Liz Truss travel bill in last months as foreign secretary hit nearly ?2m
Read More Liz Truss racked up a bill of almost ?2m on overseas visits during her final months as foreign secretary, according to new analysis that the Liberal Democrats said showed she had “quite literally been taking the taxpayer for a ride”. In 20 trips during the first six months of the year, a total […]
Abrams says it’s ‘fallacy we know exactly when a pregnancy starts’
Post Content Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams deflected a question Sunday about the longest timeframe she would be willing to allow abortions by declaring it’s a “fallacy we know exactly when a pregnancy starts.” Abrams was asked by “Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream, “If you were to become governor, where would you draw […]
Iranian police have killed nearly 200 people in rights protests — including children — watchdog group says
Iranian police and paramilitary enforcers have killed 185 people since protests erupted against the in-custody death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last month, according to a human rights group. Iran Human Rights says at least 19 of those killed have been children. Unrest has spread across the country for weeks following the death of Amini, who […]
Pompeo rips Biden’s ‘reckless’ Armageddon remark: ‘One of the greatest foreign policy failures’
Post Content Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday categorized President Biden’s quickly notorious Armageddon comment regarding the nuclear risk posed by Russia as “reckless” and demonstrating “maybe one of the greatest foreign policy failures of the last decades.” “Oh my goodness. First of all those comments were reckless. I think that even more […]
Biden’s pardon of marijuana offenses won’t apply to military
Post Content President Biden’s decision to pardon thousands of Americans who faced federal marijuana possession charges will not apply to members of the military. A White House official made clear Friday that Biden’s move does not apply to Uniform Code of Military Justice offenses, meaning service members charged under military law for similar crimes would […]
Pentagon spokesperson tamps down concerns over nuclear ‘armageddon’
Read More The US military’s top spokesperson tamped down concerns of an imminent nuclear threat from Russia, days after Joe Biden warned of a potential nuclear “armageddon”. Speaking at a Democratic fundraiser this week, Biden talked bluntly about the threat of a nuclear attack from Russia. “We have not faced the prospect of armageddon since […]
Victims of Donegal petrol station explosion named
Read More Shauna Flanagan Garwe, five, and her father, Robert Garwe, were in the petrol station shop buying a birthday cake for Shauna’s mother. Leona Harper, 14, was choosing an ice-cream from the fridge. Jessica Gallagher, 23, was a designer who had recently moved back home after a stint in Paris. Catherine O’Donnell, 39, was […]
Virginia’s Youngkin defends trans youth policies: Kids ‘don’t belong to the state’
Post Content Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin joined CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday and defended new policies in the state that will require public school students to use bathrooms and join sports teams based on their biological sex, not gender identity. “Let me begin with these basic principles, which is first, parents have a fundamental […]
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson confirms presidential run now ‘off the table’
Post Content Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has had many titles in his career, from college football star to WWE champion to box office superstar, but one title he is no longer interested in is president. Years after teasing a possible White House bid, Johnson told “CBS Sunday Morning” that his political aspirations have taken a […]
DeSantis touts speedy hurricane response, says nearly 98% of power outages have been restored
Post Content While members of the media have taken to mocking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “go-go” boots and the side-eyes he and President Biden supposedly gave each other at a recent press conference on Hurricane Ian, the Republican governor said he’s been mobilizing a historic effort to restore power and stability to the areas most […]