Donald Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance as his running mate closes the book on a possible reuniting of conservatives with the Republican Party Jennifer Tiedemann For non-MAGA conservatives, Donald Trump’s choice of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his 2024 running mate Monday was like seeing a long-term relationship end — and for good this time.Continue reading “The GOP-Conservative Breakup Is Officially Complete”
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The first part of March 2024 in the spotlight
Friday, March 1 2024 Russians chant ‘no to war’ near Navalny’s grave Crowds in Moscow chanted anti-Ukraine war slogans as they lined the streets to pay their respects to Alexei Navalny. Thousands of people, including senior diplomats, headed out to mourn the Russian opposition leader, who died in prison last month and was buried onContinue reading “The first part of March 2024 in the spotlight”
Frontpage headings for the forth week of February 2024
Monday February 19 2024 Grant Shapps: Woke culture is rife in the Army The Army’s time and resources are being “squandered to promote a political agenda”, the Defence Secretary has said, as he held crisis talks with military chiefs over plans to relax security checks to increase diversity. The move came as my colleague StevenContinue reading “Frontpage headings for the forth week of February 2024”
Des Moines, Iowa January 2024
Donald Trump won a landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses Nikki Haley – the Republican taking on Donald Trump to become president Donald Trump gave an hour-long town hall event with Fox News in Des Moines, Iowa CREDIT: Getty Images With four criminal trials to worry about, Donald Trump has not been a fixture ofContinue reading “Des Moines, Iowa January 2024”
GOP candidates campaign on final day before frigid Iowa caucuses
Republican presidential candidates on Sunday participated in the last full day of campaigning before voting begins in the Iowa caucuses. A highly anticipated Des Moines Register/NBC News poll released yesterday shows former President Donald Trump with 48% support, far ahead of all other contenders. Nikki Haley appeared to seize the second place spot from RonContinue reading “GOP candidates campaign on final day before frigid Iowa caucuses”
In the news the Second week of December 2023
Looking at the news of the second week of December 2023
Palestinians facing bombardments in greater intensity than all of the previous wars combined
Israel lacks the political flexibility or pragmatic imagination needed to build common grounds, firstly with the Palestinians and secondly with the Arab states, upon which an end to this continuous series of crises could be built.
The Independent’s climate newsletter for the last week of August 2023
The aftermath of the wildfire which ripped through Lahaina, Hawaii earlier this month. It was the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century, leaving 115 people dead and hundreds more unaccounted for (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Climate Crisis Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for in Maui following the deadliest wildfires in the UnitedContinue reading “The Independent’s climate newsletter for the last week of August 2023”
Campaign trail in Iowa
Donald Trump on the campaign trail in Erie, Pennsylvania Credit: LINDSAY DEDARIO/REUTERS By Rozina Sabur WASHINGTON EDITOR, Des Moines, Iowa Donald Trump may have spent significantly less time campaigning in Iowa than his rivals, but the state’s Republican voters don’t appear to be holding a grudge. The former president made a recent high-profile appearance atContinue reading “Campaign trail in Iowa”
Stories the Week brought to you from 2022 June 09 – June 15
From Jan. 6 Capitol riot committee hearings and Republicans exploring possible bids for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination throwing their hats in the ring even if former President Donald Trump runs, gun-control rallies across the U.S., The Week looking at flooding in Yellowstone and the disappearance of British journalist Don Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in a part of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest near the borders with Colombia and Peru.
Some View on the World 