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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D—NY) warned a compromise brokered between President Joe Biden’s administration and “conservative” Democrats on relief checks for Americans was “an own-goal” as some in her party fought to limit the number of taxpayers qualified to receive a third stimulus payment. The progressive lawmaker blasted her colleagues in a…

Donald Trump is reportedly considering ditching Mike Pence as his running mate for a 2024 presidential run and replacing him with a person of colour or a woman.Three sources told Bloomberg on Wednesday that Mr Trump, who left office on 20 January after losing 3 November’s election to Joe Biden,…

The Latest on a possible threat against the Capitol (all times local):A former chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee who was among those briefed about a possible new threat against the Capitol says lawmakers are braced for it.Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas says he thinks “we’ll see some…

Slovakia has been plunged into a diplomatic row after its prime minister joked about paying for Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine shipments with Ukrainian territory.Slovak prime minister Igor Matovic said in a radio interview on Wednesday that he promised to exchange Ukraine’s southern Zakarpattia region for Russia’s home made vaccine, Sputnik V.He…

A dog that was previously turned away from three animal shelters rescued her new owner after he suffered a stroke early this year.Brian Myers, 59, adopted Sadie, a German Shepherd, from the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge in New Jersey in late 2020, after the dog was turned away from three other…

The governor of Mississippi has likened Joe Biden’s comments over his decision to scrap mask mandates as “neanderthal thinking” to being “called deplorable” by Hillary Clinton in 2016.The president said their decision to discontinue masks was “neanderthal thinking” telling reporters: “I think it’s a big mistake.”He said: “The last thing…

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 has struck off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island, causing tremors to be felt across the region, officials say. A tsunami alert has been issued, and people in the area who felt a long or strong quake are being advised…

During an interview with Fox News’ Neil Cavuto on Wednesday, Mr Kemp, 57, a Republican, was asked by the host if he would support Mr Trump if he was the GOP presidential nominee for the 2024 election.“Absolutely, I’m going to support the nominee,” Mr Kemp immediately responded, adding: “As I…

Controversial freshman lawmaker Lauren Boebert has been criticised online following her recent remarks about a bill banning discrimination of LGBT+ groups, calling the act “supremacy of gays”.On Wednesday, the Colorado representative appeared on Real America’s Voice, a right-leaning media network, where she lashed out at the Equality Act.Ms Boebert claimed…

A Dutch court ruled on Thursday that a deeply religious father who kept some of his children isolated from the outside world for years in a remote farmhouse can’t stand trial on charges including child sexual abuse because he has been incapacitated by a stroke.Prosecutors asked the court to drop…