Almost four months before the FBI arrested six men for plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor, the bureau warned local and state law enforcement about a surge in militia extremists seeking to target government officials, particularly those they blamed for pandemic restrictions, according to an intelligence bulletin obtained by Yahoo News. “Militia extremists likely pose an […]
Six people have been charged with plotting to overthrow Michigan’s government and kidnap its governor. The men are accused of conspiring to abduct Gretchen Whitmer from her holiday home. According to a court filing, they plotted for months, consulted and trained with militia members, and even rehearsed the kidnapping in August and September. The FBI […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday (Oct 8) said legislation to help airline companies survive the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic was a matter of national security and could only move through Congress with guarantees that lawmakers will work on a more comprehensive aid Bill. In an interview with […]
Six men were arrested and accused of plotting with a militia group to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, the authorities announced on Thursday. The men, some of whom the F.B.I. said had discussed overthrowing the government, had been discussing taking Ms. Whitmer, a Democrat, hostage since at least the summer, according to a criminal […]
A high school principal in Florida whose 2018 exchange with a parent about whether the Holocaust was “a factual, historical event” led to an uproar, his firing and a case before a judge, was reinstated Wednesday after a school board vote. The Palm Beach County school board voted 4 to 3 on Wednesday to rehire […]
They call it the ‘do no harm’ debate and, well, it did no harm. After this vice presidential showdown, it would be a surprise if there was any change in the polls. Sure, Kamala Harris and Mike Pence tackled the big issues but there was little we hadn’t heard before and there was no game-changing […]
WASHINGTON – Vice-President Mike Pence and California senator Kamala Harris met for the first and only vice-presidential debate on Wednesday night (Oct 7) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The night unfolded civilly, featuring barely any of the rampant interruptions and rancour that had characterised the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential […]
Nathan Apodaca is here for the good vibes. About 8 a.m. on Sept. 25, his 2005 Dodge Durango’s battery cut out as he was trying to get to work at an Idaho potato warehouse. This was not a new experience for him: The S.U.V. has more than 330,000 miles on it. So, Mr. Apodaca grabbed […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – A top White House security official, Crede Bailey, is gravely ill with Covid-19 and has been hospitalised since September, according to four people familiar with his condition. The White House has not publicly disclosed Bailey’s illness. He became sick before the Sept 26 Rose Garden event President Donald Trump held to announce […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Facing an outcry from all sides over the prospect of further delay in pandemic aid for families and businesses, and trailing badly less than a month before the election, US President Donald Trump has shifted gears and called for limited stimulus measures. The apparent about-face on Tuesday evening came hours after he […]