Sunup Tribune

Donald Trump was "shocked" to hear that a Manhattan grand jury had voted to indict him, his lawyer said. The former president will be arraigned on 34 counts on Tuesday. Joe Tacopina told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he talked to Trump, 76, after the indictment came out. He said that they both heard about it from the news, not from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office. "He is ready to go to war. I don't know anyone tougher than him. "He was shocked, you know, because we weren't really shocked. I was shocked," Tacopina said of Trump's reaction to the indictment. "I've never been so angry about a charge because today, the rule of law in the United States of America died. It's over. It's dead," Tacopina said. Tacopina also said that he believes the news that Trump will be charged with more than 30 counts of business fraud. "We've already heard 34 counts, and I can promise you that when we find out next w...

With the end of the second U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit and the release of the U.S.-Africa Partnership Framework in 2022, President Joe Biden's administration solidified its new approach to U.S.-Africa relations. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa and the Plan for Implementing the U.S. Strategy to stop fighting and promote peace. In both strategies and at the summit, the administration stressed the role of the United States in promoting peace and stability in fragile and conflict-torn African states. The fact that the Biden administration has shown interest in Africa is good news, but now the focus should be on how the promises made will be carried out. Molly Phee, the assistant secretary for African affairs at the U.S. Department of State, says that a new strategy for the Sahel is being worked on by many different agencies. Under the Global Fragility Act, the United States also plans to move forward with reducing the risk of conflict in coastal West Africa. What did the United State...