When the last American soldier flew out of Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021, leaving the country to Taliban rule, the world braced for a human rights nightmare. In that sense, the Taliban have met expectations. The country’s extremist rulers, who…
Read MoreFrom EU empire building to trade deals – 10 reasons why Brexit is a success
Gove says Brexit prep made UK better prepared for Covid Anybody who thinks the battle for Brexit is over is being complacent with plenty of commentary from Rejoiners claiming it has ruimed the country and urgently needs reversing. Already, the…
Read MoreTop Tory backs Blade Runners vandalising ULEZ cameras in revolt over expansion
Mark Harper says ULEZ expansion is ‘about raising money’ Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has backed “Blade Runners” who are targeting ULEZ cameras amid fury at Sadiq Khan’s much-hated expansion. Hundreds of enforcement cameras installed by Transport for…
Read MoreLisa Calderón’s Denver retaliation lawsuit could be decided by a jury
Former Denver mayoral candidate and activist Lisa Calderón says she’s eager to take her case to a jury as she presses a five-year-old case alleging that top city officials trampled on her free speech rights when her community reentry program…
Read MoreTrump Could Clinch the Nomination Before the G.O.P. Knows if He’s a Felon
By the time Donald J. Trump is sitting at his federal trial on charges of criminally conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, he may have already secured enough delegates to effectively clinch the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nomination. The former…
Read MoreShameless Bercow calls May ‘abject failure’ and says Boris was ‘corrupt’
The astonishing attack on the ex-premiers by Mr Bercow, 60, came after Mrs May, who quit as PM in 2019, accused him of “blatantly” abusing his power to derail her bid to deliver Brexit. He said her claims carried “no…
Read MoreU.S. Announces First Drugs Picked for Medicare Price Negotiations
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations with Medicare, kicking off a landmark program that is expected to reduce the government’s drug spending but is being fought by the pharmaceutical…
Read MoreBiden Looks for New Ways to Energize Black Voters
During a recent town hall with the Congressional Black Caucus, Vice President Kamala Harris offered a gut check to the 200 people who had gathered to take stock of the state of civil rights in America. “We are looking at…
Read MoreEU chief calls for Brussels to get ready to accept new members by 2030
EU chief Charles Michel has called for the EU to be ready to accept new members by 2030. Speaking at the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia, where leaders from the Western Balkans gathered yesterday, the European Council President said: “Enlargement…
Read More‘No Place for Hate in America,’ Haley Says, Recalling 2015 Church Massacre
Breaking from her usual stump speech at a South Carolina town hall event on Monday, Nikki Haley paused to condemn a deadly weekend rampage in Jacksonville, Fla., that the authorities were investigating as a hate crime. “I am not going…
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