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Warren says she only pays ‘attention to almost one out of 10’ opinions from Carville
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday said she seldom pays attention to comments and musings made by longtime Democratic strategist James Carville. TMZ spoke with Warren about Carville’s comments over the weekend that he would leave the Democratic Party if left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker became a party mainstay. Learning of the remark caused the…
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Judge blocks law banning ICE agents’ masks in New York
A federal judge on Monday blocked New York from enforcing a law banning federal immigration officers from wearing face masks and requiring them to display identification. U.S. District Judge Mae D’Agostino of the Northern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction against the state’s mask and identification requirements, finding the Justice Department is likely…
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Democrats did right by ditching Platner. How will Republicans handle Max Miller?
Maine showed that a party can hold its own accountable without waiting for November to do it for them. The Republican Party leadership in Ohio can still prove it meant what it said about Graham Platner. So far, it has chosen not to.
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Chelsea, Jordan Henderson and a transfer pivot for the ages
Chelsea have signed veteran midfielder Jordan Henderson, in a move the Guardian’s Football Daily column wryly likens to the club recreating Sunderland’s 2010 side, given he now lines up alongside fellow former Black Cat Danny Welbeck. The piece frames the signing as part of a notable shift in Chelsea’s recruitment approach under Xabi Alonso, from…
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Max Miller says Trump warned of ‘tough’ road ahead in phone call
President Trump told Ohio Rep. Max Miller (R) during a phone call that he will face a tough reelection cycle due to the domestic abuse allegations against the lawmaker. Miller told The Wall Street Journal that Trump told him on Monday his prospects for winning reelection were not looking good. “He said he had a…
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Alice Evans and Ioan Gruffudd’s bitter divorce is over: Judge rules that actor must increase maintenance payments despite ‘online harassment’ campaign against him and wife Bianca
A family court judge has brought Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans’s protracted and bitter divorce to a close, ruling that the actor must increase his maintenance payments to his ex-wife. The decision comes despite claims that Evans has waged an online harassment campaign against Gruffudd and his current wife, Bianca, marking a further chapter in…
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Jimmy McLoughlin: Labour’s lack of business experience is a problem
Jimmy McLoughlin, a former special adviser to Theresa May, has said Labour’s lack of ministers with direct business experience is a genuine problem, echoing criticism made by Nigel Farage. Speaking on the “In The Room: Lessons From No.10” podcast, McLoughlin argued that while not every minister needs to have run a company, the government does…
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Apple boss was ‘transfixed’ by portrait of the Queen | Lessons from No 10
In a clip from the “In The Room” podcast, former Downing Street aide Jimmy McLoughlin recalls the moment Apple chief executive Tim Cook became “transfixed” by a portrait of the late Queen during a visit to No 10. McLoughlin, who worked under then-prime minister Theresa May, was responsible for escorting some of the world’s most…
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Lessons from No 10: When the world’s most powerful CEOs enter Downing Street | Jimmy McLoughlin
In the first episode of the Independent’s “Lessons from No 10” series, former Downing Street business director Jimmy McLoughlin discusses what politicians really need to understand about business leaders. Speaking under Theresa May’s premiership, McLoughlin’s role involved fostering productive relationships between the prime minister and some of the world’s most influential chief executives, offering insight…