Boris Johnson is to face questioning by MPs about parliamentary standards as the row over sleaze continues. The prime minister will appear in front of the liaison committee, comprised of the chairs of all Commons select committees, from 3pm today. He will face questions on government standards, violence against women and girls, the COP26 summit and the budget and spending […]

Democratic lawmaker says Build Back Better is a ‘jobs’ act Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., explains why she doesn’t call Biden’s Build Back Better plan a ‘social spending’ package The Biden White House claimed that the Congressional Budget Office doesn’t have the “experience” to weigh in on the president’s Build Back Better agenda. White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates made […]

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds briefing as Biden plans to sign $1,200,000,000,000 infrastructure bill today After saying she couldn’t comment specifically on the murder trial of 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, White House press secretary Jen Psaki declared Monday that President Biden disavows “vigilantes patrolling our communities with assault weapons.” Psaki was asked by Fox News’ Peter Doocy during her […]

‘The Five’ react to trial of Kyle Rittenhouse closing arguments ‘The Five’ panel react to Monday’s back and forth closing arguments between prosecution and the defense in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial Thousands of cases a day go through our nation’s court systems, but most do not grab the headlines or scrutiny of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.  The power and prejudice […]

By Nita Blake-Persen of RNZ The National Party is distancing itself from a former MP who has shared anti-vaccination opinions in a lengthy video that has since been labelled dangerous. Matt King was voted out as Northland MP last election after serving one term and has been a vocal critic of the Government’s Covid-19 response in recent months. Last week […]