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Trump reunites with Cohen and blames media influence
US President Donald Trump appeared alongside his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen for a radio interview, marking a reconciliation between two men who had become bitter adversaries. Cohen, once one of Trump’s most prominent critics after turning against him and cooperating with investigators, joined Trump in criticising CNN and the wider mainstream media, with Trump…
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To many voters alarmed by mass migration, this man is a charismatic messiah. He’s also a pro-Russian on the verge of becoming the first far-Right nationalist to run a state government since the Nazis… So is this the most dangerous man in Germany?
Ulrich Siegmund, 35-year-old leader of the far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Saxony-Anhalt, is on course to become the first far-Right nationalist to head a German state government since the Nazi era, with the state election due on 6 September 2026. Polling puts the AfD on 42-43 per cent, potentially enough for an outright…
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Aisha Wahab wins California’s 15th district special election
State Senator Aisha Wahab, a progressive Democrat, has won the special election in California’s 15th congressional district, defeating Melissa Hernandez, a moderate BART Board president and transit executive. The result closes out the contest to replace Eric Swalwell and is being cast as another flashpoint in the wider struggle between the Democratic Party’s establishment and…
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Rogers pushing for 1-year pause on data center construction
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Mike Rogers calls for one-year data center moratorium Former Rep. Mike Rogers, the GOP nominee in a critical Senate battle in Michigan, on Thursday called for a one-year pause on data center construction, the latest sign of the political toxicity of the server warehouses fueling the AI boom….
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Wetlands policy causes GOP friction
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Cramer puts hold on Trump nominees over wetlands Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer (N.D.) is placing a hold on all future Trump nominees over the administration’s approach to wetlands. © Greg Nash In a statement shared with The Hill, Cramer expressed disappointment that the administration…
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Attempted murder probe in Doncaster, PA helicopter crash kills pilot, Bumble scraps women-first rule
South Yorkshire Police said Jacqueline Massie, 53, was charged with attempted murder after an 81-year-old man was found seriously injured at a property on St John’s Road in Edlington, Doncaster, on 18 August. She was also charged with theft in a dwelling and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place, and was remanded in…
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Progressive wins special election to fill Swalwell’s California House seat
Progressive state Sen. Aisha Wahab (D) is projected to defeat Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board President Melissa Hernandez in the special election to fill the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) term in the House, according to Decision Desk HQ. Swalwell, once seen as the frontrunner in the California governor’s race, dropped out…
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Mike Rogers calls for 1-year data center moratorium
Former Rep. Mike Rogers, the GOP nominee in a critical Senate battle in Michigan, on Thursday called for a one-year pause on data center construction, the latest sign of the political toxicity of the server warehouses fueling the AI boom. Rogers said in a statement that he is pushing for a yearlong moratorium on new…
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Rogers courts Democrats in Michigan Senate race
Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers officially launched the “Democrats for Mike Rogers” coalition on Thursday, two months out from the general election. Rogers made the announcement of the coalition at an event that featured a handful of Democrats including Michigan state Rep. Karen Whitsett (D). “Michiganders are tired of anger and division, and I…