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New book sheds light on Harris decision to pick Walz as her running mate over Shapiro: ‘Went with her gut’

A new book on the end of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign and the birth of Kamala Harris’ sheds light on the process behind the vice president choosing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, a decision widely panned by pundits in retrospect.  ‘2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America,’ released Tuesday by journalists Josh Dawsey of The Wall Street Journal, Tyler Pager of The New York Times and Isaac...

Sotomayor breaks with Jackson in Supreme Court decision over Trump cuts to federal workforce

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent in a Supreme Court order handed down on Tuesday stood out enough that it prompted one of her liberal colleagues to voice disagreement with her. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, said in a brief concurrence that the high court’s 8-1 order clearing the way for President Donald Trump to continue downsizing the government was the right decision. ‘I agree with Justice Jackson that the President...

Biden doctor dodges questions in speedy House closed-door interview

Former White House physician Kevin O’Connor’s closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee ended after less than an hour on Wednesday morning, with the doctor giving investigators virtually no new insights. O’Connor pleaded the Fifth Amendment to multiple questions about his time with former President Joe Biden during his sit-down. It resulted in a hasty end to what could have been an hours-long deposition. ‘I’m going to read the first two questions that were asked....

Senate Republican moves to give US an edge on China in harvesting minerals for weapons systems

A Senate Republican wants to give the U.S. a leg up in its race against China and to ween the nation off of its reliance on imports of key raw materials needed for weapons systems. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., would like to fast-track the harvesting of raw materials in the U.S. needed for the nation’s defensive capabilities, and plans to blow through federal and judicial red tape to do it. Cotton plans to introduce legislation...

State Department investigating Rubio AI impersonator who contacted US, foreign officials

The State Department is investigating an impostor who reportedly pretended to be Secretary of State Marco Rubio with the help of AI.  The mystery individual posing as one of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members reached out to foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a member of Congress with AI-assisted voice and text messages that mimicked Rubio’s voice and writing style, the Washington Post reported, citing a senior U.S. official and State Department cable.  ‘The State...

DOJ lands legal victory as federal judge allows $800M in grants to be clawed back

The Trump administration landed a legal victory on Monday after a federal judge allowed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to rescind nearly $800 million dollars in grants for programs supporting violence reduction and crime victims. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington denied a preliminary injunction that five organizations sought against the DOJ’s cancellation of more than 360 grant awards and granted a motion to dismiss the case.  Metha described the DOJ’s actions as ‘shameful’ in...

GREGG JARRETT: CIA report makes it clear Trump was framed

In a blockbuster report, the CIA has belatedly exposed the rank corruption among top intelligence officials who connived to frame President Donald Trump and drive him from office during his first term.   Their pernicious lie was that Trump colluded with Russia to rig the 2016 presidential election in his favor. The principal piece of so-called evidence was a document known infamously as the dossier.   It was secretly financed by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign...

UK’s HardTech leaders call for urgent investment and reform to back Britain’s industrial future

The UK risks squandering its most valuable industrial assets unless the government acts swiftly to increase support for homegrown HardTech and DeepTech businesses, senior industry figures have warned. Speaking at the inaugural Bessemer Society Summit in London, Sir Warren East, (pictured) former CEO of both Rolls-Royce and Arm, and Dame Anne Glover, CEO of Amadeus Capital Partners, urged ministers to boost investment and overhaul tax rules to help British companies scale and stay onshore. The...

Millions of UK households face higher mortgage costs, warns Bank of England

Around 3.6 million households – just over 40% of mortgage holders – are likely to see their monthly payments rise over the next three years, according to the latest update from the Bank of England. The Bank’s Financial Stability Report revealed that about 30% of homeowners have yet to refinance their mortgages since interest rates began climbing in 2021. As a result, many are still shielded from the full impact of tighter monetary policy, but...

“Rachel Reeves talks about growth – but her tax policies still punish the entrepreneurs driving it,” says FFT Chartered Accountants

A leading Manchester accountancy firm has accused the government of sending “mixed messages” to Britain’s entrepreneurs, warning that tax policy is undermining the very business owners driving growth. Adam Caplan, Partner at FFT Chartered Accountants, said that despite Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ rhetoric around supporting small businesses and fostering innovation, the reality for many SMEs was rising tax burdens, more red tape, and increased financial risk. “Politicians love to talk about supporting entrepreneurs, but the numbers...