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☆ Trump's fingers were so dry during his arraignment he needed lotion before he could be fingerprinted, according to a new report from Yahoo News
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new report suggests that Trump needed lotion before having his fingerprints taken by authorities. A law enforcement source told Yahoo News that was the only unplanned event that delayed his arraignment. A court employee had to provide lotion because his fingers were too dry to be fingerprinted, the report, which cited a law enforcement source, claimed. The only delay in his arraignment came when he needed to moisten his fingers with lotion, because they were too dry for authorities to take his fingerprints, per the report. There were zero people saying 'I'm sorry,'" the source told Yahoo.

☆ Russia is set to pass a measure that bans people who have been drafted to the military from leaving the country
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The measure would ban people who have been drafted from leaving the country, and track summons. According to The New York Times, Russia's state Duma has passed a measure which bans those who have been drafted to the military from leaving the country, imposing electronic draft summons and other measures. In Ukraine, the army is also trying to recruit more manpower amid heavy casualties sustained in the ongoing battle with Russia in eastern Bakhmut. At the outset of the war, Ukrainian imposed martial law, banning men between the ages of 18 and 60 from leaving the country in case they're needed for a draft. The country also instituted mobilization rules which make that same pool of men eligible to be drafted on a whim.

☆ Leaked intelligence document shows that Egypt, a longtime US ally, secretly planned to provide Russia with 40,000 rockets and gunpowder: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Egypt negotiated a massive weapons and gunpowder sale to Russia covertly, per The Washington Post. The revelation was made public through a leaked top-secret document, which surfaced on Discord. The US has said there is no proof that Egypt sold the 40,000 rockets to Russia, per the Post. One of the files detailed conversations between high-level Egyptian officials over the sale of weapons to Russia. The top secret document, dated February 17, features discussion from Egyptian officials about how to supply their Russian counterparts with gunpowder and artillery from Egyptian factories, per the Post.

☆ Tennessee Republicans expelled two Democratic legislators who protested with anti-gun activists in the House
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Madison Hall | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Republicans in the Tennessee legislature just expelled a member for leading a gun reform protest in the House of Chambers. The Tennessee House of Representatives voted 75-25 on Thursday to expel state Rep. Justin Jones. The Tennessee House voted 75-25 on Thursday to expel Jones, with Rep. Justin Pearson also expelled after a 69-26 vote, according to CNN. Only two members of the Tennessee House have been expelled over the last 157 years. President Joe Biden addressed the Tennessee House leadership's focus on expelling the three, calling the move, "undemocratic."

☆ Bill Clinton says he feels 'terrible' for pushing a 1994 agreement with Russia that resulted in Ukraine giving up its nuclear weapons
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bill Clinton expressed regret for his role in a 1994 agreement between Russia, Ukraine and the US. The agreement saw Ukraine give up nuclear weapons left over from the fall of the Soviet Union. Clinton said that if Ukraine still had the weapons, Russia would not have invaded. "I feel a personal stake because I got them [Ukraine] to agree to give up their nuclear weapons," Clinton said. "A great deal had to do with the risks of proliferation and the challenges of keeping nuclear weapons secure," Miles said.

☆ Trump said 9 words and did not smile as he was hit with a 34-count felony indictment on business fraud charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald Trump was criminally indicted in Manhattan on Tuesday. On Tuesday, a grand jury indicted Trump on 34 felony business fraud charges, which included allegations that Trump arranged a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, as well as other payments meant to stifle negative press ahead of the 2016 election. In court, Trump sat with his counsel and spoke as little as possible, pleading not guilty to the charges. Trump spoke only in response to questions from prosecutors, first pleading "not guilty" when asked to enter his plea. "I do," Trump answered.

☆ Mispronouncing the word 'Bruschetta' could soon cost thousands of euros in Italy, where politicians want to pass a law to penalize 'Anglomania'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Italy's government is hell-bent on passing a law that would penalize the use of non-Italian words. The proposed law would fine people who they believe are bastardizing the language. The proposed law seeks to stop "Anglomania," which "demeans and mortifies," Italian language and culture, according to the bill's text—and could even penalize Italians who mispronounce words like "Bruschetta." Pronouncing the word Bruschetta as "bru-shetta" and not "bru-sketta," for example, could cost Italians financially under the proposed law, according to CNN. Meloni's party is in support of the bill, which will be opened for parliamentary debate soon.

☆ GOP congressman from Tennessee says 'we're not gonna fix' school shootings and explains that he home schools his daughter
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee had few solutions to offer after Monday's mass shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. In response to a question about stopping mass shootings, he said "we're not gonna fix it." On Monday, a 28-year-old shooter reportedly used assault-style weapons to kill three 9-year-olds and three staff members at The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville. Speaking to reporters on Monday, hours after the shooting, Burchett was asked, "What else should be done to protect people like your little girl?" While answering a separate question about how to quell school shootings, he also said "we're not gonna fix it."

Joe Tacopino is Trump's lawyer for the Manhattan DA's probe into a hush-money payment made to Stormy Daniels. He has previously said on CNN that the exchange poses a "real problem" for Trump. "If it leads back to the Trump campaign funding, that's a big problem," Tacopino said back on March 18, 2018. "This is a real problem," Tacopino said, according to the report. Tacopino's 2018 comments are a far cry from his more recent statements as a possible indictment hangs over Trump's head.

☆ Kanye West's hateful comments about Jews may have inspired dozens of antisemitic incidents, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Charles R. Davis | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Anti-Defamation League counted 59 incidents in which antisemites cited the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. Overall, ADL researchers found there was a 59% increase in antisemitic incidents last year. Overall, ADL researchers found there was a 36% spike in antisemitic incidents in 2022 compared to the year before, with the ADL tracking just under 3,700 cases across the country, the highest on record. "We're deeply disturbed by this dramatic and completely unacceptable surge in antisemitic incidents," ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement. The ADL report comes after the FBI last year said that white supremacists "pose the primary threat" of domestic terrorism.

☆ Russian fighter jets are circling a US airbase in Syria a week after a fiery confrontation between Russian jets and a US drone over the Black Sea: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian fighter jets flew over a US military outpost in Syria 25 times in March, per NBC News. The escalation comes a week after Russian fighter jets clashed with a US drone over the Black Sea. On March 14, two Russian Su-27 fighter jets approached, poured fuel on, and then clipped a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea, forcing the US to down the damaged drone. In Syria, Grynkewich said that Russian jets swarming over the US' At Tanf Garrison outpost has created an "uncomfortable situation." Russian and US troops have both had a military presence in Syria since at least 2015.

☆ Nebraska hasn't passed a single bill this year because one lawmaker keeps filibustering in protest of an anti-trans bill: 'I will burn this session to the ground'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Nebraska state senator has filibustered every bill in this year's legislative session. State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh is doing so in opposition to an anti-trans bill, The Washington Post reported. "This bill legislates hate and targets trans youth," Cavanaugh told The Post. "I will burn this session to the ground over this bill," Cavanaugh told her colleagues in a February session, according to the Post. "The dream would be for the bill to die and for us to move forward with the work of the state," Cavanaugh told the Post.

US President Joe Biden said an international arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin was "justified." The warrant was issued by the International Criminal Court, which the US and Russia don't recognize. On Friday, the ICC released a report accusing the Russian president of "war crimes," declaring him an international pariah by issuing an arrest warrant against him. Russia does not recognize the ICC, and the US's relationship with the court has been fraught, according to Human Rights Watch. We support accountability for perpetrators of war crimes," the spokesperson added.

An Insider review found that his company has sold to foreign governments, including a $228 million dollar contract. What Mills didn't advertise was Pacem's munitions contracts with foreign governments. The company's chief legal officer Joseph Schmitz said all of Pacem's foreign munitions sales are approved by the Department of State. Mills's influence over American military spending while having ties to a munitions company poses the potential for conflicts of interest, an ethics watchdog said. In Congress, Mills sits on the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees, which oversee military spending and foreign weapons sales.

☆ Over KFC on 'Trump Force One,' Trump says that Ron DeSantis would be working at 'a law firm or maybe a Pizza Hut' without his initial support
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

After a campaign pit stop in Davenport, Iowa, Donald Trump took another dig at Ron DeSantis. Trump found a new way to diss the Florida Governor aboard his Boeing 757, "Trump Force One." Trump joked that DeSantis would be working at Pizza Hut without his initial backing, per Bloomberg. Schwartz, Schwartz, Schwartz, and Schwartz. "Remember, this Ron DeSanctimonious would be right now working probably at a law firm or maybe a Pizza Hut," Trump told reporters, according to the report.

☆ Trump team is adding staff to attack prosecutors, spread conspiracies, as potential indictment looms in Stormy Daniels Manhattan DA probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald Trump is planning to bolster a PR campaign against the Manhattan DA. According to the New York Times, Trump plans to respond to a potential indictment with conspiracies. So far, Trump has attacked Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, who is Black, calling him a "racist." According to the Times, Trump is dealing with the new reality by hiring extra staff to increase attacks against Bragg, and brew conspiracies that Joe Biden influenced the Manhattan DA's probe for political reasons. In recent public statements and on Truth Social, Trump has already attacked Bragg, who is Black, calling him "racist."

☆ Georgia special grand jury heard a recorded call in which Trump pressured the state's House Speaker to convene a session to overturn the 2020 vote: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jurors heard a recording of the call during the grand jury proceedings, AJC reported. The Atlanta newspaper spoke with five of the 23 special grand jury members who took part in Georgia's probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election by Trump and his allies. According to AJC, Ralston was among the ranks who denied Trump's request. The special grand jury completed its report in January and recommended multiple indictments. "It is not a short list," Emily Kohrs, the forewoman of the grand jury, told The New York Times.

☆ Ron DeSantis was invited to Ukraine to gain a 'deeper understanding' of the war after the Florida governor called Russia's full-scale invasion a 'territorial dispute'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis called Russia's year-long war in Ukraine a 'territorial dispute,' on Monday. On Tuesday, Ukraine's foreign ministry invited DeSantis to see the situation on the ground himself. Ron DeSantis to visit the war-torn country after DeSantis reduced Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor to a "territorial dispute," earlier this week. DeSantis' comments came via a statement sent to Fox News on Monday where he said that Russia's war in Ukraine was not a "vital interest." The next day, Ukraine foreign ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko pushed back against DeSantis' comments and extended an offer, per the BBC.

☆ Tucker Carlson said in private messages that he actually hates Trump 'passionately:' 'I can't handle much more of this'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Matthew Loh | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Fox News host Tucker Carlson bashed former President Donald Trump in private, per new court filings. "We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights," Carlson wrote, per Dominion's filing. "I hate him passionately," Carlson replied immediately after, per the filing. Navarro, a former Trump advisor, publicly admitted in January 2022 to devising a scheme to overturn the 2020 election. Representatives for Fox News and a spokesman for Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment on Carlson's Trump texts.

☆ Tucker Carlson told former Trump attorney Sidney Powell it was 'cruel and reckless' for her to keep telling people Trump had won without being able to prove it
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

New emails and texts from Fox News staff revealed frustration with former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell. The messages were released in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News. In some of the texts, Tucker Carlson says Powell is "lying" and Laura Ingraham says she is "a bit nuts." "The whole thing seems insane to me, and Sidney Powell won't release the evidence," Carlson writes. "Sidney Powell is lying," Carlson wrote in another text to an unknown contact on November 17, 2020.

☆ Rupert Murdoch told Jared Kushner his team said Biden's ads were more creative than Trump's ahead of the election
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rupert Murdoch told Jared Kushner his team said Biden's ads were more creative than Trump's. Dominion is suing Fox News for defamation related to election fraud claims involving the company. In a follow-up email, Murdoch told Kushner their new Sunday ad was "an improvement" but that one of Biden's was "extremely good," adding: "Or I think so! In a filing that was released last week, Dominion accused Murdoch of sharing "confidential information" with Kushner ahead of the election. "During Trump's campaign, Rupert provided Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, with Fox confidential information about Biden's ads, along with debate strategy (providing Kushner a preview of Biden's ads before they were public)," lawyers for Dominion wrote.

☆ Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Laura Ingraham panicked and texted that Fox News 'hates us' after calling Arizona for Biden and bragged about their 'enormous power' at the network
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

New emails and texts released in Dominion Voting System's case against Fox News highlighted internal strife. The three prime-time hosts, Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity, felt sidelined after the Arizona call. "We are officially working for an organization that hates us," Ingraham texted the two hosts in November 2020. On Tuesday, a new series of internal emails, private texts, and depositions helped illuminate the internal rifts between Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, and their coworkers after the network called Arizona for Biden. "We are officially working for an organization that hates us," Ingraham texted Hannity and Carlson on November 16, 2020, according to court documents.

☆ The 4 Americans who were attacked after crossing the Mexican border were traveling to get a tummy tuck procedure, relatives say
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Chris Panella | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two of the four Americans kidnapped in Mexican are dead, while the other two were found alive. Relatives told CNN and ABC News the group traveled for one of them to get a tummy tuck procedure. Tamaulipas Governor Américo Villarreal said the other two Americans were found alive in Tamaulipas, according to Latinus journalist Claudio Ochoa Huerta. Obrador confirmed at a press conference Monday that the group was abducted on March 3 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, near the Rio Grande and southern US border with Brownsville, Texas. It was originally reported by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador that the group traveled to buy medication.

☆ Man accused of trying to stab attendant with a broken metal spoon on a United flight leaned over and asked another passenger about the emergency exit door before attack: feds
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Azmi Haroun | Graham Rapier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A man was arrested and charged after officials say he tried to stab a flight attendant on a United flight. Francisco Severo Torres told authorities he made a weapon out of a broken metal spoon. Passengers and flight crew were eventually able to tackle and restrain Torres. A flight attendant investigated and found the handle had been moved toward the unlocked position, prosecutors said. Investigators later determined that the metal object Torres used to attack the flight attendant was a metal spoon that had the bowl broken off, according to prosecutors.

☆ Sonia Sotomayor pushes back on conservative SCOTUS justices who questioned the fairness of Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan, saying the US is 'not a society of unlimited resources'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor questioned efforts to gut the Biden student-loan forgiveness plan Tuesday. Sotomayor was among a few justices pushing back on common GOP arguments on the "fairness" of the program. Sotomayor was joined by justices Ketanji Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan, and Amy Coney Barrett in scrutinizing the cases' standing to sue. Every law has people who encompass it or people outside it," Sotomayor said, adding that "that's not an issue of fairness. Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the liberal justices in challenging the standing of both of the cases, but it would require the vote of an additional conservative justice to uphold Biden's debt relief plan.

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