In a personal tribute, Barack Obama, one of the 18 US presidents in the duke’s lifetime, said Philip had immediately put him and Michelle at ease, and that he was “kind and warm, with a sharp wit and unfailing good humour… we will miss him dearly”. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-56687736
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Supreme Court rules against California’s limits on in-home religious gatherings
The U.S. Supreme Court in a divided decision late Friday ruled in favor of lifting restrictions on in-home religious gatherings, overturning a lower court ruling that upheld Gov. Gavin Newsom’s limits on people from different homes. The 5-4 unsigned ruling follows other similar decisions recently regarding churches and the coronavirus pandemic. The decision noted it was the fifth time […]
Michigan HS sports group says no to Whitmer call for 2-week break: ‘We’re going to play’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday called for school sports to halt games for two weeks to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. But the governor’s request was not an order – so the head of the state’s high school sports association says the games will go on as scheduled, unless local districts opt […]
Stephen Miller: ‘Joe Biden has shut down ICE,’ leading to a ‘travesty’ at the southern border
Stephen Miller and Mark Brnovich sounded off on “Hannity” Friday, criticizing the Biden administration for “[shutting] down ICE,” and creating a “disaster” at the southern border. STEPHEN MILLER: What you are seeing on the border right now is the worst border crisis in U.S. history. It’s not just that the numbers are the highest they’ve been […]
Gaetz links battle against sexual misconduct allegations to ‘millions’ who feel ‘targeted’ over their beliefs
Embattled Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz vowed to fight the allegations of sexual misconduct he is being investigated for, promising attendees at a conservative women’s event on Friday night that he is not “going anywhere.” Gaetz suggested at the “Women for America First” event held at the Trump National Doral Miami that the attempts on him […]
Texas mayor says the southern border is the ‘wild, wild west’
Don McLaughlin, mayor of Uvalde, Texas, joined “Tucker Carlson Tonight” to share his town’s experience with the influx of migrants at the southern border, saying the situation is a “madhouse.” DON MCLAUGHLIN: Well, it’s kind of like the wild, wild, west down there. We have car chases on a daily basis, we have immigrants jumping off trains, […]
White House southern border coordinator Roberta Jacobson to leave post end of April
Special Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Southern Border, Ambassador Roberta Jacobson, speaks during a press briefing on March 10, 2021, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s coordinator for the southern Border Roberta Jacobson will leave her […]
House Ethics Committee launches investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz
The House Ethics Committee said Friday it launched an investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz, the embattled Florida Republican who was already facing a federal criminal sex-trafficking probe. In a statement, the ethics committee said it is aware of public allegations that Gaetz “may have engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug use.” The panel also […]
Biden has options beyond a corporate tax hike to pay for infrastructure, as negotiations get underway
Wind turbines and power transmission lines at a wind farm near Highway 12 in Rio Vista, California, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images As President Joe Biden attempts to curry favor for his proposed corporate tax hike, the administration still has other ways it could try to fund […]
Biden will discuss infrastructure plan with bipartisan members of Congress on Monday
President Joe Biden holds a meeting with US Senators about infrastructure improvements in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 11, 2021. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden will meet with bipartisan members of Congress on Monday as he tries to sell his more than $2 trillion […]
White House set to host Google, Intel CEOs to discuss computer chip supply chain
President Joe Biden holds a chip as he speaks prior to signing an executive order aimed at addressing a global semiconductor shortage, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 24, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Chief executives from companies including Google parent Alphabet, AT&T, Intel and General Motors are […]
Arizona AG says Kamala Harris hasn’t responded to his invitation to tour the border
Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden administration haven’t responded to his invitation for her to tour Arizona’s border region, the state’s attorney general claimed Thursday. Attorney General Mark Brnovich spoke about the border crisis and the Biden administration response during appearances on Fox Business and Fox News. “I guess if you were a philosopher you would […]