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
The former PM has been evasive about his links to a hedge fund that set up the meeting, Acoba rules.
The proposed law aims to phase out tobacco sales by stopping anyone born after 2009 buying cigarettes.
Former President Donald Trump gave House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a vote of confidence when they held a joint press conference at Mar-a-Lago last week, implicitly rebuking Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for her threats to oust him from power.But Greene is not deterred from her war with the speaker, CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju reports."On way into GOP meeting, [Greene] told me that Trump’s comments that he 'stands by' Mike Johnson doesn’t change her push to oust him," Raju...
A man was allegedly shot at a mall in Sydney on Saturday following reports of multiple people stabbed, Reuters reported citing police in the city.According to the report, “emergency services were called to Westfield Bondi Junction just before 4 p.m. (0600 GMT) following the reports,” New South Wales Police said in a statement.“People are urged to avoid the area,” the statement said."Inquiries are continuing in relation to the incident and there are no further details."Hundreds of people were...
Elon Musk wants X's Grok AI Chatbot to compose users' tweets. Here's why it's such a big problem that even X employees are trying to stop it.
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...
Earlier this year, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass negotiated a package of raises and increased benefits for tens of thousands of city workers — money aimed at addressing the rising cost of food, housing and other household expenses. On Friday, the public got its first glimpse of the price tag for those employee contracts. City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo, in a 40-page analysis, said the planned salary agreements with the city's civilian employee unions would add $316 million to the city...
Today at her neat bungalow in genteel Lytham St Annes, the lifelong Tory activist said she did not want to talk about the incident, which she is understood to have found 'deeply distressing'.
“It’s really wonderful to see the story full circle. “
Boeing is facing newly revealed whistleblower claims that its 787 Dreamliner planes have structural failings that could eventually cause them to break apart, adding to the unprecedented crisis facing the aviation giant. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating claims made by Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. In a lengthy response, Boeing strongly disputed the claims and said it was "fully confident" in the 787. But the new allegations come at a...
Tesla's strategic direction hasn't been received well by investors and the stock is on extended downtrend now. read more