It is not clear any would-be challenger would fare better than Starmer. The post Britain Has a Prime Minister in Purgatory appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Britain Has a Prime Minister in Purgatory It is not clear any would-be challenger would fare better than Starmer. Imagine if a group of disaffected Republican congressmen could get together to bring down a president of the United States—just like that—by getting 20 percent of their colleagues to nominate someone new. Under the U.S. Constitution, the president, as head of state, has his own mandate for a four-year term. But in Britain, a prime minister remains the prisoner of his party and remains in office only with the consent of his or her backbenchers. That is one reason why Britain has had six prime ministers in the last 11 years, and why it is about to…Open
U.S. — The Associated Press has warned that despite their deadly nature, medieval trebuchets are mostly exempt from firearm regulations in the United States.
Pro-Palestinian New Yorkers celebrated Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s decision to post about the Palestinians’ day of remembrance, but the move was criticized by some Jewish leaders.
State of the Union: A U.S.-Nigerian operation claims to have eliminated the second in command of ISIS across the globe. The post Islamic State Leader Killed in U.S. Strikes in Nigeria appeared first on The American Conservative .
President Donald Trump and Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinub confirmed Saturday morning joint strikes on Islamic State leadership in Nigeria. The president claims that the strikes killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the “second in command of ISIS globally.” Prior to leadership in the Islamic State (ISIL or ISIS), al-Minuki is alleged to have been a member of the jihadi group Boko Haram. He is also alleged to have overseen kidnappings and attacks against “ethnic and religious minorities” in Nigeria. The Nigerian military claimed in 2024 to have killed al-Minuki, though “it is not clear,” according to the New York Times, whether that was a premature claim or applied to a different person of the same name. The U.S. has…Open
TUCSON, AZ — Local man Dale Swanson declined to have his double scoops of mint chocolate chip and strawberry ice cream served in a delicious waffle cone, instead opting to have it in a blasphemous paper cup instead.