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Judge approves special counsel's request to dismiss Trump's Jan. 6 charges
A judge is signing off on special counsel Jack Smith's request to dismiss his federal investigation into President-elect Donald Trump. The cases concerned Trump's mishandling of classified ...Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Israeli Cabinet approves ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah
The ceasefire went into effect 4 a.m. Wednesday, local time, which was five hours after the ceasefire agreement was announced.Top stories - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Cease-Fire in Lebanon Takes Effect
The truce is intended to stop more than a year of fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.World - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Israel Approves Cease-Fire With Lebanon Aimed at Ending Hezbollah Conflict
The cease-fire is intended to halt more than a year of fighting with the Hezbollah militia and could help defuse a broader regional crisis.World - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago -
Wednesday Briefing: Israel Approves Hezbollah Cease-Fire Deal
Plus, Mexico reacts to Trump’s tariff threats.World - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Israel Approves Cease-Fire With Hezbollah to Halt War in Lebanon
President Biden said the 60-day truce, which the United States helped broker, would take effect early Wednesday, and was intended to become permanent, ending Lebanon’s deadliest war in decades.World - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
‘It has been bumpy’: Starmer reckons with plunging approval ratings
Even allies of the UK prime minister, whose approval ratings have collapsed, say he needs to raise his game — and quicklyWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
European parliament approves new von der Leyen commission
Second-term team reflects growing appeal of conservative and hard-right parties in EuropeWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Australian Senate approves social media ban on under-16s
The ban aims to reduce "harms" on children and will take at least a year to implement, the PM says.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Eurozone inflation rose to 2.3% in November
Price pressures surpass European Central Bank’s target for first time since AugustBusiness - Financial Times - 19 hours ago -
Louise Haigh’s damaging exit puts question mark over UK transport agenda
Plus, Keir Starmer’s immigration cynicism may pay off — or deal an electoral blowBusiness - Financial Times - 19 hours ago -
UK mortgage market perks up as refinancing burden eases
Bank of England data highlights impact of decline in interest ratesWorld - Financial Times - 13 hours ago -
Lawmakers are vetting the EU chief's new team. It might be tough but she has the right on her side
The influence of nationalist and populist parties on the European Union will be on public display next week when lawmakers vet new members of the bloc's increasingly powerful executive branchWorld - ABC News - November 3 -
Dutch lawmaker Wilders wants to deport those convicted of violence against Israeli soccer fans
Hard-right Dutch political leader Geert Wilders has blamed “Moroccans” for attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam last week and recommended the deportation of people convicted of involvement ...World - ABC News - November 14 -
'Reckless pick': Lawmakers express doubts that Gaetz can get confirmed as attorney general
“I think he has a zero percent shot of getting through the Senate," said Donald Trump ally Rep. Max Miller.Politics - Politico - November 13 -
Dutch lawmaker Wilders wants to deport those convicted of violence against Israeli soccer fans
Hard-right Dutch political leader Geert Wilders has blamed “Moroccans” for attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam last week and recommended the deportation of people convicted of involvement ...Sports - ABC News - November 14 -
South Korean court finds former lawmaker guilty of misusing funds meant for sexual slavery victims
South Korea’s Supreme Court has handed a suspended prison sentence to a former lawmaker who was found guilty of embezzling funds while leading a group supporting Korean survivors of Japan’s wartime ...World - ABC News - November 14 -
Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand's parliament during fraught race relations debate
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous ...World - ABC News - November 14 -
Texas Supreme Court rules against lawmakers, allowing for Robert Roberson's execution to proceed
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against lawmakers who used their subpoena power to halt the execution of a death row inmate for his daughter’s “shaken baby” death, paving the way for it to proceed.Top stories - NBC News - November 15 -
45 pro-democracy activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong
Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists have been sentenced to four to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving ...World - ABC News - November 19 -
As he retires, Ohio lawmaker recalls 2017 shooting at House GOP baseball practice
As he gets ready to retire, GOP Rep. Brad Wenstrup often thinks about the day Rep. Steve Scalise, one of the House Republican leaders, was shot during a baseball practice.Top stories - CBS News - November 19 -
EU lawmakers seal a deal to rubber-stamp one of the bloc's most right-leaning executives
European Union lawmakers have rubber-stamped a new team of policy commissioners for the next five years to head one of the bloc's most rightward-leaning executive branches everWorld - ABC News - November 20