The conservative Supreme Court has granted Donald Trump and all future presidents immunity from prosecution for decisions made in their official capacity. In practical terms, this means that Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for acts committed while he was president. This decision does not grant immunity to members of the Trump administration or Donald Trump’s family.PoliticusUSA provides 100% independent news and opinions. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Trump’s family has been heavily involved in monetizing the federal government and the presidency for financial gain. The Trump Justice Department will not investigate the family for potentially corrupt acts. The current…
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Pete Buttigieg was well-liked as Transportation Secretary during the Biden administration. Buttigieg demonstrated both seriousness and knowledge for the position. Importantly, Buttigieg took the nation’s transportation problems and declining infrastructure seriously.As is the case with almost everyone Trump selects for his administration, the current president has chosen appointees and cabinet officials based on their loyalty to him rather than their qualifications and skills for the job. Trump chose reality TV star and Fox News backbencher Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary. Duffy is a Trump loyalist and former House Republican who was best known for complaining about being underpaid. Duffy…
Political dynasties are a reality in countries around the world, but perhaps nowhere are they more entrenched than in the Philippines. The Philippines Daily Inquirer reported that 83 percent of current senators and 76 percent of House members belong to political dynasties. The phenomenon also extends to local communities. According to the Internal Policy and Budget Research Department of the Philippine House of Representatives, 9,852 of the 17,983 local elective positions, or 54 percent of the total, are held by dynasts. Some of the largest and most powerful Philippine political families currently have several members serving in the current Congress,…
HONIARA — The Solomon Islands’ choice of longtime opposition leader Matthew Wale as its new prime minister could be a sign that a diplomatic shift toward Canberra is likely, as the Pacific island nation continues moderate engagement with Beijing, experts told Radio Free Asia.Wale was sworn in on Friday after winning 26 of 50 votes in Parliament, edging Foreign Minister Peter Shanel Agovaka’s 22 votes, and ending months of political chaos surrounding Wale’s predecessor Jeremiah Manele, who was ousted last week in a vote of no confidence.“Dear Solomon Islanders, change is coming,” Wale said in his inaugural address.The new prime…
Donald Trump really wants to take $1 billion from American taxpayers to pay for them. his ballroom. PoliticusUSA is 100% unfiltered, independent news. Support us by becoming a subscriber.NOTUS note as the White House pressures senators to vote for ballroom money, “the White House pressure campaign is gathering pace before the Senate introduces its budget reconciliation bill as early as next week – even as Republicans work to fix other provisions that left Byrd screwed last night.”The White House keeps huddling together to try to get Republicans to take a potentially politically suicidal vote to give it a billion dollars…
After traveling all the way to China to be humiliated and returning virtually empty-handed, an exhausted and declining Donald Trump seemed very grumpy, which helped explain why he was in no mood to go home and hear about his biggest self-caused headache. PoliticusUSA is 100% independent news and opinion. Support us by becoming a subscriber.David Sanger of the New York Times asked Trump about resuming bombing of Iran: “You did it for 38 days. And you didn’t get any political change in Iran.”Sanger couldn’t even finish his question before Trump fell in at the deep end:No, I… I had a…
While Russia continues to place emphasis on celebrating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany 81 years ago, the importance of the holiday is diminishing in much of the former Soviet space. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was one of only two Central Asian heads of state present when Russia held its annual commemoration of victory in World War II. While Tokayev’s participation in the much-reduced May 9 parade demonstrates continued diplomatic support for Moscow, commemorations in Kazakhstan continue to move away from their Soviet roots. This year, no military parades took place in Kazakhstan while the president was in Moscow. Instead,…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Netherlands this weekend marks an important moment in relations between the two countries. During the visit, a formal strategic partnership is expected to be announced, after months of preparation. This is a logical step – and of considerable strategic value for both countries. India is emerging as one of the most important economic and geopolitical players of the 21st century. The Netherlands, for its part, plays a central role in Europe in the fields of logistics, technology and international trade. However, the symbolic and political visibility of this relationship remains surprisingly limited.…
Lessons from wars in Russia, Ukraine, and the Middle East have led Southeast Asian countries to rapidly accelerate their efforts to invest in and adopt counter-drone systems. Malaysia recently unveiled an indigenously developed interceptor drone, known as “The Ghost”. Last year, Singapore announced that every recruit entering basic military training will learn how to operate drones and counter drone-related threats. It is also established the Singapore Armed Forces Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Development and Operations Group. Indonesia is pursuing defense collaborations with China Aerospace Long-March International Trade Co Ltd (ALIT), and this potential partnership could focus on drones. Cambodia used…
As U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met in Beijing this week for what many called a “superpower summit,” countries in the South, such as Pakistan, watched closely, examining the meeting’s outcomes and the implications for themselves. These countries hope that better cooperation between China and the United States could benefit not only the world’s two largest economies, but also smaller and middle powers trying to adapt to an increasingly turbulent international landscape. The summit comes at a particularly difficult time, as violent conflicts in West Asia, maritime disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and long-running…