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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailJoe Biden has cancelled a scheduled appearance in Las Vegas after testing positive for Covid-19.The president was due to speak at the delivering remarks at the UnidosUS Annual Conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening.The news was announced shortly before 3pm local time. Biden reportedly told organisers that he had not wanted to put attendees at risk, in a phone call shortly before.A statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the president would be self-isolating…

Ange Postecoglou has responded to reports linking him to replace Gareth Southgate in the England national team job.The Tottenham manager has been thrown into a mix of names, including Eddie Howe, Graham Potter and Pep Guardiola, all being considered to manage the Three Lions, following Southgate’s resignation on Tuesday (16 July).Postecoglou appeared to shut down the rumours of taking over from Southgate, during an interview with Sky Sports News on Wednesday.Postecoglou said: “I’m the Tottenham manager and I’ve got nothing else but trying to bring success to this football club.” Source link

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsWatch updates from the third day of the Republican National Convention on Wednesday (17 July) as JD Vance gave his first speech since his vice president selection.Donald Trump’s new running mate addressed the RNC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, his first major speech since his selection was announced earlier this week.The Senator, a military veteran, former venture capitalist and author, beat Florida Senator Marco Rubio and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to the honor and was expected…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA Dallas woman is behind bars and accused of killing a store clerk and then stealing a bottle of water, according to reports.Aleigha Horn, 29, has been charged with capital murder in connection to the death of 52-year-old Inayath Syed, according to Fox 4.Police said that on July 8, Syed was working at the A&A Mart near the Dallas Zoo when Horn came into the store.Video surveillance showed Horn placing a bottle of water on the…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailPresident Joe Biden is being “more receptive to calls of concerns” following a spate of campaign setbacks, a senior Democratic source told CNN.Though the president has not made such remarks publicly, and has vowed previously he will stay in the presidential race until November, CNN reports that in private, Biden’s attitude appears to have softened. “The private conversations with the hill are continuing, [and] he is being receptive, not as defiant as he is being publicly,” the source…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump’s former trade adviser Peter Navarro walked out of a federal prison in Miami on Wednesday after serving a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress to a standing ovation as he strode on the stage of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.Navarro appeared emotional at times as he waited the applause to die down before he quipped: “I think you folks just want to know if you can see my MAGA tattoo I got there.”His time in…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsWatch as President Joe Biden was forced to pull out of the 2024 UnidosUS Annual Conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday (17 July) after testing positive for Covid-19.Biden was expected to announce that from 19 August, certain US citizens’ spouses without legal status can begin applying for permanent residency and eventually citizenship without having to first depart the country.However, an announcement was made at around 3pm, stating Biden would no longer attend the event after…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailTonight, the United States will get its first major look as JD Vance, vice presidential candidate. Of course, this won’t be the first time they’ve see JD Vance the person. Most of America got to know him in 2016 when his part-memoir, part-manifesto Hillybilly Elegy became an instant New York Times bestseller. They got to know him again when he made his volte-face on Donald Trump, going from comparing Trump to Adolf Hitler to becoming Trump’s biggest defender…

An fan who prematurely had “England Euro 2024 Winners” tattooed on his leg to celebrate the Three Lions’ “victory” has spoken out after the side were beaten by Spain in Sunday’s (14 July) final.Dan Thomas was inked with an image of the Henri Delaunay Cup and the text – but says he has no regrets about the decision and intends to keep it just in case the side are victorious in 2028.England’s bid for a first major men’s trophy since 1966 was scuppered after substitute Mikel Oyarzabal’s late winner secured a second successive European Championship final defeat for Gareth Southgate’s…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailFor years, a storm has been brewing at the Supreme Court.Unpopular rulings led by the court’s conservative majority, overturning decades-old legal precedents, and allegations of ethical misconduct has seen approval ratings for the court plummet among Americans. As the court has ruled to remove federal protections for abortion, effectively overturned affirmative action and more, increasing numbers of people have demand greater transparency from the nine justices. In an effort to rein in the court, lawmakers have suggested legislation,…