Scrutiny

• De vicevoorzitter van Reform, Richard Tice, probeert de kwestie als irrelevant te presenteren in een interview met Laura Kuenssberg. • Labour heeft Nigel Farage ervan beschuldigd te proberen aan controle te ontsnappen, terwijl de leider van Reform தொடர்ந்து vragen krijgt over de gift van £5 miljoen die hij kort voor de laatste algemene verkiezingen ontving van een crypto-miljardair. • Toen hij zondag werd gevraagd naar de gift van Christopher Harborne, probeerde de vicevoorzitter van de partij, Richard Tice, dit als irrelevant voor de kiezers voor te stellen en stelde dat het aan alle regels was voldaan. Lees verder...

• Nexstar Media Group's upcoming earnings report draws focus amid legal hurdles for its $5 billion-plus acquisition of TEGNA. • The company issued over $5 billion in new debt to fund the deal, prompting investor attention on leverage ratios and free cash flow generation. • Updates on the merger's progress and financial health could influence stock performance and broadcasting sector consolidation trends.

• Venezuela's opposition coalition announced victory in April 10 municipal elections, claiming to have won majorities in 200+ municipalities, though the National Electoral Council has delayed official results release. • International election observers from the Carter Center and UN raised concerns about transparency and irregularities in voting procedures, with some polling stations reporting technical malfunctions. • The disputed results threaten to deepen political crisis in the oil-rich nation already facing severe economic collapse and humanitarian crisis, with potential for renewed street protests and international diplomatic intervention.

• Intelligence officials testified before Congress on March 18 regarding Iran war threats and national security, with National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard deflecting questions about pre-war intelligence she offered Trump, while facing Democratic accusations of misusing national security powers for domestic political interference. • FBI Director Kash Patel made his first Capitol Hill appearance since a viral video showed him celebrating with the U.S. men's hockey team at the Winter Olympics; Patel has fired dozens of FBI agents in his first year, raising concerns about loss of national security expertise during elevated terrorism threats. • Multiple terrorism-related incidents occurred this month, including a gunman inspired by Iranian ideology killing two at a Texas bar, suspects arrested for explosives near New York City, a shooting at Old Dominion University in Virginia, and a car attack on a Michigan synagogue.