Category: Politics
William H. Luers, Diplomat Who Backed Czech Dissident Leader, Dies at 95
His longtime career in the Foreign Service included protecting Vaclav Havel, the writer and dissident who became the first president of the Czech Repu [...]
Trump Is to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One
The plan raises substantial ethical issues, given the immense value of the lavishly-appointed plane and the fact that Mr. Trump plans to use it after [...]
Images of the city’s mayors to mark 25 years representing London
Twenty-five years ago this month, the first mayor of London was elected. Three men have held the office. Ken Livingstone was elected in 2000 as an ind [...]
Labour to unveil big immigration plans next week
Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurakBBC"A failed free market experiment" – that's how the home secretary will describe t [...]
Overseas care hiring to end under migration crackdown, home secretary says
Care workers will no longer be recruited from overseas as part of a crackdown on visas for lower-skilled workers, the home secretary has told the BBC. [...]
How Dartmouth Has Avoided Trump’s Retribution So Far
Dartmouth College is not on the Trump administration’s target lists and its funding remains intact, unlike the rest of its peers. Its president may be [...]
As Trump and RFK Jr. Reach Into Parents’ Lives, Can Democrats Capitalize?
As prices of baby gear surge and vaccine misinformation spreads, some Democrats see a chance to tap into parents’ raw emotions — something Republicans [...]
What’s likely to be in Labour’s immigration crackdown?
Brian WheelerPolitical reporterGetty ImagesHome Secretary Yvette Cooper is preparing to unveil fresh plans to reduce UK net migration, which last year [...]
Kyiv ceasefire talks mark a ‘significant moment’, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has said that the outcome of talks between Ukraine's allies in Kyiv marks a "significant moment" in the push to secure a ceasefire in [...]
Can Trump Rename the Persian Gulf?
His suggestion to call the body of water the “Arabian Gulf” has apparently done the impossible: Unite Iranians.
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Reluctant at First, Trump Officials Intervened in South Asia as Nuclear Fears Grew
After Vice President JD Vance suggested that the conflict between India and Pakistan was not America’s problem, the Trump administration grew concerne [...]
Elon Musk’s Use of X Mimics Hearst’s and Ford’s Manipulation of Media
The Tesla billionaire is using his social media site X to rant and accuse. The politics of rage rarely worked out well for earlier moguls.
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Trump, Raking In Cash, Expands His Power in the G.O.P. Money World
His super PAC, which is said to have amassed $400 million alongside its nonprofit arm, has grown even more influential. And powerful groups for congre [...]
Trump Calls for 20,000 Extra Officers to Help With Deportation Efforts
The order, which would use state and local officers, among others, would represent an enormous expansion of immigration enforcement. But it is unclear [...]
With US Trade Deal, UK Steel Industry Feels Some Much Needed Relief
The agreement to lift the 25 percent duty on steel exported to the United States provided some relief for struggling businesses, but uncertainties for [...]