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Liz Kendall seeks to win over OBR with benefits reforms
Work and pensions secretary is laying groundwork for overhaul of welfare systemFinancial Times - 1d -
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Can Farage’s party changes limit the scope for infighting?Financial Times - Feb. 21 -
Mexico to reform constitution in wake of US terrorism designations
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum says she will propose reforms to the country’s constitution to protect Mexico’s sovereignty after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration designated six ...ABC News - Feb. 20 -
Nagel calls for reforms as Bundesbank suffers €19bn loss
German central bank’s boss points to more interest rate cuts and urges country’s next government to embark on supply-side reformsFinancial Times - Feb. 25 -
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Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is upending British politics
Over the past decade and a half, much of the world has entered a new form of politics in which results must be delivered faster and better than before.The Hill - Feb. 26 -
Key Republican lays out ideas for FEMA reform
Rep. Dale Strong (R-Ala.) outlined several possible ideas for overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during a House hearing on Tuesday. Strong, the chair of the emergency ...The Hill - 1d -
Sum of employment reforms risks stifling labour market
The government’s far-reaching plans could make the economy less dynamicFinancial Times - 1d -
VA secretary: 'We're not cutting benefits'
Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins defended the Trump administration's recent layoffs at the department, arguing Thursday that cuts have not been made to "critical health care" or other ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Trump Berates Zelensky and Putin Benefits
The United States’ relationship with Ukraine erupted in a storm of acrimony on Friday as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in an explosive ...The New York Times - 4d -
USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers
The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown a host of climate science and crop projects into chaos.Wired - Feb. 20 -
Bieber, Carell skate in benefit game for L.A. fires
Musician Justin Bieber was among a host of celebrities who laced up their skates, along with Hockey Hall of Famer Mark Messier, on Sunday afternoon to support relief funds for the Los Angeles fires ...ESPN - Feb. 24 -
Questioning the risks and benefits of vaccines isn’t spreading misinformation
I could discuss risks and benefits in a more sophisticated way if I better understood a patient's risk versus their protection against a given virus or bacteria.The Hill - Feb. 25 -
Sanders reintroducing measure increasing Social Security benefits
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is reintroducing a measure that would increase Social Security benefits. Sanders is joined by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Val ...The Hill - 6d -
6-month CD benefits to know this March
A 6-month CD offers several advantages right now. Find out what the benefits are and how much you could earn.CBS News - 6d -
Cancer family 'financially broken' by benefits wait
Charity report finds seven-month average wait for families of children with cancer to access benefits.BBC News - 3d -
5 surprising debt management program benefits to know
There are many debt relief strategies to consider, but debt management offers some unique perks in particular.CBS News - 2d -
How to Turn Viral Content Into a Lasting Benefit
Refinery29 co-founder Piera Gelardi and Healthy Roots Dolls founder Yelitsa Jean-Charles talk about making a viral moment last.Inc. - 16h -
Ex-Reform UK Wales leader accused of taking Russian-linked bribes
The ex-MEP and former UKIP Wales leader made favourable statements about Russia for money, a court hears.BBC News - Feb. 24 -
Ex-leader of Reform in Wales accused of taking bribes for pro-Russia messages
Nathan Gill made comments and wrote media articles on Ukraine while an MEP, court hearsFinancial Times - Feb. 24 -
First cross-party talks on social care reform postponed
The five largest parties in England were due to meet this week - but the BBC has learned the talks have been cancelled.BBC News - Feb. 25 -
Argentina’s chainsaw reformer is more orthodox than he looks
The risk is that President Javier Milei declares victory in his economic programme too earlyFinancial Times - Feb. 27 -
Lise Klaveness: ‘If Fifa followed their own reforms, it would be very good. But they didn’t’
The first female president of Norway’s FA will soon have a seat on Uefa’s ExCo, but she has no intention of being any less disruptive to football’s governing bodies. Lise Klaveness cut a lonely ...The Guardian - Feb. 27 -
GPs to offer online appointments across the day in reform deal
UK health secretary says deal will end ‘8am scramble’ to see a doctor and free up phone linesFinancial Times - 6d -
Germany and the European Union should brace for difficult structural reforms
Twenty-five years after the launch of the euro, the European Union faces a serious predicament.The Hill - 5d -
Labour steps up attacks on Farage and Reform over pro-Russia stance
Government targets party’s ‘softness on standing up to Putin’ to show Reform is out of step with UK public. Labour is setting out to increase its attacks on Nigel Farage’s Reform UK over its stance ...The Guardian - 5d -
First Lady of Illinois and former inmate team up for criminal justice reform
Illinois First Lady MK Pritzker and Willette Benford, who spent 24 years in prison, have formed a powerful alliance to support women reentering society. Their work has led to housing and job ...CBS News - 2d -
Congress can fix America's broken patent system with one reform
By passing the RESTORE Patent Rights Act without delay, lawmakers can bring common sense fairness back to our nation's patent system.The Hill - 1d -
Biden and Trump pardons come under scrutiny, renewing calls for reform
The back-to-back presidential clemencies by Biden and Trump leaned on politics, drawing intensive scrutiny of the process and its potential for abuse.NBC News - 1d -
Trump executive order could cut ‘infant assistance’ benefits for undocumented migrants
NBC News Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss a new executive order from President Trump and the latest legal challenges to his administration's ...NBC News - Feb. 20 -
How many people over 100 receive Social Security benefits?
Here's how many Social Security retirement checks go out to people 99 and older. Hint: It's far fewer than Trump claims.The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Could Elon Musk benefit from DOGE cuts at consumer protection watchdog?
Earlier this month, President Trump fired Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Lesley Stahl has more on the agency and the Trump administration's attempts to ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Redrawing of global energy markets map set to heap benefits on US
The prospects of peace and the return of Russian gas looks likely to serve the interests of Donald Trump. The Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine three years ago has reverberated through the global ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
No passengers, planes or benefits. Pakistan's newest airport is a bit of a mystery
Pakistan’s newest and most expensive airport is a bit of a mystery, with no passengers and no planesABC News - Feb. 23 -
Trump and Musk float 'DOGE dividends.' Low-income Americans might not benefit.
President Donald Trump recently touted the of "DOGE dividends," which came to a 30-year-old investor in a dream and caught the attention of Elon Musk on X.NBC News - Feb. 23 -
Revealed: how members of House of Lords benefit from commercial interests
Months-long Guardian investigation exposes weaknesses in code of conduct that could trigger calls for greater reform. Calls to toughen Lords rules as it is revealed one in 10 peers are paid for ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
Trump says House budget plan will not cut Medicaid benefits
President Trump said the budget plan he endorsed and that passed in the House will not lead to cuts to Medicaid benefits. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.CBS News - Feb. 26 -
Can your Social Security benefits be garnished by a debt collector?
If you receive Social Security and owe debt collectors money, your benefits could be at risk. Here's why.CBS News - 6d -
USWNT's Emma Hayes deserves benefit of the doubt after first loss -- for now
The first defeat for Hayes since taking the USWNT job was a disappointing one, snapping their run of five straight SheBelieves Cup titles, but the experience will help as this team builds towards ...ESPN - 6d -
Turkey-PKK Deal May Benefit Erdogan at Home and Abroad
The gambit could give the Turkish president a chance to extend his power, while also calming a conflict that threatens to undermine the new Syrian government.The New York Times - 5d
