Giorno: 25 Maggio 2023

No 10 defends Sunak asylum backlog plan after Jenrick says it could increase arrivals – UK politics live

Read More From 2h ago Downing Street has defended the plan to cut the backlog for processing asylum applications, despite Robert Jenrick, the immigration minister, telling MPs that this could encourage refugees to come to the UK. (See 11.03am and 11.43am.) Here are some of the key points from this morning’s lobby briefing. No 10 […]

‘Inaccurate’ grooming gang claims putting children at risk, Sunak and Braverman told

Read More Politicians who make “inaccurate or divisive claims” about child sexual abuse and grooming gangs undermine efforts to tackle the crime and almost certainly make children less safe, organisations and experts in the subject have warned in an unprecedented joint letter. The letter, signed by 50 researchers and more than a dozen organisations, including […]

Jeremy Hunt doesn’t rule out further energy bill support, after Ofgem lowers price cap; UK borrowing costs climb – business live

Read More Filters BETA Key events (20)Ofgem (19)UK (16)Jonathan Brearley (7)Europe (7)Russia (5) More households may need financial help if the Bank of England raises interest rates as high as the City now expects. At 4.5%, interest rates are already the highest since 2008. But the money markets are predicting at least three more quarter-point […]

IRS whistleblower goes public with accusation DOJ ‘slow-walked’ Hunter Biden investigation

An IRS whistleblower is going public with the accusation that the Justice Department has “slow-walked” the investigation into Hunter Biden’s finances. IRS agent Gary Shapley, a 14-year veteran of the agency, said he immediately noticed “deviations” prosecutors were making from the normal process when he assumed oversight of “a high profile, controversial” investigation. That investigation […]

University program linking Christians, Republicans to Nazis granted DHS funds under ‘anti-terror’ initiative

FIRST ON FOX: The Biden administration is doling out taxpayer money through an anti-terrorism grant initiative to a university program that has explicitly lumped the Republican Party, as well as Christian and conservative groups, into the same category as Nazis, according to documents shared exclusively with Fox News Digital. The Media Research Center, a conservative […]

Ron DeSantis signs bill changing resign-to-run law, clearing any hurdles for 2024 race

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Wednesday changing the state’s resign-to-run law on the same day he filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission and ultimately announced his long-anticipated 2024 presidential candidacy. The change was meant to reduce ambiguity and prevent legal hurdles should DeSantis gain the GOP nomination to potentially take on Democrat […]

Axios: Musk’s Twitter Replacing Murdoch’s Fox News

Elon Musk’s Twitter has been replacing Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News as the leader in breaking news with conservative media, with the right turning away from the broadcast network and centering on Twitter for news on the Republican Party while the 2024 election rolls into play.

Axios: Musk’s Twitter Replacing Murdoch’s Fox News

Elon Musk’s Twitter has been replacing Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News as the leader in breaking news with conservative media, with the right turning away from the broadcast network and centering on Twitter for news on the Republican Party while the 2024 election rolls into…

DeSantis to hold ‘campaign kick-off’ events in Iowa, N.H., S.C., after announcing White House bid

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold “campaign kick-off” events next week in the three states that lead off the GOP presidential nominating calendar, the first in-person campaigning since he declared his candidacy for the White House on Wednesday. DeSantis will start with a May 30 event in Des Moines, Iowa, followed by a rapid series […]

Iowa Sen Joni Ernst demands investigation of ATF for alleged waste of ‘millions’ in taxpayer dollars

Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst called on a Justice Department watchdog Tuesday to investigate whistleblower allegations that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has wasted millions of taxpayer dollars. In a letter sent to Inspector General Micahel Horowitz, Ernst cited ATF whistleblowers and an Office of Special Counsel (OSC) report that accused […]