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Dem Senate hopeful racked up hundreds of missed votes during stops at multiple taxpayer serving jobs
Former Alaska representative Mary Peltola, the Democratic Senate nominee, is reported to have missed substantial numbers of votes and meetings while holding several publicly funded roles. The report argues that this attendance record could become a point of scrutiny in her campaign, particularly because it concerns responsibilities to Alaska voters and local residents. Fox News…
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Alaskan senator caught spending campaign funds lavishly hasn’t learned as he drops $13,000 on not-yet-open DC steakhouse and checks himself into ANOTHER luxury resort ahead of tight primary
Republican US Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska, already under scrutiny for lavish use of campaign funds, has continued the pattern by spending roughly $13,000 at a Washington DC steakhouse that has not yet opened and checking into another luxury resort, according to the report. The spending comes as Sullivan faces a tight primary contest, raising…
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Democrats face ‘do-or-die’ split with key voting bloc in razor-close Senate race
Republican Mike Rogers is appealing to Democratic and Jewish voters in Michigan’s closely contested Senate race, following his narrow defeat there two years ago. The effort highlights divisions within the Democratic coalition after a contentious primary, particularly over nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s stance on Israel. Rogers lost the previous Senate contest by about 20,000 votes and…
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Ground beef tariff cut, record Tesla recall, Coventry’s Premier League return spoiled
President Donald Trump said the United States would waive above-quota tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tonnes of imported ground-beef products for 90 days, presenting the measure as an attempt to ease high grocery prices. He said there was a commitment for the beef to be sold at 25% below prevailing market prices, though the…
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Canada to match US 50% tariffs after talks collapse
The United States has imposed 50% tariffs on about $20bn (£14.6bn) of Canadian goods after trade negotiations collapsed, prompting Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, to promise matching measures “dollar for dollar”. The failure marks a major rupture between close trading partners and could deepen political tensions, while putting vulnerable Canadian businesses and jobs under pressure.…
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Born 114 Years Ago Today in North Carolina, the “Greatest Country Music Visionary You’ve Never Heard Of” Who Basically Invented the Genre (And Discovered Jimmy Dean and Patsy Cline)
Connie B. Gay, born 114 years ago today (22 August 1914) in Lizard Lick, North Carolina, is credited as one of the founding figures of modern country music, having coined the term “country music” itself and transformed what was then dismissively called “hillbilly music” into a major commercial industry. He served as founding president of…
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Senator launches assault on illegal immigration gaps as GOP races midterm clock to lock in key wins
Republican Senator Jim Banks of Indiana has told Fox News Digital he is pushing a package of seven bills aimed at permanently enshrining President Donald Trump’s immigration policies into US federal law before the November midterm elections. Banks argues that many of Trump’s signature immigration measures currently rest on executive action or regulation rather than…
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Sammy Gravano reveals the moment he decided to cooperate with the government against John Gotti
Sammy “The Bull” Gravano, the former Gambino crime family underboss, has described the moment he decided to turn government informant against Mafia boss John Gotti. Speaking on Fox News, Gravano recounted how a secretly recorded conversation and Gotti’s apparent plan to pin blame on him convinced him that the mob’s code of loyalty no longer…
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Unions worry Labour’s plan for zero-hours contracts may break manifesto pledge
Trade unions have warned the prime minister, Andy Burnham, that Labour’s plans to restrict zero-hours contracts risk falling short of the party’s manifesto commitment. Union leaders, including from Usdaw, the GMB and Unite, are pressing the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, for reassurances after a government consultation document proposed limits on who would qualify for new…