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The IndependentLiz Cheney secretly organised move to help stop Trump using military to overturn election, report claims
Former advisor to Dick Cheney says ‘Liz is living reproach to all these cowards’
- The Telegraph
Keir Starmer running out of time to prove Labour has any point at all
The name of George Lansbury will ring a bell with only the keenest students of politics, but it could one day be replaced with Sir Keir Starmer in the official history of the Labour Party. It was Lansbury who, in 1935, became the last Labour leader to step down without fighting a general election, a fate that could yet befall Sir Keir if he cannot turn around his party’s fortunes - and fast. While talk of an imminent leadership challenge currently belongs on the fringes of the Labour Party, the possibility that he could be replaced before the next general election is a matter of open discussion on the Opposition benches. “He’s got about a year to demonstrate that he can turn things around,” said one Labour MP, “otherwise the party will increasingly start to look for someone who can inspire the public in a way that so far he has failed to do.” Sir Keir promised to “carry the can” for the result of the Hartlepool by-election, and he has few excuses after approving a candidate championed by his own team.
- The Independent
Wisconsin wants $106k from lawyer Sidney Powell over ‘bad faith’ lawsuit backing Trump’s election lies
Powell pushed her fraudulent election claims so far Trump once asked his staff ‘she really is crazy, huh?’
- The Independent
Armed school bus hijacker let children go after they pestered him by ‘asking lots of questions’
‘They were being kids,’ says South Carolina sheriff after US military trainee charged with 19 counts of kidnapping
- Charlotte Observer
Rickie Fowler and Tiger Woods both missed the Masters, but they watched it together
Rickie Fowler, who was in a good position at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte on Thursday until the final two holes, described his experience watching the Masters with Tiger Woods.
- The Independent
Donald Trump’s election fraud ‘big lie’ winning over GOP but could cost midterms, pollster Frank Luntz warns
Republican insider predicts ex-president will win party nomination ahead of candidates like Tucker Carlson but lose in 2024
- The Independent
Colorado man who made emotional plea for safe return of missing wife appears in court charged with her murder
“If anyone is out there that can hear this, that has you, please, we’ll do whatever it takes to bring you back. We love you. We miss you. The girls need you.”
- The Independent
Man arrested for attacking two Asian women in their 60s with a cinder block at liquor store
Attacks against Asian Americans have surged 169 per cent during first quarter of 2021 compared to same period last year, study says
- The Independent
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson make off-color jokes about Kevin McCarthy
‘Republican voters and donors are sick and tired and fed up with weak Republicans that never accomplish what they claim they’re going to do,’ Georgia Republican says
- The Independent
New York attorney general accuses Jacob Wohl of using robocalls to ‘suppress Black vote’
Defence attorney says ‘fictional claims’ will be challenged in court
- The Independent
Cruise ship company may avoid Florida over state’s refusal to allow Covid vaccination checks
The withdrawal could have a major impact on state’s economy
- The Independent
Elizabeth Warren calls Trump a ‘danger to democracy’ and must be kept ‘off air’
‘I am much happier with Donald Trump off the air, off Facebook,’ says senator for Massachusetts
- Yahoo News
Biden administration begins 'long haul' of reuniting migrant families separated under Trump
The families are the first to be reunited in the U.S. since President Biden issued an executive order in February to create a task force dedicated to repairing families torn apart as a result of his predecessor’s controversial family separation policy.
- The Independent
Florida man convicted of plotting armed attack on Trump supporters
Former military man was self-described ‘anarchist’ and a trained sniper
- The Independent
Iran shouldn't expect any more US concessions in nuclear talks, White House says
American officials waiting for Tehran to accept conditions in negotiations in fresh round of nuclear deal talks aiming to reinstate 2015 deal, says State Department
- The Independent
Covid vaccine patent waiver: Who it impacts and what happens next
The Biden administration says it supports easing intellectual poperty protections amid the pandemic
- The Independent
AOC uses ‘ogre’ emojis to troll Cruz over Trump meeting: ‘Nothing like reminiscing about attempted coups’
Congresswoman has repeatedly called for the senator to resign
- The Independent
Florida governor Ron DeSantis signs controversial election bill as ‘reitreRon’ trends on Twitter
The governor said he believes his state has the ‘strongest election integrity’ in the US
- The Independent
Trump tries to get around Twitter ban and gets suspended again
Trump’s team tried to get his messaging back on the microblogging website but were unsucessful
- Associated Press
In GOP stronghold, Biden pushes for his infrastructure plan
With a badly aging bridge as his backdrop, President Joe Biden stood in reliably Republican Louisiana on Thursday to pressure GOP lawmakers to support his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan — and yet express a willingness to compromise on the corporate tax hikes he's recommending to pay the cost. Biden leaned into the stagecraft of the presidency by choosing to speak in the city of Lake Charles, which has been battered by historic storms and is home to a 70-year-old bridge that is two decades past its designed lifespan. The Democratic president, who wants to raise corporate taxes, challenged Republican dogma that low taxes for corporations and the wealthy fuel economic growth.