John Shannon

A Missouri Republican who took the abrasive campaign strategy of telling her voters to not be 'weak and gay' and torched LGBTQ books has learned her political fate. Valentina Gomez, a 25-year-old real estate investor, caused controversy when she posted a campaign video disparaging gay voters.  'In America, you can be anything you want, so don't be weak and gay,' Gomez said while jogging in a bulletproof vest in a stunning campaign video. 'Stay f***ing hard.' 

Republican Valentina Gomez, who's running for Missouri Secretary of State, posted a video telling voters not to be 'weak and gay,' after which she flashed a photo of herself holding a rifle. She previously burned two books that discussed LGBTQ topics.

NASA is just hours away from launching the world's most robust rocket. Between 08:33 and 10:33 BST), a lift-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, will take place. If all goes as expected, another flight will launch in 2024, this time with astronauts on board, before human boots graced the lunar surface a year later as part of the US space agency's ambitious $93 billion (£63 billion) Artemis program. On Artemis III, the first woman and the first person of color will walk on the moon, perhaps as early as 2025. MailOnline has everything you need to hear about the forthcoming Artemis I mission, as well as how to track the flight live.