Sen. John Fetterman arrives at the US Capitol on April 17 following a stay at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, DC. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) returned to the Senate on Monday, two months after he checked himself into Walter Reed Medical Center where he was treated […]
BBC News reporter calls ULEZ protestors ‘conspiracy theorists’ The BBC has been heavily criticised after a presenter claimed a large central London protest against Sadiq Khan’s expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone featured “conspiracy theorists and far-right groups”. A senior minister has accused the BBC of parroting the Mayor’s own partisan attack lines. Minister […]
Migrants wait at the US and Mexico border wall in El Paso, Texas. Photo: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Supreme Court is forcing the Biden administration to continue the controversial, pandemic-era border policy called Title 42, while legal challenges unfold, according to a Tuesday order. Why it matters: The expected Dec. 21 expiration of […]
Keir Starmer outlines Labour’s missions Sir Keir Starmer has been mocked for a “spectacular own goal” after the Labour Party launched a series of attack adverts criticising the Government. One advert criticised the Conservatives for a 15 percent council tax hike, which was introduced in response to a Labour authority going bust. The online ad saw […]
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) walks through the crowd gathered outside the courthouse where former President Trump was arraigned on April 4 in New York. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Rep. George Santos’ (R-N.Y.) campaign finances are in a dire state, as the embattled Long Islander has had a net loss of $3,000 so far this year, […]
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly arrives in Japan today as the country reels from last week’s North Korean missile scare. Mr Cleverly will discuss closer security and defence ties with his Japanese counterpart. It comes amid mounting concern about the threat of conflict between China and Taiwan. Britain wants to cement new post-Brexit economic partnerships with […]
Regularly clearing out homeless encampments in Denver and other major American cities could lead to a nearly 25% increase in deaths among unhoused people who use injection drugs over a 10-year period, a new study released this week found Encampment sweeps — or cleanups as city officials prefer to call them — have been the […]
The two laws cited in the F.B.I.’s criminal complaint against Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old National Guard airman accused of leaking classified documents, center on protecting government secrets. Patrick M. Lueckenhoff, an F.B.I. special agent, told a federal judge on Friday that there was probable cause to believe Mr. Teixeira had violated two parts of Title […]
Royal College of Nurses members went against the recommendation of general secretary Pat Cullen to turn down the offer by 54 per cent to 46 per cent on a turnout of just 61 per cent. The decision puts nurses at odds with other NHS workers who voted decisively to accept the joint pay deal. RCN […]
Colorado lawmakers have millions of dollars worth of decisions to make in the closing weeks of the legislative session, spread among dozens of bills that far surpass the budget allotted to them To guide the decision-making process, the Democratic majority in each chamber secretly ranks the bills to gauge members’ priorities for the limited funds. […]