Politics

Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A minute ago)

The council effectively overturned a decision by a judging panel to give a major literary award to a book on disgraced soldier Ben Roberts-Smith.

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CBS News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right politician who governed Brazil between 2019 and 2022, was found guilty on five counts.

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CBS News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

A U.S. Secret Service agent who wrote a negative social media post about Charlie Kirk has been put on leave, U.S. officials said Friday.

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CBS News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

Over 300 lawsuits challenging many of Trump's second-term plans have been winding through federal courts, and a handful may be poised for Supreme Court review.

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CBS News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University. Officials say a suspect is now in custody.

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CBS News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

President Trump signaled a new position on Russia's war with Ukraine. He said the U.S. will agree to additional sanctions on Moscow, but only when NATO allies stop buying Russian oil. Willie James Inman has more details.

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CBS News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

More than 100,000 people took to the streets in London on Saturday, in what's believed to be the largest anti-immigration protest in British history. Organizers called it a "Unite the Kingdom" rally. Haley Ott has more.

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CBS News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

Protests broke out in Chicago on Saturday against President Trump's immigration crackdown. A group of Catholic clergy led what they called a "People's Mass" outside the Great Lakes Naval Base. The base will also be used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a staging area for deportations. Camilo Montoya-Galvez spent a day with ICE agents in...

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CBS News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

Earlier this month, the U.S. deported a group of non-Ghanaian nationals to Ghana, including deportees from Gambia and Nigeria.

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CBS News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

No information was provided on how many people are being held in each country, who they are or why they were imprisoned.

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CBS News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

Thousands of demonstrators packed London streets Saturday for a march organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

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CBS News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

President Trump said that NATO's commitment to winning the war in Ukraine "has been far less than 100%."

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CBS News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

California lawmakers voted to phase out a group of chemicals known as PFAS, which are often called "forever chemicals​," in cookware.

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CBS News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

A White House official confirmed the extra funds would be directed to the U.S. Marshals Service and would also include enhanced protection for Supreme Court justices.

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CBS News - Politics (57 minutes ago)

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday while speaking an event at Utah Valley University.

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BBC - Politics (2 hours ago)

The man who replaced his close friend Angela Rayner as housing secretary joins Nick.

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BBC - Politics (2 hours ago)

There is growing disquiet over the roles of Starmer, his chief of staff and Whitehall vetting in the saga.

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The Washington Post - Politics (2 hours ago)

The Idaho Judicial Branch said "misinformation” about the sentence of ex-BYU baseball player Candon Dahle in a child sexual abuse case "fueled nationwide threats.”

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 hours ago)

The move to let the US use the Henderson facility, which the federal government has committed $12 billion to build, could help buttress the AUKUS pact.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 hours ago)

West Australian MP Melissa Price will replace Jacinta Nampijinpa Price as the shadow minister for defence industry and personnel, after the outspoken senator was sacked for refusing to back her leader. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

The federal press gallery is ceding power to the Albanese government. It needs to take it back.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 hours ago)

David Speers interviews Defence Minister Richard Marles

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 hours ago)

Talking pictures host Mike Bowers is joined by cartoonist Cathy Wilcox for a look at the week's best cartoons and photographs.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 hours ago)

David Speers is joined by Mark Kenny, Isabella Higgins and Greg Sheridan to discuss the events of the week.

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

FBI Director Kash Patel Saturday made a comment that stood out to some experts as implausible, or worse, completely false.Patel over the weekend addressed the arrest of Tyler Robinson, who stands accused of using a rifle to shoot and kill conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, on social media."Against all law enforcement recommendations, we...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

A GOP gubernatorial candidate was reportedly "assaulted" in part due to his support of deceased conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.Political consultant Matt Hurley first made the claim on social media, writing, "Earlier this evening, while attending the Northern State University football game, South Dakota Republican gubernatorial candidate Toby...

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CBS News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, speaks out for the first time since her husband's death on Wednesday.

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CBS News - Politics (5 hours ago)

Missouri is the third state to seek to redraw its congressional maps ahead of next year's midterms.

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New York Times - Politics (5 hours ago)

A hearing in the case of five migrants deported to Ghana last week showed how earlier Supreme Court rulings have paved the way for President Trump's mass deportation campaign.

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Politico - Europe (5 hours ago)

The Russian president has pegged his political survival to a continuous confrontation with America and its allies.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 hours ago)

This week Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price doubled down on her refusal to apologise to the Indian community, and failed to back her leader. That saw her removed from the shadow ministry. And the Prime Minister went to Vanuatu and the Pacific Islands Forum, to discuss security and climate change with other pacific leaders.  

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

Donald Trump's "populist base is starting to push back" against him, according to new reporting.In an article called "Trump loves AI, and the MAGA world is getting worried," Politico reported, "President Donald Trump's AI action plan has set off a backlash from some of the biggest figures in the America First movement — a rift expected to shape...

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

The far-right National Conservatism Conference used to be an event that many traditional Goldwater and McCain conservatives made a point of avoiding. But with President Donald Trump's MAGA movement now dominating the GOP, NatCon is drawing a lot more attention in Republican circles.In an article published on September 13, Salon's Heather Digby...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (7 hours ago)

Australia is set to "totally integrate" its military with Papua New Guinea's forces, PNG's defence minister has said, as the two countries prepare to sign a landmark treaty.

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New York Times - Politics (7 hours ago)

Months have passed since the lawsuit was filed, and many of the fired employees have moved on, the judge noted.

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Yahoo News - Politics (7 hours ago)

Trump says the new White House ballroom will be 'a little bigger' than initially planned

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

A makeup artist from "The Apprentice" was surprised to see how the Trump administration was failing to conceal the president's health condition.In an article called "On Trump's hand, it's not just the bruise. It's the (apparent) coverup," the Washington Post reported Saturday, "A makeup artist who worked on the 2024 'The Apprentice' film critiques...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

Donald Trump on Saturday claimed credit for improving crime numbers in one of the cities he is targeting with a federal takeover.The president took to Truth Social over the weekend to weigh in on the situation in Memphis, TN."The only reason crime is somewhat down in Memphis is because the FBI, and others in the Federal Government, at my direction,...

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

An offhand comment made by Fox News personality Brian Kilmeade about using "involuntary lethal injection” on mentally ill homeless people set off a wave of outrage on Saturday morning, and led to calls for him to be fired later that same day.Conservative attorney and anti-Trump activist George Conway responded to Kilmeade's Fox segment, during...

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Yahoo News - Politics (9 hours ago)

Memphis mayor says he got confirmation National Guard would be deployed from Trump's TV comments

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Yahoo News - Politics (9 hours ago)

Fed governor Cook asks appeals court to reject White House's bid to remove her from Fed board

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

MAGA legends on Saturday lashed out a restaurant they claim is "justifying the assassination of Charlie Kirk," but the owners say it's all a misunderstanding.Whiskey seller John Rich flagged a sign posted by Rosepepper Cantina, a Mexican restaurant in Nashville, TN, which said, "Well, well, well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions." The...

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CBS News - Politics (10 hours ago)

A 22-year-old man was arrested in southern Utah Friday and taken into custody in connection with the murder of Charlie Kirk earlier this week on a college campus, authorities said. Carter Evans has the latest.

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CBS News - Politics (10 hours ago)

Timeline of the deadly shooting of Charlie Kirk, according to information gathered by the CBS News Confirmed team.

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CBS News - Politics (10 hours ago)

Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man arrested in the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, was taken into custody after his father saw the security photos released by authorities of the shooting suspect and confronted his son, sources told CBS News. Scott MacFarlane has more on what we know about the suspect.

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CBS News - Politics (10 hours ago)

In this deeply divided nation, the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk has brought two young men who are on opposite sides of the aisle together. Nicole Sganga reports on how they are joining forces to fight political violence.

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CBS News - Politics (10 hours ago)

A person has been arrested in connection with the shooting that killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, sources said.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (10 hours ago)

For the second part of our series on Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, we travel to the tiny outback town of Yuendumu, where the senator has strong family ties but is deeply unpopular.

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

A judge with a history of making Donald Trump mad is now involved in a new lawsuit brought against the administration, and the jurist suggested this weekend that she might not have jurisdiction over the case at all.Politico reported on Friday that Judge Chutkan was "worried publicly" that the Trump administration had, "with a wink and a nod,”...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Politico senior columnist Jonathan Martin reports House Republicans are aligning with President Donald Trump in wanting to remove Trump's biggest Republican gadfly."If President Donald Trump's top political priority next year is Republicans retaining control of Congress, his second-highest goal may be the defeat of his foremost GOP irritant: Rep....

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National Public Radio - Politics (10 hours ago)

NPR's Tamara Keith examines President Trump's response to the Charlie Kirk assassination along with his reaction to a 2017 political shooting and other moments of political violence.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (11 hours ago)

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr's anti-vaccination agenda is gaining ground, but resistance is coming from all sides.

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Donald Trump called a grieving governor to deliver a "warning."The shooting of Charlie Kirk rocked the state of Utah, where Governor Spencer Cox was personally delivering press conference updates. It reportedly hit Cox especially hard that the suspected killer was a native of the state, and didn't come from another country.According to the...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (12 hours ago)

By suggesting the ALP is importing Indians to vote Labor, the Liberal senator was making a lame excuse for Coalition losses. Voters see a navel-gazing Coalition obsessed with political games.

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New York Times - Politics (12 hours ago)

At an annual fund-raiser in Iowa, the Maryland Democrat said he supported Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City and said people were sick of "spineless politics.”

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

TV host Bill Maher shut down noted right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro with a comment about how news is spread in connection with the shooting death of fellow conservative Charlie Kirk.It started with Shapiro saying we "know" that the suspected shooter, Tyler Robinson, was "of the political left." Shapiro cited a report from the Guardian, which was...

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Yahoo News - Politics (13 hours ago)

Trump says he's ready to put 'major sanctions' on Russia if NATO nations do the same

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Yahoo News - Politics (13 hours ago)

Publicly, this industry has been mostly quiet about MAHA. Privately, they're panicking.

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's push to oust Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is beginning to take shape, but the would-be replacements are already looking like duds in his eyes.According to a report Saturday in Politico, "high-level Republican officials” are already recommending to Trump potential challengers for Massie, who drew the president's ire after...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

An offhand comment made by Fox News personality Brian Kilmeade about using "involuntary lethal injection” on mentally ill homeless people set off a wave of outrage on Saturday morning.Lost in the Wednesday shuffle after conservative Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday at a rally on a Utah college campus was a discussion on Fox & Friends...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

A popular MSNBC pundit who was swiftly fired for making an anodyne observation that conservative Charlie Kirk was a "divisive” figure pushed back at his dismissal and accused the network of being manipulated.On his Substack platform, Matthew Dowd noted that he has been in the political commentary business for years and that he appeared on MSNBC...

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New York Times - Politics (13 hours ago)

Historians say the lessons of this particular time will depend on Americans themselves, and what kind of a nation they want it to be.

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The Washington Post - Politics (14 hours ago)

The 31-year-old activist and provocateur build a modern political organization for the social media age, through the arts of online discourse and discord.

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

I had the opportunity to engage the author of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, Paul Dans, last Saturday on BBC World News Radio. The essential question was whether Project 2025 was a document of totalitarian rule. Dans, who was fired from the Heritage Foundation during the presidential campaign for linking Donald Trump to the fascist...

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Global News - Politics (14 hours ago)

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Russian President Vladimir Putin was 'demonstrating once again his total disregard for the path of peace.'

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

New York University professor and historian Timothy Naftali scolded GOP strategist Lance Trover Saturday on CNN after being falsely accused of calling President Donald Trump a "fascist,” a debate centered around heated rhetoric in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing."I think the Democrats and Republicans both have to stop using apocalyptic...

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The Washington Post - Politics (15 hours ago)

Critics said the comments could further delay Trump's efforts to pressure Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

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New York Times - Politics (15 hours ago)

After purchasing the company out of bankruptcy protection for $7.1 million in July, ARB Interactive said it's not responsible for past prizes, casting doubt on any further payments for those winners.

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New York Times - Politics (15 hours ago)

President Trump has promised to bring the killer to justice while using the moment to blame the left — and only the left — more broadly.

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New York Times - Politics (16 hours ago)

It was the latest in a series of new conditions that President Trump had announced on punitive action against Russia for its war against Ukraine.

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New York Times - Politics (16 hours ago)

President Trump has promised to bring the killer to justice while using the moment to blame the left — and only the left — more broadly.

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Politico - Europe (16 hours ago)

German newspaper WELT reconstructs events the night of NATO's most serious security incident in decades.

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National Public Radio - Politics (16 hours ago)

Fed Gov. Lisa Cook referred to a condo she bought in 2021 as a "vacation home" in a loan estimate, which could undermine claims by the Trump administration that she committed mortgage fraud.

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

National security expert Juliette Kayyem slapped down GOP strategist Lance Trover Saturday after dismissing claims that only Democrats were engaged in the type of heated rhetoric that led to the killing of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk.Responding to a clip of Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) urging "to take the temperature down” on heated...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

Adding to Donald Trump's problems that already include the Jeffrey Epstein files, his inability to end the Russia-Ukraine war after promising to do so immediately after taking office, he is now confronted with the same harsh economic news that dogged President Joe Biden.According to a report from David Lynch of the Washington Post, the president...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Speaking on the assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, former Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall issued a warning Saturday that similar instances of violence would continue so long as public figures continue to push "hate-fueled speech.”"This murder is not about Charlie Kirk,” Hall said, speaking on CNN with anchor Victor Blackwell....

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

A president who calls his opponents "scum” and "the enemy within,” who ordered the murder of 11 people in a boat headed for Trinidad then posted snuff photos of the hit, and who has repeatedly encouraged political violence in his name, is trying to catapult Charlie Kirk's murder into a push for maximum state power. Deliberately stoking outrage...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was on the receiving end of no small amount of ridicule on MSNBC on Saturday morning over her book tour that has done nothing to burnish her reputation and is instead having the opposite effect.On MSNBC's "The Weekend,” Slate senior writer Mark Joseph Stern pounced on Barrett's remarks about the court's...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller took to Fox News Friday night to reveal, for the first time, one of Charlie Kirk's final messages before being shot and killed Wednesday, a message that he then used to justify launching a sweeping crackdown on "radical left organizations.”"Let me tell you something I've not shared with anybody,...

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Politico - Europe (17 hours ago)

U.S. president believes ending Russian oil purchases, combined with hefty tariffs on China, will help bring peace deal in Ukraine.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (17 hours ago)

The curfew was lifted after Nepal swore in its first female prime minister, following deadly protests.

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Politico - Europe (18 hours ago)

Privately, aides concede voters remain uneasy about prices but argue their policies are beginning to turn things around.

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Politico - Europe (18 hours ago)

So far, the known details of the Kirk shooting do not appear to support a federal prosecution, legal experts say.

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BBC - Politics (18 hours ago)

Sources say that the prime minister was not aware of new emails between Mandelson and Epstein when he defended the former UK ambassador to the US at PMQs.

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National Public Radio - Politics (18 hours ago)

Erika Kirk said Charlie Kirk's mission will continue, and thanked law enforcement and President Trump for supporting her family in the aftermath of her husband's death.

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Global News - Politics (18 hours ago)

'I found more common ground with the prime minister when I met with him yesterday than I have in any meeting with a prime minister,' Danielle Smith said of Mark Carney.

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

FBI Director Kash Patel's parting words to slain right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, that he would see him "in Valhalla,” the utopian realm from Norse mythology, may end up jeopardizing the prosecution of Kirk's suspected killer, one former prosecutor said Saturday."You have to be careful when you're running an investigation as a law enforcement...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

There is growing alarm within Donald Trump's inner circle that his message on a booming economy is falling flat with voters who still see prices rising when they were promised the opposite would occur after he was re-elected.According to a report from Politico's Megan Messerly, one of the president's longtime economic advisers conceded that growing...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (19 hours ago)

The Henderson Defence Precinct will receive billions of dollars as Albanese hopes to secure a meeting with Trump in New York.

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CBS News - Politics (19 hours ago)

Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot in the neck while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University.

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Politico - Europe (19 hours ago)

Can America escape the spiral of political violence after Charlie Kirk's killing?

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The Washington Post - Politics (19 hours ago)

Republicans acknowledge that voters don't know what's in their massive legislation, but the president has done little to help educate them and sell the bill.

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National Public Radio - Politics (19 hours ago)

Reaction to Charlie Kirk's assassination showed how polarized American politics have become, prompting Utah's governor to call for calm and reflection.

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National Public Radio - Politics (19 hours ago)

NPR's Scott Simon talks with political commentator Charlie Sykes about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and its effect on political discourse.

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National Public Radio - Politics (19 hours ago)

President Trump's crime emergency in Washington, D.C., has ended. But both supporters and critics in D.C. say it will have lasting change.

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National Public Radio - Politics (19 hours ago)

Missouri passed a redistricting plan, the latest in a series of moves triggered by Trump's call on GOP-led states to redraw their congressional maps to help maintain the party's narrow House majority.

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National Public Radio - Politics (19 hours ago)

The shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk unsettled the nation and is now leading to speculation about the suspect's potential motives.

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

Republican lawmakers are starting to panic over a key issue that some say, if not addressed ahead of a looming deadline to approve a spending bill, could end up costing the GOP in the 2026 midterm elections."If we don't do something, some day soon, premiums are going to skyrocket, and not by a little bit,” said Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), speaking...

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Raw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)

Reviewing what has transpired since far-right conservative Charlie Kirk was gunned down on a Utah college campus on Wednesday and his alleged killer was taken into custody on Friday, one MSNBC host pointed to comments made by Donald Trump in the aftermath and what was missing.Discussing what followed after 22-year-old Tyler Robinson was taken...

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Yahoo News - Politics (20 hours ago)

Republicans are trying to raise the bar for voters to amend their state constitutions

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Raw Story - Politics (20 hours ago)

President Donald Trump fired off at NATO countries Saturday morning in a fiery social media post, demanding that American allies would have to do "as I say” to bring about the end to the Russo-Ukraine War."This is not TRUMP'S WAR (it would never have started if I was President!), it is Biden's and Zelenskyy's WAR,” Trump wrote Saturday in an...

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Politico - Europe (21 hours ago)

Hasan Mutlu, mayor of Istanbul's Bayrampaşa district, is the latest in a string of opposition politicians to be arrested in Turkey.

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The Washington Post - Politics (21 hours ago)

Worries were already rising after acts of political violence have started piling up. Now, that unease has reached new levels.

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Yahoo News - Politics (21 hours ago)

Granderson: Biden was supposed to be a bridge. He became a roadblock

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New York Times - Politics (22 hours ago)

Radio and television stations, facing enormous budget holes, are pleading with NPR and PBS to lower their fees as they examine whether to drop national programming altogether.

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New York Times - Politics (22 hours ago)

Electric vehicles on the used market often cost less than comparable gasoline models, making the technology affordable to many more buyers.

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New York Times - Politics (22 hours ago)

The messages relied on an enigmatic, coded communication style used by the habitually online.

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Politico - Europe (22 hours ago)

The House Oversight Committee will receive suspicious-activity reports on the sex offender and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (22 hours ago)

Community leaders want a special envoy like that of the Jewish and Muslim communities, but are concerned about their remit.

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Raw Story - Politics (22 hours ago)

Too much of the media coverage and reaction I am seeing to the shooting of right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk is completely absurd and very, very dangerous.At a time when truth and context are absolutely vital, I am seeing too damn little of both.There would be less angst and our country would be far safer if only we accepted people for who they...

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National Public Radio - Politics (22 hours ago)

A ballot measure in California will ask voters if they OK a new congressional map. In a sign of how rare the proposal is, it specifically cites Texas Republicans' new districts in the measure's title.

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National Public Radio - Politics (22 hours ago)

Some GOP officials want to clamp down on perceived expressions of schadenfreude about Charlie Kirk's death. Conservative activists are publicizing social media posts that are "celebrating" his death.

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Politico - Europe (23 hours ago)

Disinformation tried to blame the drone incursion on Ukraine and make out Poland to be weak and confused.

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New York Times - Politics (23 hours ago)

The University of California, Berkeley, told around 160 people that their names were in documents related to antisemitism complaints that were demanded by the Trump administration.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Rallies against racism and in support of Indigenous sovereignty coincide with mixed anti-government protests in major cities around the country.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Thousands of protesters from across the political spectrum converged on Australia's capital cities, marching and facing off with police.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

The downgrade comes as France is going through a political crisis and is struggling to cut its massive public debt.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

Replacing seized assets with EU bonds could allow Brussels to tap Russia's frozen assets to fund Kyiv's war effort.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

In an era of fractured media environments and declining trust in institutions, many fear there is no way beyond escalating political violence.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

Plaintiffs accused the Trump administration of using so-called third-country deportations to violate court-ordered protections for migrants, echoing the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Lisa Cook's bank documents appear to contradict Trump administration's mortgage fraud allegations

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Georgia Democrat gains traction in special election for state Senate seat in deeply GOP district

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

One Democratic member of the House of Representatives is now sharing disturbing audio of death threats that supporters of President Donald Trump recently called into his office.The Hill reported Friday that Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) posted a minute-long clip of several death threats to both Moulton and his children after he called on President...

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

Vice President JD Vance urged major contributors to win the 2026 midterms to honor Charlie Kirk, who was Mr. Vance's close friend.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

Pauline von Pezold spricht mit WELT-Journalist und Autor Frederik Schindler über dessen neues Buch, in dem er die Entwicklung von Björn Höcke vom Lehrer mit eindeutig rechten Ansichten zum radikalsten aller AfD-Politiker nachzeichnet. Das Buch zeigt, wie Höcke nicht sich, sondern die Partei radikalisiert hat. Es geht darum, welche Verbindungen...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

A prominent New York Times reporter said President Donald Trump seems to be struggling with the killing of MAGA ally Charlie Kirk, and acknowledged that fellow ally Steve Bannon was right about one big thing.Maggie Haberman joined CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins on her show, "The Source," to discuss the fallout of Kirk's killingon Wednesday at an event...

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

This week's incursion is a reminder that deterrence must be continually maintained, and inaction risks emboldening Moscow to go further.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

President Donald Trump's Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte has been on a tear accusing various critics of the administration of mortgage fraud — most recently Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, whom he claimed improperly took out mortgages on two separate properties as primary residences. However, a new Reuters report throws...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Office Depot became the subject of MAGA fury on Friday night after a video posted on social media showed two employees refusing to fulfill an order to print fliers sharing details of a vigil planned for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, died from a gunshot wound to the neck during a public event at...

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Over the course of two days, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has taken starkly shifting positions on the alleged assassin of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk—repeatedly blaming Democrats, calling for the death penalty, then urging prayer for the suspect to find Jesus Christ.When news broke on Wednesday that Kirk—who had a large following on the...

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After numerous counties turned down the case over the past few weeks, Coconino County has finally agreed to investigate allegations that Republican candidate for Attorney General Rodney Glassman violated campaign finance law.Glassman, a perennial candidate for elected office in Arizona, is accused of accepting at least 30 contributions above the...

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The ink is barely dry on the Missouri Republican Party's mid-decade gerrymander, and it has received its first lawsuit, filed in the state circuit court of Jackson County by the elections watchdog group Campaign Legal Center and the ACLU of Missouri.The map in question, passed after President Donald Trump ordered Republican-controlled states to...

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

No 10 say Peter Mandelson was sacked as the UK's ambassador after new information about his links to Jeffrey Epstein came to light.

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National Public Radio - Politics (A day ago)

From its association with workers' rights in the 19th century to its inclusion in a video game, the famous old Italian song "Bella Ciao" has an evolving legacy.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

President Trump seemed to excuse violence from right-wing or other supporters, and promised investigations into who was funding and organizing the left.

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Fed Governor Lisa Cook claimed 2nd residence as 'vacation home,' undercutting Trump fraud claims

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CBS News - Politics (A day ago)

Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University Wednesday. His body was flown on Air Force Two to Arizona, where he lived with his family.

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The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board ripped the Trump administration's mass deportation effort, citing the fallout from last week's "blunderbuss raid" on a Hyundai plant in Georgia.Last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a major raid on an electric vehicle battery plant under construction in Ellabell. Nearly...

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New documents obtained by Reuters contradict allegations made by a Trump administration bureaucrat that Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook committed mortgage fraud.Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte had previously claimed to have unearthed documents indicating Cook, who had been unwilling to follow President Donald Trump's demands...

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CBS News - Politics (A day ago)

The EPA plans to end a federal reporting rule that tracks the quantities of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted by thousands of industrial facilities.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

It is usually the job of a president to unify the nation in moments of rupture and sorrow. But President Trump has led his supporters in doling out blame.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

Tyler Robinson, the man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk, was a stellar student in high school, raised in a Republican home in Southwest Utah and training to be an electrician.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) is going after House Republicans after many of them blamed Democrats for this week's murder of far-right activist Charlie Kirk.As the Daily Beast reported Friday, Crockett went on "The Breakfast Club" to share her thoughts on the national climate in the wake of this week's fatal shooting of the Trump ally and MAGA...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

After FBI Director Kash Patel dropped the ball during the scramble to find the killer who shot pro-Trump activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, an increasing number of figures in the MAGA movement are losing confidence in him and demanding his ouster, The New Republic reported on Friday.Although the suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was arrested on...

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Public health and environment defenders on Friday condemned the Trump administration's announcement that it will no longer uphold Environmental Protection Agency rules that protect people from unsafe levels of so-called ”forever chemicals” in the nation's drinking water.In addition to no longer defending rules meant to protect people from...

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National Public Radio - Politics (A day ago)

Before his apprehension, speculation about the identity and motivations of Charlie Kirk's killer filled the void. A increasingly familiar pattern of political violence is taking shape in America.

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday called out Elon Musk's moves to cut government waste with government workforce firings "backward.""The focus should have been on cutting the waste, fraud and abuse, and the people you could do over time,” Lutnick said in an interview with Axios co-founder Mike Allen. "I thought he got that...

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Although much remains unknown about Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old arrested in connection with the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah, his grandmother made one thing clear, reported The Daily Beast: he comes from a heavily Republican and pro-Trump family."Although MAGA figureheads have been quick to point fingers at...

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has reportedly relieved several military service members who posted on social media about Charlie Kirk, according to a report.Hegseth told staffers to hunt down and punish military members and anyone with ties to the Pentagon who appeared to mock or condone Kirk's slaying, two defense officials told NBC News on...

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Democrats reported receiving heightened threats on Friday in the wake of the killing of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk.Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) announced Friday that his office received threats."My office has received an extraordinary number of violent and graphic threats yesterday and today from right-wing individuals online and over the...

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Brazil braces for new US sanctions after Bolsonaro's conviction angers Trump administration

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Prosecution continues case against the man accused in a Trump assassination attempt

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CBS News - Politics (A day ago)

Democrats ultimately pushed for more time to iron things out and secure support as the day stretched on, but Republicans refused.

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CBS News - Politics (A day ago)

Conservative activist and commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while he was speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

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National Public Radio - Politics (A day ago)

Analysts and law enforcement authorities are still sifting through evidence and conducting interviews to learn as much as they can about the suspect's beliefs, including bullet casings with messages inscribed on them.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

The House of Lords begins its scrutiny of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill, which was passed by MPs.

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

California lawmakers pass bill barring authorities from wearing face masks

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

The Wall Street Journal was under fire from social media critics Friday afternoon for spreading "incendiary misinformation" in the hours after the Charlie Kirk shooting.In the initial report, The Journal referenced an early bulletin law enforcement circulated, saying the ammunition they found had engravings signifying "transgender and anti-fascist...

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The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations put out an extensive statement on Friday condemning Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for his recent social media post urging Texans to report anyone attempting to impose "Sharia law," or Islamic religious laws, in Texas.Abbott's post on X came in response to what appeared to be a video of an...

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