Newspapers and broadcasters send open letter to Boris Johnson raising safety fears about locals who did vital work for the westOpen letter warns of brutal Taliban reprisals against Afghan reportersA coalition of British newspapers and broadcasters has …
Andrew Cuomo tries to battle on as demands pour in for him to quit
New York governor found to have sexually harassed 11 womenSupport crumbles as state impeachment cogs begin to turnAndrew Cuomo, the governor of New York who was found by the state’s top prosecutor to have violated the law by sexually harassing 11 women…
Lucrative fundraising points to small but strong Republican anti-Trump resistance
Cashflow suggests while Trump retains an iron grip on party, there is still significant money behind efforts to wrest it freeTaking a stand against Donald Trump is guaranteed to bring Republicans online abuse, primary election challengers and barbs fro…
If the US really cared about freedom in Cuba, it would end its punishing sanctions | Helen Yaffe
Critics dismiss Cuba as a failed state, but don’t accept how badly it’s hamstrung by the US blockadeThe violent protests that erupted in Cuba in early July were the first serious social disturbances since the “Maleconazo” of 1994, 27 years ago. Both t…
Jared Kushner’s hidden genius? To make terrible decisions – yet keep failing upwards | Arwa Mahdawi
Donald Trump’s son-in-law has decided to step away from politics and launch an investment firm. No doubt it will be a roaring success, whatever he doesHaving selflessly served the public for four long years, Jared Kushner has decided it’s time to step …
Progressive Democrats call on own party to extend evictions moratorium – live
Three congresswoman sleep on steps of Capitol in protest‘We cannot in good faith [just] blame the Republican party’Donald Trump’s money hustling tricks prompt fresh scrutiny 2.52pm BST The director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said the fe…
US senators unveil text of $1tn bipartisan infrastructure bill
The 2,700-page bill will launch what is certain to be a lengthy debate over Joe Biden’s big priorityUS senators have unveiled a nearly $1tn bipartisan infrastructure package after much delay, wrapping up days of painstaking work on the inches-thick bil…
Why right to repair matters – according to a farmer, a medical worker, a computer store owner
Biden’s recent executive order makes taking action on the strict rules imposed by manufacturers a priority, affecting workers across several industriesA tractor. A refrigerator. A smartphone. A ventilator. They may not seem to have much in common, but …
Want to make Jim Jordan sing about the Capitol attack? Ask Jefferson Davis | Sidney Blumenthal
The Ohio Republican admits he spoke to Trump the day the Confederate flag flew in Congress. Aptly, the investigation of John Brown’s raid sets precedent for what must happen nextWhat did Jim Jordan know about the insurrection and when?The House select …
Evictions crisis: Ocasio-Cortez says Democrats cannot blame Republicans
Progressive is angry her party allowed the clock to run out on renewing measure that lapsed Saturday nightDemocrats who control the House of Representatives cannot blame Republicans for a looming crisis over evictions, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, af…