Is Bipartisan Reform of the Clemency Process Likely

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Can Farage’s party changes limit the scope for infighting?

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Bipartisan senators unveil bill banning DeepSeek on government devices

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Thursday to ban Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek’s products from government devices and networks. The bill, introduced ...

The Hill - Feb. 27

Bipartisan congressional duo encourages governors to ban DeepSeek on government devices

Growing concerns around the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek have led a pair of congressional lawmakers to encourage governors around the country to ban the app on government devices.

NBC News - 3d

Gov. Gavin Newsom tells parole board to investigate Menendez brothers for clemency

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has directed the state's parole board to investigate whether Erik and Lyle Menendez pose an "unreasonable" public safety risk if released from prison, where the ...

NBC News - Feb. 26

Newsom instructs parole board to evaluate risk of possible clemency for Menendez brothers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) directed the state’s parole board to evaluate the risk of possibly granting clemency to Erik and Lyle Menendez. Newsom’s announcement came on a teaser trailer ...

The Hill - Feb. 26

Menendez brothers to undergo parole board risk assessment, signaling possibility of clemency

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state parole board to assess whether the Menendez brothers would endanger the public after 35 years in prison. They're serving life sentences for the ...

CBS News - Feb. 27

Technology is speeding up tax season, but not the audit process

Politicians on both sides of the political aisles should relish giving their constituents a much-deserved psychological rest after completing their tax-return filing duties.

The Hill - Feb. 25

Funeral procession for Bibas family under way in Israel

Yahoo News - Feb. 26

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 reforms

Financial Times - Feb. 25

Tinubu ex-ally criticises Nigeria reforms

Yahoo News - Feb. 25

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 - 2d

Sum of employment reforms risks stifling labour market

The government’s far-reaching plans could make the economy less dynamic

Financial Times - 1d

Farage hits back at Reform MP's leadership criticism

Farage rejects suggestions from Rupert Lowe that Reform UK is a "protest party led by the Messiah".

BBC News - 7h

Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party says it will begin process of disbanding

Democratic party chair Lo Kin-hei would not comment on whether Beijing put pressure on members. Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party, which became an influential voice of opposition before ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

The remarkable banter of Cory Barlog and Neil Druckmann on the creative process

Cory Barlog and Neil Druckmann had a remarkable conversation at the Dice Summit about their approaches to creativity.

VentureBeat - Feb. 21

Intel launches Xeon 6 processors with performance cores for 2X AI processing

Intel is launching its new Intel Xeon 6 processors with performance-cores, offering better performance across data center workloads and up to two times higher performance in AI processing. The ...

VentureBeat - Feb. 24

Italy defends plan to process asylum-seekers in Albania at EU’s top court

Yahoo News - Feb. 25

'More a procession than a race' - when could Liverpool seal title?

With Liverpool taking a 13-point lead at the top of the Premier League table, BBC Sport looks at when they could wrap up the title.

BBC News - Feb. 26

You.com unveils AI research agent that processes 400+ sources at once

You.com launches ARI, a cutting-edge AI research agent that processes over 400 sources in minutes, revolutionizing market research and empowering faster, more accurate business decision-making.

VentureBeat - Feb. 27

Micron launches new memory chips to keep up with AI processing

Micron announced its first 1y (1-gamma) DDR5 memory chip samples this week, and it says this is part of its contribution to systems that keep up with AI.

VentureBeat - 3d

'Review' time: Congress looks to its own regulatory veto process

Congress has a process called the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that allows it to disapprove proposed federal regulations, and while it has been used once prior to 2017, it was only utilized once ...

The Hill - 14h

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 hears

Financial 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 early

Financial 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 lines

Financial 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 - 6d

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 - 3d

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 - 2d

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 - 2d

Liz Kendall seeks to win over OBR with benefits reforms

Work and pensions secretary is laying groundwork for overhaul of welfare system

Financial Times - 1d

A Threat to Britain’s Conservatives as Donors Fund Reform U.K., a Populist Rival

A New York Times analysis of campaign finance data shows an influx of funding to Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration Reform U.K. party from fossil fuel investors, climate skeptics and multimillionaires.

The New York Times - 6h