The BBC has been accused of being “detached” from “ordinary people” after it ignored calls by rival MPs to protect women’s rights. Labour’s Rosie Duffield and Tory Miriam Cates have united to demand women are given greater safeguards in what has become a toxic clash with trans extremists. The argument by the MPs, which was […]
Dominic Raab: Sam Coates on PM’s difficult judgements Dominic Raab today quit Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet following the conclusion of an inquiry into bullying allegations. The Deputy Prime Minister, who is also Justice Secretary, fell on his sword after an investigation by senior lawyer Adam Tolley KC upheld two of eight complaints against him. But Mr […]
Radio Talk Show Host Larry Elder. Photo: Greg Doherty/Getty Images Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder will appear on California's recall ballot this fall after a judge ruled Wednesday that he complied with the ballot requirements to run in the election aimed at unseating current Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Associated Press reports. Why it matters: […]
ROCHESTER, N.H. — Don’t ask Chris Christie what “lane” there is for him in the Republican primary. Don’t ask how someone polling at 1 percent, who is sharply critical of Donald J. Trump, could possibly win the 2024 nomination when the party base has no tolerance for attacks on the former president. “I think there’s […]
The Proud Boys outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Photo: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images A former Proud Boys member testified in federal court Tuesday as part of the trial into the group's members and their role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Driving the news: Matthew Greene flipped on […]
Nigel Farage has branded Nicola Sturgeon the most “deeply arrogant and unpleasant” politician has ever met. The scathing rant came during a live show recorded for GB News in Aberdeen. Taking questions from the audience, Mr Farage spared no words for the former leader of the SNP after he was asked who he would prefer […]
WASHINGTON — President Biden plans to nominate Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, an oncologist who has run the National Cancer Institute for the past six months — and a cancer patient herself — to be the next director of the National Institutes of Health, an administration official said. If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Bertagnolli would […]
President Biden speaking in Poughkeepsie, New York, on Oct. 6. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Biden said Thursday he will pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession and will call on governors to pardon simple state possession offenses. Why it matters: It could amount to "thousands" of pardons, which would remove […]
Climate change extremists from the This is Rigged anti-oil and gas wing of the Extinction Rebellion have taken over part of Holyrood ahead of First Minister’s questions. The disruption took place as Humza Yousaf was facing difficult questions about the SNP. The disruption by the extremists from the Extinction Rebellion offshoot started before FMQs in […]
Chair Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) departs a House Judiciary Committee field hearing on violent crime in New York. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images The Democratic-aligned Congressional Integrity Project filed an ethics complaint Wednesday against two Republican House chairmen, claiming they are wrongfully linking fundraising efforts with official actions. Why it matters: The letter comes after reporting […]