POLITICS

Prosecution has called for a gag order in response to Trump's claims that the FBI agents who searched his Mar-a-Lago estate intended to harm him and his family.

The decision comes amid a turbulent political debate concerning firearms, creating a challenging environment for passing new gun laws. State and federal laws prohibiting gun ownership have faced increasing scrutiny from the courts.

The defense motion argues that Special Counsel Jack Smith, who brought the charges, was illegally appointed.

Biden's campaign still falls behind former President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee's fundraising efforts for the second month in a row.

The lawsuit, filed overnight in state Circuit Court in Tallahassee, accuses DeSantis and his senior aides of wrongful termination and retaliation.

The Supreme Court voted 7-2, with the majority justices upholding the tax's validity. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the deciding opinion for the majority, and Justice Clarence Thomas wrote his dissent.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and the liberal FDP, who came to power in 2021, have until July 3, the end of the current parliamentary term, to reach a compromise.

Several lawmakers, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representative Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, had announced their intentions to skip the event.

The proposed sale, which includes air-to-air missiles, approximately 50 F-15 fighter jets, and Joint Direct Attack Munition kits, has proceeded despite reservations from top Democrats on foreign affairs committees.

The committee's closed-door sessions have involved at least half a dozen women who attended parties where Gaetz was present.

During his speech, Trump avoided mentioning Foxconn, instead focusing on current economic issues such as high inflation and soaring mortgage rates.

The Republicans argue that the policy could result in an influx of new Democratic voters before November.

The decision is seen as an aggressive election-year action that aligns with the demands of many Democrats.

Thai prosecutors on Tuesday formally indicted influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra under the kingdom's strict royal insult laws over comments he made nearly a decade ago.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hailed North Korea for "firmly supporting" Moscow's war in Ukraine ahead of a visit to Pyongyang set to boost defence ties between the two nuclear-armed countries.

The plan will focus on "related party basis shifting," which is typically used by related parties to increase deductions on assets or reduce future gains, thereby lowering the tax liability of the entities involved.

President Joe Biden is rolling out a $50 million ad campaign that will be targeting a part of Donald Trump's felony convictions.

Trump recently suggested the idea of eliminating federal income taxes and imposing substantial tariffs on imports during private meetings with GOP lawmakers.

China hailed mended ties with Australia on Monday, saying relations were "on the right track" as the trading partners moved on from a bitter economic dispute despite a duel for influence in the Pacific. Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived to a grand ceremonial welcome at Parliament House in Canberra.

Trump was trying to take a dig at President Joe Biden's cognitive test when he himself mixed up his former doctor's name.

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Italy for the G7 summit, it was not diplomatic meetings that dominated headlines back in India -- but the relationship with his Italian counterpart.

France on Monday began less than a fortnight of frenetic election campaigning for snap polls called by President Emmanuel Macron to combat the far right, with star footballer Kylian Mbappe warning the country was at a historic crossroads.

Hunter Biden has agreed to drop the lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani and Robert Costello over the former's laptop computer.

The Republican presidential candidate proposed lowering the corporate tax rate at a closed-door meeting with the Business Roundtable.

The new poll, conducted on Wednesday and Thursday, shows Brexiteer Nigel Farage's Reform with 19 percent support going into national elections next month, compared to the Conservatives' 18 percent. Both are trailing far behind the center-left Labor party.

The Supreme Court's decision to uphold access to mifepristone reflects the ongoing and contentious nature of the abortion debate in America.

President Joe Biden's executive action, which prevents illegal migrants from seeking asylum, is his most strict policy on the U.S.-Mexico border to date.

Haiti's Prime Minister Garry Conille said Wednesday that greater security and a crackdown on corruption would be priorities for his newly installed government in the troubled Caribbean nation.

Trump's lawyers argue that the gag order unfairly restricts his ability to defend himself publicly, especially against criticisms from political opponents such as President Joe Biden, actor Robert DeNiro.