State lawmaker has House chamber ban revoked after viral scuffle left him hospitalized

A Georgia state senator has had his ban from entering the state House chamber revoked following an ugly incident on Thursday which saw him flung to the floor, arrested and subsequently hospitalized. State Sen. Colton Moore, a hardline supporter of President-elect Trump who previously tried to have Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis impeached for … Read more

I was ambassador to the UK last time Trump was in office – this is what Starmer must do this time | Kim Darroch

The old alliances have been swept away, and foreign policy needs to reflect this new reality Friday 20 January 2017, Washington DC: ­overcast skies with the threat of rain for the inauguration of the new president, Donald J Trump. All of Washington was there: former presidents, ­senior ­politicians, supreme court ­justices and, in the seats furthest … Read more

Democrats in denial over Trump defeat, voters say: ‘Haven’t learned the lessons’

Voters in swing-state Michigan unimpressed with party’s election critique and say fundamental shift is needed The meeting was billed as an opportunity for the voters of Saginaw, Michigan to ask elected Democrats difficult questions about why Donald Trump, and not Kamala Harris, is moving into the White House on Monday. Vincent Oriedo, a biotechnology scientist, … Read more

HHS cuts off funding for EcoHealth Alliance in light of COVID Committee evidence

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) debarred EcoHealth Alliance Inc. and its former President Dr. Peter Daszak, formally blocking both the firm and the doctor from receiving federal funds for five years. EcoHealth allegedly failed to report dangerous gain-of-function experiments to the government, which eventually led to the debarment. In the notice … Read more