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El republicano Chris Carr es acusado de intentar reactivar su candidatura a gobernador con una acusación formal: «el último suspiro de un hombre que agoniza» El principal funcionario encargado de hacer cumplir la ley en Georgia ha provocado acusaciones de utilizar el peso de su cargo para impulsar su propia fortuna política al presentar una nueva acusación formal contra los manifestantes del centro de entrenamiento policial de Atlanta conocido como Cop City. En medio de fanfarronadas sobre «mantener la línea contra antifa», el fiscal general de Georgia, Chris Carr, anunció cargos contra tres activistas a finales de la semana pasada, incluso mientras su intento por convertirse en el candidato republicano de Georgia a gobernador avanza con dificultad, con un apoyo de menos de dos dígitos en las encuestas antes de las primarias del 19 de mayo. Continuar leyendo...

• La demanda alega que el DoJ incumplió la ley de transparencia al retener registros sobre Jeffrey Epstein y al redactar excesivamente las revelaciones. • Todd Blanche, el fiscal general interino, incurrió en una "violación descarada, impactante y continua" de una ley que exige que el departamento de justicia (DoJ) publique la totalidad de los llamados archivos de Epstein, según alega una demanda presentada en Washington DC. • La acción interpuesta el lunes por Katie Phang, periodista de investigación y analista legal, busca responsabilizar personalmente a Blanche por el presunto fallo del DoJ en publicar todos los documentos que el gobierno posee sobre Jeffrey Epstein, el difunto agresor sexual.

Alex Greenwich says inquest crucial to understand what failures led to Bikram Lama’s death and avoid similar deaths Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales attorney-general, Michael Daley, has been urged to order an inquest into the death of Nepali rough sleeper Bikram Lama in Hyde Park.The death of Lama – who was also known as “the birdman” for his love of the area’s pigeons – has prompted widespread calls for change, after Guardian Australia revealed last week that the young migrant’s body lay unnoticed for up to a week in bushes near a busy thoroughfare into St James station. Continue reading...

Trump and first lady were safely evacuated and police arrested Cole Tomas Allen of southern California at eventThe gunman who tried to breach the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration, the acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, said on Sunday morning.Blanche also said officials believe that the suspect traveled by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washington, where he checked in as a guest at the hotel where one of the capital’s glitziest annual events was being held, the Washington Hilton. Continue reading...

Prime minister says his job is not at risk over Mandelson vetting as allies back him against claims of wrongdoingKeir Starmer has said he will lead Labour into the next general election as his Downing Street allies denied claims of any wrongdoing over the appointment and vetting of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, told Sky News’s Trevor Phillips on Sunday show that “no wrongdoing by the prime minister has been proven in relation to Lord Mandelson’s appointment”, adding “the whole situation is regrettable”. Continue reading...

Mandated release of files was marred by missed deadlines, leaked victims’ information and excessive redactionsUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Department of Justice’s office of the inspector general (OIG) announced on Thursday that it is launching an audit of the justice department’s compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.In a news release, the deputy inspector general William M Blier, who the statement said is performing the duties of the inspector general, said that the “preliminary objective” of the internal probe “is to evaluate the [justice department’s] processes for identifying, redacting, and releasing records in its possession as required by the Act”. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Formby, an ally of Jeremy Corbyn who quit role in 2020, says Labour is now ‘in hock to corporate sponsors’A former Labour general secretary has defected to the Green party, in the latest sign that allies of Jeremy Corbyn are moving in large numbers to Zack Polanski’s party.Jennie Formby, who managed the Labour party from 2018 to 2020, told the Guardian she had signed up as a Green party member and intended to campaign for it before May’s local elections. Continue reading...