Category: Politics
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The UK has an adult PM again prepared to speak to voters as fellow adults | Andy Burnham
It feels like the UK has a prime minister again. Not the Maybot paralysed with indecision. Not the clown-like Boris Johnson who crumbled under the weight of his own narcissism. Not the ridiculous Liz Truss. Not the steamrollered Rishi Sunak for whom everything was impossible. Not the automaton-like Keir Starmer who was never entirely sure…
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Iowa candidate Christina Bohannan called state a ‘backwater’ on transgender athletes
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Democrat hoping to flip one of the country’s most competitive House seats called her state a “backwater” over Republican efforts to bar transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports, according to unearthed footage obtained by Fox News Digital.House candidate Christina Bohannan made the comments during a…
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House Republican leader says Haiti gang kidnapped 6-year-old American girl
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Walls full of bullet holes and police in “full armor” were among the sights that greeted a group of U.S. House lawmakers who recently traveled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a city that has been ravaged by gang rule since the July 2021 assassination of its former president.”The gangs…
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Trump-Netanyahu meeting; Anthony Fauci; Fed rates : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Fighting between the U.S. and Iran resumed after Iran launched missiles at U.S. forces in the Middle East yesterday, just before 6…
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he had a 'good meeting' with Trump in Washington
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had a “good meeting” with President Donald Trump Tuesday, as the country seeks to make more weapons in its fight against Russia. Source link
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Did Zelenskyy get what he needed from his D.C. visit? Former ambassador weighs in
NPR’s Leila Fadel asks former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor about what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy obtained from his visit to Washington. Source link
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Senate confirms Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence
The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton to oversee the intelligence community, despite Democrats’ concerns that he could politicize intelligence at President Trump’s direction. Source link
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New Jersey noncitizen jury duty scandal widens, GOP demands probe
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The top Republican on New Jersey’s Judiciary Committee says she repeatedly warned state officials that automatic voter registration lacked adequate safeguards but was routinely dismissed, as thousands more noncitizens have now been been found on sensitive systems.Sen. Kristin Corrado, R-Totowa, told Fox News Digital that Gov. Mikie…
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RFK Jr. has become the latest victim of a classic Trump trap
Say what you will about him, but President Donald Trump is a man who expects results. This includes carrying out his most outlandish demands, even when they clash with common sense of both the regular and political varieties. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is apparently learning this lesson the hard way.…
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Why Hegseth and Trump keep contradicting themselves about U.S. munitions
As America’s war with Iran enters its fifth month, the U.S. military is running out of munitions — or maybe it’s not. Over the weekend, NBC’s Kristen Welker asked U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz about press reports that President Donald Trump called off a major military strike against Iran because U.S. munitions stockpiles were depleted. “A lot…