Donald Trump ‘paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017’ – NY Times

BBC — Donald Trump paid just $750 (£580) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House,... Read more »

US judge suspends Donald Trump’s TikTok ban

DW — TikTok has won a last-minute reprieve after a federal judge halted the Trump administration’s ban on downloads. However, the court rejected the tech firm’s request to suspend a total ban,... Read more »

Trump Nominates Barrett for Supreme Court Post

VOA — WHITE HOUSE – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday nominated Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, giving him an... Read more »

From the Editorial Desk

Shahrokh Ahkami Persian Heritage #98, Fall 2020  Persian Heritage after 25 years of continued publication, for the first time halted the press for the Summer 2020 issue. Some of our readers and... Read more »

US Hits Iran Court, Judges With Sanctions Over Wrestler

VOA — WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Thursday hit an Iranian revolutionary court and several judges with sanctions in part for their role in the conviction and execution of a young... Read more »

About 3,500 US Companies Sue Over Trump-Imposed Chinese Tariffs

VOA — About 3,500 U.S. companies, including Tesla Inc., Ford Motor Co., Target Corp., Walgreen Co. and Home Depot, have sued the Trump administration in the last two weeks over the imposition... Read more »

US election: McConnell promises an ‘orderly’ transition of power

BBC — US Republican leaders say there will be an “orderly” transfer of power should Donald Trump lose November’s election. President Trump cast doubt on the transition on Wednesday, questioning the probity... Read more »

US House Democrats Crafting New $2.2 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package

VOA — WASHINGTON – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on a $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package that could be voted on next week, a key lawmaker said Thursday,... Read more »

Iran Strikes Defiant Tone at UN Under Crushing US Sanctions

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Grappling with a weakened economy and the Middle East’s worst coronavirus outbreak, Iran’s president delivered a defiant and fiery speech Tuesday to the U.N. General... Read more »

US Grants Iraq New 60-Day Waiver to Import Iranian Gas

VOA — BAGHDAD – The U.S. has granted Iraq a 60-day extension to a sanctions waiver allowing it to import Iranian gas for its crippled power grids, an Iraqi official told AFP... Read more »