Diane Abbott says she intends to ‘run and win’ as Labour candidate | Labour
Diane Abbott says she intends to “run and win” as the Labour candidate in the constituency she has represented for 37 years, amid reports that the Labour party will offer peerages to outgoing MPs. The veteran Labour MP said he had never been offered a seat in the House of Lords and would not accept […]
Attorneys general urge federal probe of Black Lives Matter protest killing after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardon
A coalition of state attorneys general Urged The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced it will open a civil rights investigation into the 2020 killing of a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protester, following Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s (Republican) pardon of the killer two weeks ago. The group of attorneys general, all Democrats, said protester Garrett […]
Diane Abbott says she has been banned from standing for Labour at election | Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott has confirmed she has been barred from standing as a Labour MP at the next election, bringing to an end a nearly 40-year career as one of the party’s most prominent politicians. The MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington released a statement to broadcasters on Wednesday morning confirming that he had been […]
Texas House runoff elections could seal revenge wins for Paxton, Abbott
Texas’ highly anticipated primary runoff elections are sure to make waves on Tuesday as Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) look to finally put an end to the political careers of a select group of vulnerable Republicans who have wronged them over the past year. Abbott is targeting Republican incumbents who […]
Texas state senator criticizes Abbott as ‘piece of s–t’ for not publicly mentioning Uvalde shooting
A Texas senator criticized Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for not publicly acknowledging the second anniversary of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Friday marked two years since the Robb Elementary School shooting, in which an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. The shooting was not mentioned on the governor’s […]
ABBOTT: Letting Men Into Women’s Sports Reverses 100 Years Of Progress
As a former track and field athlete who grew up in Oregon, I am disappointed to see the integrity of this year’s high school girls championships jeopardized because of a biological male. Aiden Gallagher, a boy who calls himself a girl, won gold medals in both the 200-meter and 400-meter dash at last weekend’s Portland […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardons man who shot and killed armed protester at Black Lives Matter demonstration in 2020
Republican Texas.Governor Greg Abbott announces complete forgiveness The award goes to a man convicted of killing a protester during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Austin in 2020. A jury found Daniel Perry guilty of murder in April 2023 after deliberating for 17 hours during an eight-day trial. Perry claimed he shot Garrett Foster in […]
Texas Democrat accuses Abbott of ‘alliance with white nationalists’ over pardon
Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro (R-Texas) announced Thursday that Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas) will honor the Army sergeant who was convicted of shooting and killing a Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstrator. After pardoning him, he accused him of being “in league with white supremacists.” In 2020. “Before Daniel Perry killed a veteran in 2020, he […]
Governor Abbott Pardons Daniel Perry, Former Army Sgt. Convicted For Shooting BLM Protester In 2020
(Left) Texas Governor Greg Abbott. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) / (R) FILE – This booking photo provided by the Austin, Texas Police Department shows U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Perry. Perry was found guilty of murder in 2020 for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator during nationwide protests against police brutality and racial injustice, and a […]
Texas Gov. Abbott says Biden forming ‘power grab’ with military proposal
Texas Governor Greg Abbott strongly opposed a proposal that could move Air National Guard members into Space Force roles without the consent of their respective state governors. Abbott, who has clashed with the president on a number of issues, said in a letter to President Biden that the proposal poses an “intolerable threat” to the […]