Yesterday, Nate Cohn at the NY Times published a story confirming something he’d written about months ago. Kamala Harris didn’t lose the election because of low Democratic turnout. On the contrary, if the turnout had been higher she still would not have won. In the wake of last November’s election, many Democrats blamed low turnout...
Has there ever been a governor more derelict in duty than Gavin Newsom? Or as arrogantly tiresome? Or with so much of that arrogance completely unjustified? Frankly, Newsom might want to fully transition into podcasting at this point. He clearly doesn’t to govern anything, especially his own tongue. He stood around while thousands of Angelenos...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed an online child safety bill that requires Apple and Google to ensure that their app stores verify the age of users in the nation’s second most populous state. Under the new law, minors will need parental approval before they can download apps or make in-app purchases. The bill was...
Advocacy groups called Tom Homan’s threat against Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers a “chilling attempt to normalize fascism.” A coalition of advocacy organizations on Saturday expressed support for Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and warned that the Trump border czar’s threat against the Democratic leader marks a “dangerous escalation” of the administration’s assault on the rule of...
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers hit back Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s border czar suggested the Democratic leader could be arrested for distributing guidance to state employees on what to do if confronted by federal immigration agents. The guidance is straightforward and unremarkable, instructing state employees to “stay calm,” ask federal agents for their name...
Russian drones have killed at least two people and injured another five in a sustained attack on the Ukrainian city of Odesa, the governor of the region has said. Residential high-rise buildings, a supermarket and school were damaged, Oleh Kiper posted on Telegram. Elsewhere in Ukraine, the mayor of Kharkiv said a drone had struck...
Kremlin handout A former Russian government minister, once a governor in illegally annexed Crimea, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for breaching UK sanctions. Dmitrii Ovsiannikov was found guilty of deliberately avoiding sanctions by receiving more than £75,000 from his wife, Ekaterina Ovsiannikova, into a newly-opened account, and a new Mercedes Benz SUV...
Kremlin handout Dmitrii Ovsiannikov pictured with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin A former Russian government minister – who was once a governor in illegally annexed Crimea – has been found guilty of breaching UK sanctions in the first case of its kind. Dmitrii Ovsiannikov was accused of deliberately avoiding sanctions by receiving more than £75,000 from...
BBC A prison governor who began a relationship with a drug-dealing gang boss locked up in the jail she ran has been found guilty of two counts of misconduct in a public office. Kerri Pegg, 42, was seen as a “rising star” of the Prison Service, climbing the career ladder from graduate to governor of...
A prison governor accused of being in a relationship with a gang boss inmate said she had always been a “hands-on” person, but denied any wrongdoing. Kerri Pegg, 42, was allegedly gifted a £12,000 Mercedes car by Anthony Saunderson, who used the name Jesse Pinkman, a meth dealer in the TV show Breaking Bad, during...
PA Media Kerri Pegg denies misconduct in a public office and possessing criminal property A prison governor was in a relationship with the boss of a drug-dealing gang who went by the name of a character from hit US crime drama Breaking Bad, a court has heard. Kerri Pegg, 42, was given a £12,000 Mercedes...
PA Media It is alleged Kerri Pegg approved the release of inmate Anthony Saunderson even though she did not have the authority to do so A prison governor began a relationship with a drug dealer who gave her a £12,000 Mercedes car after she approved his early release on licence from jail, a court heard....