President Donald Trump has praised the partial lifting of his controversial travel ban. The US Supreme Court passed the bill, promising to revisit it in October. With one major caveat though, that the ban would only apply to those “who lack any bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States”. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, but only if they have an appointment or a cousin.

The United States believes there is credible evidence of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad planning another chemical weapons attack. The White House has warned the dictator of a “heavy price” should they carry out such an attack, however. “Heavy price” in this case almost certainly involves swift retaliation courtesy of the United States Air Force.

A non-partisan report released late on Monday forecast that at least 22-million more Americans would be uninsured under Trump’s controversial health care bill by 2026. Already in shaky legislative grounds, Republicans will now face a united Democratic opposition combined with some of its own senators unwilling to explain to their constituents why losing their insurance would be a good thing.

Sticking with the United States, former New York mayor and billionaire extraordinaire Michael Bloomberg has announced a massive grant to drive innovation in cities. Contributing $200-million to its “American Cities Initiative,” Bloomberg Philanthropies will be investing in organisations and individuals who are able to combat climate change, immigration, and helping the poor. 

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