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Jamieson Greer, the president's top trade negotiator, told the Senate that the United States remained intent on tariffs as it prepared to replace duties the Supreme Court struck down.
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The measure has drawn bipartisan backing amid a public outcry against the practice, but Democrats opposed it after Republicans added a voter ID requirement.
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Democrats and Republicans are haggling about the Clarity Act, a major bill pushed by the crypto industry, as it moves closer to a Senate vote.
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It comes after Wes Streeting apologises over comments caught on camera ahead of Tuesday's cabinet.
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The criminal referral could provide a catalyst for a prosecution of Mr. Smith, who as special counsel became a top target of the president's retribution campaign.
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House Republicans have tied their entire legislative agenda to President Trump's voting restriction measure, as he has demanded.
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A £15bn increase in military spending announced by the last government is not yet fully funded.
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The government says the policy will "help with the cost of living and give people the breathing space they need"
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The mayor had said previously that New York City might enforce an arrest warrant against the Israeli leader, a statement that drew criticism from other Democrats. He said Tuesday that the federal government should take action.
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Republicans stockpiled money from big donors in national groups heading into the fall campaign season, while individual Democrats have drawn on stronger voter enthusiasm.
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Most single bus fares in England will be capped at £2 from January, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announces.
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Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in Miami after British authorities issued new rape and sex trafficking charges against them. The brothers, dual British-U.S. citizens, are prominent in the far-right, hypermasculine online community known as the "manosphere." They previously lived in Romania, where in 2023 prosecutors filed a criminal indictment against them for human trafficking, while Andrew faces a rape charge. Despite the charges, they were freed from travel restrictions in Romania early last year after White House officials reportedly took an interest in their case.
"Andrew Tate has become a really important political force for the MAGA movement," explains Heidi Blake, a reporter for The New Yorker. Despite the Tate brothers' popularity with prominent figures in the U.S. right wing, including Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk, Blake says the fact that the extradition request has been greenlit by the State Department suggests the Trump administration won't be protecting the Tates.
Blake's recent investigation, "Andrew Tate's Empire of Abuse," documents the Tate brothers' systematic exploitation of women over the past decade.
"What I was hearing from women I spoke to was an incredibly similar description of the way Andrew Tate would assault them, by choking them either 'til they passed out or 'til they couldn't breathe, raping them," says Blake. "Often they describe being beaten over the head, as well, during these assaults."
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Months after calling on Keir Starmer to quit, the Scottish Labour leader is set to become a minister in Burnham's government, the BBC's political editor writes.
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Republicans managed to push through legislation to fund the government through Dec. 4. But with Democrats opposed, the stage is set for a broader battle.
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Troy Jackson, who is set to become the party's nominee, also said in an interview that he was not sure he wanted the support of Senator Chuck Schumer in the general election.
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Fox NewsIn a contentious interview with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Fox News host Bret Baier spent no time going after the vice president with a laundry list of the subjects often highlighted by former President Donald Trump on the campaign trail.
Immediately after the interview kicked off, Baier opened by asking: "How many illegal immigrants would you estimate your administration has released into the country over the last three and a half years?"
Harris began a carefully worded answer, but Baier consistently interrupted her before she could finish a sentence.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States would cut the number of U.S. troops deployed in Germany to 25,000, a reduction of about 9,500, in a move likely to upset both his fellow Republicans in Congress and NATO allies.
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