Eskom boss De Ruyter quits amid acute electricity crunch
Read More Eskom boss Andre de Ruyter quit this week in the midst of the most acute rolling blackouts South Africa has had since 2008. Eskom officials were not immediately reachable for comment, but several insiders confirmed the move. Richard Mantu, the spokesperson for the department of public enterprises which oversees Eskom, referred the Mail […]
Nurses’ strike is ‘badge of shame’ for ministers, Starmer tells Sunak
Read More Nurses going on strike this week in England, Wales and Northern Ireland should be seen as “a badge of shame” for the government, Keir Starmer has said, as he accused Rishi Sunak at prime minister’s questions of putting political considerations above patient safety. With the initial scheduled strike by the Royal College of […]
UK watchdog investigates rise in antibiotics prices amid strep A outbreak
Read More A watchdog has launched an investigation into the sharp rise in prices of antibiotics after a surge in the number of children falling ill with strep A. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Wednesday it had started an inquiry and was gathering evidence after prices soared over the past fortnight. Drug […]
Sunak rejects Tory calls to ignore human rights court rulings over Rwanda deportations
Read More Rishi Sunak has rejected calls by dozens of Conservative MPs to toughen up his asylum plans further by ignoring rulings from the European court of human rights over the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda. The prime minister sidestepped questions in the Commons over whether he would be willing to withdraw from the […]
McConnell blames Trump for ‘candidate quality’ problems during midterms
Post Content Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is blaming former President Donald Trump for Republicans’ underwhelming performance in key midterm races, saying the party had “candidate quality” issues. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the Kentucky Republican said he had never claimed there was a “red wave,” but said there had been close races. “We ended […]
Sen. Ernst to Newsmax: Lifting Title 42 Means ‘Free-for-All’
The lifting of Title 42 will mean a “free-for-all” border surge, Sen. Joni Ernst said on Newsmax on Wednesday.
2024 Watch: DeSantis tops Trump by double digits in second straight GOP presidential primary poll
Post Content A new national poll of Republican primary voters is the second in two days to suggest that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would top former President Donald Trump by double digits in a hypothetical 2024 GOP presidential nomination showdown between the two most popular politicians in the party. The Wall Street Journal poll released […]
WSJ Poll: DeSantis Leads Trump Among GOP Primary Voters
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a 14-point lead over former President Donald Trump among Republican primary voters, according to a survey by The Wall Street Journal.
Newsom says California about to ‘break’ amid flood of illegal migrants when Title 42 expires
Post Content Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California warned Monday that President Biden’s plan to reverse former President Donald Trump’s border policies could “break” his state. The Biden administration is planning to lift the Trump-era Title 42 policy, which allows police and border officers to expedite the expulsion of illegal immigrants. Newsom, speaking to ABC […]
Left wing group releases ‘Don’t Run, Joe’ ad opposing Biden reelection bid
Post Content A left-wing progressive group is urging President Biden to call it quits after his first term in office, taking out an ad giving reasons why they think he should not run for reelection. The ad from RootsAction runs in New Hampshire and features local voters giving a variety of reasons for why they […]