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Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has returned to the spotlight with a controversial op-ed written for The Wall Street Journal in which he refers to the Israel–Palestine conflict as a “real estate dispute” and boldly predicts: “We are witnessing the latest vestiges of what has been known as the Arab-Israeli conflict.”
Meanwhile, the leaked audio of Mr Trump attempting to pressure Georgia’s election investigator Frances Watson into “finding” enough votes to help him overturn the state’s election result last year had to be recovered from the trash folder of the investigator’s laptop and otherwise might have been lost, according to CNN.
In DC, Joe Biden is reportedly planning the first major federal tax hike since 1993 with a view to recouping enough funding from corporations and high-earning individuals to pay for his next long-term economic programme, set to follow on from the Covid-19 relief stimulus bill approved by Congress last week at a cost of $1.9trn.
Jared Kushner calls Israeli-Palestinian conflict a ‘real estate dispute’ in controversial op-ed
Some astonishing takes in this Wall Street Journal editorial from the Trump son-in-law, resurfacing to grace us with his unique wisdom on bringing peace to the Middle East.
Joe Sommerlad15 March 2021 15:55
Sixty-two per cent of Americans approve of Biden, new poll finds
The new president is attracting favourable reviews after his first 50 days in office, although, it must be said, the bar for achievement was low.
Joe Sommerlad15 March 2021 15:40
Two arrested for attacking Capitol officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray hours before his death
Julian Elie Khater, 32, of Pennsylvania and George Pierre Tanios, 39, of West Virginia were arrested on Sunday and will appear in court today, The Washington Post says.
Justin Vallejo brings us the latest.
Joe Sommerlad15 March 2021 15:20
‘Democrats finally get serious about infrastructure’
For Indy Voices, Griffin Connolly says the new administration’s ambitious plans to invest in highways, bridges and broadband networks could mean Infrastructure Week is no longer a laughing matter – as it was under Trump.
Joe Sommerlad15 March 2021 15:10
Judge to consider trial delay in case of officer accused of murdering George Floyd
Chris Riotta has the latest on the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis.
Joe Sommerlad15 March 2021 14:50
Two Capitol rioters boasted about ‘crashing the White House’
Texan Trump supporters Jeffrey Shane Witcher and Richard Franklin Barnard there not entirely sure which US government building they were occupying as part of January’s failed insurrection.
Hattie Brewis has this one for Indy100.
Joe Sommerlad15 March 2021 14:30
‘You can afford to pay them more’: Bernie Sanders calls out Jeff Bezos
The Amazon boss has turned down a request from the Vermont senator to appear at a Senate hearing on income inequality in the US, as Bezos workers in Alabama participate in a closely-watched vote to determine whether they will join the first-ever labour…
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