Former Rep. Barbara Lee is in a tight contest against a former City Council member.
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Foreign minister says opposition leader ‘fabricated’ statement while treasurer claims comments are ‘disqualifying moment’ for upcoming Australian election
Anthony Albanese has accused Peter Dutton of “verballing” Indonesia’s president around questions over Russian military encroachment in the region, slamming the Liberal leader for “extraordinary overreach” before the facts were clear.
Senior ministers also came out swinging against the opposition leader on Wednesday for “reckless” comments, with the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, saying Dutton had “fabricated” a statement from the Indonesian president, Prabowo Subianto.
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In first speech since leaving office, ex-president spoke of ‘destruction’ current administration has wrought
Joe Biden on Tuesday accused Donald Trump and his billionaire lieutenant, Elon Musk, of taking a “hatchet” to the social security administration as part of their warp-speed effort to tear down the federal government.
In his first public remarks since leaving office, the former president avoided any mention of Trump – his predecessor and successor – by name but assailed the administration for threatening social security, which he called a “sacred promise” that more than 70 million Americans rely on each month.
WASHINGTON — Climate scientist Sarah Cooley has been fired, rehired and fired again. Cooley joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last year to lead the agency’s efforts to address ocean acidification. Now she is one of hundreds of probationary workers at NOAA whose jobs were slashed by the Trump administration in February. When a federal court blocked the move weeks later, the workers were reinstated, but that was not the end of their turmoil….