Category: Politics
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Comey asks judge to ‘86’ seashells case, alleges he was surveilled at Trump’s direction
Former FBI Director James Comey asked a federal judge Tuesday to dismiss the “sea shells” case — alleging vindictive and selective prosecution — and claimed that President Donald Trump compelled the U.S. Secret Service to surveil him after he posted on social media a photo of sea shells on the beach. In the motion to…
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AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns | Global development
Flawed and racialised models that underpin the AI-powered age-detection systems to be introduced by the British government will endanger children, rights groups and children’s charities have warned.Urging ministers to reverse plans to introduce facial age-estimation technology to screen migrants, critics have warned that black children arriving from conflict zones are at risk of being of…
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Maine law limits local police cooperation with ICE and Border Patrol
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new law in Maine will limit state and local law enforcement agencies’ cooperation with federal immigration officials.The law is set to take effect on Wednesday, along with other measures that seek to restrict the state’s cooperation with civil immigration enforcement.The “ICE Out of Policing” law restricts…
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Late congressman’s daughter forced into runoff in bid to finish father’s term
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Marcye Scott, the daughter of late Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., and former Gwinnett County school board chair Everton Blair Jr. advanced Tuesday to an Aug. 25 runoff in the special election to serve the remainder of the late Congressman Scott’s term before the winner of November’s regular…
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Russia sanctions bill renamed for Lindsey Graham, targets Iran too
Capitol ceremony honors Lindsey Graham’s life and legacy Chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram details the casket departure for Sen. Lindsey Graham at the United States Capitol following the memorial service. Pergram reports Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with lawmakers ahead of a scheduled Senate vote on Russia sanctions legislation negotiated by Graham. NEWYou can…
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Senate confirms Jay Clayton as Trump’s director of national intelligence
The Senate voted Tuesday to install Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, as director of national intelligence despite a tense confirmation hearing that eroded the once broad bipartisan support for his nomination. Clayton was confirmed 51-47 along party lines, with all of the chamber’s Republicans and none of its…
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UK faces ‘very difficult trade-offs’ in budget because of Iran war, say analysts | Business
Andy Burnham has been warned by a leading thinktank of “very difficult trade-offs in the next autumn budget” if the Iran war keeps oil prices and inflation high.The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said the new prime minister faced a “challenging inheritance” and his plans to revamp public services would meet severe…
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Georgia special election and South Dakota runoff test party power
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The polls have closed in Georgia as two races in politically disparate parts of the country set the stage for one of the most unusual split-screen election days of the year on Tuesday.Rep. David Scott’s death in April at age 80 created a vacancy in a heavily…
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Mamdani’s NYC grocery stores promise 30% savings, economists aren’t convinced
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is promising New Yorkers a 30% discount on a core basket of groceries at city-backed stores, a pledge that now faces scrutiny over whether the numbers add up.The announcement raises a straightforward economic question: How?The city’s own numbers illustrate the challenge.…
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Mamdani’s NYC grocery stores promise 30% savings, economists aren’t convinced
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing fresh criticism after unveiling plans for city-backed grocery stores that would sell food at prices 30% below traditional retailers, with opponents deriding the proposal as government-run “ration shops” and questioning how the discounts could be sustained.”This is completely insane.…