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More than 70 Labour MPs urge Keir Starmer to set a resignation timetable after poor local elections. Starmer gave a reset speech promising to prove doubters wrong and draw closer to the European Union. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood reportedly pushes for him to step aside. Cabinet remains split with some support and junior ministers already …
Amazing, how every single media is negating the critical point. She was WH lawyer while doing all the bad deeds for Epstein, including guiding him on law around underage sexual issues. Imagine this is not the headline. — JBA Meet me in the Middle extremes are Bad (@JoelleAdler) February 13, 2026 NEW YORK — Kathy …
Swalwell: "Will you resign from ICE?" Lyons: "No" Swalwell: "Why not?" Lyons: "Because that child that you're showing right there, the men and women of ICE took care of him when his father abandoned him and ran from law enforcement." pic.twitter.com/H7Rx8pZqRk — Greg Price (@greg_price11) February 10, 2026 Every time they bring out this AI …
LONDON (AP) — Keir Starmer never met Jeffrey Epstein. But the British prime minister’s job is under threat because of the fallout from the late sex offender’s global web of relationships. Friendship with Epstein has already brought down a British royal – Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew – and U.K ambassador to Washington …
At least six prosecutors in the Minneapolis US Attorney’s Office have resigned in protest over the Justice Department’s push to probe Renee Good’s widow. New cellphone footage from the ICE agent involved in the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good was released last Friday. The POV footage shows Good’s wife, Becca Good, talking trash to …
Trump threatened Maduro in a telephone conversation and demanded his immediate resignation. Maduro told him to fuck off. Maduro is with his people in Caracas today. No bulletproof glass to protect him from his own people. pic.twitter.com/U3xOUAHowI — Sentletse 🇿🇦🇷🇺🇵🇸🇱🇧 (@Sentletse) December 1, 2025 On Sunday, the US president confirmed the call had taken place, …
“The Trump administration has so far remained silent on a widening corruption scandal inside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government and inner circle. The White House did not respond to a request for comment on a $100 million corruption probe announced this week that has already prompted the resignations of senior Ukrainian officials. Corruption has long …
BREAKING: Nyc fire commissioner to resign after Mamdani win. — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) November 5, 2025 After 37 years in NYC, George Santos says he’s leaving, blaming Mamdani’s victory: “I survived Blasio, Cuomo, Adams… now it’s time to go.” @MrSantosNY The Florida real estate market is already seeing a $100M+ surge as nervous New Yorkers …
The largest walkout in U.S. government history is happening right now, and most people have no idea what it means. More than 100,000 federal workers are resigning this week, not from burnout or scandal, but because the Trump administration designed it that way. The trigger was an email from the Office of Personnel Management titled …
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis at a shaky moment for the world’s fourth-largest economy. Ishiba, 68, instructed his Liberal Democratic Party – which has governed Japan for almost all of the post-war era – to hold an emergency …
More than 1,000 current and former employees across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) signed a letter on Wednesday morning calling for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s resignation. Addressed to Kennedy and members of Congress, the signatories accused the secretary of endangering the health of Americans. Save HHS, the group behind the …
The collapse didn’t start quietly. It started with a fire drill in Washington, a whisper in the halls of power, a warning that no one wanted to hear. The nation’s top health agency, the CDC, has been on autopilot for years, but yesterday the brakes were slammed. Susan Monarez lasted 28 days. That was all. …
President Donald Trump said he will fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook if she does not resign from her position. Cook, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, has come under fire from the Trump administration over allegations about her mortgages. If Trump were to successfully remove Cook “for cause,” he would get the chance …
Does this sound like a man who is about to resign?pic.twitter.com/8yXtHUlBKA https://t.co/4M22RpmQqr — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July 11, 2025 Rumors that Jerome Powell may resign. Bill Pulte, who oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, applauded chatter stating Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell would soon depart from his position. “I’m encouraged by reports that Jerome Powell is …
MORE: Source close to DOJ says Kash Patel also wants Pam Bondi gone, and that he’d consider leaving if Bongino leaves. Also that there are more frustrations with other documents Bondi hasn’t released. https://t.co/e1WYXHxdRN — Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) July 11, 2025 Confirming this from @ShelbyTalcott, per source close to Bongino: “Bongino in particular, one …
President Donald Trump’s administration has successfully implemented a significant reduction in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) workforce. Last week, the IRS began the process of cutting its workforce by at least 25%. In addition to the layoffs, the agency will also eliminate its Office of Civil Rights and Compliance. In an email sent to employees …
BREAKING: Head of FBI field office in New York *resigns* after the Department of Justice accused his office of hiding thousands of Epstein documents. James Dennehy says he was forced to resign in an email to staff. "Late Friday, I was informed that I needed to put my retirement… pic.twitter.com/rNZWQpGT8O — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March …
Vindman is a retired military officer. Under the UCMJ, he is forbidden from publicly criticizing the Commander in Chief. Recall him to active duty and court martial him. — Gaius (@Libertas4586778) March 3, 2025
🚨 JUST IN: The USDA Inspector General was just PHYSICALLY REMOVED from her office by security after refusing to comply with Trump’s firing, per Reuters Trump’s given his orders. They’re NOT negotiable. You’re fired. Get out. pic.twitter.com/I8KjyCixLN — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 29, 2025 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Security agents escorted the inspector general of the …
President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday California Gov. Gavin Newsom should resign as wildfires burn across the Los Angeles area, claiming the fires are the governor’s fault. “One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground,” Trump wrote on social media platform Truth Social. “It’s …
Michael Barr to step down as the Fed’s head of banking supervision to avoid clash with Trump Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator, will be stepping down Feb. 28, though he will stay on as governor. There had been speculation that President-elect Donald Trump might replace Barr after he takes office Jan. 20. …
FBI Director Christopher A. Wray plans to resign on or before Inauguration Day, The Washington Times has learned. Mr. Wray is calling it quits because he doesn’t want to get fired by President-elect Donald Trump, according to sources inside the bureau who are familiar with the director’s thinking. “He’s going to be gone at the …
Former comms director for VP Harris says Biden should resign to make her first female president https://t.co/sT7dZOvlGI — John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) November 10, 2024 The former communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing a plan to make Harris the first female president, though she was soundly defeated in last week’s election against President-elect …
The Federal Reserve trimmed interest rates by a quarter point, bringing the target rate range to 4.5% to 4.75%. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he was “feeling good” about the economy. He also said he would not step down from his post if President-elect Donald Trump asked him to do so. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/07/fed-meeting-live-updates-traders-anticipate-november-rate-cut.html Federal Reserve Chairman …
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for Mayor Eric Adams to resign amid the federal probes crippling his administration. The lefty “Squad” member tweeted Wednesday that Adams should step down “for the good of the city. “I do not see how Mayor Adams can continue governing New York City,” she wrote on X. “The flood of resignations …
The Megyn Kelly Show host Megyn Kelly has called for US President Joe Biden to resign immediately after announcing he would be stepping aside ahead of the presidential election in November. Biden on Sunday afternoon local time officially ended his bid for re-election following mounting pressure for him to drop out after his disastrous debate …
Rumors are swirling that Kim Cheatle will resign Monday.pic.twitter.com/ybKqmqPD0s — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) July 21, 2024 Secret Service said to have denied requests for more security at Trump events Top officials repeatedly rejected requests from Trump’s security detail for more manpower and gear at events before attempted assassination, at times citing lack of resources, …
ABC News has learned that heavily armed local police were stationed inside the building and missed Thomas Crooks climbing outside to the roof.
View post on imgur.com Pollster Nate Silver, the founder of ABC’s FiveThirtyEight, called for President Biden to withdraw from the 2024 White House race after making “incoherent comments” in his first postdebate interview Friday. Earlier Friday, Silver wrote a column about whether a model could appropriately determine Biden’s chances of winning the election, as voters …
Three leading members of Speaker Mike Johnson’s policy team are leaving his office by the end of May, robbing the House’s top Republican of a critical core of experienced aides. Brittan Specht, Jason Yaworske and Preston Hill — all of whom also worked for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy — are heading to Michael Best Strategies, …