Donald J. Trump went to bed Tuesday night, on the eve of his 77th birthday, as a now twice-indicted former president and current front-runner for the Republican nomination for the White House in 2024. “Some birthday,” Mr. Trump grumbled on Tuesday as he visited Versailles, a popular Cuban coffee shop in Miami. “Some birthday.” He had just been arraigned on […]

The News The House unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday calling on the Russian government to release Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in March, and provide unfettered consular access to him in the meantime. The resolution also calls for the immediate release of Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine serving a 16-year sentence after being convicted in […]

Broadway veteran Denée Benton referred to Gov. Ron DeSantis as the “grand wizard” of Florida at the 2023 Tony Awards, receiving a large round of applause from the Washington Heights audience. “Grand Wizard” historically is the title given to the national leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Benton, who is from Orlando, made the remark as she presented Jason Zembuch-Young, a […]

Former President Donald J. Trump was en route to Florida on Monday, a day before his scheduled first appearance in federal court in Miami on criminal charges of mishandling sensitive national security secrets and seeking to thwart the government’s efforts to reclaim classified documents he took with him from the White House. Mr. Trump is planning to spend Monday night […]

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that her arrest today was “both a shock and deeply distressing” and added that “I know beyond doubt that I am in fact innocent of any wrongdoing”. The 52-year-old has been released without charge pending further investigation after she was arrested as part of a probe into the SNP’s finances. The former […]

Brexit: EU more interested in ‘control’ than money says McBride Britain’s jam makers are facing the prospect of expensive alterations to their recipes as a result of Brussels revising its so-called “breakfast directives” related to ingredients. And one Brexit-backing economist has said the saga “encapsulates everything that is wrong with the EU”. EU diplomats are currently discussing new rules related […]

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has said Boris Johnson could “easily get back into Parliament at the next election”. In an article for the Mail On Sunday, the former business secretary warned of a potential schism in the Conservative Party if its machinery attempts to “block” the ex-prime minister’s return to the House of Commons after he sensationally resigned as an MP […]

Rishi Sunak has been accused of “collusion” with the Privileges Committee over Boris Johnson after threatening Tory MPs who have called it “a kangaroo court”. Express.co.uk has been told by pro-Boris Johnson MPs that they have been told they will face disciplinary action if they criticise the committee. It follows Mr Johnson announcing his resignation on Friday after discovering the […]

Arch-Remainer Alastair Campbell has urged Rishi Sunak to scrap Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list. This comes as the former prime minister announced that he was stepping down as an MP with immediate effect after receiving the Partygate report.  The honours list, which rewards some of Mr Johnson’s closest allies, was published just hours before his resignation. The move will trigger […]