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The new Republican war on science

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s appointment is characteristic of Trump’s hostility to expertise

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Tonight’s Monologue Is for Republicans’

Kimmel made a 19-minute case against Donald Trump on Tuesday, asking viewers to “send it to a Republican you love.” (He did throw in a Biden joke.)

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

Republicans maintain their grip on state capitals

Republicans broke up ruling trifectas in Michigan and Minnesota, while limiting their losses in Wisconsin.

Politics - Politico - November 6

Republicans retake control of US Senate

Republicans gain three seats, guaranteeing them at least 52 out of 100 in the new upper chamber.

FirstFT: Trump’s first appointment

Also in today’s newsletter, Fed cuts rates and Citi revamps wealth banker pay

World - Financial Times - November 8

Europe’s unity at risk as sense of crisis grows

The EU needs investment to boost growth and competitiveness, but the debate over who pays has echoes of the financial crisis

World - Financial Times - November 8

Republicans projected to maintain control of House

CBS News projected Wednesday that Republicans will keep their majority in the House, which along with control of the Senate, will make it easier for President-elect Donald Trump to fill his Cabinet ...

Trump's Rubio pick divides Republicans

Tensions are brewing over President-elect Trump’s move to tap Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to serve as secretary of State, with some of the president-elect’s allies voicing concerns about the pick. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

FirstFT: Republicans complete Congress sweep

Also in today’s newsletter, France boycotts COP29 and renowned conservative lawyer dies

World - Financial Times - November 14

Republicans flip Pennsylvania Senate seat

Republican David McCormick is projected to defeat Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in one of the nation's preeminent battlegrounds, according to Decision Desk HQ, adding to the party's margins after it took ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

Jeffries: Republicans don't have a mandate

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday rejected the idea that voters delivered an Election Day mandate to Donald Trump and the Republicans, arguing that the GOP’s razor-thin ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Republicans Block Release of Gaetz Report

Also, Biden agreed to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

The Clean Energy Boom in Republican Districts

Trump has said he’ll repeal President Biden’s climate law, but one North Carolina district shows how hard unwinding multibillion-dollar projects could be.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Georgia's president urges the West to support opposition protests against governing party's declared election victory

World - ABC News - October 28

People opt out of organ donation programs after reports of a man mistakenly declared dead

Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people refusing to become organ donors, their confidence shaken by reports that organs were nearly retrieved from a Kentucky man mistakenly declared dead

Health - ABC News - October 28

Spain floods latest: three days of mourning declared after dozens killed – as weather alert level raised

Prime minister Pedro Sánchez warned the weather in the Valencia region was still ‘wreaking havoc’. Dozens feared dead after torrential rain and floods in Spain People in Spain: have you ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Dodgers World Series parade: Clayton Kershaw declares himself 'Dodger for life' with player option looming

Clayton Kershaw made his intentions clear while celebrating his team's World Series title.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

2025 NFL Draft: League implements extended deadline for players in CFP National Championship to declare

The announcement comes ahead of the first 12-team College Football Playoff in 2024-25

Sports - CBS Sports - November 6

Election Day 2024 live updates: Trump declares victory, claims 'powerful mandate'

Vice President Harris and former President Trump are awaiting the results of the presidential election, with the race remaining deadlocked and many pundits considering it a jump ball.

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Trump wins Arizona, completing sweep of all seven battleground states, AP declares

Donald Trump now has what is expected to be a final total of 312 electoral college votes, with Kamala Harris securing 226. Donald Trump has won the presidential election in Arizona, the Associated ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

Trump declares Senate majority candidates should allow him to make recess appointments

President-elect Donald Trump involved himself publicly in the Senate leadership race for the first time, writing in a post on TruthSocial that anyone running to be the next Senate Majority Leader ...

Politics - NBC News - November 10

Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities

Pakistani authorities have declared a health emergency in the country's east due to smog

Health - ABC News - November 15

From the Amazon rainforest, Biden declares nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy

Joe Biden witnessed the devastation of drought up close as the first sitting American president to set foot the Amazon rainforest

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Trump signals use of military for deportations

President-elect Trump recirculated a social media post Monday suggesting his incoming administration will declare an immigration national emergency and use military assets to support his mass ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Matt Gaetz ‘paid for sex’, says lawyer for two women who testified to House committee – live

Attorney for witnesses who testified in the investigation relating to Matt Gaetz says the former congressman paid the women to have sex with him. Trump pick Matt Gaetz under further scrutiny amid ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

I Want to Talk review – Abhishek Bachchan is Mad Men-style ad man who declares war on cancer

A greater degree of setup would have given this story of a Don Draper type’s determination to beat a terminal diagnosis more dramatic heft. This drama starts promisingly enough, with a zippy, ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Donald Trump announces picks for labor and treasury departments, CDC and surgeon general in flurry of nominations – live

Scott Bessent, Russ Vought, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Sebastian Gorka and Dave Weldon among choices for key posts in second Trump administration. Trump picks hedge-fund investor Scott Bessent for ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

The Republican crackup: A clash between liberty and democracy

The real reason that we in the Republican base don’t care about Trump’s norm-breaking is because we don’t care about those norms.

Politics - The Hill - October 27

Republicans slam Sheehy critics for past comments

Republicans are pushing back on critics of Montana Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy by pointing out their histories of supporting Democrats and making partisan statements. Dave Madden, the ...