New Jersey congresswoman LaMonica McIver faces legal deadline after giving birth to second child pred 19 minutami She must decide by the end of the week whether to seek further review of federal charges over a confrontation with ICE agents at Delaney HallA US congresswoman who just gave birth to a baby girl faces a deadline this week on whether to seek a rehearing of a federal case against her by the Trump administration after an oversight visit to an immigration detention facility.LaMonica McIver, 40, represents New Jersey’s 10th congressional district. She gave birth to her second child last Thursday – a rarity for a sitting member of Congress. She is only the 15th member of Congress to give birth while serving and part of a small subset of congresswomen who have school-age children. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Using the presidency to line his pockets’: could claims of corruption fuel backlash against Trump? pred 19 minutami Experts say president is vulnerable amid discontent over rising prices – and the US public has ample cause for complaint In Donald Trump’s telling, he’s a model of incorruptible self-sacrifice.“I’m the only president that donated his salary,” he told a group of cheering supporters at a Hispanic heritage month celebration in the White House last week, before conceding that George Washington – “a very wealthy person” – might have beaten him to the punch. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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Last photo of Jeffrey Archer before his death aged 86: Author and ex-Tory MP smiles with friend Gyles Brandreth as he promotes his new book less than 24 hours before he passed away