In negotiations with Republican senators whose support he needs to be confirmed as attorney general, Todd Blanche a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate President Donald Trump鈥檚 political allies. But a sweeping audit immunity plan conferred on the president, his sons and the Trump Organization 鈥� given new parameters to appease the senators but still with the potential to wipe away millions of dollars of Trump鈥檚 back taxes.
Trump said Monday that U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro 鈥渃hoked鈥� and 鈥渇olded like an umbrella鈥� in accused of vandalizing . Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said in response to the move that 鈥測ou better not go before a federal judge and make allegations you can’t back up.鈥� Pirro and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum were later seen entering the White House.
The president also said on Monday that new talks between Washington and Tehran are for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of U.S. strikes on the country.
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Trump and 草莓传媒om, mocking and taunting
As Trump flies to California he鈥檒l likely throw barbs at the governor, eyed as a likely candidate for the next Democratic presidential nomination.
White House spokesperson Olivia Wales said the president plans to 鈥渄raw a sharp contrast between his commonsense agenda and the radical policies of Democrats like Gavin 草莓传媒om.鈥�
Trump routinely mocks 草莓传媒om using a derogatory nickname. 草莓传媒om taunts the president in turn.
The Democrat wrote on social media on Monday that California is raising its minimum wage next year to $17.40 an hour, more than double the federal minimum. 鈥淒onald Trump and the GOP are still defending a $7.25 minimum wage while workers scrape by. Pitiful,鈥� 草莓传媒om wrote.
The economy is on Trump鈥檚 agenda in California and Nevada
鈥檚 rare visit to California and Nevada is meant to draw contrasts with Democrats on in support of Republicans in that will determine whether party control of Congress.
But he鈥檚 struggled to as and have overshadowed the stock market gains he often talks about, along with .
Trump is headlining a Republican National Committee fundraising dinner at a golf club his family owns in the Los Angeles suburb of Rancho Palos Verdes on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Trump will discuss the economy at Red Rock casino in Las Vegas.
Only 32% of U.S. adults approved of Trump鈥檚 handling of the economy in an AP-NORC poll conducted in late July, while 69% characterized the state of the economy as 鈥減oor.鈥�
25 states sue over Trump鈥檚 new tariffs, calling them 鈥榩retext鈥� to replace his old ones
Twenty-five states sued the Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court .
The United States on 59 countries and the European Union, charging that they had not done enough to crack down on imports produced by The new tariffs took effect just as the clock ran out on President Donald Trump had turned to after the Supreme Court defeat.
鈥淎fter losing at the Supreme Court, the administration is once again trying to illegally raise taxes on families and businesses with a new round of tariffs,鈥� said New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Joining New York in the lawsuit announced Monday are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.
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Trump accounts were closed in 2021 due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says
Bank accounts held by Trump were closed by Capital One in 2021 after it flagged financial activity that had characteristics of money laundering, the bank disclosed in a court filing over the weekend.
The court filing is tied to a lawsuit filed against Capital One by one of Trump鈥檚 financial holding companies shortly after he was sworn into office a second time. Trump alleges that Capital One illegally closed his accounts for political reasons, following the on the U.S. Capitol.
Capital One wants the lawsuit dismissed.
鈥淭he closures were the result of months of analysis and a careful review by Capital One鈥檚 AML team in accordance with bank policies and regulatory guidance,鈥� the bank said in the court filing. The term 鈥淎ML鈥� is an abbreviation for anti-money laundering.
Trump has sued Capital One, as well as , for allegedly debanking him after he left office in 2021. Debanking occurs when banks shut down customer accounts because they believe they pose financial, legal or reputational risks to the banks.
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New talks are 鈥榣ast chance鈥� for Iran to forge a deal and avoid escalation of US strikes, Trump says
Trump has played this hand before during the 5-month-old 鈥� but this time, he insists it鈥檚 different.
The president on Monday said that new talks between Washington and Tehran are the 鈥渓ast chance鈥� for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of U.S. strikes on the country.
Trump, speaking at the Oval Office, said he expects negotiations will focus on reopening and create a pathway for Iran to address the United States鈥� concerns about its nuclear program. He told reporters they would likely learn about the status of the negotiations 鈥渢oday or tomorrow.鈥�
鈥淭he first phase is the opening of the straits. The second phase will be the denuclearization,鈥� the Republican president said. 鈥淎nd that will take a little while.鈥�
While Trump has reveled in the U.S. military decimating layers of Tehran鈥檚 leadership and devastating its air force and navy, Iran is betting it can outlast Trump as he faces and the difficulty of executing a war that鈥檚 unpopular with the American electorate ahead of November鈥檚 midterm election.
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Trump says Pirro 鈥榝olded like an umbrella鈥� in bid to drop Reflecting Pool vandalism charges
Trump said Monday that U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro 鈥渃hoked鈥� and 鈥渇olded like an umbrella鈥� in moving to drop charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing .
Speaking at an unrelated Oval Office event, Trump ducked questions about whether he鈥檇 fire Pirro, a former Fox 草莓传媒 host and longtime ally he in the nation鈥檚 capital. But the president kept up his drumbeat of sharp criticism, saying he remained disappointed by her assessment that damage to the Reflecting Pool was the result of shoddy construction, not vandalism.
鈥淔rankly, I think she choked because the judge was really vicious. Instead of going after the people that did it, the judge went after her and went after her department, and I guess she choked,鈥� Trump said in response to a reporter鈥檚 question after he signed an executive order for military spouses. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know what the hell happened.鈥�
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As Blanche鈥檚 path to confirmation is cleared, Trump鈥檚 tax audit immunity remains in place
In negotiations with Republican senators whose support he needs to be confirmed as attorney general, Todd Blanche a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate Trump鈥檚 political allies.
But a sweeping audit immunity plan conferred on the president, his sons and the Trump Organization remains in place 鈥� given new parameters to appease the senators but still with the potential to wipe away millions of dollars of Trump鈥檚 back taxes.
In a document Blanche sent to the lawmakers Sunday, he said the audit immunity, struck as part of a deal to resolve the president鈥檚 $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, would not protect the president from the examination of future tax filings. Instead, he noted, it 鈥渁pplies by its terms only retroactively鈥� to claims open at the time of the lawsuit鈥檚 settlement.
For the who opposed both the fund and the audit deal, those assurances were enough and are expected to clear the way for Blanche鈥檚 confirmation to serve as attorney general.
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