Yesterday’s announcement of an inquiry into alleged anti-Muslim racism in the government meant I was going to begin with one of the more eye-watering quotes from Boris Johnson’s terrible novel Seventy-Two Virgins. (Seventy-Two Virgins is the title, not who bought it.) But further partygate revelations – and finally a police investigation – instead force me…Continue Reading
Show key events only 09:27 Biden considers US options on Ukraine as west seeks united front Greetings from Washington, live blog readers. Joe Biden is preparing for potential conflict in Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin considers an invasion and builds up his troop presence along the border. The department of defense spokesperson, John Kirby,…Continue Reading
The International Monetary Fund has sharply cut its growth forecast for 2022 with a warning that higher-than-expected inflation and the Omicron variant have worsened the outlook for the global economy.In a quarterly update to predictions made in October 2021, the IMF said it anticipated growth of 4.4% this year – down 0.5 percentage points –…Continue Reading
A congressman from New Jersey has disclosed that he is receiving calls from viewers of Tucker Carlson’s primetime Fox News show, expressing distress at the Biden administration’s backing of Ukraine in the tense military stand-off with Russia.Democratic representative Tom Malinowski said in a tweet his office was fielding calls from Carlson viewers “upset that we’re…Continue Reading
एक इंटरव्यू में SBSP के अध्यक्ष ने यूपी चुनाव (UP Elections) के विषय पर चर्चा करते हुए सपा प्रमुख (SP chief) को लेकर भी कई बातें कहीं। उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा चुनाव से पहले कई राजनैतिक दल गठबंधन के साथ चुनावी मैदान में उतर रहे हैं। इन्हीं तमाम विषयों पर बात करते हुए SBSP प्रमुख ओपी…Continue Reading
ऐसी अटकलें रही हैं कि सिद्धू (Navjot Singh Sidhu) पंजाब मॉडल के जरिए आलाकमान पर अपनी दावेदारी को लेकर दबाव बनाना चाहते हैं। लेकिन, पिछले दिनों सिद्धू ने दावा किया है कि उनका पंजाब मॉडल किसी पद या चुनाव के लिए नहीं है। पंजाब विधानसभा चुनाव को लेकर कांग्रेस ने एक बड़ा ऐलान किया है।…Continue Reading
कई सालों तक माफिया का जीवन जीने वाले लल्लू यादव ने राजनीति में धमक तो दिखाई ही बल्कि बॉलीवुड फिल्मों में भी काम किया। उत्तर प्रदेश में कई माफिया हुए जिन्होंने अपराध की दुनिया में नाम बनाया। इन्हीं माफियाओं के बीच लखनऊ में एक कुख्यात गैंगस्टर रहा जिसने अपराध की दुनिया में खौफ कायम करने…Continue Reading
Civilian control of the military is an essential element of our government, designed to ensure that the military reflects the will of the people. The Founding Fathers, concerned that a strong unitary executive could co-opt the military, divided that control between the executive and legislative branches.That foundation ensures we have a system in which the…Continue Reading
Amid all the other chaos, you may have missed it in December 2020 when a group of “alternate electors” tried to cast their various states’ Electoral College votes for the loser of that election: then-President Donald Trump. That group’s efforts — and the Trump campaign’s coordination with them — is one of the latest areas…Continue Reading
UP NEXTAZ Secy. of State: ‘If we don’t have voting rights, we don’t have a democracy’02:58Fraud: See Jan. 6 witnesses confronted with coup evidence on TV31:00Senator Hassan shames Republicans for failure to stand up for democracy02:08White House: Biden will ‘absolutely’ continue to push for voting rights07:16Fake Trump elector scheme draws the attention of more state…Continue Reading