Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton says that former real estate attorney Steve Witkoff acting as an envoy to Iran Russia and Gaza is “a disaster in the making.” CNN Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins gives an inside look on the grounds of the White House for the week of President Trump's first 100 days of his second term '+n.escapeExpression("function"==typeof(o=null!=(o=r(e,"eyebrowText")||(null!=l?r(l,"eyebrowText"):l))?o:n.hooks.helperMissing)?o.call(null!=l?l:n.nullContext||{},{name:"eyebrowText",hash:{},data:t,loc:{start:{line:28,column:63},end:{line:28,column:78}}}):o)+" \n '+(null!=(o=c(e,"if").call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2PreText"):l,{name:"if",hash:{},fn:n.program(32,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:63,column:20},end:{line:63,column:61}}}))?o:"")+"\n"+(null!=(o=(c(e,"ifAll")||l&&c(l,"ifAll")||n.hooks.helperMissing).call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Text"):l,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Link"):l,{name:"ifAll",hash:{},fn:n.program(34,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:64,column:20},end:{line:70,column:30}}}))?o:"")+" 11 CommentsPhil Parkinson says he is relishing a return to the Championship with Wrexham following the "complete and utter carnage" of his last stint in the division with Bolton Wanderers The Red Dragons sealed a third successive promotion last time out by beating Charlton Athletic 3-0 at the Stok Cae Ras to secure a return to the second tier for the first time since 1982 Having led Bolton into the Championship in 2017 and kept them in the division the following season amid turmoil at the club Parkinson was unable to keep the Trotters in the second tier for a second successive year Parkinson and assistant coach Steve Parkin departed the club in August 2019 after the club had been placed in administration but the Wrexham boss says he is looking forward to testing himself against a higher level of coaches again me and Steve that year we kept Bolton up was one of our greatest achievements of working together That was tough and then the summer," he told BBC Sport Wales "We actually started the next season well and then we had five months without getting paid I've never experienced anything like that "When people say about pressure and stress I always say working at Bolton and not getting paid for five months and trying to get a team motivated as a staff first of all we're looking forward to testing ourselves against a higher calibre of managers So we can't wait to test ourselves next year." Could Wrexham really reach the Premier League Wrexham's remarkable rise - and what comes next Club co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were both in attendance as Wrexham secured their all-important victory against Charlton Parkinson revealed he held talks with the Hollywood duo in the aftermath of the match in north Wales to reflect on the latest glorious chapter in the club's meteoric rise "I had a good chat with Rob after the game and on Sunday," added the Wrexham boss "Me and Ryan have exchanged quite a few messages this week and everyone's just reflecting "We were just reflecting on the occasion because for those people who were there at the weekend to seal Championship status and the whole atmosphere of the day is just something people won't forget "I'll never get bored of speaking to our supporters who were at the game." 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. The 2024/25 season can only be described as a disappointment for Bolton Wanderers it is now over and we can look forward to the announcement of the retained list for the 2025/26 season Transfers and new contracts are the only exciting parts of the summer but they directly shape how next season will play out—whether it’s promotion or another season in League One Steven Schumacher will have a huge impact on who stays at Bolton meaning he can finally start to build the team he wants to play his football Several players have their contracts expiring in June 2025 but there is still time for some to sign a new contract Among those almost certain to leave are the three loanees: Kion Etete, Jay Matete and Alex Murphy. While Etete and Murphy didn’t play a significant role this season, Matete made 35 appearances in League One, leaving him in good standing if he remains at Sunderland next season One first-teamer who could be leaving the club is former starting goalkeeper Nathan Baxter who will be demanding more minutes after playing second fiddle to Luke Southwood towards the latter end of the season Joel Coleman will also likely leave the Wanderers for more playing time as he has been the third-choice shotstopper this season Ricardo Santos and Gethin Jones also look set to move on after several successful years at Bolton, both joined in August 2020 and appeared almost 400 times combined. Santos hasn’t played since the 4-1 defeat to Barnsley, whereas Jones has managed just 23 games in the league this season, a poor campaign for two former stalwarts in Ian Evatt’s defence. While no other players have contracts that expire this summer, several other first-team players will depart Bolton Wanderers this summer. Many new signings are needed, not only to replace those who have left the club, but to mount a serious challenge for promotion. Steven Schumacher needs to be allowed to fully overhaul the Wanderers’ squad and build a team that suits his system and tactics. Since he joined Bolton, Schumacher has changed his formation game after game because the current squad doesn’t currently suit his preferred 4-3-3. Traditional full-backs and wingers should be at the top of the priority list this summer, with improvement needed across the entire pitch. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Website#c2db0eb9006a07bf652e2155{display:none} Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Second-half substitute Josh Dacres-Cogley had only been on the pitch six minutes when he accepted Joel Randall's pass to fire under Taye Ashby-Hammond for his first goal since March 2024 But Wanderers' end-of-season fade continued as Jake Young – a 61st-minute replacement for Louis Appere – volleyed in his fourth goal of the season from Luther James-Wildin's header both sides played their part in a lively game John McAtee and Szabi Schon had great chances inside five minutes Dan Sweeney was denied by Trotters goalkeeper Luke Southwood while Aaron Collins wasted a glorious first-half chance to take his season's tally to 20 goals at the other end while McAtee tried his luck with an audacious 45 metres lob Dacres-Cogley's 66th-minute breakthrough was cancelled out by Jake Young before Schon and Dan Phillips missed chances to win it for their respective teams The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made Abimbola at 72 minutesSubstituteshome team Bolton WanderersManager: Steven Schumacher Abimbola at 72 minutesSubstitutesNumber 56 Young Match OfficialsReferee: Darren DrysdaleAssistant Referee 1: Ollie WilliamsAssistant Referee 2: Joe SimpsonFourth Official: Joseph PettittMatch StatsKey Scroll LeftScroll RightBolton Wanderers are unbeaten across their prior five league games against Stevenage winning four of those matches including the reverse fixture back in October last year (4-1 – D1) Stevenage have lost eight of their last 11 away league games against sides from Greater Manchester (W1 D2) with their sole victory coming against Wigan Athletic in January 2024 (3-2) Bolton are unbeaten across their last four games to end a league campaign (W3 D1 Stevenage have won their final league fixture in each of the last five seasons Szabolcs Schön (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half Elliott List (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the right wing Daniel Phillips (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high Jake Young (Stevenage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time Charlie Goode (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half Delay in match because of an injury Dan Butler (Stevenage) Foul by George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers) Dan Butler (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half Jay Matete (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. ‘We need a secretary who can get the job done not somebody who spends his time on Signal chat groups,’ former national security adviser says I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton has said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should leave his job “for his own safety’s sake.” The former Bush UN ambassador and foreign policy hawk was asked on CNN if Hegseth should remain in the post Bolton added that it “is a critical time for the American military We understand the Trump administration will rightly propose enormous budget increases for defense “We need a secretary who can get the job done not somebody who spends his time on Signal chat groups,” he argued “I almost never used my personal cell phone,” he said about his time as Trump’s national security adviser during the president’s first term the breaches of security at risk in this conduct are enormous And I think that’s one reason why he shouldn’t be in the job,” he argued Even though he was a part of Trump’s first administration Bolton has become one of the president’s most ardent critics Hegseth has faced several controversies in recent weeks, including his use of Signal and his management at the Pentagon where he has seen several of his top aides depart the administration amid disputes over leaks Both the secretary and the administration have pushed back against accusations that the use of Signal was inappropriate saying that no classified information was shared on the app Trump recently told The Atlantic that he believes that Hegseth will “get it together.” I probably wouldn’t be inclined to tell you.” “And I think he’s gonna be a very good defense Bolton’s comments come as the Republican majority in the U.S House blocked a vote to hold an inquiry into Hegseth’s Signal use Washington Democratic Rep. Adam Smith told NPR that the Republicans blocked the vote because they know Hegseth’s actions are "indefensible." Smith filed a resolution of inquiry which means that a member in the minority can force an investigation "They are so afraid of this issue — they can't defend it — that they don't want to talk about it," said Smith "And they will go to extraordinary process lengths to try to prevent Congress from doing its job of exercising oversight over the Pentagon." House Speaker Mike Johnson said ahead of the Tuesday vote that “we’re using the rules of the House to prevent political hijinks and political stunts. And that’s what the Democrats have.” “So we’re preventing this nonsensical waste of our time. We don’t have time to waste,” said Johnson. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies govt and politics"},{"score":0.864857,"label":"/law govt and politics/government"},{"score":0.853213,"label":"/law govt and politics/armed forces"},{"score":0.80867,"label":"/law govt and politics/politics/foreign policy"},{"score":0.787142,"label":"/law govt and politics/politics/elections/presidential elections"},{"score":0.635445,"label":"/law govt and politics/government/government contracting and procurement"},{"score":0.564172,"label":"/law For the first time since Henry Kissinger in the 1970s the same person will simultaneously serve as both Secretary of State and national security adviser Marco Rubio has been tapped to serve as interim national security adviser after President Trump announced that Mike Waltz This comes after Waltz inadvertently added The Atlantic's editor-in-chief to a group chat where sensitive information was shared about March strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. Vice President Vance denies that the move is a "firing." Before Rubio, Henry Kissinger led both the State Department and the National Security Council for two years under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Kissinger was hugely influential in shaping the post World War-II era of global politics If President Trump believes the move gives him more control he is "dead wrong," his former national security adviser John Bolton told Morning Edition The move may actually be "diminishing" his own control over the State Department and the various national security agencies And while it puts Rubio in an advantageous position But they are so fundamentally different that I think…that no one individual can really handle them particularly given the threats and challenges we face in the world today," Bolton said noting he was not intending to criticize Rubio who was also ambassador to the United Nations during the George W spoke to NPR's Michel Martin about why Trump may have made this change and how it might affect decision making in the White House This interview has been edited for length and clarity Michel Martin: So for people who don't keep up with this kind of thing what is the core responsibility of each job the national security adviser is in charge of coordinating discussions among the various departments and agencies that form part of the national security responsibilities of the president to help provide the president with the information that he needs to make decisions given the options that are available to him and the pros and cons of each to coordinate the implementation across the bureaucracy – State Department The Secretary of State is charged with being the lead diplomat for the United States running a 75,000-person department with embassies and consulates all over the world and really trying to achieve through diplomacy what the country's foreign policy objectives are Martin: My recollection from when I was a White House correspondent is that the national security adviser stuck pretty close to the president He or she would brief the president every day whereas the secretary of state was constantly on the road Bolton: I think Trump has had a longstanding suspicion of the National Security Council staff He believed elements of it represented the deep state and were trying to subvert his presidency So he may well think that minimizing the role of the NSC staff will be a plus for him reducing his own scope of control by combining these two roles But it certainly puts Marco Rubio in a very advantageous position indeed So from Rubio's point of view this is a real opportunity this is not as advantageous to President Trump as he may think that it would be Bolton: One of the criticisms of Kissinger that ultimately led Gerald Ford to split the positions again and make Brent Scowcroft was the Defense Department and other agencies felt that Kissinger biased decision making below the presidential level in his favor And it's one reason why the national security adviser is often called an honest broker that there are disputes between departments based on institutional disagreements that the NSC staff process is designed to help mitigate the whole idea that the secretary of state – really almost alone – should be by the President that much time will diminish the president's capacity through the bureaucracy to keep control of the State Department and keep control of the other agencies And when you diminish one aspect of one of the jobs you're going to tilt the system in a way that's ultimately disadvantageous to the president even though he may not see it that way and probably disadvantageous to the country Martin: So I also want to mention that Marco Rubio is also overseeing what's left of USAID and the National Archives although it seems clear that the president doesn't value the work of USAID You mention that the national security adviser is an honest broker I'm wondering if President Trump doesn't want an honest broker the president ultimately makes the decisions The issue is whether he makes informed decisions or whether he's surrounded by a bunch of yes men and yes women who here are the considerations you might want to take in mind The president will decide one way or the other but he can either make a spur of the moment decision And downplaying the role of national security adviser will lead to more displays of fealty by Trump's staff all of this is happening because President Trump removed Michael Waltz as national security adviser He nominated him to be ambassador to the United Nations what do you think it says that the president is sending Mike Waltz to the United Nations Bolton: I think he's exiling him to New York Different presidents have different styles and they listen to different people in different regards on different issues But there's no doubt if Waltz is in New York doing his job he's not in Washington talking to the president And you can give [him] the UN ambassadorship cabinet rank — really doesn't make any difference — just to show up around the table every once in a while I did it in the reverse way: UN ambassador first And I think that's a more normal line of progression than what we're seeing now Julie Depenbrock produced the radio version of this story Become an NPR sponsor Posh goalkeeper Will Blackmore produced a string of fine saves to keep the visitors at bay denying both John McAtee and Joel Randall early on The first penalty came when Mothersille was dragged to the ground in the 17th minute and he stepped up to fire home the opener the midfielder saw a header kept out by Luke Southwood in the visitors' net Chris Forino levelled just after the half-hour mark when he poked home from close range Mothersille was brought down again in the box but saw a second spot-kick pushed wide by Southwood in the 65th minute Blackmore did well to keep out McAtee with 10 minutes to go before he rattled a post late on Aaron Collins poked wide in stoppage time for Bolton as the points were shared Peterborough UnitedManager: Darren Ferguson Rice Match OfficialsReferee: Ruebyn RicardoAssistant Referee 1: Alistair NelsonAssistant Referee 2: Daniel GuestFourth Official: Isaac SearleMatch StatsKey Scroll LeftScroll RightPeterborough United are winless in their last five league games against Bolton (D2 L3) conceding eight goals across their two home games in that time Bolton are looking to complete the league double over Peterborough for the third time previously doing so in 1987-88 and 2022-23 Peterborough have lost just two of their last nine home league games (W3 D4) scoring in seven of their last eight matches during that time Bolton have lost each of their last four league games in succession last enduring a longer losing run in February 2020 (5) Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close Jay Matete (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from long range on the left is close but misses to the left from a direct free kick Foul by Donay O'Brien-Brady (Peterborough United) Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box Hector Kyprianou (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half Hector Kyprianou (Peterborough United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Peterborough United) George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal Foul by Carl Johnston (Peterborough United) Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing Erik Ring and Reeco Hackett – the latter with an ingenious free-kick – also scored for the Imps with Jay Matete and Alex Murphy on target for Bolton City took the lead after 10 minutes when a corner routine was played short with Erik Ring's cross evading everyone and bouncing into the far corner of Nathan Baxter's net Ben House's flick from Sean Roughan's cross was saved by Baxter before Collins made it 2-0 after 17 minutes smashing a penalty high into the roof of the net after Ethan Erhahon had been taken out by David Abimbola in the box Bolton reduced the deficit out of nowhere after 28 minutes with Matete striking low and hard past George Wickens from 20 yards Murphy levelled nine minutes later meeting Josh Dacres-Cogley's cross with a header that seemed to take a deflection off Abimbola before beating Wickens The Imps went back in front when Collins grabbed his second heading Roughan's superb cross past Baxter after 53 minutes direct from a fantastic free-kick 30 yards out so curled a low shot towards the near post which hit the woodwork and bounced over the line past the failing keeper Wickens then brilliantly kept out George Thomason's header to preserve City's two-goal lead before the visitors ended the game with 10 men after Dacres-Cogley was sent off in stoppage-time Two Yellow Cards at 90 minutes plus 2Number 48 Southwood Match OfficialsReferee: Jacob MilesAssistant Referee 1: Adam BurgessAssistant Referee 2: Stephen WadeFourth Official: Andrew MillerMatch StatsKey Scroll LeftScroll RightLincoln City have lost six of their last seven league games against Bolton Wanderers (D1) Bolton Wanderers have lost just two of their last 10 away league games against Lincoln City (W4 D4) scoring exactly one goal on each of their last five visits to Sincil Bank Lincoln are unbeaten across their last five Football League games played on Easter Monday (W4 D1) since a 2-0 loss to Cheltenham Town in April 2011 Bolton have lost three of their last four away league games played on Easter Monday (W1) Second yellow card to Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers) for a bad foul Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers) Ethan Hamilton (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul Jack Moylan (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half Kion Etete (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half NewsMatchesTeamsTicketsWanderersTVShopCommercialFans Download our app Wycombe Wanderers Learning Download our app 3pm)Sky Bet League OneToughsheet StadiumReferee: Adam Herczeg Wycombe hunt a third successive win to boost their hopes of winning automatic promotion when they head to a Bolton side with aspirations of breaking into the top six to kick off a mouth-watering double-header weekend of fixtures over Easter Blues have combined a resolute defence with clinical moments in front of goal at the right time to see off Huddersfield and Stevenage in their last two outings and now lock horns with the other Wanderers of League 1 who have succumbed to successive defeats to Rotherham and Barnsley to lose ground in the play-off chase It finished 0-0 at Adams Park when the two sides met back in December but both clubs have since changed manager and a number of their playing personnel with Wycombe holding the edge in the overall head-to-head record despite winning only one of the past five encounters between the teams The Chairboys will be backed by a strong away following again before returning south for a showdown with Charlton at Adams Park on Monday Wycombe have sold around 550 tickets; there is no pay-on-the-day facility with this being an all-ticket fixture Pre-booked tickets that have not yet been posted or picked up will be taken to Bolton for collection Check out the ticket details Chairboys will play in light and dark blue Beryly Lubala and Magnus Westergaard are back in full training following absences through injury while Anders Hagelskjaer is also back with the squad after illness Dan Harvie and Shamal George are the only confirmed absentees both making good progress on their long-term injuries Adam Herczeg has shown 124 yellow cards and four reds in his 33 games so far 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