Lawmakers face obstacles, including demands from Trump, Mitch McConnell’s absence and Graham’s sudden death Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Republican lawmakers return to the Capitol this week after the unexpected death in office of Lindsey Graham, as the party seeks to appoint a new senator to see out his term. The Senate judiciary committee has scheduled two days of confirmation hearings for Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general Trump has nominated to the post, though it wa
Hamish Tait is accused of abusing 136 children at five childcare facilities over a 16-year period.
US secretary of state claims the global tribunal is interfering with US military and law enforcement operations Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, launched a campaign to dismantle the International criminal court (ICC) on Monday, claiming that the global tribunal was interfering with US military and law enforcement operations at the risk of American sovereignty. Rubio invoked images of US Border Patrol agents and elected leaders being “dragged before an international court” and tried by jud
'Hero, legend, sweetheart': Tributes to Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill, who has died aged 78 Tributes have been paid to actor Sam Neill, famed for his starring role in Jurassic Park, following his death at the age of 78. The news was announced by his family, external, who said his death in Sydney, Australia, was "sudden and unexpected". Neill played Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park and also appeared in films including The Piano, The Hunt for Red October, Dead Calm and Event Horizon, as well as BBC
Los jugadores de la "Furia Roja" sorprendieron al joven crack con un curioso festejo en la práctica, a un día del partido de su vida en la Copa del Mundo. El mejor ambiente se respira en el campamento español previo a la Semifinal ante Francia.
Fox News · Oct 8
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the creation of a joint task force with the Department of Justice to identify and prosecute officials who leak "sensitive information" to the media. Hegseth said the Pentagon's Office of General Counsel (OGC) may request and receive all information, support and records across the department regarding news media leak investigations. "To combat the dangers that leaks pose, effectively immediately, I have delegated tasking authority to the war depar
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Issue must be addressed with ‘even greater rigour’, says government spokesman, after New York Times report on how it has become a spy hub for Vladimir Putin Japan has said it recognised the need to counter foreign intelligence better after the New York Times reported that Russia had turned the country into a “den of spies” and key source of weapons components. The newspaper, in an investigation published on Sunday, reported that thanks to “weak espionage laws”, Moscow was using Japan as a key hu
Fox News · Oct 8
CNBC faced a wave of online mockery Monday after releasing its annual quality-of-life rankings , which exclusively placed conservative red states in all 10 spots of the "worst places to live" — even as official U.S. Census data shows some of those states are leading the nation in population growth. Critics quickly took to social media to call out the outlet for what they alleged as blatant liberal bias embedded in its ranking criteria. Counting down from the tenth-worst place to the first, CNBC
