The local Republican establishment in a major Texas oil town has turned against the city’s conservative mayor over his focus on social issues and alleged neglect of bread-and-butter municipal problems. Javier Joven, the owner of a construction business in Odessa, Texas, was elected as the city’s mayor in 2020 and since then has taken a … Read more
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s choice of Mitchell L. Ikenna Johnson to head the Chicago Public Schools is facing heavy criticism and spurring calls for the latter to resign after revelations that he engaged in a long series of antisemitic comments on social media. After looking over his months of antisemitic posts, the Consulate General of … Read more
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi delivered an address Thursday to a graduation ceremony for combat officers in which he described the fundamental principle of the “hero” soldier as one who has “balance.” Halevi spoke alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who told graduates: “We are dismantling the axis of … Read more
The City of Toronto announced traffic and security measures Thursday in preparation for Taylor Swift’s arrival, warning residents to be patient and plan ahead with huge crowds expected to flock downtown during six scheduled shows. Swift will perform at Rogers Centre for her sold-out Eras Tour from Nov. 14 to Nov. 16 and the following … Read more
Rachel Reeves has been warned an extra £9bn of tax rises may be required to avoid a fresh austerity drive in key public services as her record tax-raising budget sent tremors through the financial markets. Threatening to undermine the chancellor’s claim that her budget would restore economic stability to Britain, government borrowing costs rose sharply … Read more
After Canada Post presented its latest offer to workers, the risk of a looming disruption is likely leaving Canadians worried about what will happen with their mail. The offers made Tuesday saw the Crown corporation vow to protect and enhance “what’s important to CUPW-represented employees,” including higher wage increases amounting to 11.5 per cent over … Read more
Rachel Reeves’s first budget emphasised raising taxes to help the NHS, as the health service tries to cope with huge waiting lists and an ageing population. Funding the NHS was a top priority but people in other sectors – from universities to social care – feel the budget was a missed opportunity to tackle impending … Read more
After this week’s budget, the usually mild-mannered National Farmers’ Union president, Tom Bradshaw, blasted: “Before the election Keir Starmer promised to establish a new relationship with farming and the countryside. Well, he’s certainly done that.” This highly unusual intervention from the body, which typically favours being “in the room” with prime ministers rather than publicly … Read more
A post by a New York Times columnist was thoroughly debunked by the Community Notes feature on X after he left out crucial details of a tragic Nevada miscarriage story seemingly to encourage people to vote for pro-abortion Vice President Kamala Harris. Columnist Nicholas Kristof, who has 1.9 million followers on the platform, referred to recent … Read more
The morning after the day and night before. Traditionally the time by which any budget that is going to unravel has started to do so. No wonder Rachel Reeves sounded relatively chipper on the morning media round. OK, her budget hadn’t been declared the greatest ever by the Daily Telegraph, but then she was no … Read more