The proposed law aims to phase out tobacco sales by stopping anyone born after 2009 buying cigarettes.
After a long week of bitter infighting among House Republicans — with the rabid Marjorie Taylor Greene nipping at Speaker Mike Johnson's heels — Johnson flew to Mar-a-Lago today to hide behind Donald Trump. And amusingly, after the speaker and Trump met in private, Trump played the part of peacemaker. — Read the rest
Boris Johnson was only removed as prime minister because he didn’t eat a piece of cake, Nadine Dorries has claimed. The former Conservative MP was a guest on GB News on Sunday (14 April) to discuss her thoughts on Mr Johnson making a return to frontline politics. Speaking to students in Washington, the former prime minister refused to rule out a political comeback amid ongoing speculation about his future. Mr Johnson was forced out of Downing Street in 2022 following a series of scandals. Ms...
The former PM has been evasive about his links to a hedge fund that set up the meeting, Acoba rules.
House conservatives are furious with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for championing another massive round of Ukraine aid. But for all the grousing, threats and public protests, none of the critics are ready to use the one tool that lends them leverage in the fight: a motion to vacate. Without it, they’re left with no viable
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson wrote a column in the Daily Mail slamming calls by the British government to ban arms sales to Israel. In the article, entitled: “It Would Be Insane For Britain To Ban Arms Sales To Israel. The Sooner We Denounce The Idea, The Better,” Johnson wrote: “If you want an […]
‘Wartime speaker’ indicates he will press forward with aid package, which would force him to rely on Democrats to pass itDefiant and determined, the House speaker, Mike Johnson, pushed back on Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed US aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, and rejected a call to step aside or risk a vote to oust him from office.“I am not resigning,” Johnson said after a testy morning meeting of fellow House Republicans at the Capitol. Continue...
‘I’m a conservative Christian, and millions like me across the country are frustrated with this,’ Johnson said about Trump’s opposition to pro-life laws.
Johnson said about his 2020 endorsement of Joe Biden, ‘am I going to do that again this year? That answer’s no. I'm not going to do that.’
NYPD officers stand outside the Richmond County Clerk on Staten Island on March 8, 2024. Four of the minors were deemed safe, but two remain missing, according to the NYPD. [ more › ]
The Hong Kong government has defended its monthly spending of HK$3.75 million to maintain defunct Covid-19 isolation centres after one legislator described the bill as “shocking.” Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn addressed lawmakers in the Legislative Council on Wednesday as meetings to discuss the financial year’s budget continued. As part of initial questions asked by lawmakers […]
DUNDEE should have been put on probation five minutes after their fourth postponement of the season. If there was even a hint of a sniff of half a chance of a fifth, they’d be fined big-time AND ha