Live: A preliminary hearing resumes as prosecutors continue trying to convince a judge there is enough evidence to send Tyler Robinson to trial in the alleged killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative MP and government minister turned Brexit and Reform UK party figure, was found dead at her home, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.
Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative MP and government minister turned Brexit and Reform UK party figure, was found dead at her home, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Ann Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home in Dartmoor, England, reportedly with a serious head wound. Police are investigating the circumstances of her death, considering both accidental and foul play possibilities. Significantly, a number of leftists online celebrated her death and expressed hope that it was “painful.” DETAIL: Widdecombe served as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) from 1987 to 2010, holding several government and Shadow Cabinet positions. A committed…Open
President Trump is refusing to sign a landmark bipartisan housing bill to protest Senate Republicans' failure to pass an unrelated bill that would tighten voting restrictions . Why it matters: The president's refusal is a symbolic gesture, as the housing bill will become law at midnight — with or without Trump's signature. What they're saying: "I will not sign the Housing Bill, which has been fully approved by Congress and sent to the White House, in PROTEST over the fact that the United States Senate is not capable of passing THE SAVE AMERICA ACT," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Friday morning. - "THE SAVE AMERICA ACT'S non-passage is CRAZY, and a serious threat to any politician who votes against it!" Context: The SAVE America…
President Trump is refusing to sign a landmark bipartisan housing bill to protest Senate Republicans' failure to pass an unrelated bill that would tighten voting restrictions . Why it matters: The president's refusal is a symbolic gesture, as the housing bill will become law at midnight — with or without Trump's signature. What they're saying: "I will not sign the Housing Bill, which has been fully approved by Congress and sent to the White House, in PROTEST over the fact that the United States Senate is not capable of passing THE SAVE AMERICA ACT," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Friday morning. - "THE SAVE AMERICA ACT'S non-passage is CRAZY, and a serious threat to any politician who votes against it!" Context: The SAVE America…Open
State of the Union: Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz plunged after a series of U.S. strikes on Iran. The post Iran War Day 133: Future of Interim Peace Deal Uncertain appeared first on The American Conservative .
The future of the Iran War remained uncertain on Friday, the war’s 133rd day, near the end of a week in which the U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes, the U.S. seemingly withdrew from the memorandum of understanding to end the conflict, a series of unclaimed strikes hit Iran, and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell significantly. The series of unclaimed airstrikes hit Iran Thursday as Tehran prepared to bury its assassinated, former supreme leader and after the U.S. said it had finished its own attacks. The strikes have given rise to speculation about which country is responsible. The secretary for Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, said on Friday that “any attack on infrastructure will be…Open