Category: Politics
Boosters Are Complicating Efforts to Persuade the Unvaccinated to Get Shots
Dan Mehan, president of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a pro-business group in a state where vaccination rates lag nationally, is p [...]
As Democrats Trim Spending Bill, Some Americans Fear Being Left Behind
WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress are curbing their ambitions for President Biden’s economic agenda, and Jennifer Mount, a home health care aide, [...]
Ex-Labour staff deny leaking anti-Semitism report
The document claimed factional opposition to Jeremy Corbyn hindered the party's handling of complaints.
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Lawmakers Press to Rescue Afghan Relatives of U.S. Troops
WASHINGTON — More than a month after a frenzied U.S. effort to evacuate thousands facing retribution from the Taliban in Afghanistan, members of Co [...]
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
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Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to ca [...]
Do we need an external revenue service now that tax havens exist?
Do we need an external revenue service now that tax havens exist?
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Asian pols near breakthrough moment in mayor’s races
In an interview, Pureval said when he started his first campaign for office in 2016, some fellow Democrats tried to persuade him to not run at all [...]
Iraq’s parliamentary vote marred by boycott, voter apathy
Polls closed at 1500 GMT following 11 hours of voting. Results are expected within the next 24 hours, according to the independent body that overs [...]
Dems thought giving voters cash was the key to success. So what happened?
A POLITICO/Morning Consult poll released last week showed that 61 percent of respondents said they’d received the credit — a $300 payment per mont [...]
Partial results show pro-Iran groups losing Iraq election
Al-Sadr’s candidates beat out Iran’s favored candidates from the Fatah Alliance to come out first, according to preliminary results. The Fatah All [...]
East Yorkshire councillor told to apologise over Nazi email
David Rudd sent an email to the Mayor of Market Weighton asking if he had Nazi ancestors.
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Gas price rises: Kwarteng asks Treasury to help firms over cost
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng requests support for industries hit by soaring energy costs.
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Carbon dioxide supply deal agreed between government and firms
The business secretary says companies will have a sustainable supply of CO2 even as gas prices rise.
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Facebook whistleblower to appear before UK Parliament
Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen will appear before MPs looking into regulating big technology.
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Seema Malhotra on energy prices and supplies
The government must "keep all options on the table" to guarantee fuel supplies in the UK, Labour has said.Shadow business minister Seema Malhotra c [...]