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Donald Trump l’ha fatto ancora. O almeno così sostengono i suoi critici, che da anni gli rimproverano una certa tendenza ad “addormentarsi sul posto di lavoro“. Questa volta l’ufficio non era lo Studio Ovale, ma il palco privato del Madison Square Garden, da cui il presidente americano ha assistito a Gara 3 delle Nba Finals tra i New York Knicks – la squadra per cui tifa da sempre in quanto nato a New York – e i San Antonio Spurs. Dopo aver incassato i fischi di parte del pubblico quando è apparso sui maxischermi durante l’inno nazionale, sui social sono diventati virali alcuni video che lo mostrerebbero apparentemente assopito accanto a James Dolan, proprietario dei Knicks.
La polemica è tutt’altro che nuova. Sui social circola da tempo l’hashtag “Commander-in-Sleep“, soprannome ironico coniato dagli ambienti democratici per prendere di mira il presidente. Le reazioni non si sono fatte attendere: il gruppo anti-Trump Lincoln Project ha definito la serata “il pisolino finanziato dai contribuenti più costoso della storia”, mentre la deputata democratica Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ha commentato con un lapidario “datti una svegliata”. Altri utenti hanno ironizzato sul fatto che Trump, dopo aver invitato gli americani a “guardare la partita in tv” se non potevano permettersi i costosi biglietti delle Finals, sia sembrato addormentarsi proprio durante l’incontro. Molti i commenti infuriati dei tifosi Knicks, che hanno dovuto spostare il loro storico ‘watch party’ dall’esterno del Garden a Bryant Park per motivi di sicurezza, mentre sugli schermi veniva inquadrato il presidente apparentemente assopito durante la partita tirata fino all’ultimo possesso, poi vinta dagli Spurs.
Non è la prima volta che Trump viene accusato di appisolarsi in pubblico. Già durante il processo penale di New York del 2024 diversi cronisti lo descrissero con gli occhi chiusi e la testa reclinata per lunghi tratti. Scene simili sono state osservate più volte anche nel corso del suo secondo mandato, durante riunioni di governo, briefing nello Studio Ovale e incontri internazionali. Trump e la Casa Bianca hanno sempre respinto le accuse: il presidente ha sostenuto di limitarsi a “chiudere i suoi bellissimi occhi azzurri” per ascoltare meglio e “assorbire tutto”, mentre i collaboratori hanno descritto le immagini come semplici “lunghi battiti di ciglia” o parlato di stanchezza dovuta ai ritmi di lavoro particolarmente intensi del tycoon.
L'articolo Trump accusato di essersi addormentato durante le Nba Finals: le immagini del Madison Square Garden scatenano la polemica proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.
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A federal judge ruled on Monday that the $100,000 fee Trump imposed on H-1B visa applications was unlawful, striking down one of the administration’s key immigration measures targeting skilled foreign workers.
U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin of Boston found the payment was a tax, not a penalty, and that the president lacked authority to impose it without congressional approval. His 42-page ruling also barred the State Department and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services from enforcing the requirement.
Sorokin, appointed by former President Barack Obama, applied reasoning from a February Supreme Court decision that struck down Trump’s tariffs issued under emergency authority. He concluded that immigration law, like the emergency statute in that case, does not permit the president to levy taxes.
The H-1B program allows U.S. companies to hire foreign workers for specialized roles. Applicants must hold at least a bachelor’s degree. Visas are approved for three years with a possible three-year extension.
Each year, the program makes 65,000 visa slots available, along with a separate pool of 20,000 set aside for applicants holding advanced degrees.
Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee has been blocked by a judge.
Judge Leo Sorokin ruled the new fee for highly skilled foreign workers is unlawful and that it amounts to an unauthorised tax. pic.twitter.com/v1J9Np5qyV
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Employers typically paid $2,000 to $5,000 in fees before the order. Economists say the program helps American companies stay competitive and creates domestic jobs.
Trump announced the $100,000 H-1B visa requirement in September, saying the program had been misused to replace American workers with cheaper foreign labor.
The fee did not apply to foreign nationals already in the country on student visas, who represent a significant portion of new applicants.
The requirement saw little uptake. USCIS recorded only 85 payments as of Feb. 15, according to a March court filing.
Twenty Democratic attorneys general filed the lawsuit in December. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who led the group, said that the ruling protects the country’s ability to attract skilled workers, on which the economy depends.
New York Attorney General Letitia James said that it blocked what she called an unlawful effort to undermine the program and the jobs it supports.
The administration defended the policy as a lawful use of presidential authority over immigration. White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said that the ruling would be appealed, adding that the president has the authority to restrict the entry of foreign nationals deemed harmful to American interests.
Justice Department spokeswoman Natalie Baldassarre said that the department would continue holding companies accountable for misusing the program.
At least three lawsuits have targeted the fee. A federal judge in Washington ruled in December in favor of the administration in a separate case brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which is appealing that outcome.
The administration has also called for stricter applicant screening and put forward a revised selection process designed to give priority to foreign workers with higher qualifications and better pay.
US president blames Tehran for loss of Apache gunship, whose crew were rescued by a drone near strait of Hormuz
The US has launched strikes against Iran after Donald Trump blamed Tehran for downing a US army helicopter near the strait of Hormuz, imperilling a shaky ceasefire that was announced by the two countries in April.
The attacks triggered a wave of retaliatory strikes from Iran on Wednesday morning, with Tehran saying it had targeted Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan.
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© Photograph: US Central Command
© Photograph: US Central Command
La tregua entre Estados Unidos e Irán podría estar a punto de saltar por los aires. El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ha dicho este martes que habrá represalias contra Irán por haber derribado un helicóptero estadounidense en el estrecho de Ormuz. El ataque no dejó víctimas. Tuvo lugar 100 días después del inicio de las hostilidades. Desde el 7 de abril está en vigor una tregua cada vez más frágil.
"Acabo de ser informado por nuestras Fuerzas Armadas de que los iraníes derribaron uno de nuestros helicópteros Apache de alta tecnología mientras patrullaba el estrecho de Ormuz", ha escritoTrump en su red Truth Social. "Dos pilotos estuvieron involucrados, ambos sanos y salvos. No obstante, Estados Unidos debe, necesariamente, responder a este ataque", ha añadido.
El helicóptero estadounidense cayó cerca de la costa de Omán, donde los dos soldados a bordo sobrevivieron, según informó este martes el Comando Central de las Fuerzas Armadas de Estados Unidos (Centcom). Fuerzas estadounidenses rescataron a los dos tripulantes del helicóptero AH-64 Apache, según informa la agencia Efe.
En el golfo de Omán, el Ejército estadounidense disparó a un buque petrolero por violar el bloqueo que Washington impone desde el 13 de abril contra embarcaciones que salen y llegan a puertos iraníes.
Estos hechos ocurren en medio de los nuevos enfrentamientos en la región, donde Irán e Israel han intercambiado ataques en los últimos días. Trump exigió el lunes a las dos partes que pararan. Las discrepancias con su aliado, el primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, son cada vez más intensas. Netanyahu quiere seguir atacando el Líbano hasta reducir a su mínima expresión a Hizbulá. Pero la campaña militar contra Irán y sus aliados se ha revertido contra Israel y EEUU.
El presidente estadounidense aseguró que podría alcanzar un acuerdo con Irán en "dos o tres días", el enésimo plazo que plantea tras varias semanas de negociación con la República Islámica. Sin embargo, en cualquier momento puede decidir más ataques. Irán no se quedará de brazos cruzados y la escalada salpicará a toda la región.
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Southern Poverty Law Center releases report as US government pursues federal fraud charges against group
A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) finds hard-right groups have increasingly expanded their influence across the US government, which is pursuing a federal fraud case into the civil rights organization.
Tuesday’s report – which identified 1,263 hate and anti-government groups in operation throughout 2025 – comes less than two months after it was indicted by the government it says the hard right has infiltrated.
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Seventeen naturalized U.S. citizens could lose their citizenship after the Department of Justice announced new actions on Monday to revoke that status. The move is part of the denaturalization campaign pursued by President Donald Trump’s administration against people whom the Republican government says obtained citizenship through fraud or deception during the naturalization process.
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No more gods, no more fairies, no more magic. The dawn of the Enlightenment implied the displacement of religious ideas, superstitions and all supernatural belief. Reason-led scientific knowledge would guide civilization towards progress. Max Weber called this process the “disenchantment of the world,” as its steam engine flattened prophets and goblins alike.
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