Atlantic publishes numerous messages from Signal chat discussing plans to bomb Yemen

Magazine releases more text from chat after Trump officials claimed none of it was ‘classified information’ US politics live – latest updates The Atlantic magazine has published fresh messages from the Signal chat group including from top US officials discussing operational details of plans to bomb Yemen. The initial revelations by the magazine and its … Read more

California Uber and Lyft drivers push for settlement in wage theft claims

Ride-share drivers held demonstrations from San Francisco to San Diego amid ongoing negotiations affecting 250,000 Ride-share drivers in Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego held demonstrations in front of city hall buildings on Wednesday as California state attorney General Rob Bonta, city attorneys and attorneys representing ride-share drivers continue negotiations next week with Uber … Read more

Gov. Youngkin proposes withholding state funding from Virginia’s ‘sanctuary cities’

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, is threatening to withhold state funding from local governments if they do not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement officials. The proposal comes as the governor seeks to eliminate the Commonwealth’s “sanctuary cities,” which are areas that choose to protect migrants without legal status rather than cooperate with federal officials … Read more

Obama vs Trump: Political giants back opposing candidates in widely-watched Wisconsin Supreme Court contest

While reports indicate that the Wisconsin state Supreme Court election is nonpartisan, partisan battle lines have been clearly drawn, with former President Barack Obama and current President Donald Trump backing opposing candidates in the contest. Obama named Judge Susan Crawford as the “only one candidate ready to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of Wisconsinites,” … Read more

As Trump’s orders target attorneys, big law faces pressure to speak out: ‘It’s a capitalistic cowardice’

Trump signed executive orders aimed at firms challenging his administration’s priorities, roiling the legal community Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms and attorneys who challenge his priorities are roiling the legal community, with some capitulating to the administration’s demands amid mounting pressure on the US’s biggest firms to speak out. The president signed an … Read more

Democrats staged ‘hush-hush talks’ in 2023 for Biden to withdraw from race, says book

New book Fight also reports Harris aides ‘strategized around the possibility that Biden might die in office’ Democratic officials staged “hush-hush talks” to plan for Joe Biden’s withdrawal as the party’s presidential nominee as early as 2023, says a new book. Citing two unnamed sources, authors Jonathan Allen’s and Amie Parnes’s account adds another twist … Read more

In Cannes, I saw English councils pander to gilet-wearing property developers – at the cost of their residents | Phineas Harper

Desperate local authorities are seeking private investors to build housing. It may be profitable for shareholders but it’s destructive for everyone else Welcome to Mipim, the world’s largest real estate fair, which returned to Cannes this month. Picture an ocean of property developers in blue suits and puffy gilets thronging the French beachfront. Inside the … Read more