Trump threatens to pull Todd Blanche’s AG nomination until after GOP holdouts leave office

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to withdraw Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general until two Republican senators who have expressed concerns about Blanche leave office in January. “I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd’s name, if they do not do the right thing, and putting him back after Cornyn and Tillis are…

Trump threatens to pull Todd Blanche’s AG nomination until after GOP holdouts leave office

New Zealand FM in row with Beijing’s envoy after telling Chinese-born lawmaker to ‘go back to your own country’ – World

New Zealand’s top diplomat Winston Peters drew the ire of Beijing’s ambassador in Wellington on Thursday after telling a lawmaker of Chinese descent to “go back to your own country”. During a debate about New Zealand’s response to the Covid pandemic on Wednesday, populist NZ First leader Peters was asked by China-born Green Party member…

New Zealand FM in row with Beijing’s envoy after telling Chinese-born lawmaker to ‘go back to your own country’ – World