• Lindsey Graham will fight Georgia 2020 election subpoena, his lawyers say
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from NPR Topics: Politics
    Attorneys representing Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday that he intends to challenge a subpoena compelling him to testify before a special grand jury in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump and his allies Graham's attorneys slammed the investigation into former President Donald Trump and his allies' actions in Georgia after the 2020 election as being coordinated with the Jan. 6 committee.
  • A Georgia monument, seen by some as satanic, was damaged from a predawn explosion
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from NPR Topics: Politics
    Law enforcement officials walk around the damaged Georgia Guidestones monument near Elberton, Ga., on Wednesday. The roadside attraction was built in 1980 from local granite, commissioned by an unknown person or group under the pseudonym R.C. Christian.
  • Taoiseach holds talks with Zelenskiy in Kyiv after visiting mass grave in Bucha
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    ‘I will use my visit to express Ireland’s support for moves to hold those behind these attacks fully accountable,’ Micheál Martin says
  • Implications of potential Johnson successor are being discussed on both sides of the Border
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Change at Downing Street could have profound effect on London’s approach to Northern Ireland protocol, officials say
  • A landmark day for international surrogacy but questions on commercial arrangements remain
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Analysis: Proposal for legal framework of parental recognition is a major milestone
  • Government loses Dáil majority as McHugh votes against mica legislation
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    McHugh will likely resign as FG party whip meaning Government loses majority
  • Vacant property tax on way in budget, Donohoe confirms
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Revenue figures suggest much lower numbers of vacant properties than reported in census
  • Proposed regulations on international surrogacy include legal rights for parents
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Committee proposes agreed financial supports for surrogate mothers for ‘reasonable expenses’
  • Defence Forces on standby at Dublin Airport to ‘avoid reputational damage’, Dáil hears
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Some 130 Defence Forces personnel set to be trained and available to support operations at the airport
  • Ireland could ‘adopt’ areas of Ukraine for reconstruction after the war, Simon Coveney says
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Ukraine will require a reconstruction plan similar in ambition to the post-war Marshall Plan, the Minister for Foreign Affairs believes
  • Soldiers have not received €1,000 Covid-19 bonus payment, Dáil hears
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Army personnel who were deployed to HSE testing and vaccination centres were due to recieve the payment
  • Middle-income families in ‘dire straits’ have been ‘left behind’ by back-to-school allowance increase, says Sinn Féin
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    'Any family with a household income of €621 a week won’t get a red cent of the back-to-school allowance,’ the Dáil heard
  • How will the Tories remove their unwanted leader?
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
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  • The question is being asked again: How will Boris get out of this one?
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Inside Politics: British prime minister's tenure makes politics on this side of the Irish Sea look tame in comparison
  • Deportations of those denied asylum to resume this year, Government confirms
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Move comes amid concern about escalating asylum claims: almost 6,500 applications this year compared to 2,649 in 2021
  • International surrogacy should be recognised in Ireland for first time, Oireachtas committee to recommend
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Committee on International Surrogacy to publish detailed report on Wednesday morning
  • Homlessness rises 16% in six months after thousands of eviction notices served
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Highest number of notices to quit served between January and April this year since data collection began in 2019
  • Bills going though Dáil at ‘scandalous’ pace ahead of recess, says Opposition
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Varadkar critical of time spent on statements and ‘show motions’ that have ‘absolutely no legal effect’
  • Almost 70% of Irish prisoners are early school leavers
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Many have ‘suffered extreme levels of social, economic and educational disadvantage’, Dáil committee hears
  • About 4,000 vulnerable children waiting on assessments to get school places
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    About 4,000 children waiting on a diagnostic assessment to get a school place, Oireachtas Committee hears
  • Taoiseach travelling to Ukraine to meet Zelenskiy
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Micheál Martin set to travel from Poland to Kyiv by land overnight
  • RTÉ must reduce reliance on public funding, says PAC
    Thursday, July 7, 2022 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Report raises concerns about gender pay gap at the national broadcaster
  • Iran says several foreigners including UK diplomat detained for alleged spying
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from World Politics
    Iran's Revolutionary Guards detain several foreigners, including Britain's second most senior envoy in Tehran, for alleged acts of spying.
  • Group aims to harness anger over crime to oust LA prosecutor
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politics RSS Feed
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County’s progressive prosecutor could be tossed from office like his counterpart in San Francisco after opponents on Wednesday said they submitted more than enough signatures to qualify for an election to...
  • Uvalde shooting victims are not getting funds fast enough, local officials say
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from NPR Topics: Politics
    People visit a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on June 2, 2022, to pay their respects to the victims killed in a school shooting. Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez and Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin say they've received complaints about the Uvalde Together Resiliency Center.
  • Georgia slabs called satanic by some torn down after bombing
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politics RSS Feed
    ATLANTA (AP) — A rural Georgia monument that some conservative Christians criticized as satanic and others dubbed “America's Stonehenge” was demolished Wednesday after a predawn bombing turned one of its four granite panels into rubble....
  • Georgia's Brian Kemp raises $3.8M for reelection bid
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politics RSS Feed
    ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Wednesday that his main campaign committee raised $3.8 million in the two months ended June 30, but heavy spending leading up to the Republican's blowout primary win meant that Kemp's total...
  • Where is the mafia when you need them?
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    Andrew Donaldson says it is unfair on the Sicilian mob to keep comparing the ANC to them
  • Another fire at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital – Jack Bloom
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    DA MPL says it is unbelievable that another fire could start at this hospital since they spend R40m on security
  • Inauguration of B-BBEE Advisory Council important development – BBC
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    Council says transformation should also usher in a new trajectory that would grow a new pool of black millionaires
  • The DA’s response to the electricity crisis
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    John Steenhuisen says his party will act urgently and firmly to end load-shedding in the shortest possible time
  • Bheki Cele patronises crime-affected communities – DA WCape
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    Party says Minister needs to start working with, and not against, provincial sub-national govts and stakeholders
  • Granting of bail for passport fraud syndicate disheartening – Herman Mashaba
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    ActionSA leader says it is unfortunate that Magistrate reduce initial bail amount of R2 000 to R500
  • Parliament must reconvene urgently – John Steenhuisen
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    DA leader says it is inconceivable that Parliament is shut during this time of national crisis
  • Stage 6 for SA while Eskom sells electricity to neighbours – Ghaleb Cachalia
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    DA MP says rolling blackouts estimated to cost country between R500m and R700m per stage, per day
  • Gordhan perpetuates SAA secrecy – Alf Lees
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    DA MP says minister is still refusing to answer parliamentary questions on the airline's affairs
  • Mr President, your economy is built on falsehoods – AfriForum Youth
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    Organisation presents a book on basic economic facts to Ramaphosa
  • NDZ warms to idea of learning from DA municipalities – Cilliers Brink
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    DA MP says his party suggested last year that Cape Town share municipal governance best practices with struggling metros
  • Appeals court hears arguments over GOP-leaning states' suit to end DACA
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from NPR Topics: Politics
    Demonstrators hold up signs outside the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans on Wednesday as a panel of judges heard arguments on the Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of thousands of immigrants brought into the U.S. as children. A federal judge in Texas last year declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program dead but left it intact while his order is appealed by the Justice Department and advocacy groups.
  • Bheki Cele’s misconduct is a disgrace – Pieter Groenewald
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    FF Plus leader says minister is not only losing control of himself, but also the police and the broader fight against crime
  • "CCMA victory against mandatory vaccination policies in the workplace" - BizNews
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    And four other top stories on the business news website, 6 July 2022
  • Municipalities need competence and accountability, not a skills swap – OUTA
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    Public is entitled to expect managers who are paid anything from R815 063 to R3.934m a year to be competent
  • Bheki Cele must stop working in silos - Reagen Allen
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    WCape Minister says despite police minister saying he wants to work with province, invitations to events often get lost in the mail
  • Call for unbundling of Eskom rejected – COSATU
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    Federation worried that govt and SOE are not moving fast enough to ensure reliable energy supply
  • Directives for renewal of firearm licenses issued – AfriForum
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    Minister Cele must provide clarity as soon as possible on process firearm owners must follow
  • Firearms may be kept at home during application process – Pieter Groenewald
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    FF Plus leader welcomes latest regulations; says new process will also make things easier for the police
  • Victim testifies in assault case against Alexis Bizos – AfriForum
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    Estranged wife describes how accused punched her in the face and chest, breaking her ribs
  • Fuel increases are leading destruction of economy – SADTU
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    Union's NEC says as part BRICS, SA must push for securing crude oil on our domestic currency rather than the dollar
  • Decision to honour Kaizer Motaung with an Honorary Doctorate welcomed – EFF
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from Politicsweb - Daily news headlines
    Fighters say soccer boss has been a beacon of football development in South Africa, the continent and the world
  • UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson fighting for political life
    Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from World Politics
    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defied growing calls for him to step down, as members of his government continue to quit in droves.
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