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• Nelle sue scuse, William Paul ha affermato di aver 'bevuto troppo' e che le cose dette 'non rappresentano chi sono veramente'. • William Paul, figlio del senatore repubblicano Rand Paul, si è scusato mercoledì per una tirata ubriaca in un bar di Washington DC, durante la quale avrebbe detto a un deputato repubblicano di 'odiare gli ebrei e odiare i gay'. • 'Ieri sera ho bevuto troppo e ho detto alcune cose che non rappresentano chi sono veramente. Mi scuso e oggi sto cercando aiuto per il mio problema con l'alcol', ha pubblicato William Paul sui social media con l'handle TastyBrew1776.

• Il Senato degli Stati Uniti ha approvato, l'8 maggio 2026, una misura che proibisce ai membri del Congresso e al loro staff di piazzare scommesse sui mercati previsionali. • Il capo corrispondente del Congresso, Chad Pergram, ha riferito l'azione dal Campidoglio, mirata al gioco d'azzardo politico di fronte alle crescenti preoccupazioni sull'insider trading. • Il divieto affronta questioni etiche nelle previsioni dei mercati finanziari sugli esiti politici, rispondendo a recenti scandali riguardanti le scommesse dei legislatori.

Seven Republican state senators battle for re-election against candidates backed by Donald TrumpIndiana voters go to the polls today in a test of the Republican party’s staying power after the party’s state lawmakers resisted Donald Trump’s bruising campaign to pressure them into redrawing the congressional districts.The vote has turned into a statewide referendum on political retribution. Continue reading...

• Several Democratic lawmakers are calling for President Trump's removal following controversial threats against Iran that warned of devastating consequences. • Some leaders are pushing for impeachment or invoking the 25th Amendment, while others characterize the statements as political rhetoric rather than serious policy threats. • The push for removal reflects deep partisan divisions over how to interpret Trump's foreign policy statements and whether they constitute actionable threats.

Foreign affairs minister says China has agreed to facilitate exports of jet fuel to ease supply disruptions. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.Penny Wong has been busy on her latest overseas trip, saying China has agreed to negotiate on jet fuel sales to help ease the global oil crisis. Continue reading...

Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures are at risk of losing their seats in Alabama’s Black congressional districts after rulingThe lawmakers who represent Alabama’s two Black congressional districts, who are now at risk of losing their seats after the supreme court effectively decimated the Voting Rights Act, said the decision sends the US “backwards”.The 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v Callais on Wednesday weakens a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, opening the door for Republicans to eliminate majority-minority congressional districts across the south, and representatives Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures stand in the crosshairs. Continue reading...

• U.S. lawmakers and foreign policy analysts have reached bipartisan consensus that Russia and Iran have formed a "transformational" military alliance that extends far beyond diplomatic convenience, fundamentally reshaping conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. • The alliance involves weapons transfers, intelligence sharing, and sanctions-evasion tactics, with experts describing the relationship's trajectory as shifting "from turbulent to transactional to transformational" following Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. • Senator Tom Tillis emphasized the lethal implications for American personnel, stating that intelligence and satellite data sharing between Moscow and Tehran directly endangers U.S. service members deployed globally.