Politics

BBC - Politics (27 minutes ago)

All 44 seats are are up for grabs at Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.

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Politico - Europe (29 minutes ago)

A leaked Pentagon email floats retaliatory measures against "difficult" alliance members who have failed to support the American-Israeli war in Iran.

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Politico - Europe (29 minutes ago)

En Europe comme en Amérique Latine, le débat sur l'octroi de licences pétrogazières est ravivé par le conflit au Moyen-Orient.

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Raw Story - Politics (29 minutes ago)

Gov. Ron DeSantis is employing a three-pronged legal strategy to evade Florida's constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering, quietly orchestrating a special legislative session to approve new congressional maps designed to create more GOP-friendly districts ahead of November midterm elections.DeSantis rejected open-process redistricting during...

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BBC - Politics (57 minutes ago)

The party promises "bus lanes that make sense" as part of a plan for drivers ahead of local elections.

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National Public Radio - Politics (An hour ago)

Utah's Great Salt Lake has been labeled an "environmental nuclear bomb" and it has the attention of the president of the United States.

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National Public Radio - Politics (An hour ago)

With an April 30 deadline fast approaching, Johnson unveiled his latest proposal to extend the controversial surveillance program known as FISA 702.

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The Washington Post - Politics (An hour ago)

After the Justice Department said a post-Watergate records law is unconstitutional, White House lawyers established a new policy that experts say weakens safeguards.

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Politico - Europe (An hour ago)

"Severe hunger has doubled, and famine has been declared in two places. The same countries are caught in a devastating cycle of hunger — fueled by conflict and compounded by inadequate funding," says food aid chief Cindy McCain.

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Raw Story - Politics (An hour ago)

News item: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer tells Politico that members of his panel are open to a Trump pardon of Ghislaine Maxwell as a way to encourage her to provide testimony about Jeffrey Epstein.Reaction: Oh sure, by all means grant the most notorious sex trafficking accomplice and groomer of underage girls in American history...

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New York Times - Politics (An hour ago)

Mr. Blanche's salvo of actions are meant to demonstrate progress on the president's priorities, chief among them payback.

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New York Times - Politics (An hour ago)

In 2024, the president made significant inroads with Hispanics. But in a competitive Arizona congressional district, voters now express dismay at his feud with the pope.

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Politico - Europe (2 hours ago)

Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz use pre-summit talks to discuss FCAS.

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Politico - Europe (3 hours ago)

The case highlights the swelling concern around the threat of insider trading on prediction market platforms like Polymarket.

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BBC - Politics (4 hours ago)

The NHS and childcare are two of the main topics debated by political leaders in Carmarthen.

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BBC - Politics (4 hours ago)

Liverpool MP urged the government to "end the delays" without any "carve-outs".

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BBC - Politics (4 hours ago)

The main political parties were asked their views on oil and gas extraction during the BBC's Question Time held in Aberdeen.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 hours ago)

Participants, advocates and providers are trying to work out what the overhaul of the NDIS will mean for them after the disability minister announced 160,000 people would lose access to the scheme under new eligibility criteria.

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Politico - Europe (4 hours ago)

Coûteuses, bruyantes, inefficaces : un réseau de groupes Facebook coordonnés multiplie la désinformation sur les pompes à chaleur pour mieux promouvoir le gaz, révèle une enquête du média DeSmog, en partenariat avec POLITICO.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 hours ago)

Labor is overhauling the NDIS to save $35 billion and make the ballooning scheme sustainable. But the success of the reform rests on striking deals with holdout states.

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New York Times - Politics (5 hours ago)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that while the players were welcome, anyone accompanying them who has links to the Iranian military would be denied entry.

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Yahoo News - Politics (6 hours ago)

Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for Trump

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Politico - Europe (7 hours ago)

In der Unions-Fraktion braut sich etwas zusammen. Exklusiv berichtet Rasmus Buchsteiner über die neu formierte „Gruppe 25". Ein Zusammenschluss aus 63 Abgeordneten, die erst im letzten Jahr in den Bundestag eingezogen sind. Unter der informellen Führung von JU-Chef Johannes Winkel und anderen wächst der Unmut über den Kanzlerkurs. Warum die...

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Politico - Europe (7 hours ago)

Vous ne comprenez plus rien à se qui se joue, à gauche, à l'aube de la campagne présidentielle ? POLITICO vous aide à y voir plus clair.

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Yahoo News - Politics (7 hours ago)

Trump says he'll renovate 'filthy' reflecting pool on National Mall

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

The health committee wants dedicated funding for public health programs, as well as for pharma, digital and military health — but it only has limited influence.

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

António Costa takes EU leaders to the beach, while Charles Michel returns and isn't happy.

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

A U.S. diplomatic charm offensive offers hope to hundreds of political prisoners in Belarus but little prospect of change in the Eastern European country.

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Politico - Europe (8 hours ago)

The fragile ceasefire in the Persian Gulf and the uncertainty over peace talks between the U.S. and Iran have cast a long shadow over European capitals hoping for an end to hostilities in the Middle East. Will they have any say over what happens next? The wars in Iran and Ukraine have exposed the chasm […]

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Raw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)

WASHINGTON — Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) harshly criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following his firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan without explanation, while U.S. warships actively blockade Iranian ports. Ryan, a West Point graduate and Army veteran, described Hegseth as having thin skin, a "joke", and a "performance artist" that military...

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

The country's governing coalition is scrambling to find a solution that would keep his nationalist AUR party out of power.

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Politico - Europe (9 hours ago)

Populists on the right and left are upsetting the old order in the U.K. capital — and risk dealing Prime Minister Keir Starmer another hefty blow.

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

MS NOW's Chris Hayes took a deep look at scandal-plagued FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday evening, opening up his segment with a brutal nickname that references reports he has been drinking heavily."As scrutiny mounts on Donald Trump's handpicked FBI director, Kash Patel, some people have started calling him — not me — J. Edgar Boozer," said...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

A GOP lawmaker who's endorsed by Trump struggled to answer a basic question about why voters should support Trump's call to unseat Republican Indiana state senators with retaliatory gerrymandering. "Good question, um. Gosh, okay, defining issue. What's it about?" Republican state Rep. Michelle Davis from Indiana responded to a Politico reporter on...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (9 hours ago)

The cancellation of a $90 billion submarine contract caused a diplomatic rupture. But France is willing to try again if requested.

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board took a swing at President Donald Trump for his swiftly developing plan to have the federal government effectively buy Spirit Airlines to prevent it from liquidating — a move already condemned by multiple Republican lawmakers.The idea, they warned, has "no economic justification" — and would...

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Raw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)

Conservative Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan has a message for Donald Trump: You took America to war without ever explaining why.In a column published Thursday, the Reagan speechwriter and longtime conservative voice delivered a pointed rebuke of Trump's failure to make a serious public case for the war in Iran — and didn't spare his...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

CBS News' newly appointed primetime anchor Tony Dokoupil, hand-selected by Trump-friendly network chief Bari Weiss, has gotten off to an awkward start — and behind the scenes, it's even worse, reported Vanity Fair on Thursday."To critics ... partisan politics is exactly what motivates the new regime," said the report. "David Ellison and his...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

WASHINGTON — The American people disapprove of this Republican-controlled Congress, with a record-tying 86 percent of the public disapproving, according to a new Gallup survey. That ties this 119th Congress with the 112th Congress (2011-2012) as the least popular in contemporary American history.While most Democrats are embarrassed by the new...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

A GOP congresswoman wants to pardon the U.S. special forces soldier who was arrested after winning $400,000 by betting on the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. "Maybe not a popular take but I am calling for this guy to be pardoned," Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) posted Thursday on X. Earlier in the day, a Manhattan federal...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Louisiana's semi-closed primary system, championed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, has effectively excluded Democratic voters from selecting the state's newest Supreme Court justice. With both candidates —Judges Billy Burris and Blair Downing Edwards— being Republicans, the May 16 GOP primary will determine the winner, excluding the district's...

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New York Times - Politics (10 hours ago)

The president touched off a furor with his post sharing a podcast episode in which the host referred to China and India as "hellhole” places.

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

At the summit in Cypriot party town Ayia Napa, the comedown came quickly.

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Politico - Europe (10 hours ago)

Reminders of the world's problems were all around them in Cyprus — but solutions remain few and far between.

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

Slate legal analysts flagged what they say is one of the most brazen acts of judicial defiance in recent memory: a federal appeals court that broke a Supreme Court rule specifically about breaking Supreme Court rules.In a 9-8 vote on Tuesday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Texas's law requiring the King James Bible's Ten Commandments...

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Raw Story - Politics (10 hours ago)

A couple of political pundits broke into laughter when they heard President Donald Trump claim that he sold $1.3 billion worth of gold cards, his program to let people into the country for a fee of $1 million."Obviously he sold one gold card for $1.3 billion," political analyst Van Jones said while on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" on Thursday,...

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (11 hours ago)

In an ANZAC-themed speech, the Liberal frontbencher called for a rebuilding of Australia's industrial and defence base.

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Yahoo News - Politics (11 hours ago)

'Revenge is not a strategy': MAGA struggles to oust Indiana lawmakers over redistricting

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

A former Trump official had harsh words for anyone planning to attend the upcoming White House Correspondents' Dinner."If you're going to partake in the humiliation ritual that Donald Trump is going to thrust upon you, feel a little bit of shame for going," Sarah Matthews, the former White House deputy press secretary from 2020 to 2021, said on the...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

A vulnerable House Republican in a battleground district admitted to Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman this week on Fly Out Day that he's thought about leaving the GOP and running as an independent — but there's a key issue that prevents him from doing so.Specifically, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) said he'd make the switch if Pennsylvania were an...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have effectively taken control of the country's military and diplomatic strategy, following the severe wounding of newly appointed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in February airstrikes.The airstrikes injured Khamenei but killed his father, wife, and son.Khamenei suffered severe leg injuries requiring multiple...

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New York Times - Politics (11 hours ago)

The president made the announcement after he hosted a meeting at the White House of Israeli and Lebanese diplomats.

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Yahoo News - Politics (11 hours ago)

'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices

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Yahoo News - Politics (11 hours ago)

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool gets a blue coating as Trump tackles renovation project

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

A seasoned Capitol Hill reporter alleged Thursday that a leader in the GOP pressured her to avoid doing anything to risk exposing another former Republican congressman's extramarital affair. Former Axios reporter Juliegrace Brufke wrote in a Thursday post on her blog Sources Say that House Administration Chair Bryan Steil, (R-WI) tried to talk her...

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Raw Story - Politics (11 hours ago)

The Trump administration's criminal fraud charges against the anti-hate group watchdog the Southern Poverty Law Center are haphazardly conceived and doomed to failure, former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann told MS NOW's Ari Melber on Thursday."Let's start there," said Melber, himself a lawyer by training. "Your view of the case legally. And if...

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The Washington Post - Politics (12 hours ago)

The bet on the seizing of the Venezuelan leader has drawn scrutiny to insider trading within the growing prediction market industry.

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

WASHINGTON — The Senate may have done its part, but House Republicans made clear Thursday they will not rubber-stamp a Department of Homeland Security funding deal they say leaves agencies out in the cold that are tasked with immigration enforcement.The Senate passed a $70 billion budget resolution to fund ICE and Border Patrol through...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

Democratic strategist James Carville responded to President Donald Trump's attack on his proposals Tuesday on his podcast. First, he hit Trump with a basic history lesson, then challenged him to an in-person debate. "Wacko James Carville, a so-called Democrat 'strategist,' wants the Democrats to make D.C. and Puerto Rico States and, most...

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New York Times - Politics (12 hours ago)

The pool, which is more than 2,000 feet long, was the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream” speech and other events.

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Yahoo News - Politics (12 hours ago)

Georgia Republican pleads not guilty to wire fraud charge in Ponzi scheme

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

A soldier for U.S. special forces has been arrested for winning a $400,000 bet that former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro would be out of power by January.CNN reported on Thursday that the soldier opened an account on Polymarket, which allows people to make bets on nearly anything, and placed a $32,000 bet on Maduro's capture. Law enforcement...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

Democrats have built a tremendous lead among independents, Carrie Dann of the Cook Political Report told CNN's Kasie Hunt on Thursday's edition of "The Arena.""[Your outlet] has this new poll of battleground House districts that's giving us an idea of where control the fight for control of the House stands at this moment," said Hunt. "What are you...

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Raw Story - Politics (12 hours ago)

Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) lashed out at the dysfunction of his own party caucus in conversation with reporters on Thursday, as his party prepares for a string of critical votes on national security and funding.Nehls, a far-right lawmaker from the Houston area with a history of controversies, has already decided against running for re-election this...

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New York Times - Politics (12 hours ago)

The conflict has morphed into a volatile standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, as the economic costs mount and President Trump faces a political backlash at home.

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New York Times - Politics (12 hours ago)

The Trump administration and D.C. officials, normally at odds over the city's strict gun laws, had both asked the court to reconsider the case.

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CBC - Politics (12 hours ago)

The RCMP says it has charged a consultant with fraudulently overbilling the federal government.

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Global News - Politics (13 hours ago)

The former Conservative leader urged the party to 'ignore the culture war issues, ignore the floor crossings, and just focus on the long-term prosperity of Canadians.'

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Global News - Politics (13 hours ago)

Mark Wiseman was unable to say clearly when those tensions may be resolved, noting repeatedly that Canada remains ready to discuss deals to end sectoral tariffs and renew CUSMA.

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CBS News - Politics (13 hours ago)

President Trump's renovation kick has now reached the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

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Yahoo News - Politics (13 hours ago)

Amnesty International and rights groups issue a World Cup travel advisory for the US

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Yahoo News - Politics (13 hours ago)

Trump's 'gold card' visa starting at $1 million granted to just 1 person so far, White House says

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

A once-prominent support group for President Donald Trump and the GOP has warned that they may take their votes elsewhere at the midterm elections. Sheryl Gay Stolberg, writing in The New York Times, highlighted the growing dissatisfaction with the Make America Healthy Again movement. Leading MAHA figures, who backed Department of Health and Human...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

A New York Times report on Thursday revealed more details behind what led to President Donald Trump's decision to fire Navy Secretary John Phelan. Trump apparently wanted Phelan to deliver on building a new class of battleships by 2028, but "the timeline was nearly impossible," according to The Times. Trump had even bragged about the planned...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

A former deputy director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Trump now running for Congress, is facing accusations of a controlling, abusive relationship with subordinates.The Daily Mail broke the story on Thursday, reporting that Madison Sheahan, who is now running for the ninth congressional district in Ohio, had a controlling, "toxic"...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

Rep. Frank Mrvan (D-IN) confronted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday, after Lutnick appeared to laugh while discussing job losses affecting Mrvan's Indiana district. Mrvan described British Petroleum's, BP, lockout of approximately 1,000 United Steelworkers at the nation's third-largest...

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BBC - Politics (13 hours ago)

Morgan McSweeney speaks publicly for the first time about his departure from Downing Street.

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The Washington Post - Politics (13 hours ago)

The Russian leader has not yet committed to attend the annual gathering of world leaders, which is scheduled for December at the president's Doral golf resort.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (13 hours ago)

Resources Minister Madeleine King has taken aim at those who say gas giants are obtaining the commodity for free, saying she's "mystified as to how they get away with such tosh".

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CBS News - Politics (13 hours ago)

Travelers could see airline fares rise and fewer flights available in the coming weeks, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said in an interview with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

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Yahoo News - Politics (13 hours ago)

White House exasperated with GOP over Virginia election faceplant

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Yahoo News - Politics (13 hours ago)

Trump on gas prices: Americans should expect to pay more 'for a little while'

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

The Republican National Committee's lawsuit to try to strip thousands of Americans living overseas of the right to vote has been thrown out by a Michigan court.According to the liberal elections outlet Democracy Docket, "In a sweeping opinion, the Michigan Court of Claims dismissed the case brought by the Republican National Committee and state...

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

Ex-Republican operative Rick Wilson said Thursday that he anticipates President Donald Trump will extend a pardon to Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. In his Substack, the co-founder of the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project wrote how Trump's pervasive use of pardons could soon lead to Maxwell's exit from prison. "And the pardons....

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Raw Story - Politics (13 hours ago)

When voters in Virginia approved Democrats' plan to redraw the commonwealth's congressional districts in retaliation for mid-decade Republican gerrymanders, President Donald Trump went to his go-to accusation that the vote had been "rigged." Close Trump allies, like far-right activist Laura Loomer, made similar claims.Republicans in Virginia,...

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CBC - Politics (13 hours ago)

Canada's new ambassador in Washington said Thursday that trade talks need to move beyond "bluster" as public rhetoric on both sides of the border has heated up in recent weeks.

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National Public Radio - Politics (14 hours ago)

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with White House Correspondent Franco Ordonez and National Security Correspondent Greg Myre about how President Trump's Cabinet is shaping the process of the Iran war.

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

The former Trump-appointed Navy Secretary who suddenly departed amid a naval blockade in Iran didn't believe Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth when he was told to leave, a senior White House correspondent reported.Hegseth "did the firing," CNN White House correspondent Kristin Holmes reported on Thursday, by asking former Navy Secretary John Phelan "to...

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

President Donald Trump fired back at a reporter who asked if his recent social media posts about destroying Iran are also a threat to use nuclear weapons in the conflict."Why would I use a nuclear weapon? Why would a stupid question like that be asked?" Trump fired back in the Oval Office on Thursday when a reporter asked him to explain his social...

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

FBI Director Kash Patel and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced criminal charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center, or SPLC, alleging fraud for using donor contributions to pay informants infiltrating extremist groups without disclosure, reported USA Today. The charges follow the FBI's 2025 severance of its decades-long...

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New York Times - Politics (14 hours ago)

The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president's ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible.

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CBC - Politics (14 hours ago)

A federal public servant at Global Affairs Canada has been acquitted on all 11 charges against him in the Ontario Court of Justice.

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The Washington Post - Politics (14 hours ago)

The path of the USS George H.W. Bush to the Middle East has been closely watched as President Trump demands progress in peace negotiations with Tehran.

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Yahoo News - Politics (14 hours ago)

Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop them

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) had a serious response on Thursday to reporting involving allegations of FBI Director Kash Patel's conduct and excessive drinking.In an exclusive interview with Raw Story, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee described what could come after midterms if Democrats take control of Congress. "It's...

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

President Donald Trump was caught sleeping during an Oval Office press conference on Thursday — and the internet didn't hold back. The president was speaking with a group of cabinet members about several topics, including health care, prescription drug prices, and the economy, when people started to notice he was nodding off. Social media users...

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

President Donald Trump attacked a reporter during a press conference in the Oval Office on Thursday. Trump was taking questions from reporters following a press conference on prescription drugs, TrumpRx and affordability when he became visibly irritated by press inquiries surrounding the ongoing Israeli-U.S. war against Iran. The reporter asked...

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Raw Story - Politics (14 hours ago)

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attempted to defend President Donald Trump's false claim that he had lowered drug prices by more than 500%. During a Thursday event in the Oval Office, Kennedy recalled that Democrats had asked him to explain why the president had repeatedly suggested that he reduce drug prices by up to...

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New York Times - Politics (14 hours ago)

The department's inspector general said it would audit the release of millions of pages of files to determine whether the agency had followed the law.

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Yahoo News - Politics (15 hours ago)

Cuban diplomat denies that releasing political prisoners is part of US negotiations

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

A federal judge in Wisconsin sharply rebuked right-wing cable network Newsmax for an apparent "forum shopping" scheme to relocate their lawsuit against Fox News to a court that would be more likely to rule in their favor.Newsmax alleged in its complaint that Fox News violated antitrust law by striking "exclusionary deals" with cable providers...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

A former CIA director cautioned that recent missteps by the Trump administration in its handling of the war in Iran could spell "real trouble for the future."Leon Panetta, the former CIA director, said on CNN on Thursday that "badly stalled" talks with Iran will make a military response more likely on both sides."While talks are stalemated, that...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

WASHINGTON — "Weak sauce." "A joke." "A performance artist." That's how a West Point grad and Army vet on the Armed Services Committee described Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, who is running the Department of Defense in the middle of a war.Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) didn't mince words Wednesday after Hegseth fired Navy Secretary John Phelan, effective...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

MS NOW's "Morning Joe" panel attributed President Donald Trump's worsening Iran crisis to his reliance on only three advisers: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Sen. Lindsey Graham. Co-host Joe Scarborough argued Trump ignored Pentagon experts and historical military strategy knowledge, noting the Strait...

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CBC - Politics (15 hours ago)

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has announced two new roles for members of his caucus, aimed at developing a strategic plan for the Asia Pacific and responding to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that some fear threatens property rights.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (15 hours ago)

Anzac Day is observed on April 25 every year. This year that date falls on a Saturday, but that doesn't mean a long weekend for everyone. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (15 hours ago)

The NDIS was forecast to serve 900,000 people by the end of the decade. Instead, it will serve 600,000. That leaves a void that the anxieties of hundreds of thousands of people will fill – people for whom the stakes are extremely high.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (15 hours ago)

A little-noticed candidate debate in Griffith this week was a timely reminder that what seats like Farrer wants and what Canberra demands are two very different things.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (15 hours ago)

Jim Chalmers' budget test is just getting tougher. More than three-quarters of people believe Australia will enter recession, or is already there.

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Yahoo News - Politics (15 hours ago)

FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr. misleads on Medicaid cuts

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was reportedly concerned that President Donald Trump could dismiss him from his cabinet next, which is dictating his recent moves, an analyst said on Thursday. Hegseth, who fired Navy Secretary John Phelan on Wednesday, has apparently started to show signs of paranoia over whether he will remain in the top Pentagon...

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Raw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)

A couple of GOP lawmakers warned gun owners that the federal government is spying on them and Congress has "one week to get this right" in a Thursday op-ed for right-wing outlet Breitbart. "Federal agencies are buying your personal data," Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Eric Burlison (R-MO) cautioned Second Amendment enthusiasts. "The data for sale...

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New York Times - Politics (15 hours ago)

The president's weakening poll numbers come as the war in Iran has driven up gas prices, and more Americans are expressing concerns about the economy.

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New York Times - Politics (15 hours ago)

Lawmakers in both parties said President Trump should continue allowing Afghans who worked alongside American troops to settle safely in the United States.

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BBC - Politics (16 hours ago)

The US president earlier told the BBC the UK should have given more support to the US over the Iran war.

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Yahoo News - Politics (16 hours ago)

Border Boss Tom Homan Offers Pope Leo An Invitation He'll Likely Refuse

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

The University of Georgia student who was president of the school's Turning Point USA chapter has resigned after a small crowd gathered for Vice President JD Vance — and as CEO Erika Kirk suddenly canceled her appearance, according to The Daily Beast on Thursday. Caroline Mattox shared a statement saying that joining TPUSA was a "dream" and...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

Former hockey teammates of FBI Director Kash Patel have characterized him as dramatically different from the committed assistant coach they knew before his involvement with the Trump administration. According to CNN reporter Isabelle Khurshudyan, Patel dismissed media reports about President Donald Trump as "fake news" during his coaching years,...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

President Donald Trump reacted on Thursday to reports on where negotiations stand with Iran amid the ongoing Israeli-U.S. war. In a post on his Truth Social platform, he argued that reports saying he was uneasy about the ongoing conflict were inaccurate and tried to set the record straight, while also attacking The New York Times and CNN for their...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

Recruiting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to gerrymander his state as a counterattack to the Democratic redistricting victory in Virginia could backfire, a political consultant warned Thursday, as the GOP looks to punch back. "We have already compacted Democrats into such tight districts, the only thing you can do when you are redrawing is cut them out...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

Podcaster Joe Rogan suggested that Americans would revolt if President Donald Trump attempted to use the war in Iran as an excuse to serve an illegal third term as president.During a Thursday interview with Australian comedian James Donald Forbes McCann, Rogan pointed out that many Israelis wanted to try Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

President Donald Trump posted a cryptic statement on Truth Social on Wednesday, stating, "YOU CAN'T COMPROMISE ON SANITY AND COMMON SENSE!" amid the ongoing U.S. and Israeli war against Iran and current ceasefire negotiations. The context and intended target of the statement remained unclear. Social media users quickly mocked the post, questioning...

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BBC - Politics (16 hours ago)

Labour's Eluned Morgan says she believes Plaid Cymru is going to top the poll in her constituency.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (16 hours ago)

NDIS participants set up their lives around the scheme's rules. But now the rules are changing and they fear what lies ahead.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (16 hours ago)

NDIS Minister Mark Butler will end the practice of handwritten invoices, providers without qualifications and a "let it rip" market of profiteering operators. But the sector warns changes must be navigated carefully.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (16 hours ago)

The Albanese government is reading the room when it comes to intergenerational equity ahead of the May 12 budget. 

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Politico - Europe (16 hours ago)

Key negotiating "clusters” will be unblocked, opening the path to the two nations joining as members of the bloc.

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

A member of President Donald Trump's administration has confirmed they may lift a Joe Biden-era policy to fix an ongoing crisis. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has confirmed that a plan to shore up domestic fertilizer production, previously flagged by the Biden administration, is under consideration to fix a current problem. Trump's team is...

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Raw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)

The artificial intelligence boom has been wildly profitable for tech billionaires and catastrophically hollow for everyone else, a new Mother Jones report said this week. Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Sam Altman have built fortunes on AI hype while delivering false promises, toxic platforms, and minimal actual job creation.According...

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CBC - Politics (16 hours ago)

At a parliamentary committee hearing on journalism on Thursday, CBC president Marie-Philippe Bouchard denied the public broadcaster's news coverage is biased or that it poaches journalists from smaller media outlets in regional markets.

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CBC - Politics (16 hours ago)

"It's refreshing to finally have a department realize what we've been saying for months — that there's not enough space," one union says.

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CBS News - Politics (17 hours ago)

The Justice Department's internal watchdog said it will audit the department's compliance with the law that required the release of the Epstein files.

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Yahoo News - Politics (17 hours ago)

Pennsylvania treasurer says 'no' to taxpayers footing $1M in security upgrades at Shapiro's home

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

When thousands of voters cast their ballots next month to decide who will join the Louisiana Supreme Court next, none will be registered Democrats.Louisiana's new semi-closed primary election system, pushed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, has shut Democrats out of picking the state's newest justice entirely.The only two candidates who filed to run...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN) scolded Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick after the Trump administration official appeared to laugh at job losses in his district.During a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday, Mrvan observed that Lutnick had been supportive of union jobs outside of government."British Petroleum in my district, which is an...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have consolidated control over the country's military and diplomatic strategy, effectively sidelining the newly appointed supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who remains gravely wounded and in hiding following airstrikes that killed his father.Khamenei, wounded in the Feb. 28 bombing of his family's compound that...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

President Donald Trump is preparing a "revenge" attack on White House media at Saturday's Correspondents' Dinner, according to The Daily Beast. Trump plans to target publications he has accused of negatively covering his administration, particularly its role in the Iran war, consistent with recent Truth Social rants accusing news outlets of rigging...

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CBC - Politics (17 hours ago)

Prime Minister Mark Carney said he is disappointed that Canada's ambassador to the U.S. issued an English-only invitation to MPs for an upcoming reception in Washington.

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The Washington Post - Politics (17 hours ago)

The drug company is the 17th to agree to lower its prices as part of the administration's Most Favored Nation initiative. It will make a new gene therapy available free.

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The Washington Post - Politics (17 hours ago)

The audit by the department's inspector general follows months of lawmaker complaints over the congressionally mandated release of investigative files.

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Yahoo News - Politics (17 hours ago)

Trump will unveil a deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) called out Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick after he misrepresented his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.During a Thursday hearing before the House Appropriations Committee, Dean noted that Lutnick falsely claimed he had never spoken to Epstein again after a single meeting in which his wife was present."After speaking...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

A French billionaire much admired by President Donald Trump warned of the Iran war's catastrophic risks to the global economy.LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault warned Thursday that failure to resolve the Middle East conflict could trigger a "world catastrophe" with severe economic consequences, as the Iran war has already halved the luxury giant's...

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Raw Story - Politics (17 hours ago)

In a surprise announcement on Thursday afternoon, Department of Justice Inspector General William Blier is initiating a review of his department over complaints that the release of the entire Jeffrey Epstein files is not in compliance with the law signed by Donald Trump.Posted on the DOJ's website, Blier stated, "The DOJ Office of the Inspector...

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National Public Radio - Politics (18 hours ago)

The White House Correspondents' Dinner will be headlined by a mentalist instead of a comedian. Oz Pearlman tells NPR he hopes to unify, delight and puzzle the crowd — but can't reveal how.

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Global News - Politics (18 hours ago)

Anand said she wants to 'gently push back' against the argument that efforts to promote Canada's values are separate from its objectives on the economy and defence.

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Politico - Europe (18 hours ago)

In a wide-ranging interview, Edi Rama defended ongoing talks with Jared Kushner to turn Sazan Island in the Adriatic into a luxury eco-resort.

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Politico - Europe (18 hours ago)

The comments follow reports that U.S. special envoy Paolo Zampolli asked FIFA to replace Iran with Italy at this summer's football tournament.

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

U.S. border czar Tom Homan at a right-wing Turning Point USA event faced questions about immigration agents killing Minnesota resident Alex Pretti.At a TPUSA event on Thursday, host Benny Johnson invited members of the audience to ask Homan questions. One young man demanded "accountability" for Pretti's killing."Out of all three speakers, you're...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

A new Fox News poll shows that voters have started turning on President Donald Trump and how he's handled the economy, according to a report published by The Daily Beast on Thursday. The poll was conducted among 1,001 registered voters between April 17-20 and revealed Trump's leadership around several major issues has come under fire "as more...

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CBC - Politics (18 hours ago)

Mark Carney and other Canadian prime ministers should be required to divest their investment portfolios when they assume office, not just put them in a blind trust, the House of Commons ethics committee recommends in a new report.

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Global News - Politics (18 hours ago)

Speaking at an event in Singapore, Trudeau said U.S. 'economic pressures and coercion' nearly drove Canadian aerospace company Bombardier 'into China's arms' almost a decade ago.

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The Washington Post - Politics (18 hours ago)

A former reality TV contestant turned candidate in Virginia and two U.S. House hopefuls in Texas and Minnesota have been banned from the prediction market for five years.

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Politico - Europe (18 hours ago)

The unusual public airing of security procedure has compounded frustration about the drama that has surrounded the former U.K. ambassador to Washington.

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

Kash Patel's former hockey teammates have shared what the FBI Director is really like behind the scenes. Patel recently filed a $250 million lawsuit against The Atlantic and staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick on April 20, following the outlet's bombshell investigative report detailing his alleged excessive drinking and erratic behavior. The Atlantic's...

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Raw Story - Politics (18 hours ago)

Law enforcement veterans blasted the Department of Justice case against a civil rights group that helped take down the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups.FBI Director Kash Patel and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced criminal charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center on Tuesday, accusing the organization of defrauding donors by...

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New York Times - Politics (18 hours ago)

The Trump administration is assigning denaturalization cases to regular prosecutors, which could lead to a surge of people stripped of U.S. citizenship.

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New York Times - Politics (18 hours ago)

Vaccine skeptics, "organic moms” and anti-pesticide activists came together to elect President Trump. But some voters are disillusioned and might not turn out again.

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BBC - Politics (19 hours ago)

The party has set out a plan involving the forced sale of long-term empty shops in England.

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BBC - Politics (19 hours ago)

In a phone interview with the BBC's North America editor, the president discussed next week's visit and his relationship with the UK PM.

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