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Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Dame Andrea Leadsom lead calls for a transformation of how parliament operates. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/VAuoYyc

Charles W. Herbster, who has been endorsed by Donald Trump for Nebraska governor, was accused of groping a second woman at a 2019 Republican fund-raising event. He denies both allegations. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/8Hgc6UJ

A Times examination of the host’s career and singular influence at Fox News shows how his trajectory traces the transformation of American conservatism itself. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/cynZbgi

As the host turned a civil war at Fox to his advantage, he found himself at the forefront of the nativist forces transforming conservative politics. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/HnF6wij

A string of setbacks made the pundit flee television, the Republican establishment and even his home. He re-emerged with what may be the most racist, and successful, show in the history of cable news. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/KgFbcAQ

Children of temporary visa holders who can’t gain permanent residency are one of several groups urging the Biden administration to act on an immigration overhaul. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/WtuG7sE

Michael Fabricant has apologised for suggesting teachers and nurses enjoyed lockdown drinks in staff-rooms. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Ohe3dcp

The Tory MP being investigated for allegedly watching pornography in the Commons is expected to resign later. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/uBGQ1hb

Several witnesses to the inquiry into the Birmingham MP say they had been assured of anonymity. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/wPTrLzZ

Republicans in several states are trying to oust conservative governors by harnessing anti-establishment energy. But in battles for a state’s top job, it’s hard to beat the establishment. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/yknrACt

Female colleagues accuse Neil Parish of watching adult material on his phone in the Commons chamber. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/LThw6Ub

Labour says no Covid rules were broken at the event, where Sir Keir Starmer was filmed drinking a beer. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Imx85qd

U.N. officials and human rights investigators are rushing more resources to authorities in Ukraine to help prosecute sex crimes. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/JvyoXuh

Judges reject Good Law Project claims that sending government information via unofficial channels is unlawful. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/m1Zvuz8

Anne-Marie Trevelyan's disclosure comes amid renewed scrutiny over sexism in Westminster. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/VZeuWaJ

The document, which isn’t legally binding, aims to be a reference “for public policymakers, as well as citizens, businesses and civil society organizations.” from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/JmkHAiD

The attorney general says there are bad apples in Parliament, but problem starts in "wider society". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/PDcQiGm

The behaviour of Birmingham MP Liam Byrne was a "significant misuse of power", a report concludes. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/43B9Sh7

Tory MP Jamie Wallis charged with failing to stop after a car crash in the Vale of Glamorgan. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/VO6A7ld

A bill aimed at reforming immigration and asylum passes after months of rows between MPs and peers. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Q3Jn0KZ

Bills on the Northern Ireland Protocol and Channel 4 privatisation could be among the proposed new laws. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/kWCsavt

As unions decline and their members maintain their affections for Donald J. Trump, Democrats like Representative Marcy Kaptur find their base of support eroding quickly. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/9mGaPCt

Senior Tory Ben Wallace speaks after claims that a Tory MP watched porn on his phone while in the Commons. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/7bpHDCy

A man appears in court accused of attacking Sir Iain Duncan Smith in Manchester. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Xt4RL9u

The High Court says government policies did not take into account transmission risks to the elderly. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/IQsfrew

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci won’t attend the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, but President Biden has concluded it is worth the risk. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/h9KgFlU

Families across the country have struggled to get hold of passports in time for their trips abroad. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/HB2VglD

There is a “chronic under-appreciation” of the potential of the countryside, says a new report. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/iM7mX3c

A court filing and newly disclosed text messages provide additional evidence of how closely some fervent pro-Trump lawmakers worked with the White House on efforts to overturn the election. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/PG6V10B

Two Democrats called the reports “disturbing” and blasted Zelle’s operator, Early Warning, and its owners for creating a “confusing and unfair” situation for consumers. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/OLITBkl

Boris Johnson told ministers the service needed to start delivering better value for money. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/IzXUb3E

The former British prime minister will speak with Peter Baker of The New York Times on May 2. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/v8EMqL0

The president said he would commute the sentences of 75 nonviolent drug offenders and issue three pardons, part of what aides described as a broader strategy to overhaul the criminal justice system. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/PpdbLAy

James Heappey says it is acceptable for Western weapons to be used to disrupt Russian supply lines. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/eQjCT9Z

The Republican-drawn map intentionally split strongholds of Democratic and Black voters, a judge ruled. The State Supreme Court will review the decision. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/SuyR0jn

Claims about Angela Rayner have been dismissed as sexist, but is it a sign of a wider problem in Westminster? from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/bJKTdXx

The polls on 5 May come amid a cost-of-living crisis and the row over lockdown parties in Downing Street. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/IJc3XzL

Gordon Jackson QC was caught on video discussing Mr Salmond's sex assault trial on a train. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/HM81VSb

President Biden nominated Bridget Brink, the current U.S. ambassador to Slovakia, as ambassador to Ukraine. The position has been empty for more than a year. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/SIo6v5Q

A journalist in The Times’s Washington bureau explains how some terms used by the Kremlin to deny evidence of atrocities in Ukraine originated here at home. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/oedpa0W

A journalist in The Times’s Washington bureau explains how some terms used by the Kremlin to deny evidence of atrocities in Ukraine originated here at home. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Ni8BAqX

Boris Johnson tells Volodymyr Zelensky the UK will provide more armoured vehicles, drones and anti-tank weapons. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/2RANO9j

The health secretary is considering letting an inquiry access a database of young people already treated. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/xVOJlQd

The culture secretary says it is tough seeing people mock her for something beyond her control. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/fjynO3A

A dizzying week featured Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, caught lying and another lawmaker, Marjorie Taylor Greene, grilled under oath about her role in the Jan. 6 attack. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/4qewPSg

It follows reports that officials were fined for a garden party Boris Johnson attended in 2020. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/gVteTJl

The minister, who wants all civil servants to stop working from home, left a note saying "sorry you were out". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/PhfVdew

Unexpected developments made the past few days more difficult than expected for Boris Johnson. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/r5A4jcM

Boris Johnson announces the embassy in Ukraine is set to open its doors again after Russia's invasion. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/HUGOfYD

Conor Burns says PM wants to "rebuild trust" but a senior Tory MP says a no confidence vote is very likely. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/4FtVYuN

The Federal Reserve chair spoke at a moment of high inflation and economic uncertainty amid the war in Ukraine. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/NSMdmtq

An MP was asked not to attend a Scouts event so its "non-political" message was not "muddied by recent controversial incidents and policies". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/oHiKfqz

Opposition MPs say he lied about lockdown parties, but the PM says he has no concerns about the inquiry. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/hQFbIfO

Scotland's auditor general says it would be too "glib" to say lessons could be learned over failings. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/DeAIkiN

Crime Stoppers of Houston built its reputation on a successful tip line. Then it decided to take on Democratic judges. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/HuixoIs

The prime minister enjoys an enthusiastic welcome abroad as his troubles at home persist. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/YXOW5v9

MPs are due to vote on triggering an investigation into whether the PM misled them over lockdown gatherings. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/NFmZiwo

More than 150 items that belonged to the Supreme Court justice, who died in 2020, will be sold. Proceeds will benefit the Washington National Opera, which she frequently attended. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/zELlJ43

The new Showtime series on Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt makes the connection between substance and style. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/U27Cdj9

Lord Bew denies any interference to his vetting, despite reports the PM overruled security concerns. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/qGuQ95R

A court has approved an order for the Wikileaks founder to face espionage charges in the US. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/qAacuhR

The proposal will require non-British and non-Irish EU citizens to apply for pre-travel clearance. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/CxhKsUR

Sir Keir Starmer demands an apology over comments Boris Johnson made to a private meeting of Tory MPs. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/0fXMtdZ

The police inquiry is separate to the investigation carried out by civil servant Sue Gray. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/oJ02up4

Some travelers and flight attendants cheered the end of the mask mandate but others are worried that it will result in more infections. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/TEr946u

Only £60m of £220m humanitarian aid pledged by the government was handed out by 1 April, a Labour MP says. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/V4MOCJk

Prashanth Kandaiah is accused of knife possession and trying to cause grievous bodily harm. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/oj8Yib7

Researchers combined Moderna’s existing vaccine with one designed to attack the Beta variant, and found it provided a stronger defense against several variants. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/S5gQX7n

A tense battle may soon resume over the stalled $10 billion pandemic aid package that senators failed to pass earlier this month. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/rRkg7bP

A tense battle may soon resume over the stalled $10 billion pandemic aid package that senators failed to pass earlier this month. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/82sumG5

The court’s three liberal members dissented, saying that Kristopher Love, a Texas death row inmate, should have been allowed to pursue his claim. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/OQpM0iX

The meeting comes as efforts to subsidize more global vaccinations have stalled in Congress and as new known U.S. infections rise. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/RFha1Hu

The Supreme Court has been asked to review the practice, which a judge called “a stew of confusion and hypocrisy” and which challengers say violates the First Amendment. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/StVyK8J

Boris Johnson is expected to face questions from MPs on Tuesday after being fined for breaching Covid rules. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Zl0tRN8

Bosses paid £27m extra since 2020 despite 1,000 sewage spills a day, according to the party's research. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/uo83vEJ

Through the dry-sounding Participatory Budgeting Project, Shari Davis is pushing a quietly radical idea: Democracy shouldn’t be confined to voting. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/uWnQag2

The home secretary responds after criticism of her refugee plan from the Archbishop of Canterbury. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/GzvtjLP

Footage shows Nicola Sturgeon without a mask during a visit to a barber shop in East Kilbride. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/YnkSdH6

Hoarding cash, doling out favors and seeking to crush rivals, the former president is dominating the G.O.P., preparing for another race and helping loyalists oust officials who thwarted his attempted subversion of the 2020 election. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/78OQEe0

A top official said the policy would only be value for money if it stopped illegal entry to the UK. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/NoiU75A

Hoarding cash, doling out favors and seeking to crush rivals, the former president is dominating the G.O.P., preparing for another race and helping loyalists oust officials who thwarted his attempted subversion of the 2020 election. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/KIx3wk9

A leading expert says Boris Johnson "broke the law", "misled Parliament" and "shredded the ministerial code". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/N0vuIh2

The entertainment behemoth spent decades avoiding even the whiff of controversy. But it has increasingly been drawn into the partisan political fray. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/4EkPfr0

The prime minister will meet his Indian counterpart after previous visits were postponed due to Covid. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/raEwukN

There are "serious ethical questions" over sending migrants to east Africa, the Archbishop of Canterbury will say. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/8evpjJN

The former president is trying to reshape the battleground state in his image. But his false claims about the 2020 election are driving a wedge between loyalists and those who are eager to move on. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/VFsfIHy

A civil servants union says plans to send some asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda are "inhumane". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/rURTien

Senator Mike Lee and Representative Chip Roy, once backers of President Donald J. Trump’s claims of a stolen election, eventually urged his top aide to change course. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/fEeXWtJ

The president and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, also reported donations of $17,394 to 10 charities. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/hdQLbk1

The UNHCR says the scheme to send some migrants to claim asylum in Rwanda is shifting responsibility. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/NVZhCGK

Temporary protected status will allow an estimated 40,000 Cameroonians to legally live and work in the United States. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/XZOqMDC

Andrew Griffith, the PM's policy chief in Number 10, says the Rwanda plan should be 'implemented' in 'weeks'. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/1I6ki2R

Mr. Barr faced pushback from progressives when his name was floated for a different position. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/NLbyg8E

The U.S. Space Command seemed to confirm a claim that a meteor from outside the solar system had entered Earth’s atmosphere, but other scientists and NASA are still not convinced. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/5IxBKSl

One teacher says Michael Fabricant's remarks "belittle you" after coping with the pandemic. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/UmSRl52

BBC London's political editor Tim Donovan looks at why so many councillors are stepping down. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/relvFYU

Lord Harrington tells the BBC the scheme is not his responsibility as it won't cover Ukrainian refugees. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/eMVbk8I

The administration’s economic advisers see climate change and other factors complicating global trade patterns for years to come. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/cBqCvWM

Boris Johnson vows to "set the record straight" over claims he lied to Parliament over Partygate. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/gdac0Ab

The Justice Department is using antitrust law to charge employers with colluding to hold down wages. The move adds to a barrage of civil challenges. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/GBuje4W

The Justice Department is using antitrust law to charge employers with colluding to hold down wages. The move adds to a barrage of civil challenges. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/SbYpz8q

They find "insufficient evidence" to prosecute over the images of the ex-minister kissing an aide. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/irXNj5D

He replaces Laura Kuenssberg, who is taking over from Andrew Marr on BBC One's Sunday morning show. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/V1aig5h

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says those responsible have to pay to solve the crisis. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/BAOrl0Q

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says he feels the same anger as the public about lockdown parties in Downing Street. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/ajIL871

The firm let consultants advise both drugmakers and their government overseers, internal records show. “Who we know and what we know” was part of their pitch. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/5l61gMm

The prime minister wife, Carrie Johnson, will also receive a fixed penalty notice from the Met Police. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/CLPkF1T

The White House estimated that the move would shave 10 cents off every gallon of gasoline purchased at the approximately 2,300 stations in the country that offer the blend known as E15. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/7SMkTtJ

Frances O'Grady said leading the trade union group had been the "greatest honour" of her life. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/oxPNHns

The work of Norma Mercado, a Texas school system’s point person for dealing with homeless young people, is benefiting from a big but temporary surge in federal funding. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Snkxc1a

The Southend West MP was stabbed more than 20 times during a constituency surgery in October 2021. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/ebHLnAU

Lord Pickles says the Hillsborough disaster had been on his mind when he "misspoke". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/2jn8yZJ

As the finances of the chancellor and his wife come under scrutiny, we look at their business interests. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/I4RDsEn

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A sharp fall in car and computer production weighed on the UK's economic expansion. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/khroAVI

In the absence of federal regulations, crypto lobbyists and executives are going state by state to get favorable rules enacted. Many lawmakers have been willing partners. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ExZw3Hr

In the absence of federal regulations, crypto lobbyists and executives are going state by state to get favorable rules enacted. Many lawmakers have been willing partners. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/GqUv24h

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The chancellor asks prime minister's independent adviser to examine his ministerial declarations. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/6hEUXxA