Eyes on November: Haley hits the trail — and targets Trump
Haley’s campaign estimated she will make 30 appearances in the final week of the race.
House GOP heads for showdown after conservatives promise revenge for bipartisan spending deal
Conservative lawmakers are promising revenge against House GOP leaders and their rank-and-file colleagues after they were sidelined for a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown this week. The House of Representatives passed a short-term government spending bill known as a continuing resolution (CR) on Thursday to extend last year’s federal funding through early March, … Read more
Haley turns up the heat on Trump as she tries to close the gap in the New Hampshire primary
Nikki Haley, down by double digits to former President Trump in the latest surveys four days ahead of the New Hampshire GOP primary, is taking every chance she has to blast the GOP front-runner. “You look at Iowa. I mean President Trump won a state of three million people with 56,000 votes. We had a … Read more
AG Merrick Garland says he agrees Trump should get ‘speedy trials’ ahead of election
Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a new interview that there should be “speedy trials” in the federal cases against former President Donald Trump.
Republican-led Kentucky House panel approves ‘three-strikes’ anti-crime bill
Sweeping legislation that would keep felons locked up after a third violent offense won approval Thursday from a Kentucky House committee that heard mixed reviews about its potential to combat crime. The measure has emerged as a top priority this year in the Republican-dominated House. The proposal cleared the House Judiciary Committee after a long … Read more
Biden’s top outside group hauls in over $200M to aid uphill re-election fight
The primary outside group throwing its weight behind President Biden raked in over $200 million as he heads into the 2024 elections facing a difficult re-election battle. Future Forward, which the Biden team chose as the central outside organization to raise money to boost his prospects after its work in the 2020 elections, raised $208 million between … Read more
No more helipads? Beverly Hills home renovations blocked until affordable housing built
Judge cites failure of star-studded Los Angeles enclave to sign off on affordable housing plan that addresses city’s need It’s the home of Taylor Swift, Adele, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeff Bezos and any number of other celebrity grandees whose elaborate mansions, replete with helipads and cascading swimming pools, perch on some of the highest-value real estate … Read more
Disgraced ex-Carillion boss lands senior US role months after UK boardroom ban
Richard Howson’s job with Florida-based tech firm sparks anger among unions and industry experts The disgraced executive who led Carillion before the construction company’s collapse has landed a senior role at a technology firm in Florida, just months after he was banned from being a company director in the UK. Richard Howson, who received an … Read more
The pressure is building on Netanyahu over hostages – his only option is an ‘all for all’ deal | Gershon Baskin
A mass prisoner release would seem like a PR win for Hamas, but it’s Israel’s only route to victory More than three months into a conflict that has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people, it is clear there is only one way Israel can return all of the hostages from Gaza alive: … Read more
This ban on Muslims praying in school is a dystopian, sinister vision of Britishness | Nadeine Asbali
The decision by ‘Britain’s strictest head’ reflects a wider culture with a myopic view of what multiculturalism should look like Nadeine Asbali is a secondary school teacher in London Muslims pray five times a day, beginning before sunrise and ending after sunset. It is a central pillar of our faith, and we believe it will … Read more