Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who has endorsed over 70 candidates this election cycle, is facing heat for propping up disgraced ex-Senate candidate Graham Platner — among a string of other radical, dark-horse candidates. The self-proclaimed Democratic socialist, who has called his far-left movement a “revolution,” had been one of Platner’s most vocal supporters, asserting that … Read more
Politicians and advocates say dismissals are ‘deeply concerning and part of president’s ‘relentless efforts to interfere with elections’ Trump fires last members of election commission, inciting fears of midterm ‘chaos’ Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. The Trump administration has been branded “irresponsible and dangerous” after the president terminated the remaining members … Read more
Exclusive: Senator Ed Markey on why he has proposed legislation aimed at curbing datacenters, automated hiring systems and harm to children US senator Ed Markey is worried about the perils of unregulated artificial intelligence. What part? All of it: the costs associated with thirsty, energy-guzzling datacenters, intrusive workplace surveillance, bias in discriminatory algorithms, AI overriding … Read more
⚽ All the latest news as the quarter-finals continue⚽ Player guide | Bracketology| Golden Boot | Email us Quotes here from both managers – Didier Deschamps and Mohamed Ouahbi – after France’s victory. Plenty of praise from the Morocco boss. Kylian Mbappé: Despite scoring the opener against Morocco and playing a big role in the … Read more
Airline’s board minded to recommend deal – after accepting rival one from Castlelake earlier this week The board of easyJet has given the green light to a possible £5.7bn offer from the US private equity firm Apollo, as the low-cost airline becomes the subject of a surprise bidding war. The company’s board said on Friday … Read more
Agents seeking different person when they killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Mexican who had lived in US for 35 years Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a man killed by federal immigration agents during a traffic stop in Houston this week, was not the intended target of the “enforcement operation”, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday. Immigration … Read more
Palm Beach International Airport is now President Donald J. Trump International Airport, and a Jefferson County bridge is the President Donald J. Trump Bridge.
Israel recently shared intelligence with the United States indicating Iran had developed a fresh plan to assassinate President Donald Trump, according to a Wall Street Journal report Thursday citing people familiar with the matter. The reported intelligence would mark an escalation in the longstanding threats against Trump, who Iran has repeatedly vowed to retaliate against … Read more
NCPC gives preliminary approval to plan for skyline-altering arch despite overwhelming public opposition Donald Trump’s plans to build a skyline-altering arch in the nation’s capital won initial approval Thursday from a key federal commission, but its members put off a decision on whether a federal law that limits building heights should be applied to this … Read more
Bipartisan Election Assistance Commission maintains mail-voter registration form, among other duties Donald Trump has terminated the remaining members of the independent, federal commission that assists election administration officials nationwide just a few months before the midterm elections, multiple outlets reported Thursday. The remaining three commissioners of the four-member bipartisan commission were forced out on Thursday … Read more
