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‘Borges And Me’ Review: Marc Turtletaub’s Hallucinatory ’70s Road Trip Is Smart, Literary And Playful – Edinburgh Film Festival
Sometimes it feels like the growing subset of films set in the stuffy British academic world of the early ’70s deserve a genre all to themselves. It’s a very interesting visual paradox; young people going out into the world to discover and further themselves in an environment that’s been stained nicotine-brown by the chain-smokers of…
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The country that has sorted its migrant problem – so why can’t we? The man behind a massive drop in asylum claims tells where Britain is going badly wrong
The hardline minister who slashed the number of migrants coming to his country has revealed how he thinks Britain could do the same – by toughening up.
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Live updates: Todd Blanche set for Sunday news show appearances
Attorney General Todd Blanche will join two network shows on Sunday following his narrow Senate confirmation last week. Blanche is set for appearances on Fox News’s “Fox News Sunday” and NBC News’s “Meet the Press.” Earlier this week, he again sought to distance himself from President Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund. The attorney general’s nomination secured last-minute…
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ID requirements for mail-in voting in Texas reinstated by federal appeals court
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated multiple provisions of a 2021 legally contested Texas election integrity law that, among other things, created an ID requirement for mail-in ballots and applications. A lower court blocked those changes in March.
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Trump pushes Senate to vote on permanent daylight saving time bill ‘as soon as possible’
President Trump on Saturday again urged senators to vote on a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, a measure some Republicans in the upper chamber oppose. “The Senate must vote on the NO MORE CHANGING THE CLOCKS ACT as soon as possible,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, referring to the Sunshine Protection Act of…
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Europeans are sour on Trump, but they increasingly back his immigration policy
It took only a few days for Europe’s latest immigration crisis to threaten one of the European Union’s core principles. After 72,000 migrants from Morocco entered Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa, Italy imposed temporary border restrictions against travelers from Spain. Spain promptly reciprocated, jeopardizing the freedom of movement that has been a cornerstone…
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As Trump blocks Medicaid funds, one trans teen’s mom asks: What’s next?
A longtime Republican living in California says the Trump administration’s continuing actions to target transgender youth take a personal toll.
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4 Surprising Pop Artists Who Were Nominated for a CMA Award
BOSTON – NOVEMBER 02: Musician James Taylor performs during the “Election Night 2004 With John Kerry and John Edwards” event November 2, 2004 in Boston. (Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images) These are four successful pop artists, who also managed to be nominated for a CMA Award for a country song. The post 4 Surprising Pop…
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Burnham urged to crack down on gig economy firms to protect 4m workers
Exclusive: Campaigners say millions are missing out on key rights including sick pay and protection against unfair dismissal Andy Burnham is being urged to protect 4 million gig economy workers by prosecuting companies that use widespread “bogus” self-employment practices to deny people their rights. As the prime minister fleshes out his agenda, the Fabian Society…
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Is the Burnham bounce already fading? PM’s popularity dips amid prisoner early release row
Less than a month after Andy Burnham entered No10, a poll suggested his favourability rating has dipped by five points over the past week.