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Mike Pence said Wednesday he will defy Donald Trump’s demand that he overturn the election, vowing he will heed to the constitution, adding ‘So Help Me God’ – in a letter sent at exactly the same time as the president threatened him at a wild rally in Washington D.C. Trump told thousands of supporters just … Read more
Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he will not follow President Donald Trump’s demand that he overturn the election, vowing he will heed to the constitution, adding ‘So Help Me God.’ Pence sent a letter to the 535 senators and representatives on Capitol Hill ahead of his presiding over the Joint Session that will certify … Read more
Two Republican Senators have blasted President-Elect Joe Biden’s cabinet picks, suggesting they might try to block the nomination process after January’s inauguration. In tweets Sunday, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas hit out at Biden’s potential picks for Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Director … Read more
Technical difficulties hampered the second day of questioning Judge Amy Coney Barrett, interrupting what was supposed to be a smooth session for a Supreme Court nominee whose confirmation is all but assured. Microphones in the hearing room stopped working for about 40 minutes Wednesday afternoon, resulting in a break in the confirmation proceedings while staff … Read more
Amy Coney Barrett arrived at the Capitol on Monday morning for the start of what’s bound to be a contentious confirmation hearing. The Supreme Court nominee will deliver an opening statement Monday afternoon following opening remarks from each of the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham started off the morning with … Read more
Amy Coney Barrett (pictured) will praise her mentor, the late Justice Antonin Scalia, and tell senators that courts ‘should not try’ to make policy in her opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday Amy Coney Barrett will praise her mentor, the late Justice Antonin Scalia, and tell senators courts ‘should not try’ to … Read more
Princess Märtha Louise praises ‘beautiful’ daughter Leah, 15, on her confirmation and says her late father Ari Behn would have been ‘so proud’ Princess Märtha Louise of Norway wished daughter Leah a happy confirmation Celebrated the ‘wonderful’, ‘talented’ and ‘beautiful’ teenager on Instagram Said she inherited artistic touch from father and he ‘would have been so … Read more
She’s believed to be back on with rumoured ex Michael Clarke and has recently been spotted out with the retired cricketer and looking VERY cosy. And on Wednesday, fashion designer Pip Edwards appeared to confirm their romance with a rather telling Instagram post. The 40-year-old P.E Nation co-founder shared a mirror selfie on her story … Read more
President Trump said there is no confirmation that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is gravely ill during Tuesday’s White House press briefing. ‘I can only say this, I wish him well,’ the president said from the podium. ‘Because if he is in the kind of condition that the reports say, that the news is … Read more
Name-checking fraud prevention system has already reduced bank transfer scams by 31%, says Lloyds It alerts those sending money if recipient’s name doesn’t match account details Lloyds was the first bank to roll it out in full with other banks doing so now It said it had seen a 31% drop in fraud among those … Read more