A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days ... read more
The effective tax rate for the wealthiest 0.0002 percent of Americans " a group that corresponds roughly to the billionaires on the famous Forbes 400 list " fell from 30 percent to 24 percent after the 2017 GOP tax cuts, which were extended last month by Congress in Trump's "big, beautiful bill."
The head of the European Union's executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has spoken of her outrage at Russia's deadliest onslaught on Kyiv since July - which also damaged the EU's delegation office in the Ukrainian capital.
At least 21 people, including four children, were killed and dozens more wounded in the bombardment, Ukrainian officials said.
A five-storey residential building was destroyed, and the EU mission and nearby British Council were damaged.
Trump Biographer Michael Wolff has reignited the Epstein controversy by questioning the official narrative of his death. Wolff called the Justice Department's move to break its 2007 agreement with Epstein "highly unusual," suggesting powerful influence was behind it.
He hinted that Donald Trump's communications with then, Attorney General Bill Barr could hold crucial answers. According to Wolff, Epstein may have been discussing his ties to Trump, making him a liability that needed silencing.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Aug. 25 seeking to penalize people who burn flags, although courts have long upheld the practice as legitimate expression under the First Amendment. read more
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