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Reeves's proposed cuts will trigger big political arguments
The briefing that Rachel Reeves will make large spending cuts this month is very significant.BBC News - 1d -
US politics live: Donald Trump addresses Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland – as it happened
US president’s 75-minute tirade of repeated false claims ranges from voter fraud and stolen-election lies to foreign wars. This blog is now closed.. Donald Trump launched into his speech by ...The Guardian - Feb. 22 -
Will Republicans in Congress agree on a budget plan?
The Senate adopted a narrower budget proposal although Republicans in the House of Representatives are pushing ahead with different plan endorsed by President Trump. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Catholics call on Congress to protect Medicaid
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Catholics call on Congress to protect Medicaid The three largest Catholic organizations in the country are ...The Hill - 5d -
How to watch Trump address to Congress
President Trump is set to address a joint session of Congress for the first time during his second term on Tuesday, outlining the goals of his administration and how he views the state of the ...The Hill - 2d -
Fact-checking Trump's address to Congress
CBS News' Confirmed team fact checks President Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress.CBS News - 1d -
Watch: Trump's full address to Congress
President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night for the first time in his new term. Mr. Trump kicked off the speech by proclaiming "America is back" and touting his early ...CBS News - 1d -
Fact-checking Trump's speech to Congress
Fact-checking President Donald Trump's speech to Congress.ABC News - 1d -
Lawmakers react to Trump's address to Congress
Several Democrats walked out of President Trump's mostly-partisan address to Congress Tuesday night. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on how lawmakers reacted to Mr. ...CBS News - 1d -
Fact-checking Trump's speech to Congress
On issues including Social Security, immigration and fentanyl, President Donald Trump bent the facts during his speech to Congress.NBC News - 1d -
Latest reactions to Trump's address to Congress
President Trump addressed both chambers of Congress and touted his latest accomplishments as his second term gets underway. CBS News' Fin Gomez has more on the response from Democrats, and Taurean ...CBS News - 22h -
Trump says federal government should 'take over' local politics in DC
Trump is jockeying for local political power by positioning himself as the antidote to the city’s crime and homelessness.Politico - Feb. 20 -
Murphy says he believes ‘the entire American political system is corrupted by money’
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) discussed the influence of money on the political system in the U.S., implicating his own party in the corruption he said it causes. “I think the entire American ...The Hill - Feb. 20 -
Keir Starmer urged to ramp up defence spending – UK politics live
This is ‘probably one of the most alarming times for Britain’s defence since the second world war’, says Lib Dem leader Ed Davey as he calls for more spending. The Democratic Unionist Party has ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Viktor Orbán's political director on Trump, Bannon's CPAC salute and more
Many well-known figures in conservative politics are delivering remarks at this year's CPAC, and not all are from the U.S. Balázs Orbán, political director and adviser to Hungarian Prime Minister ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Passion, politics and patriotism meld as Pakistan and India clash in cricket's fiercest rivalry
India and Pakistan are renewing their epic rivalry on the cricket field in front of an audience of hundreds of millions of people tuning in to catch the two arch rivals go head-to-head in Dubai in ...ABC News - Feb. 22 -
‘People are so polite’: the Ukrainian refugee bonding with the British over borscht and chips
First Ukrainian refugee to arrive in UK after Russia invasion says even the British dogs are better behaved, but that ‘the weather is sad’. Sharing a bowl of homemade Ukrainian borscht with your ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
Voters flock to political extremes in Germany as the centrist parties stumble
Both the far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland and the far-left Die Linke saw significant gains and were the most popular parties among young people.CNBC - Feb. 24 -
To stop corruption and rescue democracy, we must take money out of politics
Donald Trump is attempting to replace our democratic Republic with a plutocratic dictatorship that looks a lot like Vladimir Putin's. How has this happened? One answer is the corrupting influence ...The Hill - Feb. 24 -
Mitch McConnell is retiring from US politics. Good riddance | Moira Donegan
Whenever you see a horror of anti-democratic rule, remember Mitch McConnell. You have him to thank. You would think that this is exactly what Mitch McConnell wanted. McConnell, the 83-year-old ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
Uefa president Ceferin makes outspoken intervention on European politics
Slovenian opines about immigration and populism ‘We are all fed up with political correctness’ The president of Uefa, Aleksander Ceferin, has made an outspoken intervention in European politics, ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
Musk flexes political muscle in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Elon Musk is flexing his political muscle in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race in an effort to tip the scales in favor of the conservative candidate. The tech billionaire, who has emerged as a key ...The Hill - Feb. 25 -
Saudi Arabia quietly steps up releases of political prisoners
Rights groups say conservative and liberal critics of the kingdom are among dozens freed in recent weeksFinancial Times - Feb. 25 -
German politics froze out the far right for years – is this about to change?
Germany's main parties refuse to work with the far right, but the AfD wants to tear the firewall down.BBC News - Feb. 25 -
Republicans pushing forward on Medicaid changes, despite potential political fallout
House Republicans signaled they’re going full steam ahead on significant changes to Medicaid, despite pressure from Democrats and even some moderates in their party.ABC News - Feb. 27 -
Mirroring the far right on immigration backfired for Germany’s political centre | Johannes Hillje
Even the Greens hardened their rhetoric and lost votes as a result. The message is clear: the new government must offer hope, not hatred. Germany’s next government will be a coalition of the ...The Guardian - 6d -
Whole Hog Politics: Republicans look to New Jersey for an off-cycle upset
When we talk about the “honeymoon phase” of a new administration in Washington, it may be a deep bipartisan swoon or a one-sided affair like we have today. But the real honeymoon is for the rest of ...The Hill - 6d -
Vance on Pope’s immigration policy criticism: Catholics ‘too preoccupied’ with clergy's politics
Vice President Vance on Friday said that American Catholics focus too much on criticism coming from clergy members, in response to Pope Francis’ public disapproval of the Trump administration’s ...The Hill - 6d -
Political scientist Bjorn Lomborg: ‘You can’t spend on everything’
The ‘sceptical environmentalist’ used cost-benefit analysis to argue against emissions cuts. Now he has turned his attention to overseas aidFinancial Times - 6d -
Bangladesh student protesters form new party in political shake-up
Movement that led revolt against Sheikh Hasina seeks to challenge traditional duopolyFinancial Times - 5d -
Trump-Zelenskyy Oval Office meeting a 'calculated political ambush:' Democratic Senator
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, joins Meet the Press NOW for his reaction to the Oval Office meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President ...NBC News - 5d -
Military delegates lose sway at China’s signature political gathering
Xi Jinping’s purges have cast shadow over Beijing’s rubber stamp legislatureFinancial Times - 5d -
Democrats See Political Opening in G.O.P. Budget as Republicans Eye Medicaid Cuts
Democrats are rerunning the playbook that won them control of Congress in 2018, focusing on the cost of the G.O.P.’s tax cut plan for ordinary Americans, particularly when it comes to health care.The New York Times - 5d -
Cuomo jumps into New York mayor's race, attempting political comeback
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Saturday afternoon that he's entering New York City’s mayoral race, adding a big name to the already busy Democratic primary challenging Mayor Eric ...The Hill - 4d -
Andrew Cuomo attempts political comeback with run for New York City mayor
The former state governor resigned four years ago following allegations of sexual harassmentFinancial Times - 4d -
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith turns up political talk, triggering 2028 speculation
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith is taking on a new role in Democratic politics as the party searches for its identity after its loss to President Trump in November. Smith expressed interest in ...The Hill - 4d -
Centrist Dem group rails against leftist identity politics and purity tests
Centrist Democrats produced a five-page document of takeaways at a retreat organized by Third Way.Politico - 3d -
Conan O’Brien’s Oscars Monologue: Little Roasting, No Politics, Very Silly
The host evoked some of his delightfully experimental bits from his old late-night show.The New York Times - 3d -
LA Times to display AI-generated political rating on opinion pieces
Los Angeles paper’s ‘Insights’ tool comes after months of public debate between opinion staff and billionaire owner. Some Los Angeles Times opinion pieces will now be published with an artificial ...The Guardian - 2d -
Murphy on fighting Trump: 'This threat is unique' but 'political gravity still exists'
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) has become a very outspoken member of his party on combatting President Trump and his actions, saying that while the danger to American democracy is unprecedented, ...The Hill - 2d