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Senate Republican on fatal In-N-Out shooting: ‘Idaho is heartbroken’
Three people were killed and seven others injured in a shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho. The suspected gunman also died, and Idaho’s Republican senator described the state as “heartbroken”, reflecting the scale of shock following the attack. Police said the shooting took place on Saturday afternoon at the recently opened…
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‘Have I Got News For You’ Producer Says BBC “Nervous” About Trump Jokes Amid Lawsuit: “I Wish The BBC Would Calm The F*** Down”
Jimmy Mulville, the Hat Trick Productions founder behind Have I Got News For You, has said the BBC has become nervous about jokes involving Donald Trump because of the US president’s ongoing $10 billion lawsuit against the corporation. He said the broadcaster fears Trump could accuse it of malice if upset by the topical comedy…
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Todd Blanche inches closer to Senate confirmation after agreement with GOP holdouts and more top headlines
This piece is a Fox News morning newsletter roundup rather than a single news story, leading with word that Todd Blanche is nearing Senate confirmation after reaching an agreement with Republican holdouts, though no further detail on the nature of the deal or the timing of a vote is given. The rest of the article…
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UK government investment arm cops to 40-hour leak of officials’ contact details
UK Government Investments (UKGI), the Treasury-owned body that advises ministers on major financial deals, has admitted that an employee’s failure to follow security policy left an internal file containing officials’ names and work email addresses publicly accessible for around 40 hours. The incident, disclosed in UKGI’s annual report and first reported by The Guardian, is…
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No one failed harder during COVID than our media
The provided page does not contain the article itself; it only says access was denied because JavaScript appears to be disabled. As a result, the article’s claims, evidence and context cannot be summarised reliably. The headline suggests an opinion piece criticising media performance during the COVID-19 pandemic, possibly in connection with Anthony Fauci and congressional…
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Aung San Suu Kyi appears healthy in first confirmed outside contact for 2.5 years
Photos newly released by Myanmar’s military government show Suu Kyi meeting with an ICRC official.
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Cornyn reaches deal with Justice Department to allow Blanche nomination to advance
Senator John Cornyn has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to support advancing Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general after the department formally ended a controversial compensation fund. The deal removes a significant obstacle to Blanche’s confirmation and reflects Republican concern over whether the proposed fund could be revived. The Justice Department rescinded the…
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First showdown in race for Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat puts GOP hopefuls to the test
South Carolina Republicans will hold their first primary debate on Monday in the contest to fill the Senate seat left vacant by the late Lindsey Graham, giving nearly ten declared candidates their first chance to distinguish themselves before voters. The race has drawn a mix of sitting lawmakers seeking a promotion and lesser-known hopefuls, but…
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Hegseth struggles to sell Senate on Iran war funding
The article’s full text was unavailable because access was denied, so its specific claims cannot be independently summarised. Based on the headline, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing difficulty persuading senators to support funding for a potential or ongoing conflict involving Iran. The headline indicates the dispute concerns using the Senate’s budget reconciliation process for…
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Labour’s early release of prisoners ‘will lead to cuts to neighbourhood policing’ and ‘cost forces hundreds of millions’, warns top officer
A senior police officer has warned that Labour’s early prisoner release scheme, intended to ease overcrowding in jails, will force cuts to neighbourhood policing and cost forces hundreds of millions of pounds. The intervention comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces mounting pressure over the policy, having already delayed its planned September start pending an…