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The IndependentTrump caught on audio mocking Michelle Obama’s looks to giggling GOP hierarchy at Mar-a-Lago
Leaked recording from RNC fundraiser reveals ‘uproarious’ laughter from sponsors for ridicule of former first lady
- The Independent
White nationalist website calls Tucker Carlson’s ‘replacement’ rant ‘one of the best things Fox News has ever aired’
The Fox News host has won the praise of an officially designated hate group after appearing to endorse the racist ‘replacement’ theory
- Business Insider
Iran says it will enrich uranium to highest level ever after apparent Israeli attack on key nuclear facility
Iran, which now plans to enrich uranium to 60% purity, has vowed revenge on Israel over Sunday's act of sabotage on the Natanz nuclear complex.
- Business Insider
The US is sending 500 extra troops to Germany, Defense Secretary Austin says, as Russia amasses troops at Ukraine's border
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the announcement in Berlin on Tuesday, saying it would strengthen defense in Europe.
- The Independent
Daunte Wright: Obamas say police killing reveals ‘how badly we need to reimagine policing and public safety’
Following ‘another senseless tragedy’, former first family stresses urgency for ‘nationwide changes that are long overdue’ to address racial inequities
- Raleigh News and Observer
It’s time to trade Teddy Bridgewater, for his sake and the Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers need to admit their mistake and move on by trading QB Teddy Bridgewater
- Associated Press
Hernandez 2nd Rangers reliever to have Tommy John surgery
Texas Rangers right-hander Jonathan Hernandez had ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow Monday, just less than two weeks after fellow reliever José Leclerc had the same procedure, and their bullpen will also be without hard-throwing Matt Bush until at least July. Rangers president of baseball operations Jon Daniels said the Tommy John surgery on Hernandez was performed by team physician Dr. Keith Meister and went as expected.
- INSIDER
24 celebrity couples that split this year, so far
A few celebrity couples ended their relationship or revealed their split in 2021, from Zoë Kravitz and Karl Glusman to Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas.
- The Independent
Ted Cruz gets more than $5m in donations despite Cancun scandal
Senator from Texas hauled in more than $5.3 million in 2021 first quarter
- FOX News Videos
Biden picks anti-Trump police chief to lead CBP
The president nominates Tucson police chief Chris Magnus as head of Customs and Border Protection. Cochise County, Ariz., Sheriff Mark Dannels weighs in on the change in leadership at the border.
- The Independent
Biden picks up toy of slain Capitol officer’s daughter during emotional memorial service
During a memorial service at the US Capitol Rotunda for Officer William Evans, President Joe Biden picked up a toy dropped by the officer’s daughter, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told his family that while “no words are adequate” to address their loss, “we hope it’s a comfort to you that so many now know about your dad and know he’s a hero”. “And that the President of the United States is picking up one of your distractions.” Officer Evans was killed outside the Capitol on 2 April after a driver struck two officers before slamming into a security barrier outside the Capitol, then exited the car with a knife, according to police.
- BBC
Will Smith's slavery film Emancipation pulls out of Georgia over voting laws
Smith says he's "compelled" to move filming elsewhere because of Georgia's "regressive" voting laws.
- The State
Why a move to May, Kiawah’s Ocean Course and fans have PGA Championship organizers giddy
The 2021 golf season’s second major championship will be played May 20-23 outside Charleston.
- The Independent
Almost two-thirds of Americans back some kind of vaccine ID, new poll finds
Less support for requirement to carry card with them to enter a business
- The Independent
Everything we know about six cases that paused the Johnson & Johnson rollout
Decision comes ‘out of an abundance of caution’, the Food and Drug Administration says
- The Independent
Rashida Tlaib calls for ‘no more police’ following Daunte Wright shooting
‘That’s not the president’s view,’ White House press secretary responds
- The Independent
Biden administration revives Obama-era housing discrimination policies cut by Trump
Former president ‘set us back years in the push for fair housing and inclusive communities’ as White House urged to address systemic racism with sweeping infrastructure package
- The Independent
Caron Nazario ‘feared for his life’ in pepper spray traffic stop
One of the police officers involved has been sacked
- Business Insider
Florida, Michigan, and Texas are the next frontiers in the nationwide battle over voting access
Republican lawmakers in the three 2020 battlegrounds are advancing legislation to restrict voting by mail before 2022.
- The Telegraph
David Cameron lobbying row: Civil servant allowed to join Greensill while working in Whitehall
A senior civil servant was granted permission to join the lender Greensill Capital while still working at the highest levels of government, a watchdog has revealed. Bill Crothers was head of Whitehall procurement, in control of a £15 billion annual purchasing budget, when he took on an external role as part-time adviser to the finance company's board in September 2015. Boris Johnson was understood to be personally concerned about the disclosure on Tuesday night, while Labour described it as "extraordinary and shocking", renewing demands for an MP-led inquiry into the lobbying row engulfing Greensill and David Cameron. The lender, which filed for insolvency last month, has been at the centre of controversy over the access its founder Lex Greensill was granted to numerous Whitehall departments during Mr Cameron's administration. The former prime minister then went on to join Greensill in 2018, and has been revealed to have directly lobbied Rishi Sunak and a series of other ministers on the company's behalf. Correspondence published on Tuesday between the appointments watchdog and the Cabinet Office revealed the overlap in Mr Crothers working for both the government and Greensill. Read more: The David Cameron/Greensill scandal explained In a letter to Lord Pickles, chairman of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba), Mr Crothers said of his role at Greensill: "It was seen as a way of me transitioning back into the private sector, and was supported by the Cabinet Office leadership." Suggesting other top mandarins had also taken on dual roles in the private sector, he added: "This advisory role was not seen as contentious, and I believe not uncommon." Mr Crothers then left the civil service in November 2015 and went on to become a director at Greensill the following year.