Democrats concerned after Mike Johnson fires top Republican from House committee reportedly at Trump’s request – live

found 2025 › Jan › 16 (Thu) @ 16:04 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

House speaker removed intelligence committee chair Mike Turner, whose stances have run afoul with Trump

Bloomberg News reports that Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, has denied that Donald Trump…

Trump gets way as flags to fly full-staff at inauguration despite Jimmy Carter’s death

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 15:41 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

President-elect complained about possibility of flags remaining at half-mast for swearing-in despite US tradition

American flags at the US Capitol will fly at full-staff for President-elect Donald Tru…

California fires live: 6m people under critical fire threat as dangerous winds expected; governor says conditioning aid ‘un-American’

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 15:08 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Forecasters warn of ‘particularly dangerous weather situation’ in California; Gavin Newsom hits back at House speaker for ‘politicizing’ tragedy

Big oil pushed to kill bill that would have made them p…

How to make the perfect smacked cucumbers – recipe | Felicity Cloake's How to make the perfect …

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 12:32 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

This cool, crunchy Sichuan salad, drenched in garlicky dressing and fiery chillies, is now a global favourite. The secret? Make sure you bruise the cucumbers, rather than actually smash them

Though I …

Soho House billionaire's plans for new 'monstrosity' mansion in the Cotswolds could be scuppered by Iron Age fort

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 11:56 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Ronald Burkle, who owns celebrity hotspot Soho House, wants to build the huge six-bedroom abode on farmland in a small Cotswolds village but has been met with strong local opposition.

Trump has faced down Republican dissidents in Congress

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 05:55 UTC

a story from The Economist › United States

After some drama he gets his man for speaker of the House. That was the easy part

Mike Johnson has his old job back, for now

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 05:55 UTC

a story from The Economist › United States

But the GOP has the tightest House majority in nearly a century

MP launches legal action against Andrew Tate over social media posts

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 05:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Lawyer for Northern Ireland MP Sorcha Eastwood said posts were made the day after Commons debate on violence against women and girls

A Northern Ireland MP has launched legal action against the self-st…

Key findings from the House ethics committee’s Matt Gaetz report

found 2024 › Dec › 25 (Wed) @ 11:43 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Committee found ‘substantial evidence’ for allegations including that Gaetz regularly paid for sex

The House ethics committee report on Matt Gaetz, the former Florida Republican congressman who was Tr…

US House ethics panel accuses Trump ally Gaetz of 'regularly' paying for sex and illicit drug use

found 2024 › Dec › 25 (Wed) @ 11:43 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

US House ethics panel accuses Trump ally Gaetz of 'regularly' paying for sex and illicit drug use