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From staunch Trump ally to ‘traitor’: key takeaways of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s career | Marjorie Taylor Greene
Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is used to delivering shocks to American politics, mainly to her Democratic and liberal opponents who have long seen her as a rightwing firebrand, but latterly to her own side as she rebelled against Donald Trump over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Her dramatic announcement of her resignation […]
High-profile Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene to quit Congress after Trump feud
Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced she will resign from office in January, an unexpected turn for the high-profile Republican days after a public feud with President Donald Trump. Greene, who became one of Trump’s Maga superstars in US politics, posted a video statement on social media announcing she would leave Congress on 5 […]
ATP Finals: World number one Carlos Alcaraz battles back to beat Taylor Fritz in thriller
World number one Carlos Alcaraz felt “relieved” after he battled back from a set down to edge out Taylor Fritz in a thrilling contest and close on a place in the knockout stages at the ATP Finals in Turin. With his victory, Alcaraz also moved within one win of securing the end-of-year world number one […]
Australia news live: Albanese backs new laws that could limit masks at protests; Angus Taylor says he is not ‘focused’ on a leadership challenge | Australia news
Angus Taylor says leadership challenge against Ley ‘not something I’m focused on’ Angus Taylor, the shadow defence minister, said he is not “focused” on a leadership challenge against Sussan Ley amid grumblings over her hold on the Coalition. Taylor spoke to Channel Nine’s Sunrise this morning, where he was asked about rumours he was mulling […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene tells Bill Maher she believes extraterrestrials are demons | Marjorie Taylor Greene
Republican US House member Marjorie Taylor Greene has said she believes in demons, surmising that they might be aliens who fell from heaven, and claims to have been unaware that key figures in the antisemitic space lasers conspiracy she floated were Jewish. She made those bizarre remarks as a guest on Friday on HBO’s Real […]