PoliticsYahoo NewsTrump tweets resignation of Attorney General William Barr
President Trump announced Monday that Attorney General William Barr had submitted his resignation and would be stepping down “just before Christmas.” Highly respected Richard Donoghue will be taking over the duties of Deputy Attorney General. The president's announcement, which had been widely expected after he publicly criticized Barr for not doing more to help him overthrow the results of the presidential election, came minutes after electors in California cast ballots that confirmed that Joe Biden had cleared the 270 electoral vote threshold to become president-elect.
U.S.The Telegraph'She's a wonderful and loving person': Ghislaine Maxwell launches fresh bid for release in time for Christmas
Ghislaine Maxwell has revealed her vast hidden wealth and claimed that she does not pose a flight risk as she would never abandon her husband, in a plea to a judge to be released from prison in time for Christmas. The British socialite, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of helping associate Jeffrey Epstein recruit and groom underage girls to engage in illegal sexual acts in the mid-1990s, offered $28.5 million (£21m) in a fresh application for bail. Ms Maxwell's spouse, whose name has been redacted from the court documents, is understood by The Telegraph to be Scott Borgerson, an American tech CEO she married in 2016.
PoliticsThe WeekIran's president says country would rejoin nuclear deal within an hour of U.S. signing on
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday said if the United States returns to the Iran nuclear deal, his country will follow within an hour. The deal was made during the Obama administration in 2015, lifting sanctions on Tehran in exchange for Iran reducing its uranium stockpile and dismantling its centrifuges. Rouhani said he will not discuss any changes to the accord or restrictions on Iran's ballistic missile program, The Guardian reports.
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Newsom could face recall, as resistance to California governor is growing
An effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is gaining momentum, partly fueled by outrage over the Democrat dining with friends at an opulent restaurant while telling residents to stay home.
WorldBBCJapan 'Twitter killer' Takahiro Shiraishi sentenced to death
A man who murdered nine people after contacting them on Twitter has been sentenced to death, in a high-profile case that has shocked Japan. Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed the "Twitter killer", was arrested in 2017 after body parts were found in his flat. The 30-year-old had admitted to murdering and dismembering his victims - almost all of whom were young women he met on the social media platform.
PoliticsReutersSenior Republicans accept Biden as president-elect, reject talk of overturning election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Several senior Republican U.S. senators on Monday acknowledged Democrat Joe Biden as the country's president-elect after the Electoral College affirmed his victory, and rejected the idea of overturning the 2020 presidential election in Congress. As a few of President Donald Trump's most loyal backers contemplated a last-ditch effort to reverse his Nov. 3 election defeat, a growing number of Republicans appeared ready to defy Trump and recognize Biden as the winner more than a month after the vote. Senator John Thune, the Senate's No. 2 Republican, said lawmakers had the right to challenge electoral votes.
PoliticsThe IndependentJoseph Epstein wiped from university website after backlash over ‘sexist drivel’ Jill Biden column
Northwestern University has distanced itself from its former lecturer Joseph Epstein who, in an article published by the Wall Street Journal, criticised the incoming first lady for using the title Dr when she is not a medical professional. Epstein's article has met with a backlash after he said the use of the title by Dr Jill Biden, who has a doctorate in education, “sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic”. Northwestern has now scrubbed Epstein's page from its website, where he was previously listed as an emeritus lecturer of English.
U.S.CBS NewsBiggest snowstorm in years set to target Northeast
It has been nearly five years since New York City has seen more than a foot of snow in one storm, when Central Park recorded its biggest snowstorm on record with 27.5 inches in January 2016. Much of the densely populated parts of the Northeast stand to see a walloping of heavy snow as a major nor'easter takes aim. For cities like Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York, a major nor'easter seems long overdue.
HealthBusiness InsiderHead of White House security office has his right foot amputated because of severe COVID-19 and is facing 'staggering medical bills,' new report says
The head of the White House security office, Crede Bailey, had a part of his lower right leg and the big toe of his left foot amputated because of COVID-19, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Bailey has been hospitalized with a severe case of COVID-19 for three months but is said to be recovering. Friends of Bailey's have raised over $35,000 through a GoFundMe campaign to help pay for his rehabilitation and "staggering" healthcare costs.
HealthINSIDERFamily was kicked off United Airlines flight because their 2-year-old refused to keep her mask on
Eliz Orban says she and her family were kicked off a United Airlines flight after being unable to get her 2-year-old daughter to keep her mask on. United Airlines has a policy that states all passengers over the age of 2 must wear a "face covering" during flights. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that children over the age of 2 should wear a mask, the World Health Organization says that children under the age of 5 should be exempt.
PoliticsThe GuardianWilliam Barr's exit is bad news for Trump's hopes of a 11th-hour pardoning spree
As attorney general to George HW Bush, Barr successfully urged the late president to grant a passel of pardons in the aftermath of the Iran-Contra scandal and Bush's 1992 loss to Bill Clinton. Indeed, in Barr's telling he was a driving force nearly three decades ago, running roughshod over justice department “naysayers”. Specifically, Barr fought for the pardon of Caspar Weinberger, Ronald Reagan's defense secretary who was under indictment, and five others, including Elliot Abrams.
PoliticsThe IndependentTucker Carlson compares Jill Biden to Dr Pepper in latest vicious attack on her title
Tucker Carlson has compared Dr Jill Biden to Dr Pepper, in dismissive comments that have since been criticised. The controversial Fox News host said she used the “Dr” title because she had “status anxiety,” in an attack that aired on Tucker Carlson Tonight on Monday, and not because she was a “Dr”. "Jill Biden is not a doctor, no,” said Mr Carlson, who added: “Maybe in the same sense Dr. Pepper is".
PoliticsThe IndependentTrump signs executive order making Christmas Eve a federal holiday in 2020
Christmas Eve will be considered a federal holiday in the United States this year, according to a new executive order signed by President Trump. Under the executive order, signed Friday, “all executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Thursday, 24 December 2020, the day before Christmas Day”. The executive order does make an exception, however, for the heads of executive departments and agencies, who may determine that “certain offices and installations of their organisations, or parts thereof, must remain open,” as well as for employees who may be needed to work for “reasons of national security, defense, or other public need”.
WorldINSIDEROver 70 people test positive for COVID-19 at a nursing home in Belgium after a visit from a man dressed up as Santa Claus
More than 70 people were infected with coronavirus at a nursing home in Belgium after a recent visit from a man dressed up as Santa Claus, CNN reported. "It was made with the best intent, but it went wrong," Wim Caeyers, Mayor of Mol, told VRT News. More than 70 people tested positive for the coronavirus after a recent visit from Santa Claus at a nursing home in Belgium, according to multiple reports.
PoliticsThe IndependentTrump retweets post calling for Georgia republicans to be jailed
President Donald Trump has retweeted a post from a conservative attorney that called for Georgia Republican officials to be jailed. On Tuesday, Mr Trump retweeted a tweet from Lin Wood, an attorney who has filed multiple lawsuits in an effort to help the President overturn 3 November's election results. President Trump @realDonaldTrump is a genuinely good man.
PoliticsThe IndependentSarah Palin hits campaign trail in Georgia, denying Trump lost alongside QAnon-supporting Republican
Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, joined the GOP campaign trail in Georgia, urging supporters to “crush” the vote for senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler to avoid “another rigged election. Georgia, we need you to not just show up 5 January, not just to win, but to crush it,” said Ms Palin, who was addressing a crowd of supporters in Marietta on Friday. We need you to crush it and to send that message, the loudest message that we can, that no, we will not implement at all socialism in America,” she said.
U.S.USA TODAYMississippi police identify 2-year-old boy abandoned at Goodwill donation outlet, arrest suspect
Police in Mississippi police say a 2-year-old boy left abandoned at a Goodwill donation outlet on Monday has been identified and is in the custody of Mississippi Child Protective Services. "Southaven Police received numerous tips, and with the assistance of F.B.I. offices in both Mississippi, and Tennessee, along with the Shelby County Sheriff's Department a suspect related to this case was taken into custody in Memphis," the department said. Officers responded to the Goodwill outlet around 9:30 a.m., where they learned the boy was left with a plastic bag that contained a note and a change of clothes.
EntertainmentBusiness InsiderFollowing the messy launch of 'Cyberpunk 2077,' the development studio's stock value has fallen off a cliff
The most hyped game of the year, "Cyberpunk 2077," launched last week on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Players are reporting a range of bugs in the game, from characters appearing to float through space to being suddenly teleported, among a variety of other issues. On Monday morning, the game's developer CD Projekt apologized to buyers and said it would honor refunds.
PoliticsThe IndependentThree things Trump could do after Electoral College votes for Biden
Donald Trump is vowing to continue his fight to overturn the results of last month's election even after an Electoral College vote declares Joe Biden his replacement – but his options are running out. Electors are voting across the country on Monday, with Mr Biden ahead by around 40 votes as of 1:30 p.m. ET.
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Orange County sheriff refuses to release 1,800 inmates after judge's order: 'Serious threat' to community
Sheriff Don Barnes, Orange County, Calif. reacts to judge's order reducing prison population amid coronavirus pandemic.
PoliticsUSA TODAYIn Georgia Senate race, Loeffler and Perdue demand updated list of registered voters
Shortly before early voting got started in Georgia on Monday morning for the U.S. Senate runoff elections, the Republican candidates complained because the Board of Elections has not yet made available to the public an updated list of voter registrations. It is “totally unacceptable” that they cannot yet get a fully updated list, says a statement that U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler published on Twitter on Monday morning on behalf of herself and Sen. David Perdue. A complete list of newly registered voters is not available to the Democratic candidates, either.
U.S.The New York TimesA Black Student's Mother Complained About 'Fences.' He Was Expelled.
When the mother of a Black ninth grader at a private school in Charlotte, North Carolina, learned last month that his English class was going to be studying August Wilson's “Fences,” an acclaimed play examining racism in 1950s America, she complained to the school. The drama, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1987 and was adapted into a critically praised film starring Denzel Washington in 2016, is about a Black family and is peppered with racial slurs from the first page. Faith Fox, a lawyer and single mother, said in an interview that she imagined her son's mostly white class at the Providence Day School reading the dialogue out loud.
U.S.USA TODAY'We're not wanted': Homeless people were put in hotels to keep them safe. Now they're being evicted
For nearly a year, San Francisco, like many cities across the U.S., has been housing people experiencing homelessness in motels and hotels with money officials received from the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. The federal measure passed in March allocated $150 billion in direct assistance to municipalities for expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency and an additional $4 billion nationwide to shelter the homeless. Now, with the federal deadline to spend the CARES Act money set to expire by Dec. 31 and amid growing complaints over the costly hotel shelter programs, many city officials are considering putting homeless people back on the streets or in crowded...
PoliticsThe IndependentJeff Rosen: Who is Trump’s acting attorney general now Bill Barr has resigned?
US Attorney General William Barr has sent his resignation letter to Donald Trump, who announced his departure moments after California's Electoral College cast its definitive votes ensuring Joe Biden's victory. In his place, the president has appointed Jeffrey Rosen – Mr Barr's current deputy attorney general – as the acting attorney general. He will be the fifth attorney general under the Trump administration, the most appointed to the role for a one-term president.
PoliticsThe IndependentTrump election lawyer calls on his supporters to stock up on ‘2nd Amendment supplies’
A lawyer who filed multiple court challenges to overturn Donald Trump's election loss, appeared to reference firearms and ammunition as he told his supporters to stock up on “2nd Amendment supplies”. Make sure you have PLENTY of water, food, flashlights & batteries, candles, radio, 2nd Amendment supplies, & a plan to meet with leaders of your communities. Mr Lin's tweet came a couple of days after Trump supporters called for civil unrest in the US, following the US Supreme Court's decision to not hear a lawsuit from Texas attorney general Ken Paxton, which attempted to set aside 62 electoral votes in four battleground states, according to Newsweek.
“The prospect of a 2024 run is politically significant. It’s also a complete fiction.”
“His flirtation with a 2024 bid ensures he’ll remain the dominant force in the Republican Party.”
“He shouldn’t run for president again. There’s a better job and life for him on the horizon.”
“Trump is in for years of scandals and humiliations…He’ll have to devote much of his energy to trying to stay out of prison.”
“If Trump himself passes on the opportunity, his two very political children could also potentially pick up the mantle.”