16 h. ago Trump administration is investigating Democratic lawmakers over video message to military

The lawmakers say they have been contacted by the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia

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19 h. ago Democrats fear Trump will try to interfere with the midterm elections and are trying to find ways to stop him

Lawmakers and Democratic party lawyers are already prepping for ‘every way that Trump could try to screw things up,’ according to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer

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21 h. ago Democratic lawmakers file articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem

Robin Kelly and other House Democrats move against homeland security secretary over ICE killing of Renee GoodThe Democratic representative Robin Kelly on Wednesday formally introduced articles of impeachment against Donald Trump’s homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, following the fatal shooting of a US citizen by an immigration agent in Minneapolis last week.“Secretary Noem has brought her reign of terror to the Chicagoland area, LA, New Orleans, Charlotte, Durham and communities east, north, to south to east to west” Kelly said in a press conference on Wednesday. “She needs to be held accountable for her actions”. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Democratic lawmakers to file articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem

Robin Kelly, Ilhan Omar and Maxine Dexter to move against homeland security secretary over ICE killing of Renee GoodDemocratic representative Robin Kelly on Wednesday plans to formally introduce articles of impeachment against Donald Trump’s homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, following the fatal shooting of a US citizen by an immigration agent in Minneapolis last week.The new push comes amid mounting national outrage over the death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, at the wheel of her car on a residential street, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago The hack which means you may not have to file a tax return at all: How to beat the HMRC customer service meltdown

Millions risk being slapped with £100 fines if they are unable to file accounts before the end of January deadline - even if it is through no fault of their own.

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4 d. ago A congresswoman wants to impeach Kristi Noem. She’s right to do so | Jan

It may be tempting to dismiss the move as hopeless – but it interrupts the Trump administration’s promise of impunityIn the wake of the killing of Renee Nicole Good, Congresswoman Robin Kelly has announced the filing of three articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary. Predictably, reactions have been muted at best: with the GOP holding both the Senate and the House, impeachment can be dismissed as purely performative, a helpless response to an in and of itself understandable moral imperative of “just do something!”But such dismissals are too quick: this administration has been running on a promise of impunity at all levels, and Democrats have to start signaling that actions have consequences. They also need to break out of a fateful dynamic: during Trump 2.0, misdeeds and scandals are following each other in such rapid succession that neither the press nor the public ever seem to get to focus on one. Impeachment can concentrate minds and slow down ...

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9 d. ago Hegseth censures Sen. Kelly after warning about following illegal orders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he is issuing a letter of censure to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the lawmaker’s participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders

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1 week ago Tim Walz calls Trump 'dangerous, depraved' for blaming Melissa Hortman's death on Minnesota fraud

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has hit out at President Donald Trump for spreading a claim that blames the murder of Democrat lawmaker Melissa Hortman to the Somali fraud scandal.

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2 w. ago GOP lawmaker begs MAGA to stop spreading conspiracies connecting Democrat’s murder to Minnesota fraud case

‘So are we just planning on pretending like her murder isn’t connected to the multi billion fraud scandal just uncovered? Mmmmkay,’ ‘Nobody Wants This’ producer Sara Foster tweeted this weekend

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2 w. ago I was there: Carlos Alcaraz’s comeback in French Open final is still hard to comprehend

Jannik Sinner dominated for three hours and 43 minutes, but the Spaniard somehow prevailed in an adrenaline-filled fifth set and all-time classicIt was not until what appeared to be the dying moments of the French Open final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz that I realised it could be worth taking a photo of such a monumental occasion. This was, after all, the first grand slam final between the two players who seemed set to lead men’s tennis for many years to come.For three hours and 43 minutes Sinner had dominated Alcaraz and he earned three championship points while leading 5-3 in set four. Just before the Italian’s second championship point, I thrust up my phone and took a quick photo before my hand returned to my laptop, ready to file immediately an article that hailed his third consecutive major title and first triumph in Paris. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Democratic lawmaker sues Trump over Kennedy Center’s name change

Joyce Beatty seeks to remove the president’s name from the newly minted ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’Democratic US representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio sued Donald Trump on Monday to seek the removal of his name from the John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC.The lawsuit from Beatty, an ex-officio trustee on the board, argued that the vote to rename the Kennedy Center is a “flagrant violation” of law as congressional approval is required for such an action. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Woman deported before she could see dying husband in ICE custody: ‘I never saw him again’

Francisco Gaspar-Andrés died in El Paso hospital after being detained at Fort Bliss – his wife was deported to Guatemala without a chance to see himA Guatemalan man has become the first person to die in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Fort Bliss army base in Texas. His wife of 25 years was deported from the same camp without a chance to see her dying husband.Francisco Gaspar-Andrés, 48, died on 3 December at a hospital in El Paso, as Democratic lawmakers and immigration advocates were ramping up demands that the camp be closed down amid allegations of inhumane conditions there. The DHS has said such allegations are “categorically false”. Continue reading...

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