In Part 2 of this episode of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, Galen Druke speaks with Kaleigh Rogers about the ongoing hearings of the House Special Committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and how the message of those hearings is being conveyed both emotionally and throughly raw statements developed footage from … Read more
The Government is being warned that people could be left “flying blind” if reports that free Covid tests are set to be scrapped are confirmed. The change would mean everyone – including vulnerable people, children and health and care workers – will have to pay to access tests for the virus, according to LBC. The … Read more
When Rogers allegedly leveled profanity at Beatty, “I told him I would not be disrespected — that I was a colleague of his, and I was a Black woman, and I wasn’t going to be bullied by him. I actually told him he picked the wrong woman today, because I wasn’t going to be bullied … Read more
A landowner who blocked walkers from using a public footpath near her home has been handed a criminal behavior order (CBO). Frances Payne, 56, had padlocked a gate after accusing walkers of straying onto her land in Evesham, Worcestershire. Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court heard she had attached barbed wire, chains and “keep out” notices to the … Read more
The public will be told if Boris Johnson is fined for lockdown breaches, No 10 has said. There had been concerns that the public would never be officially told if the Prime Minister was issued with a fixed penalty notice for attending a No 10 party, because the identity of people issued with a ticket … Read more
Blinken is expected to speak by phone with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on Tuesday, while British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is flying to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Later in the day, Putin will hold a news conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán following a meeting between the two leaders. It may be the first … Read more
New Yorkers of all races and income levels have fled the city’s mainstream public school system, a huge vote of no confidence in the leadership of then-Mayor Bill de Blasio. New mayor Eric Adams wants to do things very differently, but state leaders are doubling down on Blasioism. New data from the Department of Education … Read more
George Aumoithe. (Photo by Oriana Koren) One glaring revelation of the Covid-19 crisis is how ill-prepared the United States turned out to be for an unexpected national medical emergency. There are deep historical reasons for why our welfare state proved incapable of dealing with the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic—reasons that predate the Trump administration’s … Read more
President Joe Biden will speak about Covid-19 vaccinations on Thursday, October 7, 2021. (Susan Walsh / AP Photo) EDITOR’S NOTE:Every week we post an excerpt from Katrina vanden Heuvel’s column on WashingtonPost.com. Read the full text of Katrina’s column here. Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for just $ 2 per month! Thank you … Read more
