Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a member of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. She told the Munich Security Conference on Friday why the world is seeing a rise in authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and dangerous domestic internal politics. She pointed to the growing consolidation of wealth and power into the hands of a few.
As House Democrats plot a return to the majority, they are pledging to probe the deals, mergers, settlements and regulatory favors that flowed to corporations doing business with the Trump administration. The private sector is the only leverage point Democrats have left as long as Republicans hold on to the White House.
Gordon Brown believes Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should face police questioning over Jeffrey Epstein. Sarah Owen, chair of the Commons women and equalities committee, thinks it's time for him to answer both to the police and parliament. MPs can no longer afford to be deferential when it comes to the royals.
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Parliament will consider seven motions of censure against the president of Peru, José Jerí, for his meetings with Chinese businessmen. The session on February 17 at 10 in the morning will be decisive. If the censure is approved with at least 66 votes, Jerí would leave office before the end of his term and Congress would elect a new president.
A national committee to coordinate the police operations met this week and is scheduled to meet again next week. Thames Valley police is assessing two separate claims against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Surrey police are assessing another allegation against the former prince. The group is chaired by a gold commander, Louisa Rolfe, who was a Metropolitan police assistant commissioner.
Heather and I discuss the un-Valentine-like world of Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and America's ruling class. We also discuss Pam Bondi's belligerence, Steve Bannon's complicity, and the Trump economy's woes. And we look at the continuing calamity of ICE, Trump’s war on Latinos and the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.