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Democrats Have a Plan to Force Trump’s Associates to Cooperate With Investigations
House Democrats are drawing up plans to use Congress’s spending powers to force compliance from the Trump administration if they retake the House majority in the November midterms. According to sources cited in Hugo Lowell’s Inner Loop newsletter, aides are exploring ways to compel officials and figures close to Trump to answer subpoenas, with particular…
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Former New Britain mayor misses deadline to repay taxpayer funds
Erin Stewart, the former mayor of New Britain, Connecticut, has repeatedly missed deadlines to repay more than $240,000 in taxpayer funds she allegedly misused during her 12 years in office. Stewart, 39, suspended her Republican bid for governor in May after an investigation found she had used a city-issued credit card to benefit herself, her…
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Sheriff suing Maryland says sanctuary laws ignore lessons of 9/11: ‘Stupidity at its best’
A Maryland sheriff leading a lawsuit by 17 of the state’s 24 counties against its sanctuary policies has told Congress that lawmakers are ignoring lessons from the September 11 attacks by restricting cooperation between local and federal law enforcement. Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler, whose jurisdiction saw two women murdered by illegal immigrants in 2022…
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Majority of Britons agree with Burnham that Brexit was ‘wrong turn’ for UK
Prime Minister Andy Burnham used his first address to the House of Commons to argue that Brexit and the deindustrialisation, privatisation and austerity that followed the 1980s left large parts of the UK, outside London and the South East, worse off. New YouGov polling shows most Britons back his view on Brexit, with 55 per…
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Christian backlash as JD Vance puts a number on his chances of getting into heaven
US Vice President JD Vance has sparked debate among Christians after rating his confidence in reaching heaven as “a 7 or an 8” out of ten, up from “a 5 or 6” a year ago. He made the comments during an interview about his faith with 22-year-old evangelical influencer Bryce Crawford, in which he also…
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Republicans fail to ease one of Trump’s greatest fears as Supreme Court measure collapses
A Republican-led constitutional amendment to permanently cap the US Supreme Court at nine justices failed in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, after most Democrats voted against it. The measure was designed to ease concerns raised repeatedly by President Donald Trump that Democrats might attempt to expand, or “pack”, the court if they regain control…
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Obama-appointed judge ripped for blocking Trump mail-ballot rule: ‘Run out the clock’
A US District Judge, Indira Talwani, has again blocked parts of a new US Postal Service policy on the handling of mail-in ballots, drawing accusations from conservative commentators that she is acting as an “activist” judge deliberately delaying the rule until it becomes too late to implement before the 2026 midterm elections. The policy, introduced…
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UN report says global warming will surpass the goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius
A new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report concludes that global warming will exceed the 1.5°C limit set by the Paris Agreement, marking a significant shift in tone from previous UN messaging. Rather than outlining how to avoid crossing this threshold, the report focuses on strategies to minimise how far and how long temperatures remain…
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Dollywood Unveils Plans for 2027 in-Park Tributes and Resort Expansion
Dollywood has revealed a series of new tributes and expansions planned in honour of its late founder, Dolly Parton, alongside projects she had already approved before her death. The announcement, made during a Wednesday press conference in Sevierville, Tennessee, signals the theme park’s intent to continue Parton’s vision while formally memorialising her legacy across the…
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Dollywood to Celebrate Dolly Parton With New Installations & Experiences: ‘We Will Carry Her Dreams Forward’
Dollywood, the Tennessee theme park co-founded by Dolly Parton, has announced a series of permanent installations and experiences to honour the country star following her death on 25 August. Park president Eugene Naughton unveiled the plans at a press conference on 2 September, saying Parton would have wanted the team to keep working and dreaming…