Who is Amit Mehta? Indian-origin US judge at the centre of Trump immunity case linked to January 6 attack Amit Mehta is an Indian-origin judge serving on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He was nominated by Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by the US Senate the same year. The Times of India · Apr 3
Israel's PM says 70% of Iran's steel production capacity destroyed, hindering weapons production Friday began with Israel saying it was under attack by a new barrage of missiles from Iran, as President Donald Trump warned the United States had yet to begin "destroying what's left" of the Islamic republic's infrastructure. Euronews · Apr 3
‘Good luck, JD’: Hours after firing Bondi, Trump just saddled Vance with ‘Czar’ title that doomed his predecessor Vice-president is now in charge of the administration’s effort to target Democratic-led states with large non-white populations The Independent UK · Apr 3
U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 jobs last month, rebounding from a weak February American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February The Independent UK · Apr 3
Russia Readies New Oil Shipment To Cuba After Trump Doesn't Enforce Blockade On First One Russia is preparing a new oil shipment to Cuba after President Donald Trump didn't enforce a blockade on one earlier this week. International Business Times · Apr 3
Iran’s tallest bridge bombed in seconds in US-Israeli air strikes during peace talks Eight people were killed and 95 injured in a strike on the bridge in Karaj, a city near Tehran in Alborz province, according to local officials Evening Standard · Apr 3
Attorney General Pam Bondi gets the boot as Trump adds another name to his firing spree Another Lackey, another firing. The spree has begun. We Got This Covered · Apr 3
Video: Tiger Woods ‘made call to president’ during DUI arrest Tiger Woods has claimed that he was “talking to the president” after a rollover car crash in Florida that led to his arrest for a DUI. The Independent UK · Apr 3
First Thing: Trump accused of running ‘misogynistic administration’ after Bondi dismissal Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem only two cabinet members to be fired despite string of scandals facing male officials. Plus, why New Yorkers are swapping gas for induction stoves The Guardian - UK · Apr 3
Pam Bondi, Steve Bannon, James Comey and More: Trump Loyalists Who Fell from Grace After White House Clashes President Trump's abrupt sacking of Attorney General Pam Bondi highlights a pattern of dismissing once-loyal aides amid frustrations over probes and policies. International Business Times UK · Apr 3
Midwest US pays high cost for Trump’s Iran war as soldiers die, while veterans are baffled: ‘Why are we there?’ As casualties mount, those who share a home state with the deceased in Iowa, Kentucky or Ohio question war’s legality The Guardian - US · Apr 3
Donald Trump-picked conservative justices turn on him in a public hearing, so the president decides to lie through his teeth Someome didn’t take the humiliation well. We Got This Covered · Apr 3
‘It’s the same rhetoric today – really frightening’: Mark Gatiss and Placebo on reviving Brecht’s brutal Hitler satire In these turbulent times, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui has never been more vital, and returns to the stage starring the Sherlock star and with music by the alt-rockers. But, they say, they don’t just want to preach to the choir The Guardian - UK · Apr 3
Latin Times · Apr 3 Use of Paramilitary Units in Immigration Raids Raises Concerns Over Use of Force: Report BORTAC's and BORSTAR's uses of force in Chicago included punching and kicking protesters, throwing tear gas, macing civilians, firing pepper balls and 40-mm foam rounds into crowds, shocking people with tasers, unleashing dogs on deportation targets, and shooting unarmed civilians, killing at least one of them.
The Guardian - US · Apr 3 Democrats vow to fight Trump’s ‘morally bankrupt’ request for billions in additional defense and DHS spending– as it happened This live blog is now closed.
International Business Times UK · Apr 3 Buckingham Palace Issues Rare Statement After Donald Trump Makes 'Jaw-Dropping' King Charles Claim Buckingham Palace has issued a pointed reminder that King Charles III is 'above politics' after Donald Trump claimed the monarch would have backed his Iran war stance.
The Independent UK · Apr 3 Stephen Colbert mocks Pam Bondi with an Epstein-themed farewell after Trump firing US president fired the attorney general and loyalist in a major shake-up
International Business Times UK · Apr 3 Iran-US War: Amnesty Accuses IRGC of Recruiting 12-Year-Olds as Personnel Shortage Bites Amnesty International reports that Iran's IRGC is recruiting children as young as 12 amidst escalating tensions with the US, raising serious human rights concerns.
The Independent UK · Apr 3 Janel Grant makes new allegations against Vince McMahon and WWE President Nick Khan in latest lawsuit filing A new graphic and disturbing 40-page affidavit filed by Grant accuses McMahon of rape, coercion, and physical and mental abuse
International Business Times UK · Apr 3 Has Pam Bondi Had Plastic Surgery? Surgeons Break Down Ex- AG's Changing Face and 'Youthful' Cheeks Pam Bondi exits as US Attorney General after surgeons spotlight her facial fillers, youthful cheeks, and neck work amid her dramatic political glow-up and DOJ controversies.
Evening Standard · Apr 3 Keir Starmer condemns ‘reckless’ Iranian attack on Kuwaiti oil refinery Tehran fired drones and missiles at targets across the Middle East overnight as the war nears the end of its fifth week.
The Times of India · Apr 3 France no longer hostile nation? After Macron snubs Trump, Iran allows ship to pass Hormuz A French-owned container ship, the Kribi, crossed the Strait of Hormuz, potentially signaling a shift in Iran's view of France following President Macron's criticism of US policy. Macron rejected military intervention to reopen the strait, advocating for negotiations instead. The vessel's change of destination to "Owner France" may have signaled…
Reason · Apr 3 The Republican Plan To Nationalize Elections Is Performative Nonsense There is no voting crisis that demands federal intervention.