Politics

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (10 minutes ago)

David Speers interviews Shadow Foreign Minister Ted O'Brien. The pair discuss the US-Iran conflict, his recent visit to the Pacific and whether the Coalition will preference One Nation. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (11 minutes ago)

The prime minister said drivers would get 16¢ a litre off fuel in July as fragile peace talks come under threat with Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz.

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Raw Story - Politics (11 minutes ago)

Donald Trump returned to his favorite subject Saturday evening, and his account of the great Reflecting Pool conspiracy grew more elaborate with every sentence. In a lengthy Truth Social post, the president announced that "many additional people have been arrested" over what he called "the disgraceful Vandalism of our beautiful Reflecting Pool,"...

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Raw Story - Politics (41 minutes ago)

Larry Sabato is not questioning whether Donald Trump still owns the Republican Party. He thinks the party should just go ahead and put the president's name on the door.Speaking with Alex Witt on MS NOW Saturday, the University of Virginia political scientist and Crystal Ball editor said Trump remains firmly in control of the GOP, which Sabato...

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CBS News - Politics (An hour ago)

Democratic socialism appears to be on the rise in the U.S. The progressive ideology gained prominence when New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office. Now, more candidates seem to be gaining momentum in major U.S. cities. Nikole Killion reports.

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

Anthony Scaramucci wants people to revisit a single answer Donald Trump once gave a journalist, because in his telling it explains the entire playbook the president has run ever since.The former White House communications director, who lasted around 11 days in Trump's first administration before becoming one of his more relentless critics,...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

A journalist went down to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to see Donald Trump's renovation up close, and the most damning review came from the wildlife. The reflecting pool is "worse than you think" it is, ex-lawyer Aaron Parnas says in a video posted this weekend that drew nearly 40,000 views. "The ducks won't swim in it at all."What the...

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Raw Story - Politics (2 hours ago)

A man was cited by authorities merely for touching Trump's Reflecting Pool, according to a journalist's published video.The Trump administration's defense of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has reached the point where reaching into the water can apparently earn you a ticket. Breaking-news reporter Oliya Scootercaster posted footage Saturday...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Mary Trump has spent years telling anyone who will listen that her uncle cannot bear to be seen losing. This week she pointed to a tarp draped over the Kennedy Center as her latest exhibit.In the newest edition of her newsletter, the segment she calls "Trump Trolls Trump," the clinical psychologist and niece of the president argued that the...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

The White House is getting a harsh response from numerous observers to its latest claim about the Reflecting Pool.When White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declared on X that the press had lost its mind over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, she likely expected applause rather than a fact-check. Sharing a post that ridiculed the...

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Raw Story - Politics (3 hours ago)

Of all the people Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent could have compared Donald Trump to, he reportedly landed on the one name engineered to make a Republican flinch: George Soros.According to "Regime Change," the new account of Trump's second term by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, Bessent told associates that Trump...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

Democratic strategist James Carville is predicting an upset in deep-red Mississippi, declaring that Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is rattled by her Democratic challenger."Cindy Hyde-Smith is as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs," the famed Ragin' Cajun wrote in a fundraising email for Scott Colom, the Lowndes County district...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

A former GOP congressman is calling out a failed Trump administration investigation into voter fraud.Adam Kinzinger described how Trump set out to prove "stolen elections," specifically by looking at voting machines. Ultimately, the investigation failed to dig up any instances of fraud, Kinzinger said.He was referring to a probe that stemmed from a...

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Raw Story - Politics (4 hours ago)

President Donald Trump says the U.S. Park Police have rounded up a ring of vandals who sabotaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The actual arrest record tells a much smaller story: one 67-year-old cyclist who says he reached into the water to touch a piece of paint that had already fallen off.In a Truth Social post Saturday, Trump escalated...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

President Donald Trump reportedly spent nearly $15 million painting the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue. When the water turned green and the new paint started peeling off, he reached for the explanation he always reaches for: someone did this to him on purpose.In a late-night Truth Social post Friday, Trump wrote that "we've had...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 hours ago)

With One Nation running red hot in the polls and posing a serious challenge to the incumbent parties, there's more scrutiny on what its foreign policy would mean for Australia.

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Online critics are laughing at Trump's convoluted plot to throw off the press by renaming Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).In a Saturday morning Truth Social post, Trump floated a plan to rename ICE to the "National Immigration and Customs Enforcement," or NICE. He wrote that it would "totally discombobulate Crooked, Dishonest, and...

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Raw Story - Politics (5 hours ago)

Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) is demanding the story get wall-to-wall attention after a new investigation revealed that President Donald Trump's Justice Department quietly shut down a federal criminal probe into the coal empire of one of his closest Senate allies."This should be on the front page of every newspaper in America," Levin wrote, sharing...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 hours ago)

For decades the Islamic republic has been using its "main enemy" America to distract from its repressive regime, analysts say. But the recent truce with Donald Trump could change that.

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to muse about who gets to charge ships for passing through the Strait of Hormuz — and landed on an answer that put the United States, and himself, at the center of it.In a post Wednesday, Trump declared there would be "NO TOLLS in the Hormuz Strait for 60 days" during what he called the "Cease Fire...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 hours ago)

Inside the recent federal budget was an improvised exploding economic device - in the form of a tax change.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 hours ago)

While Trump was posing with bloodied cage fighters at the White House, the US was doing a "shockingly weak deal” with Iran.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 hours ago)

According to esteemed economist Saul Eslake, there's a very good reason why the housing market is out of control. Most of us are happy to let it rip.

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Raw Story - Politics (6 hours ago)

A couple of legal analysts ripped the bizarre rationale in the ruling of a MAGA star on the Supreme Court.On the Legal AF podcast, host Michael Popok and legal analyst Lisa Graves shared how put off they were by Justice Neil Gorsuch's opinion in the United States v. Hemani ruling. The case involved a Texas gun owner who was found with marijuana and...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (7 hours ago)

Pauline Hanson said thousands of words in her marathon appearance at the National Press Club, but only a few of them will be heard widely.

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll was published Saturday with fresh data on how Americans are feeling about President Donald Trump and his handling of the economy, and the survey's findings left MS NOW's Alex Witt floored."The numbers for Trump's economy… they are not pretty,” Witt said.According to the poll, just 33% of Americans indicated they...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

A three-time Olympic athlete was arrested for touching the detached paint of the renovated Reflecting Pool, according to the Washington Post.Olympian David Hearn, who competed three times in the canoe slalom, stopped by the Reflecting Pool on Friday after a bike ride to see how it looks since Trump's $14 million renovations, the Post reported. The...

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Raw Story - Politics (7 hours ago)

Vice President JD Vance is facing online mockery after a boast about the recent Iran deal backfired.Vance went on Fox & Friends Weekend on Saturday morning to tout Trump's new Iran deal. He told the Fox program, "My understanding, talking to Steve and Jared this morning, is that things are going well," referring to Steve Witkoff and Jared...

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New York Times - Politics (7 hours ago)

The Newsroom, overflowing with magazines and newspapers on mismatched shelves, has endured as a symbol of a different Washington.

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

In an apparent attempt to "jump on the World Cup bandwagon,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published what Zeteo's Mehdi Hasan described as an "anti-immigrant” social media post, but in doing so, "completely undermined” its own "far-right message,” as well as a core claim frequently made by President Donald Trump.The 2026 FIFA...

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

Tehran did not provide a timeline for the planned closure of the channel.

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

First Lady Melania Trump fought against Trump's overhaul of the White House and lost, according to commentators.During an episode of the Daily Beast Podcast, host Joanna Coles and Hugh Dougherty, the executive editor of The Daily Beast, went over more revelations in the book Regime Change, an account of the Trump White House by journalists Maggie...

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Yahoo News - Politics (9 hours ago)

Trump tries to blame Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism, without offering substantiation

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

President Donald Trump floated a plan Saturday that he hoped will "totally discombobulate” journalists and make them "go totally crazy” – a plan he asked his supporters for feedback on in a post on social media.That plan, as Trump explained, would be to rename Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the "National Immigration and Customs...

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

The case against Begoña Gómez involves charges of embezzlement, misappropriation of funds and influence peddling.

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Alex Bruesewitz, an adviser to President Donald Trump, lashed out at Fox News host Mark Levin Saturday over Levin's continued criticisms of the tentative peace deal the Trump administration had agreed to with Iran, going as far as to suggest he was working on behalf of a foreign government.Previously a "Never Trump” conservative, Levin has...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Trump's poll asking his followers to fine-tune his insults against Democrats is drawing mockery.On Friday, Trump took to Truth Social to poll his followers on whether he should go with "Dumocrat or Dumbocrat." He explained that "you simply exchange the 'e' for 'u,'" and added his oft-repeated note, "Many people don't know, or assume, that DUMB ends...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

The Department of Justice is refusing to swear that the Trump slush fund is dead in a new court filing flagged by a legal analyst.Last week, federal judge Leonie Brinkema indefinitely blocked the $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund, which critics worried would have paid Trump allies, and gave the DOJ until June 19th to file a declaration...

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

The U.S. retreat from the global stage is an opportunity for South Korea.

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

The Netherlands' sports minister is hoping the Netherlands' famous fan walks will leave behind a footprint.

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Just hours after the Strait of Hormuz was closed again as the tentative peace deal between Washington and Tehran crumbles, President Donald Trump asked his followers Saturday to weigh in on what he called a "very important matter”: whether he should insult Democrats with the nickname "Dumocrats” or "Dumbocrats.”"POLL: Which do you prefer,...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

A right-wing Italian paper went after Trump with a vulgar name amid his spat with the country's prime minister."Sorry to say it, but I can't find, and perhaps there isn't, another way to say it," a translation of the Italian article from the Libero Quotidiano reads. "Donald Trump is an a—."The article uses the Italian term "coglione," even using...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Veteran journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, whose reporting has exposed a number of previously unknown revelations about Jeffrey Epstein, had her attempt to flee the United States thwarted by the Trump administration, she claimed on Saturday.In May, Valdes-Rodriguez claimed that her home was targeted in "attacks” by those she believed were...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

President Donald Trump's coveted peace deal with Tehran was dealt a devastating blow Saturday after Iranian officials announced they would, again, be closing the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping vessels.In a message from the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces operational headquarters, Iranian military officials announced that the strait – a...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

One of Trump's own cabinet members compared him to his liberal nemesis, according to a new report.In the book Regime Change, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is revealed to say that Trump is the same as billionaire liberal donor George Soros, according to reporting by The Guardian."Trump reminded him...of his old boss, the legendary investor and...

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New York Times - Politics (11 hours ago)

The patrols have helped push cartels and smugglers into more remote areas. But analysts have voiced concerns that the border missions will distract from training, drain resources and undermine readiness.

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Politico - Europe (12 hours ago)

The aviation agency has partnered with tech company Palantir. "The long-term goal is to get to predictive,” said one official.

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Politico - Europe (12 hours ago)

The two leaders, once politically close, have been bickering since the U.S. president claimed the Italian leader "begged” him for a photo at this week's G7 summit.

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

Political strategist and commentator Keith Edwards claimed Friday that he was paid a visit by the FBI over comments he made online – more specifically, comments about President Donald Trump's botched $14 million restoration of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has been plagued with algae and peeling paint just days after completion.On...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) struggled to defend President Donald Trump's Iran agreement during a tense interview on CNN's "First of All with Victor Blackwell" on Saturday, as the host repeatedly pressed her and cut her off on contradictions between the deal and the war's stated goals.Blackwell played a clip of Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (13 hours ago)

The federal government is winding back its discount to the fuel excise over the next month as the 32 cents per litre fuel discount will drop to 16 cents.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (13 hours ago)

A major change to petrol and diesel discounts is coming in July after the US-Iran peace deal raised hopes for price relief at the pump.

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

Many of us have spent years convincing ourselves that President Donald Trump was one scandal away, one slip of the tongue, one fall on Air Force One, one essential predicate from ouster based on a buffet of underlying reasons, any one of which would take down a normal president.Fair warning, but here comes another prediction, and this one promises...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday last Sunday with an unprecedented Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on White House grounds, but by Friday onlookers were stunned when photos emerged showing the damage left behind on the Ellipse, often referred to as President's Park South."The UFC event has destroyed the grass on the Ellipse...

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Global News - Politics (13 hours ago)

Information commissioner Caroline Maynard says a federal proposal to narrow the scope of the Access to Information Act is a move in the wrong direction.

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Politico - Europe (13 hours ago)

The Lebanese Civil Defense reported that 16 people were killed in Israeli attacks amid exchanges of fire with the Iran-backed group.

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

For the third time, President Donald Trump reinforced his version of events Saturday as it pertained to his bizarre spat with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who accused the president of fabricating a story about her begging for a photograph.Trump told an Italian news network that during the Group of Seven summit in France, Meloni had...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

A report published Friday reveals how President Donald Trump's policies have jacked up prices for a host of potential Father's Day gifts this year.Overall, the analysis by Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive economic think tank and advocacy group, finds that prices for popular Father's Day gifts have risen by nearly 19% on average over the last...

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National Public Radio - Politics (14 hours ago)

President Trump did not attend the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago -- he wasn't invited. But his presence was felt in the speeches by former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.

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National Public Radio - Politics (14 hours ago)

President Trump and his vice-president pushed back against critics of the agreement to extend the ceasefire with Iran. Some Republican lawmakers have found the agreement wanting.

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National Public Radio - Politics (14 hours ago)

Ohio's Governor says that his state should end the death penalty. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, about why he changed his mind on a practice he once supported.

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National Public Radio - Politics (14 hours ago)

President Trump's numbers are falling, as many Americans harbor concerns about the economy. His approval now stands at 36% — according to the latest NPR/ PBS News/Marist Poll — a new low.

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

In public, President Donald Trump has frequently boasted about the tentative peace deal his administration reached with Iran, but behind closed doors, the president has furiously "complained” to officials about fears of the war restarting, an adviser close to Trump told Zeteo for its report Friday."He's swearing a lot about it,” the adviser...

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Politico - Europe (15 hours ago)

In an administration that rewards political deference, Anthropic's CEO has repeatedly clashed with the White House.

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

For the first time in 53 years — and for the first time in many of our lifetimes — the New York Knickerbockers are world champions.They achieved the ultimate goal in sports and now stand alone atop basketball's Mount Olympus.This gritty, ridiculously talented, never-say-die bunch won 13 straight playoff games, tying an NBA record before finally...

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Politico - Europe (16 hours ago)

If Lukashenko doesn't take action "we will,” says the Ukrainian president.

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National Public Radio - Politics (16 hours ago)

Federal officers shot Ricardo Parias eight months ago during an ICE operation to detain him. His lawyer says he is still in pain, highlighting gaps in oversight and care in DHS facilities.

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New York Times - Politics (16 hours ago)

JoAnna Mendoza, a Democrat challenging Representative Juan Ciscomani in a tossup district, is leaning into her painful and unique life story to appeal to voters.

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New York Times - Politics (16 hours ago)

Alienated by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims about autism, advocates for disabled students are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration's shifting special education programs to his department.

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Politico - Europe (17 hours ago)

Inside Kyiv's secret drone program that's hitting targets deep inside Russia.

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CBC - Politics (17 hours ago)

Canadian lawyers urge crackdown over Alabama prison labour imports

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Politico - Europe (18 hours ago)

Some of Vance's outside allies describe the role he is taking with the peace agreement as the best among poor options for the vice president.

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Politico - Europe (18 hours ago)

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Politico - Europe (19 hours ago)

Karol Nawrocki's move puts an intense strain on one of the most important European alliances in the war against Russia.

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Politico - Europe (21 hours ago)

The U.S. investigation could result in higher tariffs.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (22 hours ago)

The first infection of H5 bird flu in Australia has been confirmed, sparking warnings that an outbreak will cause widespread animal deaths.

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Politico - Europe (23 hours ago)

Research from Public First finds Burnham is Labour's best hope to take on Nigel Farage — but a coalition may be the most he can deliver. 

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Politico - Europe (23 hours ago)

A spokesperson for the Alternative for Germany cited the gutting of USAID as an "interesting and courageous signal.”

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Politico - Europe (23 hours ago)

New PM Péter Magyar says President Tamás Sulyok turned a blind eye to abuses under Orbán.

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Raw Story - Politics (24 hours ago)

President Donald Trump suffered a severe humiliation this month when the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was finally ordered by a federal court to remove Trump's name from the side of the building, clarifying that Congress only allowed Kennedy's name to be on the facility.Now, days later, tarps are still covering the spot where Trump's name...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

A Republican town official in New Jersey with a colorful history that includes ties to the mafia and a 14-year prison sentence for murder told constituents he was now on the straight and narrow — but now he's been arrested again.According to the New Jersey Globe, John Alite, who was appointed to serve on the Englishtown council last year, "made...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

President Donald Trump is hemorrhaging support from a key business community as they express "buyer's remorse," according to a new report. NBC News reported on Friday that support for Trump from Latino business owners has seemingly fallen off a cliff during his second term. Latino voters were one group that swung heavily in favor of Trump during...

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Trump endorses a second candidate in the South Carolina governor's race

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

The recently released Broadview Six transcripts revealed a stunning pattern of behavior by President Donald Trump's Department of Justice, raising multiple red flags for a legal expert. Andrew Weissmann, a former federal prosecutor, said during a new interview on "All Rise News" with Adam Klasfeld on Friday that the federal prosecutors who brought...

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

The arts center says it pulled President Trump's name from the building front. But the result remains hidden by tarps, prompting questions and speculation.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Candidates like Count Binface are motivated to run for different reasons, but their role in politics is a longstanding tradition.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

President Donald Trump has talked a lot about the strength of the stock market recently, and a new analysis suggests that his recent surge in trading activity may be a motivating factor. The New York Times published an analysis of Trump's stock trading activity on Friday that found the president's brokerage account has placed about 3,600 trades in...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Republican strategist Doug Heye is alarmed by the rift between President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a right-wing leader who was initially close with Trump but is now on the outs with him.Tensions came to a head on Friday as Meloni posted a public video raging about Trump's false claim that she had "begged" to get a...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A day ago)

Pauline Hanson uttered the S-word this week, but there's another S-word that we don't dare use against her.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Vice President J.D. Vance's comments about Israel have sparked an ugly, public brawl of words among two of the Florida GOP's most controversial figures.This comes after Vance lashed out at Israel for publicly opposing President Donald Trump's memorandum of understanding with Iran to end the war that has been raging over the last three months."If I...

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

As National Park Service crews try to clean the algae that turned the water bright green, another problem has developed: The "American flag blue” coating is coming off.

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

President Trump showed off the new red, white and blue Boeing 747, a gift from Qatar that prompted a storm of criticism from lawmakers, before a flyover on July 4.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Chief Executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Andrew McKellar told David Speers the government's tax reforms resemble a "freak show”.

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Trump unveils new Air Force One jet gifted by Qatar

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Cuba pushes through sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since the revolution

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

A former U.S. ambassador to Russia was shocked to read some of the proposals included in President Donald Trump's recent deal with the Iranian regime, according to a new essay. Michael McFaul, who was the ambassador to Russia during the Obama administration, wrote in a new Substack essay that Trump's 14-point memorandum of understanding, signed...

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CBC - Politics (A day ago)

After a two-day Arctic sovereignty conference in Ottawa, Canada's national Inuit organization is calling on the federal government to be better partners.

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

President Donald Trump unveils the new Air Force One, a converted Qatari jet

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparked mockery on Friday after he uncorked what some analysts described as an "absolutely insane" claim about what Kennedy referred to as the "most consequential crime" in American history. On Thursday, former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard posted a video on her professional X account that...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo admitted some bad news on Friday — his pet referendum will not make it onto the ballot.According to The Nevada Independent, Lombardo stated on social media that his ballot question restricting participation of transgender athletes in school sports will not go to voters this year, because "legal delays and uncertainty...

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Global News - Politics (A day ago)

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami says it firmly rejects what it calls 'outdated, colonial approaches to Arctic policy' after wrapping up a two-day Arctic sovereignty conference in Ottawa.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Reporters received exclusive tours of the new Air Force One, a former Qatari jet reported to have "gold plating throughout" to match the design requests of President Donald Trump.The tours offered the public their first look inside the plane.The aircraft, designated the VC-25B Bridge, arrived Friday at Joint Base Andrews after a $400 million...

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Blue paint seen chipping off in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after algae turn it green

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

President Donald Trump seemed mildly taken aback when a pair of Air Force officers got a bigger round of applause than he did, while speaking about the unveiling of the new Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews on Friday."That's pretty good. That's the best hand. You got a bigger hand than I did," said Trump. "That's the end of your job. I don't like...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

It's a "precarious day for our country," MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace said in her opening of "Deadline: White House" — because President Donald Trump got his chosen partisan loyalist in charge of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence."Donald Trump's personal political attack dog, Bill Pulte, officially assum[es] the role of acting...

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National Public Radio - Politics (A day ago)

The luxury Boeing 747, initially valued at $400 million, arrived ahead of schedule on Friday. The jet caused controversy as one of the biggest foreign gifts ever received by the U.S. government.

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National Public Radio - Politics (A day ago)

Rep. Nydia Velázquez's retirement has opened up a competitive primary in a New York City Congressional district. The race to replace her is a proxy battle about the future of the Democratic Party.

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CBS News - Politics (A day ago)

The federal government awarded a company owned by a Trump donor $1.7 million to install a new water cleaning system for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, records show.

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Judge blocks DOJ from releasing Biden's conversations with biographer for 3 weeks

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Fox News's seemingly lone liberal host, Jessica Tarlov, stunned a political analyst after she humiliated Vice President JD Vance during a recent appearance on "The Five."David Pakman, host of the "David Pakman Show" on YouTube, described Vance's recent appearance on Fox News during a new episode as an "unfortunate stop" on his book tour because...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Following his 2024 win, President Donald Trump required help from aides because he couldn't remember the names of the people he promised to retaliate against.That's the scene described in "Regime Change," a new book by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.One of the targets was Chris Krebs, the former head of the Department of...

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

The new cease-fire between the United States and Iran calls for an end to fighting in Lebanon, but U.S. intelligence officials do not expect Israel to halt its strikes on Hezbollah.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wasted no time swiping back at President Donald Trump on Friday after he said that she "begged' him to take a photograph together, a spat that left one GOP strategist completely flabbergasted. Brad Todd, a veteran GOP operative, discussed Meloni's sharp rebuke of Trump during a segment on CNN's "The Arena."...

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The Washington Post - Politics (A day ago)

The 747 jumbo jet has a new blue, red and gold paint scheme preferred by the president.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Pro-MAGA influencers erupted in outrage after CNN tested the bright green water in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which President Donald Trump recently renovated.Trump ordered the landmark repainted "American flag blue" for $14.2 million — far exceeding his initial $2 million estimate. Algae turned the water green within days of the pool...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

With Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche refusing to commit to a federal court in writing that the Trump "Anti-Weaponization Fund" will be canceled, he has a new problem, analyst Scott MacFarlane told MS NOW's Katy Tur on Friday: backlash from the Senate Republicans reviewing his nomination to serve as attorney general permanently."So the question...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A day ago)

An emboldened Pauline Hanson has broadened her far-right agenda. Has she gone too far for her own political good?

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

President Donald Trump's Department of Justice thrashed a federal judge in a new court filing for demanding that DOJ officials and two Trump cabinet secretaries officially declare that Trump's "anti-weaponization" slush fund is officially dead. Last month, the Trump administration announced plans to create a $1.776 billion fund to pay claims from...

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CBC - Politics (A day ago)

The federal government is giving provinces and territories an additional $5.4 billion over two years for the national $10-a-day child-care program to help with "cost pressures," Canada's families minister says.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

The prime minister is facing an imminent challenge from Andy Burnham, fresh off his Makerfield election victory.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

An elected official in a small, rural town in east Georgia bashed President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security after local residents defeated the department's attempt to turn a local warehouse into one of the nation's largest deportation centers, according to a new report. Trump's DHS had planned to open a 10,000-person deportation...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Former Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) laid into President Donald Trump's administration on MS NOW as they head into final negotiations for a deal to end the Iran war, faulting them for not understanding the most basic things about the enemy they attacked and then capitulated to."I wonder if the military brass and the intelligence community laid it on the...

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

The BBC has been told that the transport secretary is among those advising Starmer to set out a timetable.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

A pro-Trump commentator triggered a White House attack after she called President Donald Trump's preliminary deal with Iran a humiliation for the United States.Batya Ungar-Sargon, a self-described "MAGA lefty" who hosts a weekend show on NewsNation, broke with the administration over the memorandum of understanding Trump signed with...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is causing needless suffering within the military ranks by eliminating the universal flu vaccine mandate, according to a new analysis. More than 160 soldiers at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas because of a growing influenza outbreak, which may have killed at least one person in basic training, according to a new...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Democratic political strategist James Carville warned President Donald Trump that the knives would be out after this fall's midterm elections.The veteran political operative was discussing the forthcoming book "Regime Change" by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan on his "Politics War Room" podcast, and he said the depth of...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

During President Donald Trump's second term, White House staff began "monitoring” the president's trash after it was discovered he had been discarding potentially valuable White House property, according to a new book from two New York Times reporters, the Daily Mail reported Friday.The book, "Regime Change,” is written by Times journalists...

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

As Andy Burnham becomes MP for Makerfield, Greater Manchester reacts to his departure as mayor.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio scrambled for a printer inside the Palace of Versailles after President Donald Trump went to the sign his Iran deal — without bringing a copy with him.A new report sheds light on the chaotic behind-the-scenes details of how the historic agreement came together.According to Agence France-Presse, Trump decided to...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

President Donald Trump seems to be shrinking himself down, according to a conservative columnist, and his seeming capitulation could diminish him even further.The president signed an agreement to get out of his war in Iran just days after turning 80, and fellow octogenarian George Will published a column for the Washington Post outlining how all of...

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Former Rochford District Council leader Danielle Belton quickly returns to local politics.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Despite the Justice Department's claim that it released every document related to Jeffrey Epstein as required by law, three million remain unpublished – including those from a lesser-known Epstein email account that may contain "references to Epstein's relationship" with President Donald Trump, CBS News reported Friday.A significant share of...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

After sifting through Vice President JD Vance's new book titled "Communion,” author Colin Dickey found a startling theme that appears to "telegraph” the impending implosion of the MAGA movement — an apparent precursor to a presidential run that Dickey warned may ultimately backfire."It's hard to say how he thinks this is going to work out for...

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

Documents show the president outsourced trading decisions to brokers. But bucking tradition, his assets are not in a blind trust, exposing him to concerns about conflicts.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

President Donald Trump's new acting spy chief arrived at his post Friday with orders to fire hundreds of intelligence officials — clearing the way for Trump's election meddling aspirations in the midterms.Bill Pulte, who took over the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Friday without Senate confirmation, can hold the post for up...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ran a secret online search operation that effectively punished subordinates for behavior he has described as "woke."The result of what the New York Times called Hegseth's "war on diversity" had serious consequences for officers who were up for promotion.Hegseth and his top aides ordered the Army, Navy, Air Force and...

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National Public Radio - Politics (A day ago)

The shallow, sunny waters of the reflecting pool are an ideal incubator for algae growth in the summertime. Experts say the recent renovation may have helped accelerate it.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Vice President JD Vance's new book was released this week to reviews from professional critics that did not hold back – with The Wall Street Journal arguing it was filled with "egregious sloppiness.” The amateur critics took it even further, flooding the book's page on the Barnes & Noble website with one-star reviews."This book literally reads...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Donald Trump's physical appearance at this week's G7 summit disconcerted a panelist on MS NOW — who was lightly scolded by the host for pointing out the president's apparent decline.Joel Payne, the chief communications officer for MoveOn, appeared Friday morning on "Money, Power, Politics," where he commented on the 80-year-old president's...

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Kemi Badenoch hailed the Scottish Conservatives' first by-election win since 1973, after the party took Aberdeen South from the SNP.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

For the U.K.'s ambitious energy secretary, Friday was a tale of two by-elections.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

A diplomatic firestorm between President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sparked global reactions Friday.The prime minister acidly denied Trump's claims to an Italian TV network that she had "begged" him for a photo together during this week's G7 summit and that he agreed because he "felt sorry for her." Meloni claimed his...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is just hours away from violating a judge's order on President Donald Trump's January 6 slush fund after thumbing his nose at it for weeks.U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema gave Blanche and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent until Friday afternoon to file sworn declarations confirming the $1.776 billion...

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

Our reporter John Ismay, who served as a Navy explosive ordnance disposal officer and deep-sea diver for eight years, explains why mines in the Strait of Hormuz may outlast the war.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Discussion about the prime minister's future ramps up after Makerfield by-election.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has long promised to introduce an eight-year term limit for his position, where Viktor Orbán served 20 years.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

President Donald Trump turned his back on Vice President JD Vance in anger last summer after he suggested softening parts of a speech about U.S. strikes on Iran, according to a book from New York Times reporters.In "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," obtained by Politico, New York Times correspondents Maggie Haberman...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Iran issued the Trump administration a fierce ultimatum that could collapse the tentative peace deal just a day after it was signed, Drop Site News reported Friday.The demand was related to Lebanon, which Israel invaded in March and has since killed nearly 4,000 Lebanese and sparked a humanitarian crisis affecting millions. Included in the...

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

The MPs and advisers likely to be influential if Burnham succeeds in gaining the keys to Number 10.

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Politico - Europe (A day ago)

The U-turn takes pressure off the EU, which would struggle to fill the ocean monitoring funding gap.

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Yahoo News - Politics (A day ago)

Obama says U.S. may be 'worse off' now than before Iran war

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Multiple residents of Washington, D.C. told CNN Friday their unfiltered thoughts on President Donald Trump's $14 million restoration of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool – and the feedback was scathing."It looks bad!” one D.C. resident told CNN's Tom Foreman. "I just see green – green slime.”Trump's restoration of the Reflecting Pool has...

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New York Times - Politics (A day ago)

A Black admiral fixed one of the Navy's worst messes. Mr. Hegseth blocked his promotion anyway.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

The Lib Dem MP for Tewkesbury Cameron Thomas has had the whip suspended pending a police investigation.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

After winning the Makerfield by-election, we look at what policies Andy Burnham has advocated - including transport, education and energy.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

President Donald Trump has reportedly told associates and at least one foreign leader that he isn't worried about the political cost of his decisions ahead of November's midterms.The 80-year-old president's comments confirm what many Republicans have feared for months — that Trump is willing to let the party absorb the fallout from his choices,...

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.

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Raw Story - Politics (A day ago)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sounded the alarm recently when meeting with Senate Republicans over the Pentagon's dwindling supply of funding for weapons — and the details were shared Friday by a GOP senator spurned by President Donald Trump."[The Pentagon is] running short on funding they need in order to acquire the weapons and missiles and...

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Politico - Europe (2 days ago)

Dispute comes after EU agreed tough new rules to speed up deportations.

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Raw Story - Politics (2 days ago)

New details are coming into focus about a longtime Donald Trump donor whose company landed a no-bid federal contract to renovate the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in what has turned out to be an over-budget, ongoing debacle.The National Park Service awarded the $1.7 million contract to what has turned out to be the ironically named Greenwater...

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