Senate Republicans eye confirmation hearing for McConnell protege next week
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images By MARIANNE LEVINE 04/28/2020 01:12 PM…
House drops plan to return after lawmaker backlash
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. | Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Tuesday…
Democrats dismiss McConnell’s ‘sad’ new coronavirus offer
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo Democratic leaders are panning Senate Majority Leader…
‘This is no damn hobby’: the ‘gangsta gardener’ transforming Los Angeles
“The garden seduces me,” says Ron Finley, who is known around the world as the “gangsta…
Spanish official apologises for spraying beach with bleach
An official in southern Spain has apologised for spraying the local beach with diluted bleach in…
Calls for more space for walking and cycling in UK during lockdown
Politicians and experts have called for urgent action to create more space for walking and cycling…
‘Nature survives in the tiniest corners’: the City of London’s wild heart
“There was literally a frog orgy in that one. There is no other way to describe…
Covid-19: what role might air pollution play? – podcast
After a string of studies that highlight the possible link between air pollution and Covid-19 deaths,…
Bondi beach and Bronte welcome back swimmers as coronavirus lockdown relaxed – in pictures
A surfer waits for the 7am reopening of Bondi beach on Tuesday morning. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty…
Democrats to plow ahead with proxy voting over GOP resistance
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to go ahead with proxy voting in the House during the…