• Trump sets 50% tariff rate for Brazil, blasting treatment of former far-right president
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
    President Trump is pictured at the Salute to America Celebration at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on July 3. President Trump defended former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting an attempted coup following his loss in the 2022 election.
  • Former White House doctor declines to testify in GOP probe of Biden's mental acuity
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
    Former President Joe Biden walks with his White House physician, Kevin O 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.
  • After Murkowki's pivotal vote, what do Alaskans think of the GOP budget bill?
    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?
  • Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started calling itself 'MechaHitler'
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
    A person holds a telephone displaying the logo of Elon Musk 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.
  • Over 160 people still missing after Texas floods. And, federal layoffs can now resume
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
    A damaged house is seen near the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, on July 8, following severe flash flooding over the July 4 holiday weekend. The death toll for the Texas floods tops 100 as the search and rescue efforts continue for over 160 missing people. And, the Supreme Court is allowing Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now.
  • Texas is relying on FEMA. State leaders said it should be cut
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
    Volunteers help clean up a house after flooding in Kerrville, Texas. The state 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.
  • Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Sharon Gaffka
    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...
  • Sources Say Trump Is Mulling a Big Move on Ukraine Defense
    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...
  • Funding fears over redress scheme for schools abuse
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Opposition has Government in a bind on college registration fees
  • Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and U.S. officials
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a signing ceremony for a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the State Department, June 27, 2025, in Washington. 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.
  • Trump: No Amnesty for Farm Laborers
    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...
  • Mary Lou seemed to have an extra pep to her step. Was that a Statement Jacket?
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Micheál Martin performed a masterclass in sidestepping questions about rising costs
  • Gaza children chosen for treatment in Ireland not expected to fly here until September
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Minister for Health to bring Cabinet memo to recognise Ireland must evacuate patients’ siblings
  • How the Know-Nothings, Free Soilers and other third parties shaped US politics
    Wednesday, 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...
  • Trump's plan 'backfired' on tariffs, experts say. He's only got two deals to show for it
    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.
  • Macron says France and Britain will 'save Europe' as he starts state visit to UK
    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.
  • Elon Musk is facing an uphill battle to see his political party succeed
    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.  
  • Trump Moves to Ax Agency That Probes Deadly Accidents
    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...
  • PBS 'not on the table' to escape concerning pharmaceuticals tariff
    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.
  • ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women
    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.
  • At least 13 died by suicide and hundreds wrongly convicted over UK's Post Office scandal
    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.
  • Bondi Explains 'Missing Minute' in Epstein Video
    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...
  • The U.S. birth rate is falling fast. Why? It's complicated
    Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
    After a 2016 campaign event in Colorado Springs, then-candidate Donald Trump held two babies. As president, he wants to reverse the fall in the U.S. birth rate. 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,...
  • Trump Scolds Reporter for Asking About Epstein
    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...
  • Gavin Newsom swings through South Carolina, where Democrats will play pivotal 2028 nominating role
    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...
  • Loyalist bonfire in Belfast set to spark legal action
    Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Location is close to electricity substation that powers two hospitals
  • Georgia Republican Burt Jones enters the 2026 governor's race by lending himself $10 million
    Tuesday, 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...
  • SCOTUS Clears the Way for Mass Federal Layoffs
    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...
  • Supreme Court allows Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now
    Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
    The Trump administration asked Justice Elena Kagan for an administrative stay of a lower court decision pausing President Trump Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was appointed to the court by President Biden, dissented.
  • Trump flags tariffs of 200pc on pharmaceuticals, 50pc on copper
    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.
  • Independent Dan Osborn launches new US Senate bid to challenge Nebraska Republican Pete Ricketts
    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...
  • Student fees: Government intends to reduce third-level levy over its lifetime, Minister says
    Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Labour and Social Democrats urge Government to tackle ‘price gouging by big retail chains
  • Media and aid groups should be allowed in to see ‘full horrors’ of Gaza bombardment, Taoiseach says
    Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Tánaiste, meanwhile, said tariff pause a ‘clear indication’ Donald Trump understands need for agreement
  • Partition was ‘designed to be intractable’, says Micheál Martin
    Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Boundary Commission report brought ‘radicalising moment’ in Irish history, says Taoiseach
  • Left-wing Opposition parties to meet to consider joint candidate for presidency
    Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Some people find idea of Mary Lou McDonald candidacy ‘very exciting’, Pearse Doherty says
  • Trump: 'We Get a Lot of BS Thrown at Us by Putin'
    Tuesday, 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...
  • Lawmaker Shot 9 Times Is Out of the Hospital
    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...
  • 'A lot of bulls***': Trump lashes Putin and U-turns on weapons for Ukraine
    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.
  • Macron Says UK And France “Will Deliver Together” On Tackling Illegal Migration
    Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from RSS feed
    President Emmanuel Macron has told Parliament that Britain and France will "deliver together” on tackling illegal migration.
  • Garda reinforcements called after anti-immigrant protesters block entrance to Leinster House
    Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Some protesters shouted ‘traitors’ and ‘collaborators’ to staff and visitors entering and leaving complex
  • AI scammer posing as Marco Rubio targets foreign ministers, US politicians
    Tuesday, 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.
  • Trio guilty of UK arson attack linked to Russian mercenary group Wagner
    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.
  • Education Secretary Holding SEND Meetings With Labour MPs To Avoid Repeat Of Welfare Rebellion
    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.
  • Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge
    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.
  • IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates
    Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from NPR Topics: Politics
    A local resident leaves a church after voting in an election in Cumming, Iowa. Since 1954, an IRS rule had barred houses of worship from explicitly endorsing political candidates.
  • A Fake Marco Rubio Is Making Calls in DC
    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...
  • Resident Doctors Vote To Hold Fresh Wave Of Strikes
    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.
  • Could the presidential election be about to catch fire?
    Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald refused to rule herself out of the race on Monday
  • New statue of Daniel O’Connell for Leinster House to mark 250 years since birth
    Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from Irish Times Politics RSS
    Sculpture to be donated by Bank of Ireland, with unveiling expected in September
  • Seized criminal assets to be disposed of more quickly under new measures
    Tuesday, 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
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