The U.S. government has filed a motion for the release of ex-FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, who fabricated a story about bribery involving the Bidens, as he appeals his conviction. Smirnov was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion and lying to the FBI about the false scheme. The scheme was said to be an attempt to influence the 2020 presidential election.
In other news, the U.S. budget deficit has reached over $1.3 trillion in the first half of the fiscal year, the second highest on record. This deficit spans the administrations of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, with the highest deficit occurring during the pandemic in fiscal year 2021.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs over a 1944 water treaty, stating that Mexico has complied with the agreement. She has instructed her Cabinet to reach out to the U.S. Agriculture and State Departments to address the issue.
Additionally, a federal judge has ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s requirement for everyone in the U.S. illegally to register with the government, effective immediately. Trump has also been leaning into RFK Jr.’s conspiracy theories about vaccines and autism.
Furthermore, the Trump administration is reportedly canceling Social Security numbers of legal immigrants and adding them to a database tracking deaths, as part of their campaign to revoke the status of immigrants under the Biden administration. Lastly, egg prices have increased by 60% since last year, and a toy company CEO has issued a dire warning about Christmas amid tariff hikes under Trump.
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