Trump Sharply Cuts the Size of Two National Monuments in Utah

Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

By Maxine Joselow

Trump dramatically cuts size of two national monuments held sacred by tribes

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah will lose ‘close to a million and a half acres each’ and open land to developers and oil industry Donald Trump has approved a sharp reduction in the size of two national monuments in Utah held sacred by many Native Americans, in the latest move to open US public land to corporate developers and the oil and gas industry. The two monuments, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, will see a reduction of “close to a million and a half acres each...

By Coral Murphy Marcos and agencies

Trump administration vows to ‘disable’ International Criminal Court

US State Department ups pressure campaign on international tribunal, threatening allies who support investigations.

Trump administration urges banks to scrutinize lending to immigrants without work authorization

Federal bank regulators issued guidance Monday seeking to curb mortgages, auto loans and other consumer credit to immigrants without U.S. work authorization.

US vows campaign to end ICC ‘intolerable threat’ to American sovereignty

The United States on Monday announced a campaign against the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the tribunal of posing “an intolerable threat to US sovereignty” and threatening sanctions. “The ICC and its friends are waging a war against our country, not with bullets or missiles, but with statutes, compacts and the force of so-called international law,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a video statement. The State Department said in a statement the campaign will...

By Agence France-Presse

Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management

'Intolerable threat to US sovereignty': Why Trump wants to 'dismantle' International Criminal Court

The Trump administration initiated a campaign against the International Criminal Court. This action targets the court's authority over American officials and military personnel. The United States argues the court threatens national sovereignty and self-governance. Diplomatic efforts and potential sanctions will be employed to disable the court. This move aims to protect American citizens from international prosecution.

By TOI World Desk

Trump administration targets ICC after judges file complaint

The State Department said on Monday it was considering travel bans and revoking visas for ICC officials as well as additional sanctions against the ICC.

Trump administration launches effort to isolate International Criminal Court

The Trump administration is launching an effort to dismantle what it calls the threat to United States sovereignty by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a State Department official said on Monday. President Donald Trump and other US officials, such as former President George W. Bush, have long said the ICC should not have the authority to investigate and prosecute Americans, particularly members of the military. Reuters earlier this year found the Trump administration backed sanctions ag...

By none@none.com (ReutersNews Desk)

Trump administration launches effort to isolate ICC

US officials pressuring countries to diplomatically isolate it

By Reuters

Coffee Break: Will the Trump Admin Make OpenAI Its Lucky 31st Investment and Bailout Softbank?

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman offered the Trump regime a 5% stake. Will it become the Trump regime's 31st buy-in in time to save SoftBank?

By Nat Wilson Turner

US initiates campaign to dismantle ICC's 'threat' to its sovereignty

The Trump administration presented on Monday a campaign and fresh effort aimed at dismantling what it called the International Criminal Court's (ICC) 'threat' to U.S. sovereig...