Man who heckled Abdul El-Sayed is former Josh Hawley aide, records show
Thomas Teepell, who worked for Republican senator, demanded El-Sayed disavow Muslim Brotherhood A man who heckled Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed and demanded he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a Michigan townhall is a former aide to the Republican senator Josh Hawley, according to congressional staff records. At the event on Saturday, an attendee who gave his name only as “Tommy” shouted from the crowd, asking whether El-Sayed would disavow the movement. El-Sayed answered: “Sure, yeah, absolutely,” then turned the question around, asking whether the man assumed he wouldn’t. Continue reading...
US gave us no warning of Russian strikes on Kyiv power plants, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president accuses Washington of ‘denial of reality’ in ongoing row with Trump over apparent support for Moscow Ukraine did not receive a warning from the US about an impending Russian missile attack on Sunday evening, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, reviving concerns that Washington is withholding intelligence in order to bully Kyiv into capitulating to Moscow. Yuri Ihnat, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, said on television on Monday morning that Ukraine had not received a warning before a Russian missile barrage hit power plants in Kyiv at around 11pm. Earlier, a Ukrainian government official had told the Guardian the US had not warned the capital about the impending missile strike. Continue reading...
Over three dozen Congress members’ offices targeted with white powder envelopes
Envelopes containing powder come weeks before midterms as federal agents try to identify who is behind campaign More than three dozen members of US Congress have had their offices targeted with envelopes containing white powder, less than three weeks before the 3 November midterms, as federal agents try to identify who is behind the campaign. The latest is the Virginia Democrat Suhas Subramanyam, whose Leesburg district office was evacuated on Monday after an envelope containing a suspicious substance arrived. He said the office was cleared quickly, adding that “acts of political intimidation have no place in our country”. Continue reading...
Europe’s new Franco-German auto deal will protect combustion engines, not European jobs
Friedrich Merz wanted more time for combustion-engine cars. Emmanuel Macron wanted tougher rules on what qualifies as “Made in Europe.” Now, the two countries have traded one for the other. Both can claim victory at home, and both say they want the same thing: to strengthen Europe’s auto industry against Chinese competition. But the trade-off undermines that very goal.
Could France’s debt troubles tip Italy into recession?
Rising borrowing costs and political uncertainty are putting France’s finances under pressure. Oxford Economics warns that a severe bond-market shock could push both France and Italy into recession in 2027, although a debt crisis remains outside its central forecast.
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