On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that former Pres. Donald Trump can remain on states ballots for the 2024 presidential election. This reverses the state of Colorado’s decision to remove him citing the insurrectionist clause in the 14th Amendment. The decision means that all states attempting to bar him can’t. It applies to all federal office. Only Congress has the authority to make such changes to the ballot the High court said. Acknowledging only voters can remove a candidate from a race Mr. Trump said most states were thrilled to have him on the ballot but the ones that didn’t were trying to block him for political reasons Trump still has several legal battle ahead. Depending on how much and how fast the Supreme Court rules on Trump’s immunity claim he could still face charges on trying to overturn the election.
The U.S. Delegation, led by Ambassador Troy Fitrell , Senior Bureau Official for African Affairs, included the senior-most officials advancing U.S. commercial engagement across Africa: Massad Boulos , Senior Advisor for Africa Thomas Hardy , Acting Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency Constance Hamilton , Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa Connor Coleman , Head of Investments and Chief of Staff, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Tamara Maxwell , Senior Vice President for Small Business, Export-Import Bank of the United States The record turnout made clear that both U.S. and African leaders share a strong commitment to significantly expanding trade and investment. The U.S. objective at the Summit was to secure key deals and commitments for U.S. companies and establish the conditions to boost U.S. exports and investment in Africa — advancing mutual prosperity in line with the Trump Administration’s Commercial Diploma...