Column: You can relax Gavin: Biden showed he’s not a doddering old man
SACRAMENTO — President Biden, in his State of the Union speech, reminded me of a cranky old grandpa emphatically telling his concerned adult offspring: “Look, kids,…
Ex-Tory MP Lee Anderson defects to Reform
The former Tory Party Vice-Chairman Mr Anderson was suspended after he said Islamists had "control" of Sadiq Khan. Source link
Charges of racism and red-baiting in SoCal congressional race
A new Southern California congressional district was created expressly to empower Asian Americans — binding together residents of Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean and Indian descent to…
Home Office is dysfunctional, says ex-borders watchdog David Neal
When he inspected facilities for children brought ashore from English Channel small boats in 2021, his warning that the conditions were worse than facilities for…
California bill banning medical debt from credit reports gets a boost
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced Monday that he is throwing his weight behind legislation to bar medical debt from showing up on consumer credit…
On race, Joe Biden’s choices in Delaware years ago haunt his White House bid today
Joe Biden could feel himself losing the crowd — and along with it, the perception that he was politically unbeatable. The voters watching wanted an…
Katie Britt used old example of rapes in Mexico as GOP attack on Biden policy
The Republican senator who gave the party’s response to President Biden’s State of the Union address used a harrowing account of a young woman’s sexual…
Unhappy with the Supreme Court? Your vote for president could make it worse
By now it shouldn’t need to be said: When Americans vote for a president, the federal courts are on the ballot as well. Yet too…
Barbara Lee won for Black women, even if she lost Senate run
I don’t know what I had expected from Barbara Lee when an aide handed her the phone, but the laughter I heard certainly wasn’t it.…
Women’s health prioritised, but there are ‘darker corners’ in NHS – Atkins
Victoria Atkins has defended her performance as health secretary, saying she had "prioritised women's health". But she also admitted there were some "darker corners" of…
California races will be pivotal in determining House control
Barring divine intervention or the West Coast falling into the sea, President Biden will handily win California in the November election. But should he —…
Labour won’t be able to turn things around straight away – Reeves
Rachel Reeves has said that Labour will not be able to "turn things around straight away" if her party wins the next election.However, the shadow…
West Virginia bill rolls back child vaccine law
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s GOP-controlled state Legislature voted Saturday to allow some students who don’t attend traditional public schools to be exempt from state vaccination…
Column: Trump’s pick for consumer agency, backed by GOP, ‘has no qualifications for this job’
Now that White House aide Kathy Kraninger has received the blessing of the Senate Banking Committee’s Republican majority to become the nation’s top consumer financial…
Attack victims hit out at extremism in open letter
Fifty survivors and relatives of those killed in London, Manchester and Brussels are among the signatories. Source link
LAUSD candidates hit by controversy appear headed to runoffs
Two Los Angeles school board contenders whose campaigns were jolted by personal and professional turbulence late in the race appear headed to November runoffs but…
Biden says Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel’ by not preventing more civilian deaths in Gaza
WILMINGTON, Del. — President Biden said Saturday that he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “hurting Israel more than helping Israel” in how he is…
Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality
WASHINGTON — Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries…
San Francisco ties welfare to drug-screening, boosts police powers
SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor London Breed was all smiles during a packed primary party on Tuesday in Hayes Valley, a boutique neighborhood about a half mile…
Irish constitutional amendments on family, women failing in vote
DUBLIN — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar conceded defeat Saturday as two constitutional amendments he supported that would have broadened the definition of family and removed…