New poll shows risks for Starmer over spending choices
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New poll shows Trump with highest job approval, but early challenges on the economy
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Steve Kornacki: Voters sour on Trump’s handling of the economy in NBC News poll
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New York support for congestion pricing rises as Trump moves against policy: Poll
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Poll: Majority unhappy with Trump's appointees, as some face heat over group chat
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Keir Starmer’s poll ratings leap after Trump withdraws support for Ukraine
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GOP's Burchett berates CNN anchor over spending cuts coverage
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Americans increasingly worried about tariffs despite Trump’s assurances, new poll shows
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Starmer tells global leaders to 'keep the pressure' on Putin over ceasefire in Ukraine
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Starmer tells global leaders to 'keep the pressure' on Putin over ceasefire in Ukraine
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Keir Starmer: ‘Putin is dragging his feet over 30-day Ukraine ceasefire’
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Senate Democrats' impending choice: Shutdown or surrender
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New Spanish-language ad in GOP districts sounds alarm on Medicaid cuts
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Updating Ole Miss baseball in college baseball polls following Arkansas series
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John Terry criticises Enzo Maresca’s choices/tactics for the second time this week
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Steve Kornacki: Democratic Party popularity hits new low in poll
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Type 2 diabetes increases risk of liver and pancreatic cancers, study shows
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Starmer must drop ‘cruel’ Pip proposals or face ‘mother of all rebellions’, Labour MP says – UK politics live
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NHS England abolition shows ‘we have to take difficult decisions’, says Starmer – UK politics live
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