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Spain’s High Court on Monday acquitted Colombian pop superstar Shakira of tax fraud and overturned a roughly $64 million fine imposed on the singer, ordering its full reimbursement — plus interest. The acquittal ends an eight years-long legal battle between Shakira and the Spanish Tax Administration Agency (AEAT), who accused the singer of committing tax fraud in 2011 and imposed the multi-million dollar fine in 2021. Shakira denied having committed any wrongdoing and brought the matter to courts. In her appeal, Shakira successfully proved to Spain’s Audiencia Nacional High Court that she did not spend more than 183 days in…

For the first time in his second term, President Trump’s job approval rating in the RealClearPolitics (RCP) average poll of polls has dropped below 40 percent. As of Monday morning, Trump’s RCP average job approval sits at 39.9 percent. His average disapproval rating is 56.9 percent. Trump’s all-time low in the RCP average was 37 percent, which happened in December of 2017, during his first term, at the height of the Russia Collusion Hoax. There’s little doubt that the gas price increase caused by the Iran War is a drag on Trump’s approval rating. Watching gas jump over $4.00 a…

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that the Justice Department, under his leadership, would not recommend a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, the only convicted co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein now serving 20 years in prison for her part in the sex trafficking scheme. “I can commit to that, of course,” he said in response to a question from Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. The decision to pardon Maxwell, however, is ultimately up to President Donald Trump, who has not ruled out such an action. Her lawyer has said that she intends to seek clemency…

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MAY 02: Shakira performs on stage during a massive free show at Copacabana beach on May 02, 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)Getty ImagesShakira is in line to receive more than €55 million (about $64 million U.S.) after a Spanish court ruled in her favor in a long-running dispute over her 2011 taxes. But Spanish tax authorities have indicated they will appeal the decision, which found they had failed to prove that the singer was a Spanish tax resident for 2011. That means Shakira, who Forbes calculates was the 6th…

On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” Amb. Nathan Sales, who served as Coordinator for Counterterrorism during the first Trump administration, argued that there needs to be more pressure on Iran and, “We can reopen the strait, or at least take steps to begin to reopen the strait so that the pressure is on one side, their side, and some of the pressure starts to come off on ours.” Sales said, “I think, clearly, the time has come to impose massive pressure on Iran. Now, that doesn’t necessarily mean you pull the trigger tomorrow and resume major combat operations.…

Socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is previewing his plans for opening city-run grocery stores, claiming he is bringing “cheaper” groceries to all five boroughs by 2029. “In the richest city in the richest country in the history of the world, nobody should be going hungry. That’s why we’re opening five city-owned grocery stores, one in each borough, starting with The Bronx. Lower Prices. Good food. Publicly owned. Hunts Point next year. Every borough by 2029,” Mamdani said in an X post, also sharing this update on Instagram. “We’re bringing cheaper groceries to all five boroughs with five city-owned…

The head of Democrat fundraising machine ActBlue will testify before a congressional committee amid scrutiny regarding foreign donations. Regina Wallace-Jones has agreed to testify on June 10 before the House Administration Committee as her organization faces investigation, Fox News reported Saturday, citing a committee spokesman. In his statement, House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) said, “Ms. Wallace-Jones allegedly misled our committee at the outset of our investigation into ActBlue’s fraud prevention standards. It’s past time we set the record straight and got answers for the American people. I look forward to hearing her testify.” The news comes after the…

Sens. James Lankford and Jacky Rosen will introduce a sweeping, bipartisan bill Tuesday aimed at combating antisemitism. The bill, which was first shared with POLITICO, would target antisemitism in education and online, as well as provide security grant funding. “Those are three big issues that get talked about the most, so we tried to pull those together into one bill,” Lankford, an Oklahoma Republican, said in an interview. “We are trying to do this bipartisan, bicameral.” Rosen, a Nevada Democrat who co-chairs the Senate’s bipartisan task force for combating antisemitism with Lankford, said in an interview the bill was “personal”…

The Russian currency has increased 12% against the greenback since April despite repeated predictions of depreciation, the outlet has reported The Russian ruble has become the world’s best-performing currency against the US dollar in the second quarter of 2026, boosted by a surge in oil revenues, Bloomberg has reported. Data compiled by the outlet showed the ruble had climbed about 12% since the start of April to around 72.6 per dollar, its strongest level since February 2023.For a second straight year, the currency has diverged from official and market forecasts that predicted depreciation, prompting some analysts to argue the ruble is…

RT looks at the key milestones that led to “no-limits” cooperation between Moscow and Beijing Russian President Vladimir Putin has embarked on an official visit to China this week – the latest milestone in a relationship that Moscow and Beijing have described as a “no-limits partnership.”Putin’s trip comes as the two countries celebrate the 30th anniversary of the China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination, and the 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation.Here is how three decades of pragmatism, Western pressure, and mutual economic need allowed China and Russia to build one of the world’s most consequential partnerships…