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Bernie Sanders blasts Fetterman as ‘way out of touch’ with Americans after Graham Platner rebuke
US Senator Bernie Sanders has criticised fellow Democrat John Fetterman as being “way out of touch with the people of America”, after Fetterman condemned Sanders for backing Graham Platner, a former Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Maine. The exchange highlights ongoing tensions within the Democratic Party between its more progressive wing, represented by…
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Sanders argues El-Sayed can appeal to working-class Republicans in Michigan
Senator Bernie Sanders argued that Abdul El-Sayed could attract working-class Republican voters in Michigan during the state’s Senate primary. The claim matters because winning support beyond a candidate’s usual Democratic base could be important in a closely contested statewide race. The available material provides only the article’s title, not the underlying reporting, so it does…
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Caitlin Clark, Fever finally run out of gas against Lynx after brutal WNBA travel schedule
The Indiana Fever, led by Caitlin Clark, finally lost momentum after a gruelling stretch of WNBA travel, falling to the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday. The defeat came against the league’s top-ranked team and followed a demanding run of fixtures that appeared to leave Indiana fatigued heading into the matchup. The Fever had been performing well…
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RFK Jr. says Trump ‘certainly’ wants him to investigate any link between autism and vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that Donald Trump “certainly” wants him to investigate any possible link between autism and vaccines. The remarks matter because the alleged connection has long been rejected by extensive scientific research, while Kennedy has been a prominent critic of vaccine policy. The article’s full text was unavailable, so no further details…
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Pressure on Gianni Infantino increases as Uefa members prepare to oppose re-election
Gianni Infantino’s position as Fifa president is under mounting threat after Uefa member associations began preparing to formally withdraw their letters of support for his re-election, a move that would amount to a vote of no confidence. The crisis follows the collapse of his privately backed plan to sell off parts of the World Cup,…
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Francesca Hong says what’s radical is US still has $7.25 minimum wage
The article page could not be accessed because it was blocked, so its full contents cannot be summarised reliably. From the headline, Wisconsin politician Francesca Hong argues that the United States retaining a federal minimum wage of $7.25 is more radical than proposals to raise it. The $7.25 federal minimum wage has not changed since…
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John Swinney’s election campaign lacked ‘vision or big-picture thinking’ Sturgeon says in her book’s new foreword
Nicola Sturgeon has criticised John Swinney’s Holyrood election campaign strategy, saying the SNP’s pitch to voters lacked “vision or big-picture thinking” and was “detached from the big issues bearing down on people’s lives”. The remarks appear in a new foreword to her memoirs and mark the first time she has publicly criticised Mr Swinney’s approach…
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Kaptur hospitalized after hit-and-run, police say
US Representative Marcy Kaptur was taken to hospital after the vehicle in which she was travelling was involved in a hit-and-run crash in the Toledo area. The incident prompted a police investigation and drew attention because Kaptur is a long-serving Democratic congresswoman representing Ohio. Police said the crash occurred at about 10:48am near North Detroit…
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Entire Squad endorses Abdul El-Sayed days before Michigan Democratic Senate primary
Every member of the “Squad”, a group of left-wing US House Democrats, has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s upcoming Democratic Senate primary, according to his campaign. The unanimous backing highlights a broader rift within the Democratic Party over the direction of its Senate field in Michigan, with progressive and establishment wings appearing divided ahead of…
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Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns
Capital One has asked a US federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Trump Organization and Eric Trump, arguing that around 385 accounts held by the group and affiliated businesses were closed in mid-2021 following a lengthy anti-money-laundering review, not for political reasons. The case is significant because it forms part of a…