U.S. President Donald Trump drew criticism for using the antisemitic term "Shylock" to describe some bankers during remarks on his signature tax-cut and spending legislation that just passed Congress.
"Think of that: No death tax. No estate tax. No going to the banks and borrowing from, in some cases, a fine banker - and in some cases, Shylocks and bad people," he said during remarks in Iowa late on Thursday.
A Jan. 6 defendant who plotted to murder FBI special agents who investigated him over his actions at the Capitol was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday. read more
"The latest arms decision against Ukraine looks like another signal to Mr. Putin to continue the war. And why not? He can keep banking territorial gains while Mr. Trump keeps begging the dictator, pretty please, for a truce," the [Wall Street Journal] editorial board wrote. read more
The mayor of Hiroshima has called on President Donald Trump to visit the site of the 1945 atomic bombing after the president drew a parallel between the nuclear attacks that ended World War II and recent U.S. airstrikes on Iran.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a pause in sending a shipment of missiles and ammunition to Ukraine amid concern about the U.S. military's stockpiles, according to two defense officials, two congressional officials and two sources with knowledge. read more
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