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- White House slams Trump: Former President Donald Trump is facing a new wave of backlash over what the White House is calling "antisemitic rhetoric." Here's what he said during a segment of Sebastian Gorka's America First podcast on Monday.
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TL/DR: "The partisan nature of the imprisoning of a top senior White House aide should chill the bones of every American. ... If anybody thinks these partisans and politicians in robes aren't coming for Donald Trump, they must think twice now," Peter Navarro wrote on X.
Donald Trump's former aide Peter Navarro hit out at the Supreme Court in a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter, after it denied his request to avoid prison while he appeals a contempt of Congress conviction.
Why it matters: Navarro, who served as Trump's trade adviser, was convicted in September 2023 for defying a subpoena from the panel that investigated the 2021 Capitol attack in which Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to protest Joe Biden's election win. The panel requested that he turn over records. Still, he argued that he did not have to cooperate with Congress because of Trump's executive privilege, which shields some presidential records from disclosure.
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What happens now? According to press statements from his lawyers, Navarro will serve a four-month prison sentence starting at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
TL/DR: Dozens of entities denied the former president after he requested their help in posting his appeal bond in his New York civil fraud case.
Donald Trump asked one of the entities he was found liable of deceiving to help cover his New York civil fraud bond.
Why it matters: According to a court filing by the former president's legal team on Monday, Trump asked several sureties to back the $464 million bond needed to appeal Judge Arthur Engoron's ruling that found him, his two adult sons and others associated with the Trump Organization liable of fraud. Among the entities in Monday's filing included Zurich Insurance Group, in which Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer at the Trump Organization, was accused of deceiving by claiming that an independent appraiser had assessed the value of the former president's real estate holdings.
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What happens now? The former president's lawyers said that it is a "practical impossibility" to secure the backing for the bond needed to appeal. Trump was ordered to pay $355 million in penalties, which was brought to $454 million after interest. Another $10 million is needed to challenge Engoron's ruling. Trump has until March 25 to post the total amount unless an appeals court agrees to allow him to post a bond for a smaller amount.
TL/DR: "If we do not get the EU's response right and do not give Ukraine enough support to stop Russia, we are next. If we want peace, we must prepare for war," Charles Michel, the president of the European Council, wrote in an op-ed published in European newspapers.
The president of the European Council, Charles Michel, has said that Russia's threat to European security means that the continent must boost its defense capabilities.
Why it matters: In an op-ed published in European newspapers, the top EU official said that two years into Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, U.S. support for the continent could no longer be taken for granted. Western leaders have warned that Putin will set his sights beyond Ukraine. Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, the chair of the NATO military committee, said in January that members needed to prepare for a war with Moscow in the next 20 years. President Joe Biden also warned in December that Putin would attack NATO after Ukraine.
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What happens now? The EU still spends, on average, less than the NATO goal of two percent of GDP, while Russia's defense budget this year will be a reported six percent. "Michel said profits from Russia's frozen assets and more of the European budget should be used to buy military equipment for Ukraine. He added that issuing European defense bonds could make it easier for industry to fund defense production.
TL/DR: Vladimir Putin officially secured enough votes on Monday to win a fifth presidential term, but the outcome of Russia's three-day election was anticipated.
The Russian Foreign Ministry shot back at claims that Moscow's presidential election was tipped in Vladimir Putin's favor, instead saying that Western leaders cannot fathom Russia's "nationwide unity."
Why it matters: Western officials have long accused Russia of rigging elections in Putin's favor. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters on Monday that there was "nothing free or fair" about Moscow's election process. And a spokesperson for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Berlin's leader has no plans of congratulating Putin on his win, calling the results "predetermined." Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova dismissed claims of election manipulation, attributing Putin's victory to unity in the face of external threats.
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What happens now? Following his victory, Putin touted his plans for the future of the war in Ukraine, including promising to create a "buffer zone" along the front lines to protect Russian territory from cross-border attacks. Putin will hold the presidency until at least 2030, when he can run again, and remain in office until 2036.
TL/DR: "The Houthis continue to threaten all vessels that transit the Red Sea, so this is an ongoing concern for all nations that engage in maritime commerce in the region," a spokesperson for U.S. Central Command told Newsweek.
The U.S. military has warned that the growing threat posed by maritime attacks being launched on a near-daily basis by well-armed rebels in Yemen extends far beyond the Middle East.
Why it matters: For five months, Ansar Allah, commonly known as the Houthi movement, targeted international ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, seizing a ship and attacking others to pressure for an end to Israel's war in Gaza. Russia's state-run Sputnik News Agency cited an unnamed military source saying Ansar Allah had successfully tested a hypersonic weapon for the first time. The White House has denied these claims. The only countries that are known to possess such weapons are China and Russia, with the latter already putting them to combat use amid its ongoing war in Ukraine.
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The Houthis Are Making History in the Most Dangerous Way
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What happens now? CENTCOM spokesperson Deputy Defense Secretary Sabrina Singh shared with Newsweek that the U.S. would continue to conduct joint strikes alongside the U.K. against Ansar Allah military sites in Yemen and shore up maritime security as part of the Operation Prosperity Guardian coalition established in December. With reports of new attacks regularly flooding in from the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, Ansar Allah has vowed to press on until Israel halted its campaign in Gaza.
IRS Issues Tips for Speeding Up Tax Refunds
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued advice on avoiding delays to tax refunds as the filing season deadline approaches next month.
Tax returns for 2023 are due across the U.S. on April 15, 2024. The IRS put out new advice on avoiding the "typical errors" that can hinder the timely payment of refunds for excess amounts paid and any tax credit refunds.
If there are no issues with your tax return this year, filers can expect to wait up to 21 days for any refunds if they filed online. However, filing via mail or with amended returns means that the process can take four weeks or longer for your refund to become available. The IRS warns the process can take even longer than this if your tax return requires corrections or additional reviewing.
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