Month: February 2026

Emails show Kathy Ruemmler had close ties to convicted sexual abuser she called ‘Uncle Jeffrey’Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs and former White House counsel to Barack Obama, has announced her resignation in the wake of emails showing a close relationship between her and Jeffrey Epstein, whom she referred to as “Uncle Jeffrey”.Ruemmler said in a statement on Thursday that she would “step down as Chief Legal Officer […]

This live blog is now closed.Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan kicked off his press conference today announcing that the administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota has “yielded the successful results” they were looking to achieve.Homan also noted that Immigation and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has not made any arrests at hospitals, elementary schools or churches. However, many people in the Twin Cities have told the Guardian that they’re fearful of federal immigration […]

Keir Starmer was on the brink of a leadership contest this week, but he pulled it back. That does not mean his rivals have gone away. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to Kiran Stacey about one of the most hotly tipped contenders: Wes StreetingKeir Starmer was on the brink of a leadership contest this week, but he pulled it back. That does not mean his rivals have gone away, with one of […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the military will work with the country's police force to counter 'gang wars'. Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Investigation will assess whether LA county fire department discriminated while responding to 2025 firesThe California department of justice has launched a civil rights investigation into whether Los Angeles county discriminated against the predominantly Black community of west Altadena when responding to last year’s Eaton fire.The investigation will assess whether the fire response resulted in a “disparate impact” on west Altadena based on race, age or disability. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full […]

US president, who blamed aide for post depicting Obamas as apes, maintains video is not a problemDonald Trump on Thursday continued to brush off widespread backlash over a racist video posted to his social media account last week, and said no White House staffer had faced consequences for the offensive post.Asked by Weijia Jiang of CBS News on Thursday whether he had “fired or disciplined that staffer who posted the […]