Trump on LeBron James: ‘Maybe He’s a Racist’

President Trump has lashed out over the years at NBA star LeBron James, who has been critical of the president in the past.

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs

IOC rejects complaint against FIFA's Infantino over 'political neutrality'

The complaint by NGO FairSquare alleged that Infantino has 'repeatedly breached IOC's rules on political neutrality by offering his political support for US president Donald Trump.'

Appeals court denies Trump’s bid to allow $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas

Three-judge panel of Democratic appointees let stand lower court’s ruling that fee constitutes an unlawful tax A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a ⁠bid by Donald ​Trump’s administration to halt a judge’s order preventing it from imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for ⁠highly skilled foreign workers. The Boston-based first US circuit court of appeals declined to put on hold a lower court judge’s ⁠8 June ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys general, ​strik...

By Reuters

IOC rejects human rights group’s complaint against Trump ally Infantino

IOC says the complaint against its member and FIFA chief Infantino fell outside its ethics committee’s jurisdiction.

Republicans target Trump's crypto empire with new plan, Dems say it falls short

Trump's income surged 250% to $2.2 billion largely from crypto ventures, but Senate Democrats say the Clarity Act's ethics provisions fall short.

Trump defends DOJ subpoenas of NY Times reporters; Google also was targeted

Trump cites ‘white, male, Christian’ audit in Smithsonian disclaimer push

US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to install signage that warns visitors of inaccurate historical information inside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington. The highly unusual move marks the 80-year-old Republican’s latest battle in his ideological war on American cultural institutions and monuments, some of which he has renamed for himself and renovated to his liking despite legal challenges. The order issued on Friday calls on federal...

By Agence France-Presse

A federal appeals court rejects Trump's bid to keep in place the $100,000 H-1B visa fee

Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee was blocked by the Boston-based 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee was blocked by a federal appeals court. A lower court ruled the H-1B visa fee is a tax requiring Congress's approval, not the president's. Very few had paid the new fee as employer demand for the visa reduced dramatically. President Donald Trump's plans for H-1B visas are running into legal roadblocks. A federal appeals court on Friday ref...

Trump urges veterans to become truck drivers to replace 56,000 truckers who lost their licenses

Truck drivers currently make an average of $70,000 a year as the truck market has tightened up and rates have increased

By Josh Funk

Donald Trump on preferring Michael Jordan over LeBron James: 'I only like people that like me'

Donald Trump on preferring Michael Jordan over LeBron James: 'I only like people that like me'

Setback for Trump: US appeals court refuses to revive $100,000 H-1B visa fee

A federal appeals court refused to lift a ruling blocking a $100,000 H-1B visa fee. The court left in place a decision finding the fee unlawful while the government challenges it. Democratic attorneys general argued the administration created a new tax without congressional approval. A district judge agreed, ruling the fee exceeded executive branch authority. The appellate panel said the government had not shown it was likely to prevail.

By TOI BUSINESS DESK

No IOC scrutiny for Infantino over Trump’s intervention at FIFA World Cup

White House Responds After Alan Ritchson Urges Trump “Go To Jail” Over Epstein Files

After Alan Ritchson shared his candid thoughts on the Epstein files, the Trump administration has issued a response. On Friday, the White House shared a statement regurgitating that Trump has been “totally exonerated” in the Jeffrey Epstein case, following Ritchson’s comments seemingly urging the president to “go to jail” over his ties to the accused […]

By Glenn Garner

Trump Says Venezuela Not Ready For Elections

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Venezuela is not ready to hold elections, more than seven months after the American military operation that toppled then-leader Nicolas Maduro.

Trump under pressure from all sides over Chinese AI surge

US President Donald Trump is under pressure to respond to the increasing success of Chinese AI models that many companies prefer to the more powerful, but pricier, US versions from Anthropic or OpenAI. The issue came to the fore this week with the release of Kimi K3 by Moonshot, which White House officials say was […]

By AFP

President Trump Says LeBron James Is 'Maybe' A Racist

LeBron James is now a Philadelphia 76er ... but President Donald Trump believes he's "maybe" more of a racist. The Commander in Chief made the shocking claim about the face of the NBA right from the Oval Office on Friday ... when well-known White…

By TMZ Staff

Ukrainian side prepares for meeting with Trump and his team — Zelensky

The Ukrainian side is preparing for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and his team.

Opposition faults Presidency over Trump’s commendation letter

Opposition parties question the authenticity and relevance of Trump’s reported commendation letter to President Tinubu on insecurity, faulting the Presiden Read More: https://punchng.com/opposition-faults-presidency-over-trumps-commendation-letter/

By Punch Newspapers

Trump’s Letter, Atiku’s Lobbyists and old American stories about Tinubu, by Emmanuel Aziken

Politics is often less about the event itself than about the timing of the event. A document released today may have been written weeks earlier, but when it surfaces at a politically sensitive moment, it immediately acquires a meaning far beyond its contents. That is the context in which the recent exchange involving President Bola Tinubu, former […] The post Trump’s Letter, Atiku’s Lobbyists and old American stories about Tinubu, by Emmanuel Aziken appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Emmanuel Okogba