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Postal groups in Norway and northern Sweden were postal mailing, while postdoctoral students suspended shipments of parcels before scrapping U.S. customs tax loopholes, they said Wednesday, allowing tax-free entry to low-value packages.
President Donald Trump’s administration said last month that international shipping will be sold at less than $800 starting August 29.
“Nord will temporarily stop cargo due to the shorter time to adapt to the new requirements,” the Swedish and Denmark governments said in a statement.
According to the White House, low-value packages sent to the U.S. will face “all applicable responsibilities” under the executive order to suspend the “minimum limit” exemption.
Gabbard strips security permits from dozens of intelligence officials
Good morning, welcome American politics Real-time blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and over the next few hours I’ll bring you all the latest news lines.
Let’s start with the news National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said Tuesday she has divested security permits from 37 current and former national security officialsincluding some people working in the intelligence community to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.
In the memorandum Posted on XGabbard accused targeted individuals of “politicizing and manipulating intelligence, unauthorized disclosure of confidential intelligence leaks, and/or committing intentional infringement of transaction standards.”
This move is the latest in a series of registrations Trump administration Oppose state security officials and political opponents, he considers them an opponent.
“These are illegal and unconstitutional decisions that deviate from good, decades of laws and policies designed to prevent such actions,” Mark Zaid said in a statement.
He called the government’s “claiming that these people are politicized or weaponized intelligence” was hypocritical.
March, Trump revokes security permission for Joe Biden, Kamala Harrisand several other Democrats and critics. The order also deprived former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, former representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, New York Attorney General Letitia James, who sued Trump for fraud – and Biden’s entire family.
In other developments:
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will open new immigration detention centers in Nebraska as part of President Trump’s efforts to strengthen the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention network. The facility is located in the southwestern part of the state, and the department is called “Cornhusker Clink” by the department and will possess undocumented immigrants arrested by ICE. The program is a partnership between the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and the Ice Community, with a total of 280 new detention beds.
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National Guard members from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana begin to arrive in Washington On Tuesday, in order to help President Donald Trump crack down on crime and homelessness. Military forces overseeing the guards, the Joint Task Force of Colombia told the news telegram that the troops will perform similar duties to local guard members who are already on the street. These tasks include protection of landmarks and crowd control.
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White House launches an official Tiktok accountjoining social platforms with more than 150 million US users. Reuters first reported the move. The first video posted by the White House on Tiktok shows a montage with a Trump voiceover: “I wake up every day and am determined to bring a better life to people across the country. I am your voice.” More here.
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Texas Democrats are tearing up the “license slide” they signed to leave the chamber and join state rep. Nicole Collier Before the vote on the Texas Congress’ redistricting map Wednesday. The documents are part of a new surveillance agreement set by Republicans in the Texas House, noting that Democrats “have only written permission after agreeing to be released in designated detention centers.” [Texas department of public safety] The officers” will make sure they return to the conference hall.
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Federal prosecutors have conducted criminal investigations into allegations of Washington, D.C. police systematically manipulating crime statistics Make the city appear safer than it is. The Washington Post, NBC News and Fox News, conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia under the leadership of Jeanine Pirro, is the latest escalation between the Trump administration and the federal government’s control over local police, anonymous sources told The Post. More here.
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The Trump administration said Tuesday it will look for “anti-American” views on social media, including on social media, when evaluating the apps of people who want to live in the United States. In the announcement, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which handle requests to stay in the U.S. or become a citizen, said it would expand review of social media posts for review applicants, “adding censorship of anti-U.S. activities to that review.” More here.
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