Trump refiles $10bn defamation suit against WSJ over report on Epstein ties – US politics live

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature California governor Gavin Newsom is looking to thwart Donald Trump ’s $1.776bn “anti-weaponization fund ” by imposing a 100% tax on any payout received by state residents. In May, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced a fund to compensate alleged “victims of lawfare and weaponization”. It’s unclear who qualifies under this category. The fund was the product of a settlement reached between Trump and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – the agency the president sued over his leaked tax returns. Critics, including Newsom, have slammed the fund as a “boondoggle” designed to divert money to Trump’s allies. Speculation has swirled that its benefactors could include the individuals who were arrested in the 6 January 2021 siege of the US Capitol. The Trump administration has described the rioters as patriots and since pardoned many who were charged in relation to the attack. “People who assault cops and overthrow democracy don’t deserve a taxpayer-funded payday,” Newsom wrote in a Wednesday post to X, after announcing his plan at a news conference. Guatemala has agreed to conduct joint strikes with the United States against drug traffickers in its territory, the New York Times reported. The move marks an escalation of US president Donald Trump’s crackdown on drug cartels operating out of Latin America. …