Report provides details of how Trump’s appointees got in the way.
One-time TikTok rival Byte relaunches as Clash, an app for video creators and their top fans
When the Trump administration announced it would ban TikTok in the U.S., a number of alternative short-form video apps began to flourish, as users hedged their bets on a potential TikTok exit. Among these was Byte, an app co-created by Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann, which topped 1.3 million downloads in its first week alone. But […]
Donald Trump’s own treasury secretary blocked Ivanka World Bank role – report
Steven Mnuchin said to have stopped move likely to have upset world leaders, which ‘came incredibly close to happening’Only direct intervention from his own treasury secretary stopped Donald Trump nominating his daughter, Ivanka Trump, to lead the Worl…
House Capitol attack panel ready to urge prosecution of Trump aides, says Schiff
Mark Meadows, Dan Scavino, Steve Bannon and Kash Patel all defying subpoenas under instruction from TrumpInterview: Adam Schiff on Trump’s threat to democracyThe House select committee investigating the deadly assault on the US Capitol on 6 January is …
‘Can you believe this?’: key takeaways from the report on Trump’s attempt to steal the election
The former president and his chief of staff pressed top department of justice deputies to probe allegations of fraud in the 2020 electionA 394-page Senate report released Thursday offers some of the most alarming details to date of Donald Trump’s effor…
Capitol attack panel said to be considering subpoenas to Trump White House aides
Mark Meadows, Dan Scavino and former campaign manager Brad Parscale are among those being targetedThe House select committee investigating the 6 January attack on the US Capitol is considering issuing a blitz of subpoenas for top Trump White House aide…
Sean Spicer claims press treats Jen Psaki better: ‘I walked into the lion’s den’
Trump’s former press secretary makes remark to New York Times, saying Psaki ‘walks into a bunch of kittens’Donald Trump’s former press secretary Sean Spicer has complained that the Washington press corps treat his successor under Joe Biden more kindly….
Microsoft acquires video creation and editing software maker Clipchamp
Video editing software may become the next big addition to Microsoft’s suite of productivity tools. On Tuesday, Microsoft announced it’s acquiring Clipchamp, a company offering web-based video creation and editing software that allows anyone to put together video presentations, promos or videos meant for social media destinations like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. According to Microsoft, […]
Trump team thought UK officials ‘out of their minds’ aiming for herd immunity, book says
Trump officials tried to convince him to take threat seriously and British experts ‘oddly pessimistic’ on defeating virus, says bookUS officials thought their British counterparts “were out of their minds” in aiming for herd immunity as part of Boris J…
Parents of 337 children separated at border under Trump still not found
Activists and Biden officials have helped reunite 861 children with their parents but 337 remain in limboUS officials still cannot find the parents of 337 children separated at the Mexico-border by the Trump administration.According to a new court fili…