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Democrat darling issues lukewarm apology for his outrageous comment when Muslim terrorist attacked Michigan synagogue
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has apologised for controversial comments he made following a terrorist attack on a synagogue in his state earlier this year. Speaking at a Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus event, the 41-year-old admitted he “made a mistake” and should simply have condemned the attack rather than offering additional commentary, which many…
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‘Golden goodbyes’ for civil servants and staff at taxpayer-funded public bodies double to more than £300million after Whitehall headcounts soared by third, audit finds
An audit of Whitehall accounts by the Daily Mail has found that “golden goodbye” severance payments to civil servants and staff at taxpayer-funded public bodies more than doubled in a single year, rising to over £300million as departments moved to shed staff. The findings come amid separate criticism over rising Whitehall headcounts, and follow controversy…
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Why it matters that President Trump just dialed into a NASA news conference
US President Donald Trump unexpectedly dialled into a NASA post-launch news conference on Sunday at Kennedy Space Center, interrupting proceedings to congratulate staff on the successful launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The gesture is highly unusual, as presidents rarely engage with routine NASA briefings, and it underscores an increasingly close relationship between…
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Tuskegee University president defends dress code amid criticism: ‘Raise the bar, students will reach it’
Tuskegee University’s president, Dr Mark Brown, has defended the historically Black institution’s renewed dress and conduct code, saying it is intended to prepare students for professional life rather than restrict personal expression. The policy requires business attire for classes and formal meetings and bars non-religious head coverings, a move that has drawn criticism from free-expression…
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Burnham excludes killer drivers from early release as Iran sanctions tighten, Nissan cuts Sunderland output
PM Andy Burnham has ruled unlawful killers out of his early-release scheme, keeping PC Andrew Harper’s killers jailed, as the US launches sweeping new sanctions on Iran; plus Nissan’s Sunderland plant runs at half capacity amid Brexit fallout, and a scam warning for Britons.
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Labour grandee tells Andy Burnham to call an early general election before next summer to prove his policies are popular
Andy Burnham is under pressure from within his own party to call an early general election, after former home secretary Alan Johnson said the new Prime Minister should go to the country before summer 2027 to secure his own mandate. Johnson argued that Burnham, who won the Labour leadership on a platform of significant policy…
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Trump just brokered a deal with the country sitting atop the world’s largest oil reserves
President Donald Trump has announced an oil agreement with Venezuela that could give the United States access to a stake in 17 Venezuelan oil fields holding an estimated 65 billion barrels of crude. The deal is being framed as a significant energy-security gain for Washington, though officials caution that American drivers are unlikely to see…
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In Latest Threat Of Regulatory Retaliation, Donald Trump Says He’ll Report NBC News’ Kristen Welker To FCC For “Rebuke Or Punishment”
Donald Trump has said he will report NBC News’ Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker to the Federal Communications Commission for “rebuke or punishment” after she described his record of political endorsements as producing “mixed results.” The row matters because it comes as the FCC, under chairman Brendan Carr, already faces a First Amendment lawsuit…
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Northerner Burnham has ‘declared war on London’ says Cleverly in pitch to be capital’s Tory mayor
Sir James Cleverly has accused Andy Burnham of waging a “war on London” as he launched his bid to become the capital’s Conservative mayoral candidate, arguing the Prime Minister’s devolution agenda favours his native Manchester at London’s expense. The former foreign and home secretary quit his shadow cabinet role as housing spokesman to run for…