The suspect is expected to be charged with assault of a federal officer and using a firearm during a crime of violence, officials have said. ...
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Key senator paves way to confirming Trump’s Fed pickKey senator paves way to confirming Trump’s Fed pick
The News US President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, is on track to be confirmed after a key Republican senator said on Sunday he will greenlight the nomination. North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis’ move came after the the Department of Justice on Friday dropped a ...
No headway in Middle East peace efforts as US and Iran refuse to yieldNo headway in Middle East peace efforts as US and Iran refuse to yield
Deepening sense of deadlock despite regional diplomacy as Washington and Tehran show no signs of compromise Hopes of a breakthrough in negotiations between Iran and the US faded further on Sunday, amid a deepening sense of a deadlock in the nearly two-month-long conflict despite intense regional diplomatic activity. Washington and ...
Pope Leo has stirred awake a progressive Christianity. It can rise again | Bill McKibbenPope Leo has stirred awake a progressive Christianity. It can rise again | Bill McKibben
With his stand against Trump, the pope has shown the far right doesn’t have a monopoly on Christianity. If people of good faith push hard, the future could be redefined In the same way that America’s shambolic war on Iran has turned Donald Trump into the most effective EV salesman ...
Why are people pumping their bodies with fat from corpses? | Tayo BeroWhy are people pumping their bodies with fat from corpses? | Tayo Bero
The cosmetic procedure raises concern about the tissue donation process – and our own anxieties about our appearance There’s a buzzy new diva in the world of cosmetic injectables and she’s quick, easy to recover from … and came from a dead body. Indeed, people are injecting themselves with fat ...
I’ve covered Trump for a decade. At the White House correspondents’ dinner, darkness came viscerally closeI’ve covered Trump for a decade. At the White House correspondents’ dinner, darkness came viscerally close
Men in tuxedos and women in dresses dove under tables, like a scene from a dozen Hollywood movies, but now it was happening to me White House correspondents’ dinner shooting – latest updates Shocking. Unnerving. Unpredictable. Violent. For a decade I have been following the twists and turns of Donald ...
To win in 2028, Democrats must embrace justice – not shy away from it | Steve PhilipsTo win in 2028, Democrats must embrace justice – not shy away from it | Steve Philips
The party has been pressured to avoid ‘woke’ policies. Instead, Democrats must stand firmly for equality and invest in mobilization Too many Democrats believe that fighting for justice and equality is a losing proposition. This gets boiled down to the shorthand that Donald Trump won because Democrats were too “woke” ...
I was in the room with Trump and heard the low thudding sound of gunfireI was in the room with Trump and heard the low thudding sound of gunfire
The BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue describes the moment he and others dived for cover as shots rang out at the venue. ...
Pete Hegseth’s Iran war messaging echoes sermons from his extremist churchPete Hegseth’s Iran war messaging echoes sermons from his extremist church
US defense secretary’s openly Christian nationalist church continues to have growing influence in the White House On 17 April, at a briefing on the Iran war, secretary of defense Pete Hegseth told reporters he had been “sitting in church with my family” the previous Sunday while the minister preached from ...
Iran didn’t have a nuclear weapon before this war. But you can see why it would want one now | Simon TisdallIran didn’t have a nuclear weapon before this war. But you can see why it would want one now | Simon Tisdall
If lawless aggression by ‘might is right’ nuclear-armed powers spreads unchecked, what other option do middle-ranking countries have? With every bomb dropped, ship seized and blood-curdling threat of annihilation, Donald Trump increases Iran’s incentive to reject his “grand bargain” peace deal and sprint instead to acquire nuclear weapons for future ...