Labour refers Suella Braverman to financial watchdog over email leak
Read More Suella Braverman has been referred to the financial service watchdog by Labour over claims she may have breached market abuse laws, as the home secretary also came under growing fire for her “car crash” handling of a migrant processing facility in Kent. Fresh questions were raised about the “growth visas” announcement Braverman sent […]
Election forecasters shift more House races in favor of Republicans one week before midterm elections
Post Content Ten Democrat-held congressional seats shifted in the Republicans favor according to Cook Political Report’s House forecast, just one week before the 2022 midterm elections are set to take place. As the midterms near, seats that were anticipated likely wins for the Democratic Party are now appearing vulnerable for Republican pickup following spikes in […]
FCC Commish Carr Calls for US ‘Ban’ on TikTok
Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Brendan Carr told Axios on Tuesday the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States should “ban” the Chinese owned TikTok social media application in the U.S. due to concerns about users’ data security.
Big tech and Democratic donors spending big to elect independent Senate candidate in deep red state
Post Content Utah independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin, despite a pledge not to caucus with Democrats if he is elected, has received millions in support from tech leaders and groups aligned with the Democratic Party as he seeks to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Mike Lee. The contentious race has been inundated with outside spending as […]
Rep. Jim Jordan Seeks Oversight of Compliance With Landmark Energy Decision
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, demanded the Biden administration show how government agencies are obeying the Supreme Court’s decision limiting the EPA’s power to unilaterally regulate emissions, the Daily Caller reported.
Daylight Savings Time Awakens New Debate
As clocks in the U.S. are turned back one hour Sunday, the debate ticks on in Congress and academic circles about whether daylight savings is beneficial or detrimental.
Lucy Letby repeatedly told to stay away from grieving parents of baby she allegedly killed: witness
Alleged killer neonatal nurse Lucy Letby was repeatedly told she was not permitted to enter a room where parents were grieving their baby she allegedly murdered. Letby, 32, is standing trial in the U.K. for allegedly murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 more at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit between 2015 […]
50 countries urge China to implement UN recommendations regarding violations against Uyghurs
Fifty mainly Western countries urged China on Monday to fully implement all recommendations in a U.N. report accusing the country of possible “crimes against humanity” against Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups, including taking prompt steps to release all those “arbitrarily deprived of their liberty” in the far western province of Xinjiang. Canada’s U.N. […]
Russia expands Ukraine evacuation orders in occupied Kherson
Russia on Tuesday expanded its evacuation orders in the southern Kherson region over unsupported claims that Ukraine is gearing up to use “prohibited methods of war.” Moscow-installed officials ordered Ukrainians to leave the eastern bank of the Dnieper River in a move that Kyiv has condemned as an attempt to forcibly deport its citizens to […]
Sicily court convicts 91 defendants for role in organized crime scheme
A court in Sicily on Tuesday convicted 91 defendants of roles in an organized crime scheme that bilked the European Union of some 5 million euros in subsidies for grazing land on the Mediterranean island. The reading of the verdicts and sentences took so long, the court in Patti began announcing its decision late Monday […]