Yahoo News Former Trump officials oppose his return to the presidency
Some Former Trump officials are among the most vocal opponents of returning him to the White House, saying he is a threat to U.S. democracy and unfit for presidency.
Latest stories
HuffPost UK'Where Are Those 40 Hospitals?': Health Secretary Victoria Atkins Skewered Over Tory Election Pledge
"You're doing this thing where you ask me to remember all the stats in my brain."
- Evening Standard
Furious judge considers jailing Donald Trump to stop him flouting gag order in hush money trial
A judge has found Donald Trump in contempt of court for repeatedly violating a gag order in his hush money case - as he warned he could be jailed if he does it again. Prosecutors had alleged 10 violations, but New York Judge Juan M Merchan found there were nine. Mr Merchan wrote that Trump "is hereby warned that the Court will not tolerate continued willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment."
- Wales Online
New DWP and HMRC service launched today 'to help people increase their State Pension'
The service went live on Monday, April 29
- The Telegraph
Labour is plotting the greatest assault on property rights in living memory
Labour has come a long way since Jeremy Corbyn called for the requisition of empty luxury homes to rehouse the victims of the Grenfell fire, and suggested extending “right to buy” to tenants of private landlords – a policy that would, in essence, have forced property owners to sell at a discount.
- The Telegraph
Behind enemy lines, Ukraine is busy setting Russia ablaze
Sometimes the metaphors write themselves. As Putin purportedly seeks to showcase the illusion of Russian strength by parading a captured British Saxon armoured personnel carrier from the 1970s in Red Square – donated to Ukraine in 2015 from mothballed British stocks – Ukrainian saboteurs are deep behind Russian lines actually doing the business.
- The Telegraph
Hypocritical Ireland is now facing the consequences of its woke virtue signalling
Who could possibly have imagined that the Irish public would turn out to be no more keen on illegal migration than people in Britain? This is, after all, the country of Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, who still travels the world lecturing us all about how the rich world is oppressing the poor and weak through climate change.
- The Telegraph
Humza Yousaf was even worse than Nicola Sturgeon
In the end, Humza Yousaf surprised us all. This time last week, no one could have predicted he had only a week of his tenure as First Minister left. Even fewer could have guessed that his decision to end his party’s parliamentary agreement with the Scottish Greens would be the spark that led to the shortest term in Bute House since Labour’s Henry McLeish.
- The Telegraph
SNP’s Westminster leader ‘had pivotal role in Yousaf’s downfall’
Stephen Flynn, the SNP’s Westminster leader, is believed to have played a pivotal role in Humza Yousaf’s downfall.
- INSIDER
A 15-year-old law review by Brett Kavanaugh offers a clue at how the Supreme Court Justice could rule in Trump's immunity case
In a 2009 law review, Kavanaugh explained when he believed the law allows for a former president to face criminal prosecution.
- HuffPost
'Couldn't Have Said It Better': Biden Team Taunts Trump Over 'Bone Crushing' Claim
The president's rapid response team mocked the latest fundraising appeal from Trump.
- HuffPost
Barack Obama Hits Donald Trump With A Harsh Truth About His Hometown
The former president also told "Smartless" podcast hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes what had surprised him about the GOP.
- HuffPost
Judge Rules On Trump’s Alleged Gag Order Violations In Hush Money Trial
Judge Juan Merchan warned the former president could face jail time if he continues to violate the directive.
- The Independent
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s exercise in vanity has failed — spectacularly
Not even the people we might have expected to go with MTG seem to have the appetite to back her up this time
- INSIDER
Trump won't rule out election violence if he loses to Biden in November: 'It depends'
Former President Donald Trump said in an interview with Time that "it always depends on the fairness of an election."
- The Telegraph
Who gets to ask the questions on Question Time?
Last Thursday, I appeared on BBC Question Time. On being told, when invited, that the venue would be the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in Tottenham, I had asked how the studio audience would be selected.
- Business Insider
Ukraine's new ATACMS could make Crimea 'militarily worthless,' war expert says
Long-range ATACMS supplied by the US to Ukraine could strike Crimea, a crucial logistics and military hub for Russia, hard, a military analyst said.
- The Hill
Judiciary Republicans zero in on top prosecutor in Trump hush money case
The House Judiciary Committee is again singling out a top prosecutor in former President Trump’s hush money case, asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over the bulk of its communications relating to Matthew Colangelo. Colangelo, who delivered the opening statement in Trump’s New York trial last week, was a senior Justice Department official…
- The Telegraph
How the SNP broke Scotland
Humza Yousaf’s resignation is another step in the Scottish National Party’s collapse across the country.
- HuffPost UK
Sophy Ridge Calls Out Leader Of Scottish Tories For Party's Hypocritical Criticism Of SNP
High turnover within the party's leadership and no public mandate? Sounds familiar...
- Business Insider
Ukraine is defying the US over strikes on Russian oil refineries. Experts say it's a necessary risk.
Ukraine continues to target Russian oil facilities despite reported US objections, with one military expert calling it a 'risky move' to continue.