Tag: Politics
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Masked Patriot Front white nationalists stage July 4 march through DC
WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) – Hundreds of masked members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front marched through parts of Washington, D.C., on Saturday ahead of the Independence Day festivities planned for the evening. The group posted on social media that it had arrived in the capital with about 400 members, and Reuters photographers saw…
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Vance says Britain has been failed by leaders
LONDON • Vice President JD Vance said Britain had been “failed by its leadership for a long time,” adding that he hoped the country’s next prime minister could deliver the structural change voters were seeking after years of political turmoil. In an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper, Vance said frequent changes of government pointed…
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When their interests align, Trump and Roberts both win
WASHINGTON • Chief Justice John Roberts and President Donald Trump could hardly be more different personally, but each prevailed during the Supreme Court’s most recent term when their interests aligned. The mutual benefits of the dynamic between Roberts, a mild-mannered Midwestern institutionalist, and Trump, an audacious billionaire New York real estate developer, were on display…
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Supreme leader’s funeral projects hardline grip on post-war Iran
TEHRAN • Tens of thousands of Iranians thronged a vast outdoor prayer complex in Tehran on Saturday to view the coffins of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader killed at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, and his family. Dressed in black and draped in the red, white and green flags of the…
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Tina Peters visits President Donald Trump in the White House
Tina Peters has reemerged on the political circuit following her release from prison — appearing over the weekend at a “Freedom Fest” in Castle Rock and then visiting the White House on Monday to meet with President Donald Trump. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that Peters “just came to the White House…
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Give Polis credit where credit is due | Eric Sondermann
It is an understatement to suggest that Gov. Jared Polis has had a tough couple of months. The bloom was already off the rose and Coloradans were paying far more attention to the choice of his replacement than they were to him. The June 30th Democratic primary will identify that near-certain successor and officially cement…
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Trump reveals new passport design featuring his portrait with warning
President Donald Trump on Friday revealed a new design for the limited-edition passports that coincide with America’s 250th birthday. The design features a portrait of Trump standing over the Oval Office’s Resolute Desk with his fists on the table. The image adds to his stern warning for those entering the United States. “The U.S.A.’s New Passport, which says, ‘Welcome,…
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Catholic bishops call for humane treatment of migrants
NOGALES, Ariz. • More than 100 Catholic bishops, nuns, priests and parishioners joined a procession across the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday evening, urging the U.S. government to treat migrants with dignity and respect. The procession from Nogales, Ariz., to its sister city in the Mexican state of Sonora was planned to coincide with commemorations of…
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Iran, US continue escalating attacks, recriminations over peace deal
CAIRO/WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) – Iran and the U.S. continued their attacks in the Gulf as each accused the other of violating an interim deal signed less than two weeks ago to end their four-month-old war. Shortly after President Donald Trump warned the U.S. might “militarily complete the job”, Iran early on Sunday launched missiles…
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Tina Peters tells supporters to ‘stand up and fight back’ at Castle Rock event
Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk recently released from prison, warned supporters that what happened to her could happen to them, too, if they did not “stand up and fight back” at an event at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Peters was one of several speakers at “Freedom Fest,” a two-day event featuring Republican politicians,…