Supreme Court appears set to uphold crackdown on ghost guns – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case involving ghost guns, which are assembled with build-it-yourself kits sold online with no background checks. The justices appeared to signal they were leaning toward upholding the Biden administration’s crackdown on…
Pensioners could be whacked by yet more Labour Party blows in the forthcoming October Budget as Rachel Reeves reportedly eyes up another tax hike. Those who have saved could see the tax-free lump sum slashed by up to two-thirds by the Chancellor in her upcoming fiscal statement. Currently, those who reach the age of 55…
PA Media The sprint finish to the start line is on. It is not the sprint finish to the finish line, but the sprint finish to the starting blocks. The next leader of the Conservative Party will be selected by Conservative Party members, but they will only get to choose from the final two candidates…
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre lamented the House of Commons remains “paralyzed” Tuesday as his party extends a debate about turning government documents over to the RCMP. Poilievre was referring to the delay in the government producing seven years’ worth of records related to the Sustainable Development Technologies Canada (SDTC) organization within 30 days. The now-defunct…
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Tuesday doubled down on his call for Israel to pre-emptively strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, saying such an act would be “a gift by the Jewish state to humanity.” Poilievre first voiced his support Monday at a commemoration event in Ottawa marking the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack…
There’s no doubt who has momentum in the Tory leadership contest now. James Cleverly pole-vaulted his rivals to first place – reaping the benefits of a well-thought-through, warm conference speech designed to make the party feel good about itself. Politics latest: Minister refuses to apologise over viral tweet A pitch from the Tory centre that…
Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday that she intends for Medicare to pay for long-term, in-home health care for a broader group of seniors, something she says the program will pay for through negotiating lower drug prices. Harris described the outline of her proposal on ABC’s “The View,” saying the proposal will particularly help people…
BBC “We are treated like animals in a cage” says one protest sign put up by the Tamil migrants, who cannot be identified for legal reasons The UK has offered dozens of stranded migrants, held for years in a camp on a secretive UK-US military island in the Indian Ocean, a temporary move to Romania….
A Chinese commerce ministry statement echoed the EU’s justification as it claimed that preliminary findings of an investigation had determined that dumping of brandy from the European Union threatens “substantial damage” to its own sector. Following the announcement, shares in French brandy companies fell. French cognac producers group BNIC said in an email : “This…
The departure of Sue Gray, as Sir Keir Starmer’s most senior adviser in Number 10, has shone a spotlight on the role of special advisers in government. So on today’s Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by our deputy political editor Sam Coates to find out exactly what role these advisers, often known as…
