There appears to be little appetite within the House GOP to pursue the impeachment of judges who have blocked President Donald Trump’s agenda. Republican lawmakers are instead coalescing around a bill led by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., to limit the ability of U.S. district court judges to issue nationwide injunctions, which is due for a House floor vote next week. One House GOP lawmaker at Tuesday morning’s closed-door Republican conference meeting said House Speaker Mike...
A federal judge from New Jersey temporarily blocked the Trump administration from separating two transgender service members from the Air Force. The ruling is the second instance when a federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration as it seeks to implement its ban against transgender people from serving in the military. U.S. District Judge Christine O’Hearn, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, issued a temporary, 14-day restraining order on Monday to prevent the...
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called for national security advisor Mike Waltz and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to resign Tuesday following an apparent national security breach. The demand came after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard vowed during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that there was ‘no classified material’ shared in a Signal text chat that an editor from The Atlantic said he had access to. The U.S. operation against the Houthis in Yemen was...
The Senate Committee on Finance is set to vote later Tuesday afternoon on whether to advance President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz, to a full Senate confirmation vote. The vote follows two hearings by the committee that probed Oz over his plans for the federal healthcare programs, his views on abortion, potential conflicts of interest in the healthcare industry and more. If confirmed, Oz...
Gender pay gap reporting for large employers was introduced in 2017. The Government’s view is that this has improved transparency and provided employers with important information about how to address inequalities. It intends to introduce mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting and is now consulting on how to do this. The consultation period ends on 10 June 2025. The aim is to adopt a similar reporting framework used for gender pay. Accordingly, many proposals...
President Donald Trump is not planning to fire national security advisor Mike Waltz in the wake of The Atlantic’s reporting of an apparent national security breach, Fox News has learned. A source close to the president told Fox News that Waltz’s job is safe and that he is not on the chopping block. Fox News is told Waltz has no plans to resign and is sticking to his schedule Tuesday. He will be talking to...
Let’s be honest – marketing isn’t a straight path for any business, least of all SMEs. There’s no perfect blueprint, and everyone stumbles along the way. What separates successful marketing leaders from the rest isn’t avoiding mistakes – it’s recognising them quickly, learning the lesson, and moving forward without dwelling on the failure. In this short article you’ll find a hand-picked selection of marketing mistakes you’ll likely make – not to discourage you, but to...
Retailers across the UK have reported another sharp drop in sales this month, as fragile consumer confidence continues to weigh on spending, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The business group’s latest Distributive Trades Survey, released just a day ahead of Rachel Reeves’s spring statement, shows retail sales volumes fell year-on-year in March — marking the sixth consecutive monthly decline. It represents the steepest fall in retail sales in eight months, highlighting ongoing...
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has overtaken Tesla in global revenue, cementing its position as a serious contender for dominance in the electric vehicle (EV) market. The Shenzhen-based company reported a 29 per cent surge in global revenues for 2024, reaching 777 billion yuan (£84 billion / $107 billion), crossing the $100 billion milestone for the first time. In comparison, Tesla’s revenue stood at $97.7 billion over the same period. Founded in 1995 and backed...
Institutional investors have offloaded the pound at the fastest pace since 2023 in anticipation of this week’s spring statement, where Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to unveil £15 billion in spending cuts as part of efforts to restore fiscal discipline. According to Bank of America, the past three weeks have seen the sharpest outflows from sterling in over two years, with money managers — including asset managers and mutual funds — reducing exposure to the...
