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German lawmakers back new leader's plan for huge military spending boom
Under pressure from Trump and with Russia menacing, Germany's incoming leader plans to revamp the country's defense posture. Can he deliver?CBS News - 23h -
German tourists’ ordeal reportedly ending as they are returned from US detention
Jessica Brösche to join Lucas Sielaff, who is reported to have returned to Germany on 6 March. A German tourist detained by US immigration authorities is due to be deported back to Germany on ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
German MPs approve €500bn spending boost to counter ‘Putin’s war of aggression’
Historic levels of spending on military and infrastructure secured in Bundestag with last-minute backing of Greens. Europe live – latest updates Germany’s parliament has voted in favour of ...The Guardian - 3d -
Democrats push back on plans to use military installations as migrant detention centers
Democratic lawmakers are pushing back against Trump administration plans to detain thousands of immigrants living in the country illegally at U.S. military sites. In a letter signed by nine ...The Hill - 3d -
Moskowitz reads back GOP 'mean tweets' ahead of CR vote
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) read back some of the “mean tweets” from Republican lawmakers about continuing resolutions (CR) ahead of Tuesday’s vote. “It’s CR day on Capitol Hill, and what is ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Ken Roczen becomes a United States citizen
Ken Roczen: 'It is not very often you leave the house as a German and come back as an American.'Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Nations League: Merino saves Spain in Netherlands, Germany roar back at Italy
Arsenal’s makeshift striker on target again in 2-2 draw Goretzka gives Germans the edge in quarter-final Spain snatched a stoppage-time equaliser against the 10 men of the Netherlands to ...The Guardian - 1d -
Ohio lawmakers push for NASA headquarters move to Cleveland
A group of Ohio lawmakers in Congress is pushing for NASA headquarters to be moved from Washington, D.C., to Cleveland. The lawmakers argued in a letter Tuesday to Vice President Vance, who is from ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
UK economy shrinks in January; stocks and euro jump on German debt deal – as it happened
UK economy unexpectedly contracts by 0.1% in January in blow to the chancellor ahead of spring statement; Friedrich Merz declares: ‘Germany is back’. Let’s look at the GDP figures in more detail.. ...The Guardian - Mar. 14 -
House Republicans push Trump-backed bill to avoid shutdown, sparking backlash
High-stakes vote puts GOP lawmakers at odds with Democrats over cuts to social services and military boosts. House Republicans are gambling on a near party-line vote on Tuesday to avoid a looming ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
A veteran conservative lawmaker is sworn in as Greece’s new president
Veteran conservative lawmaker Constantine Tassoulas has been sworn in as Greece’s new president, replacing Katerina SakellaropoulouABC News - Mar. 13 -
Trump pardons convicted lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel
Trump pardons convicted Tennessee lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel.ABC News - Mar. 13 -
ThyssenKrupp’s warship division expects its market size to triple as defense spending surges
That comes on the back of the German parliament voting in favor of a major fiscal package, which includes changes to debt policies for higher defense spending.CNBC - 1d -
German man with green card ‘violently interrogated’ by US border officials
Berlin checking if US immigration policy has changed after Fabian Schmidt becomes third German to be detained. Berlin is investigating whether US immigration policy has changed, after a German ...The Guardian - 3d -
GOP lawmakers conflicted over Trump’s clash with judiciary
Republican lawmakers are conflicted over how to respond to President Trump’s confrontational standoff with the federal judiciary, which drew a rare public rebuke Tuesday from Chief Justice John ...The Hill - 3d -
Ultrasound now needed for pill abortions in Wyoming after lawmakers override veto
Women planning pill abortions in Wyoming will need to get an ultrasound after lawmakers overrode the governor's veto of the new measureABC News - Mar. 5 -
Lawmakers approve ban on devices that convert semi-automatic weapons
Alabama lawmakers approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine gunsABC News - 3d -
German Tourists Detained for Weeks, Then Deported From U.S.
Amid President Trump’s border crackdown, German news media have closely followed the treatment of two tourists who say they tried to enter the United States legally.The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
Democrats feel the heat at town halls, too: From the Politics Desk
Democrats are responding to calls at town halls to more forcefully push back against President Donald Trump — and how one lawmaker is stepping into the party’s leadership void.NBC News - 1d -
After Elon Musk’s Delaware exit, state lawmakers weigh bill to overhaul corporate law
Delaware lawmakers are considering a bill that aims to make the state attractive to investors and executives.CNBC - Mar. 15 -
Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan
A bipartisan group of lawmakers urge the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests in coming decadesABC News - Mar. 10 -
Comic-loving German goalkeeper finds peace, and himself, in Japan
Svend Brodersen was fascinated with Japan as a child -- now the German goalkeeper plays in the country and is fondly known as an "otaku", someone obsessed with Japanese pop culture.Brodersen, whose ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Tottenham decide against permanent purchase of Timo Werner
Florian Plettenberg reports that Timo Werner is heading back to his Bundesliga club at the end of the season. The German’s 18-month-loan with Tottenham Hotspur draws to a close at the end of the ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
The Champions Challenge: Yann Bisseck and Mehdi Taremi go head to head!
Champions Challenge is back, the Inter TV format in which the Nerazzurri face each other in a fun series of quizzes and tests. The eighth episode has an international twist to it as the German ...Yahoo Sports - 2h -
Uefa to discuss penalty rules with lawmakers after Alvarez miss
Uefa says it will enter discussions with football's lawmakers over rules around penalties after Julian Alvarez's spot kick was controversially disallowed in Atletico Madrid's Champions League exit.BBC News - Mar. 13 -
GOP lawmakers tackle challenge of turning Trump actions into laws
Republican lawmakers who are jubilant about President Trump’s flurry of executive orders and actions reshaping the government are staring down a challenge: making those changes last by turning them ...The Hill - 6d -
Kentucky lawmakers pass legislation removing conversion therapy restrictions
Kentucky lawmakers passed a measure Friday seeking to protect the controversial practice known as conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth, repealing an executive order from Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear ...The Hill - 3d -
Canadian lawmaker to Trump: Economy 'smarter than your stupidity right now'
Canadian lawmaker Charlie Angus hammered President Trump’s wide-ranging tariff agenda, arguing the economy is “bigger and broader and smarter than your stupidity right now” and that Ottawa will ...The Hill - 1d -
Lawmakers worry US will give up military command of NATO
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Lawmakers worry US will give up military command of NATO Former ...The Hill - 1d -
The Assassination of Jeff German
A Las Vegas journalist is stabbed to death while investigating claims a boss was toxic. Did his reporting make him a target? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.CBS News - Mar. 9 -
German women's football great Fitschen dies at age 56
German women's football great Doris Fitschen has died after a long illness at age 56, the domestic federation DFB said on Sunday, citing her family. "I am shocked and very saddened by the death of ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Banner dispute delays German soccer game between Bochum and Frankfurt
A dispute over fan banners blocking emergency exits caused kickoff to be delayed by nearly an hour in a German Bundesliga game between Bochum and Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. The referee sent ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
How every German MP voted on reforming the debt brake
German MPs have voted to pass a motion to loosen the country’s strict borrowing rules, altering the constitution. The measure had been proposed by Friedrich Merz, the presumptive incoming ...The Guardian - 3d -
White House on French politician suggesting US return Statue of Liberty: 'Absolutely not'
The White House on Monday pushed back on a French politician who called for the United States to return the Statue of Liberty to France, jabbing the "low-level" French lawmaker. “Absolutely not,” ...The Hill - 4d -
Midfielder Magull ends German women's national team career
Midfielder Lina Magull has announced the end of her career in the German national women's team. Inter Milan's Magull, 30, win 77 caps between 2015 and 2014. She won the under-20 World Cup, was a ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Nigel Farage’s Reform U.K. Refers Lawmaker to Police Over Claims of Threats to Another Party Official
Reform U.K., led by Nigel Farage, said it was investigating claims that one of its lawmakers had bullied staff members. He was also accused of “threats of physical violence” against another top ...The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
French lawmaker who uses a wheelchair wins a change in voting rules that discriminated against him
French lawmakers have agreed unanimously to change the way they vote, opting to eliminate a balloting method that discriminated against a parliamentarian who uses a wheelchair because it required ...ABC News - Mar. 12 -
Viral video of Oreo the dog's L.A. fire reunion inspires lawmaker to help save pets during disasters
A California lawmaker this week introduced legislation inspired by the viral reunion of “Oreo” the dog and his owner during the Los Angeles fires that aims to help save pets left behind during ...NBC News - 4d -
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Bo Henriksen praises all four of Mainz’s German call-ups: “Recognition for the whole team.”
Mainz 05 head coach Bo Henriksen received a chance to comment on the nomination of two of his players to the German national team on Friday. The respective stories of Jonathan Burkardt and Nadiem ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14
