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    • Bill Maher breaks with the left to hammer Anthony Fauci after explosive Senate hearing

      Bill Maher criticised Anthony Fauci on HBO’s “Real Time”, accusing the former US health official of misleading the public about the origins of COVID-19. Maher argued that the laboratory-leak theory was too readily dismissed during the pandemic and said critics had wrongly portrayed discussion of it as racist. The comments followed a contentious Senate hearing…

    • Talarico leads Paxton by 3 points in Texas Senate race: Fox News poll

      A Fox News poll puts Democrat James Talarico three points ahead of Republican Ken Paxton in Texas’s US Senate race, 51% to 48%. The result suggests an unusually competitive contest in a state where Republicans have long dominated statewide elections, potentially making the seat important to control of the Senate. The lead is within the…

    • GOP senators express confidence in McConnell’s return as health scrutiny grows

      Republican senators have expressed confidence that Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell will return to work, despite growing scrutiny of his health following recent public episodes in which he appeared to freeze while speaking. Their support matters because McConnell’s health has prompted questions about his ability to continue leading his party in the Senate. Senators including…

    • SNP’s ‘cover-up and lies’ over £2billion Monklands hospital which NHS said was too expensive

      The article reports allegations that the SNP concealed or misrepresented NHS concerns about the cost of a planned new Monklands hospital. The dispute matters because it raises questions about transparency, public spending and whether Scotland’s health service can afford a major hospital project. The proposed development is said to cost £2 billion, while NHS assessments…

    • AOC trashes Democrats for closing ranks around Biden, rejecting primary challengers

      Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticised Democrats for rallying behind Joe Biden and discouraging a competitive presidential primary in 2024, according to the article. She argued that the party missed an opportunity to test its eventual nominee and hear broader voter concerns, a debate that matters because Biden later withdrew from the race amid pressure over his…

    • Trump rejects dropped charges against David Hearn over Reflecting Pool damage

      Donald Trump has publicly rejected the Department of Justice’s account of damage to the Reflecting Pool at the National Mall, disputing the decision by Jeanine Pirro, a Trump ally in a DoJ role, to drop vandalism charges against a man named David Hearn. The intervention puts Trump at odds with a prosecutorial decision made by…

    • Trump offering early access to online posts in move seen as corruption

      Trump Media has launched a paid service allowing subscribers to receive Truth Social posts, including those by Donald Trump, in real time before ordinary users. Critics say it could let wealthy traders profit from market-moving presidential announcements, raising concerns about conflicts of interest because Trump is the platform’s most influential user and its parent company’s…

    • Vandalism case dropped after flawed Lincoln Memorial repairs uncovered

      US prosecutors have dropped vandalism charges against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn after concluding that damage to Washington DC’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was most likely caused by flawed contractor work rather than visitors. The case had drawn scrutiny because Hearn faced up to ten years in prison and had been publicly accused of vandalism…

    • Trump plans to retain Todd Blanche as acting Attorney General

      Donald Trump announced that he intends to keep Todd Blanche in place as acting Attorney General after Republican senators blocked Blanche’s Senate confirmation. The move lets Blanche continue running the Justice Department in an acting capacity without formal Senate approval, and it exposed a rift between the president and members of his own party over…

    • Nicki Minaj torches Anthony Fauci in mock diary video after explosive Senate appearance

      Nicki Minaj has intensified her public criticism of Dr Anthony Fauci, sharing a satirical video impersonating the former US chief medical adviser as a diary entry, days after his combative appearance before a Senate committee. The clip mixed comic boasts with pointed jabs about pandemic-era school closures and elderly people dying alone, reflecting broader Republican-led…