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Ethics panel chair: Johnson won't influence whether Gaetz report released
Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), the chair of the House Ethics Committee, said that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) won’t influence whether his committee releases its report on former Rep. Matt ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Top Democrat on House Ethics panel says Gaetz report should be released
Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.), the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, said she thinks the panel’s report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) should be released. Wild answered “yes” when asked ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
House ethics panel to meet amid push for Gaetz report release
At least two of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks are involved in controversy. Now there are questions about whether Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth have the support to get confirmed for ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
House Republicans are playing the Trump card in committee chair races
GOP lawmakers are touting their loyalty to the president-elect as they prepare pitches for colleagues who will pick leaders.Politics - Politico - 3 days ago -
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Oversight panel presses FEMA administrator on hurricane relief discrimination allegations
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee grilled Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell on Tuesday over a since-fired FEMA employee's directive that staff ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
House Ethics Committee will keep Matt Gaetz report under wraps
Rep. Susan Wild said there was "no consensus" on the issue and the committee agreed to reconvene on Dec. 5.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
House ethics panel fails to reach agreement on releasing Gaetz report
The House Ethics Committee finished its meeting Wednesday without reaching an agreement on releasing a report on the panel's investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who denies all wrongdoing. ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Evening Report — Gaetz courts senators as House ethics panel deadlocks
Plus: Biden bolsters Ukraine defenses as Russia war escalates {beacon} Evening Report © AP Photo/Alex Brandon Gaetz courts senators as ethics panel deadlocks The House Ethics Committee deadlocked ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
House Ethics panel set to meet again in December over Gaetz report
President-elect Donald Trump's selection of former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida as attorney general is eclipsing the rest of his transition back to the White House. The House Ethics Committee ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Fate of Gaetz ethics report uncertain after congressional panel deadlocked
Pressure has been mounting on the ethics committee to release a report on Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
US House panel keeps Gaetz sex allegation report under wraps
Democrats demand release of files on Donald Trump’s pick to be country’s attorney-generalWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Former Ethics panel chair ‘wouldn’t be at all shocked’ if Gaetz report released
Former GOP Rep. Charlie Dent (Pa.), who led the House Ethics Committee from 2015-17, said he “wouldn’t be at all shocked” if the report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) misconduct was ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
How Quickly Can Trump’s Musk-Led DOGE Panel Slash Regulations?
Musk and Ramaswamy have a broad general mandate from the president-elect, but their planned massive cuts may be hard to implement.Business - Inc. - Yesterday -
Calls for reparations for Britain's slave trade are rooted in dark legacy
A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British coloniesWorld - ABC News - October 25 -
Britain's Labour government to deliver debut Budget this week, settling weeks of uncertainty
U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves will deliver the government's hotly awaited debut budget on Wednesday, putting to bed weeks of uncertainty over potential tax hikes and spending cuts.Business - CNBC - October 28 -
Utility in Britain Offers Free Electricity to Grow Clean Energy
A utility sends phone alerts when wind power is cheap. A builder sells “zero bill” houses. They’re among several experiments to redefine how people value electricity.World - The New York Times - October 29 -
Tommy Robinson, U.K. Anti-immigrant Agitator, Jailed for Contempt of Court
The founder of the English Defence League was sentenced to 18 months for ignoring a court order to stop making false claims about a teenage Syrian refugee.World - The New York Times - October 29 -
Polar bears are back in Britain. But should they really be living here?
In 2000, only one of these Arctic beasts was resident in the UK. Now there are 16. Is there any benefit to captivity for this climate-ravaged species?. A small boy calls out the sights as the train ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Taxes, spending and borrowing all higher as the new Labour government seeks to 'rebuild' the UK
British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says taxes will rise by $52 billion to plug a hole in the public finances and provide new funding for the U.K.‘s cash-starved public services, as she announced ...World - ABC News - October 30 -
Britain's Labour Party Bets on Big Taxes, Borrowing to Boost Economy
The U.K.’s new government presented its plan to jolt the country out of years of moribund growth: more taxes and a bigger state.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 30 -
UK Budget: Labour Party to Raise Taxes by 40 Billion Pounds
Rachel Reeves, the finance minister, announced substantial tax increases in her first budget as she sought to strengthen public finances and services.Business - The New York Times - October 30 -
Why are autumn colours more vibrant in the US than in Britain?
A trip to Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum makes the UK’s season pale in comparisonBusiness - Financial Times - November 1 -
Who is Kemi Badenoch, the first Black woman to lead Britain's Conservative Party?
The first Black woman to lead a major U.K. political party, Kemi Badenoch is an upbeat and outspoken libertarian who thinks the British state is broken and she is the one to fix itWorld - ABC News - November 2 -
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Britain's foreign secretary says slavery reparations not about cash transfer
Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy says reparations for the U.K.’s role in the slave trade are not about the “transfer of cash” and reiterated his country’s position that leans toward focusing ...World - ABC News - November 4 -
U.K. Confirms New Cases of Clade Ib Type of Mpox
The authorities said the risk of a rapid spread remained low because the new cases had had household contact with the first infected person.World - The New York Times - November 6 -
More muddling through won’t deliver the growth Britain craves
The country needs a strategy that takes on its most obvious weaknessesWorld - Financial Times - November 5 -
Paul Stephenson, 87, Dies; Advanced Britain’s Civil Rights Movement
The bus boycott and one-man pub sit-in that he led in the mid-1960s helped pave the way for a law outlawing discrimination in public places.World - The New York Times - November 11 -
Britain's Queen Camilla returns to public duties after chest infection
Britain’s Queen Camilla is set to return to public duties after missing weekend events commemorating the nation’s war dead because she was recovering from a chest infectionEntertainment - ABC News - November 12 -
Britain's Queen Camilla returns to public duties after chest infection
Britain’s Queen Camilla is set to return to public duties after missing weekend events commemorating the nation’s war dead because she was recovering from a chest infectionWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
Trump tariffs — and possible exemptions — could provide opportunities for Britain
President-elect Donald Trump's proposed trade tariffs could prove boon for the U.K., with analysts pointing to potential exemptions, economic upswings and the likely resumption of trade deal talks.Business - CNBC - November 13 -
Britain's car finance industry is in crisis – with banks bracing for billions in payouts
The crisis has prompted comparisons to Britain's PPI scandal, which was estimated to have cost banks more than £50 billion ($63.8 billion).Business - CNBC - November 14
