Category: Politics
Supreme Court Backs Employer in Suit Over Strike Losses
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that federal labor law did not protect a union from liability for damage that arose during a strike, and that a st [...]
Government to launch Covid inquiry legal challenge
Government to launch legal challenge over Covid inquiry's demand for WhatsApp messages and documents.
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Debt Limit Fight Moves to the Senate
Debate on a bipartisan bill to suspend the debt limit and impose spending caps moved on Thursday to the Senate, where leaders of both parties were wor [...]
Hospital works yet to start despite government claim – trust
Refurbishing works at two London hospitals under the government's "40 new hospitals" pledge are yet to begin, a health trust says, despite claims by t [...]
Arif Ahmed appointed freedom of speech director
Claire Coutinho, minister for children, families and wellbeing, said: "We're making history with the Freedom of Speech Act, ensuring that fear does no [...]
Deadline looms in row over WhatsApp release to Covid inquiry
The government is in a stand-off with the Covid inquiry over Boris Johnson's texts to officials and ministers.
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Rishi Sunak prioritises illegal migration in European talks
A summit of 47 nations in Moldova is likely to be dominated by the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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Millennials Are Not an Exception. They’ve Moved to the Right.
Fifteen years ago, a new generation of young voters propelled Barack Obama to a decisive victory that augured a new era of Democratic dominance.Fiftee [...]
E. Jean Carroll and Mary Trump Are Writing a Novel on Substack
Earlier this year, Mary Trump, a niece and prominent critic of Donald J. Trump, had a bad bout of writer’s block. She was juggling several nonfiction [...]
China Investing in Open-Source Intelligence Collection on the U.S.
Why It Matters: Beijing’s open-source intelligence collection could give it an advantage.As the relationship between the United States and China has b [...]
Talk of Racism Proves Thorny for G.O.P. Candidates of Color
Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina opened his presidential candidacy with a story of the nation’s bitter, racist past. It is one that he tells often, [...]
Can Politics and Poverty in Fresno Change?
Driving down the last steep grade of Tejon Pass, you come upon a fold in the earth of middle California where the tentacles of Los Angeles end and a n [...]
Geraint Davies: Labour MP suspended over behaviour claims
The party says the allegations against Geraint Davies are "incredibly serious".
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How Much Money Would the Debt Ceiling Deal Save? It’s Complicated.
A crucial question for the bipartisan debt-limit deal is deceptively complicated: How much would it actually reduce federal spending?The answer depend [...]
McCarthy Emerges From Debt-Limit Fight With Victories, and Some Wounds
When the debt limit fight began, it was widely assumed that Speaker Kevin McCarthy, untested and inexperienced in high-stakes negotiations, would eith [...]