at the courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia. Comey was previously scheduled to appear at his arraignment on Thursday. “Because there are multiple previously-scheduled matters that are expected to draw large numbers…
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New York judge upholds county ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports
A judge for the New York Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Nassau County’s ban prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at county-run spaces is legal. In a win for the Republican-controlled county on Long Island, Justice Bruce Cozzens said the ban is designed to “protect women and girls in sports” and still…
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Trump open to invoking Insurrection Act following Illinois and Oregon troop deployments
President Donald Trump revealed on Monday that he is open to invoking the Insurrection Act to federalize the National Guard units in certain states, but noted it hasn’t been “necessary” so far. “So far, it hasn’t been necessary, but we have an Insurrection Act for a reason. If I had to enact it, I’d do…
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Cruz calls to impeach Biden judge who handled Kavanaugh assassination plot case
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Monday called for the impeachment of U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, who sentenced the man who planned to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to just eight years and one month in prison. Boardman handed down the 97-month sentence to Nicholas Roske, who…
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US appeals court to reconsider Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law it struck down
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A federal appeals court will reconsider its recent decision declaring “plainly unconstitutional” a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all classrooms of the state’s public schools and universities. In a brief order, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans said its 17 active judges…