US defence secretary’s deputy, Kathleen Hicks, took over thinking Austin was on vacation when he was in intensive care – unknown to even the president The US defence secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalisation remained secret for longer than previously known, officials disclosed on Sunday, with his deputy on a long list of people up to President … Read more
‘We will see if this is a legal and valid election,’ congresswoman says and claims that the 2020 presidential election was ‘not fair’ Leading US House Republican congresswoman Elise Stefanik on Sunday declined to commit to certifying the results of the 2024 White House race no matter the outcome, three years and a day after … Read more
Lawmakers must negotiate how much agencies can spend to avert the start of a government shutdown The top Democrat and Republican in the US Congress on Sunday agreed on a $1.59tn spending deal, setting up a race for bitterly divided lawmakers to pass the bills that would appropriate the money before the government begins to … Read more
The conflict has spilled over into Lebanon, Yemen, Iran and the Red Sea – yet the context is barely discussed or understood It may be a small detail, but it tells a big, clarifying story: the Biden administration did not appoint an ambassador to Cairo until March of last year. After he came to office, … Read more
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin has been hospitalized since the first day of 2024, and while Pentagon officials have not said when he will be released, they continue to avoid saying why he went to the hospital in the first place. Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center last Monday, … Read more
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott predicted New York City Mayor Eric Adams is going “to lose badly” in court after the city filed a $708 million lawsuit against 17 charter bus and transportation companies involved in transporting migrants to New York City from Texas. “The lawsuit is completely legally baseless, and the mayor is going … Read more
A group of Michigan Republicans voted on Saturday to remove Kristina Karamo as state party chairperson ahead of the 2024 election in the key swing state.
Boeing faces fresh scrutiny after door panel blows out of brand new plane, leaving a hole ‘the size of a refrigerator’ US aviation investigators were on the ground in Oregon on Sunday trying to figure out what caused a door panel to blow out of a brand new Boeing passenger jet just minutes after takeoff, … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., accused Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of “intentionally” enacting policies that led to the border crisis on Sunday. Johnson made the statement in a lengthy interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” telling host Margaret Brennan that there must be “accountability.” Johnson led a delegation of GOP lawmakers to visit the … Read more
House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., on Sunday declined to commit to certifying the 2024 election results. During an in-studio appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” host Kristen Welker asked Stefanik if she would vote to certify the 2024 results “no matter what they show.” “Well, I voted not to certify the state … Read more
