Trump news at a glance: watchdog group sues to president’s ‘deeply corrupt’ birthday party
Group seeks emergency injunction to halt UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House before a single punch is thrown – key US politics stories from Monday 8 June
TL;DR
- A lawsuit seeks to halt the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House, planned for June 14th, alleging it's a corrupt commercial event and a violation of federal laws.
- Donald Trump has nominated his former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, to permanently serve as Attorney General.
- A US judge invalidated Donald Trump's $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications, deeming it an unlawful tax.
- The Kennedy Center has removed Trump’s name from its website and venue as per a US district judge’s order.
- Trump's border czar threatened to deploy an unprecedented number of ICE agents to New York City.
- Trump denied guaranteeing the US would not enter wars, contradicting past statements.
- Other news includes primary elections in Maine, a runoff for LA mayor, AI datacenters in drought-ridden areas, a stabbing at New York's Penn Station, and confirmed New World screwworm cases in Texas and New Mexico.