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President Trump defended former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting an attempted coup following his loss in the 2022 election.Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
Kevin O'Connor cited doctor-patient confidentiality and his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in deciding not to answer questions from Republicans on the House Oversight Committee.Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
Republicans made concessions for Alaska to get Sen. Lisa Murkowski to cast the deciding vote approving the GOP's sweeping tax and spending bill. Do her constituents think she got a good deal?Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler.Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
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The governor and top emergency official in Texas are both members of a council advising the Trump administration on options for eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency.Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from RSS feed
Former reality TV star Sharon Gaffka shot to fame when she appeared on ITV’s Love Island. The show provided a platform that she has used to campaign on issues that particularly affect women and girls. As part of our Women in Westminster...Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from Politics from Newser
Amid renewed Russian attacks on Ukraine, the White House is weighing whether to send Kyiv another coveted Patriot air-defense system—a move that could signal a major shift in US military support and put pressure on Moscow. Two officials...Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Opposition has Government in a bind on college registration feesWednesday, July 9, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence.Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from Politics from Newser
In the latest twist and turn regarding the nation's agricultural workers, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in no uncertain terms Tuesday that "there will be no amnesty" for farm laborers who are in the US without documentation—a...Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Micheál Martin performed a masterclass in sidestepping questions about rising costsWednesday, July 9, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Minister for Health to bring Cabinet memo to recognise Ireland must evacuate patients’ siblingsWednesday, July 9, 2025 from Politics RSS Feed
Elon Musk’s plan to create a new political party puts him in the company of a long line of business and political titans looking to upend the two-party system that has dominated U.S. politics since almost the beginning. From the...Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from World Politics
The US president's tariff regime has up-ended global markets, disrupted businesses and thrown international trade into uncertainty and today's deadline is unlikely to put an end to it.Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from World Politics
As "friends and allies", King Charles said the UK and France will face "complex threats emanating from multiple directions" together.Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from World Politics
Billionaire Elon Musk is taking a dive back into politics with his own party. But history shows it's not easy to strike out on your own. Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Politics from Newser
A small federal agency dedicated to investigating deadly chemical accidents across the US is now facing elimination—sparking rare opposition from both industry and safety advocates. The Trump administration has proposed zeroing out the...Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from World Politics
Treasurer Jim Chalmers reaffirms the government will not bargain on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in order to escape a "concerning" proposed 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceutical exports to the United States.Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from World Politics
The International Criminal Court says there are reasonable grounds to believe two Taliban leaders have committed the crime against humanity of persecuting girls and women.Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from World Politics
The inquiry also finds that hundreds of people were wrongly prosecuted and convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting due to incorrect data in an information technology system.Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Politics from Newser
President Trump scolded a reporter for asking Attorney General Pam Bondi about "lingering mysteries" in the Jeffrey Epstein case at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday—but she said she wouldn't mind answering the question. She explained the...Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
The total fertility rate is a small number with big consequences. It measures how many babies, on average, each woman will have over her lifetime. And for a population to remain stable - flat, no growth, no decline - women, on average,...Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Politics from Newser
President Trump has leapt to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi amid fresh scrutiny from elements of his base over recent Justice Department revelations in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation. Trump headed off a...Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Politics RSS Feed
California Governor Gavin Newsom has launched a two-day tour in South Carolina, urging rural voters to stand up to President Donald Trump and challenge Republicans in the 2026 midterms. On Tuesday, he visited small towns, meeting with...Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Location is close to electricity substation that powers two hospitalsTuesday, July 8, 2025 from Politics RSS Feed
Georgia Republican Burt Jones has officially entered the 2026 governor’s race. He highlighted his ties to Donald Trump and pledged to eliminate the state income tax in a campaign video released Tuesday. Jones is currently Georgia's...Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Politics from Newser
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for President Trump's plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings that critical government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of...Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was appointed to the court by President Biden, dissented.Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from World Politics
Donald Trump flags a possible 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals — one of Australia's biggest exports to the US — and says copper could be hit with a 50 per cent levy.Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Politics RSS Feed
Former labor union leader and independent candidate Dan Osborn has announced his bid for a Nebraska U.S. Senate seat, challenging Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts. Osborn accused Ricketts of "buying his Senate seat" in his Tuesday...Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Labour and Social Democrats urge Government to tackle ‘price gouging by big retail chainsTuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Tánaiste, meanwhile, said tariff pause a ‘clear indication’ Donald Trump understands need for agreementTuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Boundary Commission report brought ‘radicalising moment’ in Irish history, says TaoiseachTuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Some people find idea of Mary Lou McDonald candidacy ‘very exciting’, Pearse Doherty saysTuesday, July 8, 2025 from Politics from Newser
President Trump appears to have run out of patience with Vladimir Putin. At a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, Trump said he is not happy with the Russian leader and he is considering approving more sanctions on Moscow, Reuters reports. "We get...Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Politics from Newser
Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, who was shot nine times by a gunman posing as a police officer, is out of the hospital and is now recovering in a transitional care unit, his family said. "John has been moved to a rehab facility, but...Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from World Politics
The US president says he has authorised the delivery of more weapons to Ukraine, while he is considering "very strongly" a bill to levy a 500 per cent tariff on countries that continue to buy Russian oil.Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from RSS feed
President Emmanuel Macron has told Parliament that Britain and France will "deliver together” on tackling illegal migration.Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Some protesters shouted ‘traitors’ and ‘collaborators’ to staff and visitors entering and leaving complexTuesday, July 8, 2025 from World Politics
A US diplomatic cable says the impersonator attempted to contact three foreign ministers and two US politicians, with the goal of attempting to access information or accounts.Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from World Politics
The three men set ablaze a warehouse unit in London that stored aid and satellite equipment to be sent to Ukraine.Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from RSS feed
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is leading an operation to engage Labour backbenchers over potential reforms to the special educational needs system as part of government efforts to avoid a repeat of the recent welfare backlash.Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from RSS feed
Exclusive: A Reform UK staffer has been suspended after she was charged with assault and criminal damage over an incident at a Pride event.Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
Since 1954, an IRS rule had barred houses of worship from explicitly endorsing political candidates.Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Politics from Newser
First, it happened to Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles . Now, it's happening to the secretary of state. The Washington Post reports that somebody is impersonating Marco Rubio in voicemails and texts with the help of AI software. The...Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from RSS feed
Resident doctors in England have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, the British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed, reigniting tensions in the long-running NHS pay dispute.Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald refused to rule herself out of the race on MondayTuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Sculpture to be donated by Bank of Ireland, with unveiling expected in SeptemberTuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Under new Bill, assets seized by Criminal Assets Bureau can be disposed of after two years instead of five