Trump reconsiders Ukraine Patriot missile production license after NATO pledge

Zelenskyy asked Trump for permission to use Starlink to destroy ballistic launchers in Russia – The Atlantic During closed-door talks at the White House on 28 July, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked for Ukraine to be granted permission to use the Starlink system on Russian territory to strike ballistic missile launchers.

ukrpravda · about 1 hour ago

Trump convoacă în mod excepţional o şedinţă de cabinet la Camp David. Unde se află fortăreaţa prezidenţială Preşedintele Donald Trump a convocat vineri o şedinţă a cabinetului la reşedinţa prezidenţială de la Camp David, în timp ce se confruntă cu problema găsirii unei soluţii pentru războiul său împotriva Iranului şi a reducerii preţurilor la benzină, două probleme care ameninţă republicanii în alegerile pentru Congres din noiembrie, de la jumătatea mandatului prezidenţial. Spre …

hotnews.ro · about 1 hour ago

Trump inkább mégse biztos abban, hogy ad az ukránoknak Patriot licenszet Korábban már bejelentette, hogy ad nekik, most lehet, hogy mégsem. Nahát, nahát.

444.hu · about 1 hour ago

Války na Ukrajině a v Íránu se nesmí propojit. Je to v zájmu Moskvy, Teheránu i Západu, zdůrazňuje Bříza „Americký prezident Donald Trump uznává silné a ukrajinský prezident Volodymyr Zelenskyj ukázal, že silný je, říká ohledně úterní schůzky Vlastislav Bříza, bezpečnostní analytik z Univerzity Karlovy. Jednání bylo neveřejné, což podle něj může být ku prospěchu, protože pro Trumpa jsou kamery vším. Ukrajina ještě před cestou svého prezidenta do USA zaútočila na íránskou loď. A Bříza zdůrazňuje, že války na Ukrajině a v Íránu se nesmí propojit.

irozhlas.cz · about 1 hour ago

Musk planea invertir millones de dólares para ayudar a los republicanos de Trump en las elecciones de medio mandato La entrada del magnate en la contienda electoral de cara a los comicios del próximo noviembre en Estados Unidos complica aún más la campaña de los demócratas, que arrastran una deuda de unos dos millones de dólares, a pesar de que las encuestas les son favorablesTrump mina el sistema electoral de EEUU recuperando el bulo del fraude de 2020 y acusando a China de hacerle perder Parecía que Elon Musk se había retirado de la primera línea de la política estadounidense después de su dramático divorcio del presidente Donald Trump. Pero ahora planea regresar para la campaña electoral de los comicios de medio mandato del próximo noviembre: el milmillonario estudia reactivar su comité de acción política, llamado America PAC, para rescatar a los republicanos ante unas elecciones que cada vez se complican más para el partido de Trump. El magnate ha autorizado que esa entidad gaste entre 10 y 120 millones de dólares (aproximadamente, entre 8 y 100 millones de euros) en la campaña de este otoño. Los PAC (siglas en inglés de Comités de Acción Política) son organizaciones que se dedican a recaudar fondos y a hacer campaña por distintos candidatos. En las elecciones presidenciales de 2024, Musk inyectó más de 290 millones de dólares (más de 250 millones de euros) en la candidatura de Trump para ayudarle a regresar a la Casa Blanca. Según reveló el periódico The Guardian, el programa de captación de votantes de Trump en estados clave estaba siendo gestionado principalmente por America PAC, que a pocas semanas de las presidenciales tenía entre 300 y 400 empleados en cada uno de los siete estados disputados de Estados Unidos. Ahora, los medios Axios y The New York Times desvelan que el PAC de Musk prevé centrarse en las acciones puerta a puerta, además de aumentar los anuncios online y por correo. La estrategia, según explican los medios, sería movilizar todos aquellos votantes conservadores que no suelen ir a votar en las legislativas. La aparición de Musk en la contienda electoral tiene una explicación. Hace tiempo que el multimillonario hizo las paces con el presidente, aunque se ha encargado de mantener un perfil bajo. Musk voló junto a Trump a bordo del Air Force One rumbo a China el pasado mes de mayo: el sudafricano descendiendo por las escaleras del avión presidencial ante el recibimiento oficial chino fue la confirmación de que Musk volvía a estar en el círculo íntimo del mandatario. La vuelta de America PAC en estos momentos agravaría aún más los problemas económicos de los demócratas. A pesar de que las encuestas indican que van con ventaja –ya que la guerra en Irán está causando malestar y no está previsto que termine pronto–, el agujero de unos dos millones de dólares (unos 1,7 millones de euros) que sufre el Comité Nacional Demócrata (DNC) amenaza con comprometer la recta final de la campaña. Especialmente porque, en contraste, el Comité Nacional Republicano (RNC) cuenta con unos 130 millones de dólares en efectivo, según estimaciones de The New York Times. A pesar de que el descontento de los estadounidenses por el encarecimiento del coste de vida es innegable, una estrategia de campaña agresiva para movilizar las bases conservadoras podría poner en apuros a los demócratas de cara a las próximas votaciones. Por ejemplo, algunos de los escaños clave para que pudieran recuperar el control del Senado estadounidense siguen estando muy disputados, por lo que no está todo perdido para los republicanos. Además, la diferencia de fuerza económica hace que los demócratas tengan que elegir bien dónde invierten el dinero para asegurar la carrera electoral. No se pueden permitir muchos errores, menos después del escándalo de su candidato en Maine, Graham Platner. Los demócratas estaban casi seguros de poder ganar en ese estado, pero todo se truncó hace unas semanas cuando Platner renunció a raíz de una denuncia de agresión sexual. A cuatro meses de los comicios, la retirada de Platner ha echado por tierra la campaña en Maine y ha obligado a los demócratas a tener que buscar en tiempo récord a un nuevo candidato que tenga el mismo tirón. La victoria en este estado de la Costa Este era el camino más probable para conseguir la mayoría en el Senado; ahora, esa ruta se ha desviado a Texas, con el candidato demócrata James Talarico. La presión financiera es tal que incluso el liderazgo de Ken Martin, quien asumió la presidencia del DNC el año pasado, se ha visto cuestionado. Esta misma semana The New York Times revelaba que el equipo de Recursos Humanos del partido demócrata abrió una investigación a Martin después de que lanzara su teléfono contra el escritorio de un asistente. El DNC arrastra problemas financieros desde que Kamala Harris perdió las presidenciales de 2024. El partido esperaba que, después de la caída de donantes por el batacazo electoral, la perspectiva de las elecciones de medio mandato y el enfado con Trump reactivaran las donaciones. Pero, por el momento, eso no está pasando. Según Notus, que cita los registros de propiedad de Washington, el año pasado el DNC ofreció como garantía su sede física en la capital federal para poder obtener una línea de crédito de 15 millones de dólares (unos 13 millones de euros) destinada a invertir en las elecciones del próximo noviembre, que serán una prueba de fuego para los demócratas.

eldiario.es · about 1 hour ago

Vexés par les critiques françaises, les Etats-Unis envisagent de retoquer la nomination du prochain ambassadeur proposé par Macron Proposé au poste à Washington, Aurélien Lechevallier risque dêtre écarté par Donald Trump en représailles à une publication X de la représentation française à lONU, critique à légard de sa politique en matière de droits humains.

liberation · about 1 hour ago

Musk torna in campo per le midterm: nuovo sostegno a Trump, crollato nei sondaggi Il comitato politico fondato dal multimiliardario, America Pac, si è riattivato con una mobilitazione porta a porta per convincere a votare i repubblicani alle elezione di metà mandato

corriere · about 1 hour ago

Exclusive: FBI gets voters IP address in new fraud probe tactic The Trump administration has a new tactic for trying to isolate cases of alleged voter fraud — digging into the IP addresses of those who went online to register to vote.The FBI recently obtained the IP address of someone who registered online in South Carolina, according to documents first shared with Axios.Why it matters: The bureaus request for the address, which state and local officials complied with, offers a glimpse of how federal authorities are stepping up their probe of voter rolls and registration practices under pressure from President Trump.The presidents persistent complaints about the 2020 election have expanded into federal investigations that also involve the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security.Its unclear how often the FBI plans to take the extraordinary step of seeking IP addresses, but its push in South Carolina has broad implications nationwide: 43 states allow some form of online voter registration. An IP address would show a users geographic location and service provider, but not their specific identity. It could tell whether the user was outside a state or even the U.S., for example.Trump has claimed that operatives in China and elsewhere have tried to influence U.S. elections.The big picture: As the bureau investigates South Carolina, ICE has been requesting voter data in Texas and North Carolina.The Justice Department, meanwhile, is trying to get voter rolls from states that have resisted sharing registration information, and is suing 30 states and Washington, D.C., for that access.Critics say its a federal intrusion rooted in Trumps baseless claims about widespread fraud in the 2020 election."The administration has gone down every rabbit hole, pursued every possible avenue to undermine the confidence in the integrity of the federal election process and to undermine the process itself," said Robert Weiner, former senior counsel at DOJs civil rights division and director of the Voting Rights Project at the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights.Driving the news: An FBI agent in South Carolina stepped up the probe there in March by asking state and local officials for the IP address of a voters online registration, according to emails revealed in a public records request by Democracy Forward, which shared them with Axios. The email exchange between the FBI and the general counsel of South Carolinas State Election Commission is partially redacted. The general counsel didnt respond to a request for comment. Another exchange, under the subject line, "Voter Investigation" shows the FBI agent receiving the voters digital information in June. The FBI didnt respond to several requests for comment.What theyre saying: "It is not common" to get this kind of request, York County (S.C.) election official Alan Helms told Axios. "In my tenure as an election official, going on 20 years, that is the first interaction with law enforcement."Helms said his office complied with the request, as is permitted under the law."Its not typical for the FBI to be calling state election officials and just asking and conducting a fishing expedition to see private voter data," a former senior Justice Department official told Axios. "Its not typical and its not appropriate."Ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dillon has sent a letter warning election officials about statutes that ban non-citizens from voting in federal elections. DHS general counsel James Percival issued a memo asking immigration officials to use any voting-related crimes as evidence in deportation proceedings for noncitizens.Dillons office also announced it would send poll watchers to three Arizona counties ahead of that states primary on July 21.Zoom in: Since the Trump administration claimed to have found hundreds of thousands of voters registered illegally or deceased across the U.S., New Jersey has revealed that about 6,600 noncitizens had registered to vote because of a software error.New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherill (D) said her teams investigation so far has removed about 4,500 people from the states voter rolls, and that some people initially identified as ineligible actually might be eligible to vote. Trumps administration is holding up New Jersey, a Democrat-led state, as an example of a state with election issues and is trying to force it to share its full voter rolls with federal investigators. So far, its resisting.Flashback: A similar software issue was investigated in North Carolina in 2021. The state found about 700 potential noncitizens had registered and more than 100 of them had voted in 2016. No charges brought in most cases because the registration error was no ones fault. In some cases, voters were registered despite acknowledging on a DMV form that they werent citizens. Others were registered after leaving the question blank.

axios · about 1 hour ago

Trump administrations health leadership reboot sputters The Department of Health and Human Services keeps saying its turning over a new leaf, but it has only been partially successful — and controversial vaccine policymaking appears to be back on the table.Why it matters: Though the agency reset was launched with the midterm elections in mind, its already under strain and the elections are still more than three months away.State of play: Until this week, the administration had spent most of this year toning down its approach to vaccines, after it became clear through polling that vaccine skepticism was a political liability for the GOP in the midterm elections.But it wasnt just vaccines. The Food and Drug Administration had become dysfunctional enough that critics were warning of irreparable harms to the biotech industry and lost cures for patients, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been without a Senate-confirmed director for the vast majority of Trumps second term.At the same time, HHS elevated people with much more traditional backgrounds to senior positions within the department, most notably installing Chris Klomp effectively as chief of staff.Former FDA commissioner Marty Makary and top regulator Vinay Prasad both left their jobs in the following months, signaling what the biopharma industry hoped would be a reset on a relationship that had become poisonous.Other controversial personnel either left the administration or — in the case of surgeon general nominee Casey Means — failed to be confirmed.Where it stands: The projection of a return to business as usual experienced some serious cracks this week.The Senate confirmation of Sean Kaufman, the administrations nominee to lead the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, seemed to be in trouble over his past anti-vaccine statements, though the Senate health committee did approve his nomination Thursday.And most prominently, the WSJ reported that President Trump has been pressuring Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to do more on vaccines, including probing the alleged connection between vaccines and autism and reducing the number of shots children receive."💯 true," a source close to HHS and the White House texted Axios in response to the story.Thats a stark departure from White House staff urging the department to tone it down — but a testament to the presidents genuine commitment to the topic.Scientists have repeatedly said theres no evidence of a connection between vaccines and autism.The other side: The administrations nominee to lead the CDC, Erica Schwartz, was approved by the Senate health committee with significantly less drama Thursday, even earning a Democrats vote.And while the FDA is lacking permanent leadership, both the acting commissioner and the acting heads of drug regulation have received widespread praise from industry and other critics of the agency under Makarys tenure.Klomp, who has been nominated as deputy secretary, continues to be largely regarded as competent and a steadying hand.HHS said in a statement: "We have an exceptional team in place across the Department, that is dedicated to serving the American people and carrying out President Trumps bold vision to reverse the chronic disease epidemic, restore trust in public health, and put prevention at the center of health policy as we Make America Healthy Again."Between the lines: The likelihood that controversial vaccine policy returns with a vengeance post-midterms is completely underappreciated across Washington.Sources close to the administration are confident that vaccine-skeptical rhetoric and policy actions will resume in a few months."I have full expectation that many of MAHAs goals will reappear after midterms. Theyll actually get finalized in the second half of the administration, and the real question is what happens in the next administration?" said David Mansdoerfer, a senior HHS official during Trumps first term.What theyre saying: Parents "questions and concerns about Americas skyrocketing autism rates have long been ignored if not mocked. That changed the day President Trump took office, and the Trump administration is committed to leaving no stone unturned to finally address these concerns with Gold Standard Science," White House spokesman Kush Desai said in a statement.The intrigue: Trumps urgency could add longevity to Kennedys tenure. Theres been rampant speculation about whether the secretary will leave the administration after the midterm elections, with many sources believing hell be gone after theyre over."Of course this means that the Secretary will stay to the end of the Administration," the source close to HHS and the White House told me."Hes been stymied time and again by staff who were worried about the political optics of questioning vaccines. Now he can tell them the President ordered him to do more, and when they try to block him on whatever is next he can march into the Oval."Reality check: A lot of what Kennedys critics feared HHS would do on vaccines under his leadership either never happened or was blocked by the courts.But that doesnt preclude those things from happening in the future, particularly during the second half of the Trump administration."I knew all along that Trump had these feelings on vaccines. I dont think I fully appreciated how much he was pushing," said Richard Hughes, the attorney leading the legal fight against the HHS vaccine schedule changes."Its concerning that the president may continue to try to break the law and interfere with what should be evidence-based vaccine policy based on his deeply held, deeply flawed views of science," he added.Yes, but: Efforts to push vaccine policy or rhetoric wont receive carte-blanche approval within the administration, even without the political considerations of the midterms."There is a strong desire to ensure any research is done to the highest standards, is validated, etc.," one senior administration official said.The bottom line: "Administrations typically get more brazen in the second half of the second term when it comes to policy ideas," Mansdoerfer said."I think you have a president who has a firm belief in many of these same lines of thinking as Secretary Kennedy does, who will say, This is my legacy, I am going to do this because I think it is the right thing."

axios · about 1 hour ago

Financial Times: How absurdist memes turned into war propaganda. If Russias invasion of Ukraine was the first TikTok war, then the Iran conflict is the first meme war. While Trump is on Truth Social, official Iranian accounts have embarked on their own trolling campaign via X. The Iranian embassy in Zimbabwe joked that it had lost the keys to the Strait of Hormuz and posted a creepy AI […]

mastodon bot · about 2 hours ago

Zelenskyy wants Trump to okay Starlink inside Russia for hitting ballistic launchers, The Atlantic says. Trump wont reject it outright and will look into it, though Musk already said no to a meeting.

telegram_WarTranslated · about 2 hours ago

🇺🇦🇺🇸⚡️— Following a meeting between Zelensky and Trump, the Ukrainian side stated that Zelensky had requested 300 missiles for air defense from Trump to defend against attacks during the winter. Increasingly, sources in the United States are reporting that Trump refused the request due to a shortage.

telegram_Intel Slava · about 2 hours ago

Le pari anti-drones dEric Trump sapprête à entrer en Bourse La société de technologie de défense Space-Eyes va entrer en Bourse sur le Nasdaq. ...

la libre · about 2 hours ago

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expressen · about 2 hours ago

Patriot-Raketen für die Ukraine: Trump zögert nun offenbar doch bei der Lizenzvergabe Der US-Präsident hatte Kyjiw zugesagt, Flugabwehrraketen in Lizenz bauen zu dürfen. Doch jetzt deutet Trump einen Rückzieher an.

tagesspiegel · about 2 hours ago

Bericht: Trump „nicht sicher bei Patriot-Lizenzen für Ukraine

orf.at · about 2 hours ago

Trump takes his marathon Cabinet meetings to Camp David President Donald Trump is taking Fridays Cabinet meeting out of the White House and to Camp David, the secluded presidential retreat in Maryland, for what officials say will be a day of extended discussions and team-building.

independent · about 2 hours ago

Trumps princess of darkness pulls in $800M for his pet projects. The boss wants this money is her pitch Trump tasks Meredith ORourke with making multimillion dollar requests of corporate executives, according to a Wall Street Journal report

independent · about 2 hours ago

Trumps mass-deport team is using an obscure court to oust permanent-resident mom they say supports ISIS Afghan national Nazira Haji Zada, 47, is the first person to face civil immigration charges in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court

independent · about 2 hours ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says hes not sure about allowing Kyiv to build Patriot missiles Trumps remarks come as Kyiv hits two more Wildberries warehouses and oil facilities in Russia

independent · about 2 hours ago

Zelenskyy asks Trump to negotiate with Musk on using Starlink to destroy ballistic missile launchers in Russia - media #UkraineZelenskyy asks Trump to negoti...

mastodon bot · about 2 hours ago

Le président est frustré : irrité, Donald Trump semporte contre ses conseillers Selon NBC News, le président américain serait irrité par labsence davancée dans le conflit en Iran et aurait pris à partie ses conseillers durant une réunion. ...

la libre · about 2 hours ago

Missiles Patriot pour lUkraine : Donald Trump entretient le flou

lexpress · about 2 hours ago

Трамп «не уверен», что США выдадут Украине лицензию на производство ракет Patriot. «Моя цель — не ракеты, а мир», — заявил он Президент США Дональд Трамп еще не решил, разрешит ли он Украине производить ракеты-перехватчики Patriot. Об этом он заявил в комментарии Financial Times, поставив под сомнения ранее анонсированные договоренности Вашингтона и Киева.

meduza · about 2 hours ago

Trump spune că nu s-a hotărât dacă va permite Ucrainei să construiască rachete Patriot: „Trebuie să fim atenţi cui acordăm licența Preşedintele Donald Trump a declarat, joi, pentru Financial Times (FT), că nu s-a hotărât încă dacă va permite Ucrainei să producă rachete interceptoare sol-aer de tip Patriot, ceea ce pune sub semnul întrebării dacă Washingtonul va accepta în cele din urmă una dintre priorităţile principale ale Kievului, în ciuda declaraţiilor publice făcute pe această temă şi a discuţiilor care au avut loc marţi cu omologul său ucrainean Volodimir Zelenski la Casa Albă.

digi24 · about 2 hours ago

Zelenski i-a cerut lui Trump să obțină acordul lui Musk pentru lovituri ghidate de Starlink adânc în teritoriul Rusiei, Care este miza Ucraina i-a cerut președintelui Donald Trump să-l convingă pe Elon Musk să permită ca sistemul Starlink să ghideze loviturile cu drone ucrainene pe teritoriul Rusiei, potrivit publicației The Atlantic.

digi24 · about 2 hours ago

Ukrainan sota | FT: Trump vetää puheitaan takaisin, Ukrainan ohjuslupa ei olekaan varma Presidentti Donald Trump kertoo FT:lle, ettei Ukraina välttämättä saakaan lisenssiä tuottaa Patriot-ohjuksia.

helsingin sanomat · about 2 hours ago

Donald Trump exaspéré par les divisions de son administration sur la guerre en Iran Le président américain aurait explosé de colère la semaine dernière, lors dune réunion avec de hauts responsables portant sur la stratégie à suivre en Iran, rapporte la chaîne américaine NBC News. Selon des sources citées par le média, Donald Trump ne sattendait pas à ce quun accord avec Téhéran soit si difficile à conclure.

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