Trump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 14 minutami US president makes baseless claims about fraud in blue states and says JD Vance will lead clampdown as ‘fraud czar’Donald Trump announced a fresh crackdown on “fraud” in Democratic states and tapped JD Vance to lead the charge. Officials swiftly announced a string of arrests in California.In a Truth Social post on Friday, the US president announced that his vice-president was now “in charge of ‘fraud’ in the United States”, claiming the problem is “massive and pervasive” and that Vance’s new role as “fraud czar” will be “a major factor in how great the future of our country will be”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sadiq Khan protection officers ‘leave bag with guns and Taser on south London street’ pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 33 minutami Met police investigate incident, removing five officers from frontline duties after member of the public discovers items Armed police officers protecting the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, allegedly left a bag containing guns and a Taser on the street which was discovered by a member of the public.The Metropolitan police said on Friday it was investigating the incident and five officers had been removed from frontline duties while inquiries were being carried out. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Democratic attorneys general sue Trump over order to restrict mail voting pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 38 minutami Over 20 attorneys general challenge the executive order and say it’s an unconstitutional move to disenfranchise votersMore than 20 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit Friday challenging Donald Trump’s Tuesday executive order to restrict who can vote by mail.In his order, Trump directed the US Postal Service to abstain from sending mail-in or absentee ballots to people who are not on a pre-ordained list of eligible citizens. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
How elite US teams tackle combat rescue missions pred 1 dnevom, 14 urami in 35 minutami Air force pararescue units who specialise in CSAR missions are among the most highly trained in the US military.(BBC News)
Senator decries new shoes-on security policy at US airports as ‘reckless’ pred 1 dnevom, 14 urami in 56 minutami Democrat Tammy Duckworth writes letter to TSA calling on agency to reinstate the shoes-off airport security policyNine months after US airports allowed passengers to pass through scanners without taking off their shoes, rescinding the stringent policy after almost two decades, a top senator claimed the “reckless” move could put passengers in danger.The policy amounts to a “potentially catastrophic security deficiency”, according to Tammy Duckworth, Democrat for Illinois, and ranking member of the Senate commerce, science and transportation (CST) aviation subcommittee. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
