Jun 05 Cryptocurrency exchange Binance mishandled funds and violated securities laws, SEC lawsuit says By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the SEC lawsuit on Monday lists thirteen charges against the firm — including commingling and diverting customer assets to an entity Zhao owned called Sigma Chain. Continue reading
Jun 05 U.S. sanctions Russia-backed actors accused of trying to destabilize Moldova By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated seven members of a group linked to sanctioned Moldovan oligarch, Ilan Shor, currently in exile in Israel, and leader of Moldova's pro-Russia Shor Party. Continue reading
Jun 05 Trump lawyers meet with Justice Department officials as charging decision nears in Mar-a-Lago case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Trump lawyers two weeks ago requested a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland to raise concerns about what they alleged was prosecutorial misconduct and overreach by the team led by special counsel Jack Smith. Continue reading
Jun 05 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden hosts Danish prime minister By News Desk and Associated Press Their meeting focused on supporting Ukraine in the fight against Russia and "designed to help strengthen the deep and enduring ties between the United States and Denmark," said Kirby. Continue reading
Jun 05 WATCH: Blinken says Israeli settlement expansion is obstacle to ‘horizon of hope’ By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the expansion of Israeli settlements and ongoing demolitions of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank are taking Israel further away from peace with the Palestinians. Yet, he said Monday that the U.S.-Israel relationship… Continue reading
Jun 05 Pence files paperwork declaring his 2024 presidential bid By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Pence, the nation’s 48th vice president, will formally launch his bid for the Republican nomination with a video and kickoff event in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, the date of his 64th birthday. Continue reading
Jun 05 Biden to meet with leaders of two key NATO allies this week for talks focused on Ukraine By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden will huddle with Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen on Monday and the UK’s Rishi Sunak on Thursday. The meetings come at a crucial period in the 15-month war as Ukraine readies to launch a long-anticipated counteroffensive. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: Russia launches more airstrikes as Ukraine prepares counteroffensive In our news wrap Sunday, a Russian missile killed a child and injured many others in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, nearly 80 schoolgirls were poisoned at two schools in Afghanistan, India says a signaling system error led to Friday’s… Continue watching
Jun 03 Texas Gov. Abbott signs bill banning gender-affirming care for minors By Associated Press Texas has become the most populous state to ban gender-affirming care for minors after Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation on Friday. Continue reading
Jun 03 Nikki Haley’s campaign says she misspoke when saying U.S. needs to ‘align’ with Russia By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suggested in an interview that U.S. forces “need to align” with non-European countries including Russia to enhance global security, a remark her campaign characterized as a gaffe. Continue reading