Trump under fire for racially-charged tweets against congresswomen
Craig TaylorThe US president is accused of racism as he allegedly targets four Democratic representatives. BBC News – US & Canada
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Facebook ‘to be fined $5bn over Cambridge Analytica scandal’
US regulators are said to have approved a penalty against Facebook over a data protection scandal. BBC News – US & Canada
US 2020 Census Citizenship Question Excluded
The Question of Citizenship has not been present on the US Census since 1950 and despite the efforts by the Trump administration, this will continue at least past 2020. The Supreme Court finally put a block on this however given President Trump’s whole election campaign rests on stoking national feelings don’t expect the matter of…
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro’s Son To Be US Ambassador?
Nothing like a bit of good old fashioned Nepotism in politics and Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right president of Brazil, has embraced the concept wholeheartedly inviting his son to become ambassador to the US. This adds to the other family members who are now ensconced in top jobs since his election. Eduardo Bolsonaro currently a congressman…
Iran: US Accuses Them Of Extortion.
America has accused the Iranian Regime of using the enrichment of Uranium in contraversion of the 2015 JCPoA agreement, which the US chose to walk out on. This is undoubtedly true as the regime has offered to reverse the actions if they are compensated for the economic loss they have suffered as a result of…
US Federal Reserve Looks Set To Cut Interest Rates
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell looks set to give President Trump his wish and cut US interest rates in an attempt to halt the economic slowdown, which has led to criticism of his policies. Strong jobs report, low inflation, and other countries around the world doing anything possible to take advantage of the United States,…