2 weeks Ago By The Guardian
Good morning. on his election victory and said Moscow was ready for dialogue, in a development that will deeply concern Kyiv and dial up unease across Europe. Speaking publicly about Trump’s win for the first time on Thursday at a discussion forum in Sochi, the Russian president also heaped praise on the way Trump had reacted to the attempt on his life.
His remarks, which characterized the president-elect as a “courageous person” who responded “like a man”, appeared designed to please Trump’s clear fondness for flattery. Putin also claimed Trump had been “hounded by all sides” during the campaign and highlighted Trump’s remarks on Ukraine and Russia. “What was said about the desire to restore relations with Russia, to bring about the end of the Ukrainian crisis in my opinion this deserves attention at least,” said Putin.
He’s claimed, with little substantiation, that to Ukraine “within 24 hours” – leading to fears within Nato that his plan may just be to order Ukraine to surrender. The Republicans are control of the House of Representatives – but for the Democratic party. The House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, said he believed there was still a path to victory for the Democrats.
Jeffries was quoted by as saying: “We still have a clear pathway to taking back the majority. Of course that runs through Arizona and Oregon and five races that are flip opportunities in California that are too close to call and too early to call.” Losing control of the House would be devastating for the Democratic party, as it would mean having no national legislative mechanisms through which to curb Donald Trump after he won the presidential election and the Republicans clinched a majority in the Senate.
The , while the Republicans are ahead at 211. There are still 25 races to call – but either side only needs 218 for a majority. The Democratic party , with congressional Democrats pointing to her failure to distance herself from Joe Biden and focus on abortion rights rather than the economy as key factors.
Biden on Thursday praised Harris for an “inspiring” campaign in his address to the nation. As the party apportioned blame for Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the Democratic party chair, Jaime Harrison, pushed back against comments by the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders after he claimed the Democrats had “abandoned working-class people”. Speculation is mounting regarding whom Trump will appoint to his cabinet, after the , as his chief of staff, making her the first woman to hold the influential role.
She is Trump’s most organized campaign yet and is seen as having the rare ability to control his erratic impulses. With Donald Trump set to return to the White House after ramping up his authoritarian rhetoric and pledges to curb Americans’ basic freedoms, the Guardian has launched the Fighting Back newsletter. The weekly email will feature big thinkers on the actions we can all take to shield civil liberties under the 47th president.
of the Norwegian Refugee Council. transferred her to a psychiatric hospital. , his office has said.
Climate-heating emissions from between 2019 and 2023 as the form of travel has become more popular, a global analysis has revealed. The US made up 69% of private jet flights, while many jets are “used like taxis” for short trips. In a mostly online movement of South Korean women called 4B, demonstrators began to swear off in 2018.
Following Donald Trump’s return to the White House, some young American women are calling for women to take up its pledges against straight marriage, dating, sex and childbirth as a way to regain some control. The world continues to breakdown and ecosystem collapse, the UN secretary general warned, with the rise in global heating set to breach 1.5C (2.
7F). In the run-up to Cop29 next week, António Guterres said Earth was nearing potentially irreversible tipping points. In this week’s domestic conundrum, 23-year-old Ed sweeps the leaves in front of his parents’ home into a pile that their elderly neighbor complains is too near her gate.
Should he apologize like his mom wants – or is he right to stand his ground? . First Thing is delivered to thousands of inboxes every weekday. If you’re not already signed up, .
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