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May 12, 2025
Pam Bondi's Qatar Links Under Scrutiny Over Trump's Luxury Plane Gift
Published May 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM EDT Attorney General Pam Bondi's links to Qatar are under scrutiny again following reports that President Donald Trump will be gifted a luxury plane from the Qatari government. Bondi worked as a foreign lobbyist for the nation of Qatar, earning $115,000 a month in the role which she held in 2020 and in the run up to the World Cup in 2022. In this role, she lobbied Congress on behalf of Qatari interests. She also worked in a separate lobbying position for the ...
Go to discussionMan suing Trump puts president on notice: 'We're not going to let him get away with it'
May 11, 2025 6:15PM ET The state attorneys general who are suing Donald Trump will keep it up, according to one of them. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison appeared on MSNBC on Sunday, and was asked about holding Trump accountable in a court of law. He said that he and the other state authorities will "continue to sue Donald Trump every time he breaks the law." He continued, further saying, "I don't wake up in the morning wanting to sue Donald Trump." "But I' ...
Go to discussion'Very bad idea': Republicans revolt over Trump scheme to get $400 million plane from Qatar
May 11, 2025 3:43PM ET ABC News on Sunday reported President Donald Trump is poised to accept “what may be the most valuable gift ever extended to the United States from a foreign government” — “a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar” to be used “as the new Air Force One until shortly before he leaves office, at which time ownership of the plane will be transferred to the Trump presidential library foundation.” According to ABC News, “the gift is expected to be a ...
Go to discussionHouse Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts
May 12, 2025, 12:36 AM WASHINGTON -- House Republicans unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump's “ big, beautiful bill ” late Sunday, at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks. Tallying hundreds of pages, the legislation is touching off the biggest political fight over health care since Republicans tried to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, during Trump's first term in 2017 — which end ...
Go to discussionUS and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days
42 minutes ago The US and China have agreed a deal that will significantly cut the import tariffs, or taxes, both sides have imposed on one another for a 90-day period. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said both countries would lower their reciprocal tariffs by 115% for 90 days. The announcement came after the two countries held intensive talks in Switzerland over the weekend. It was the first meeting between the two countries since US President Donald Trump had levied steep tariffs again ...
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