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Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, has taunted his Democratic rival, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, about his recovery. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Ccde5ZF

Federal agents arrayed classified materials on a floor at former President Donald J. Trump’s Florida residence for a photograph as a standard part of their evidence-gathering procedures. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/51j7qJA

The state relies heavily on hydroelectric power generated by four dams, which have contributed to the depletion of the salmon population that is critical to the region’s ecosystem. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Z05iQbg

Strikes continue in 13 council areas after workers in Edinburgh returned on Tuesday. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/cQEi5Ob

The agency cleared booster doses targeting Omicron subvariants, hoping to curtail a fall or winter surge. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/a21KNIM

In a break with tradition, the next PM will travel to Scotland for the appointment on 6 September. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/SNzCWBy

Prime Minister Boris Johnson made promises on Brexit,, taxes, health and police - did he deliver on them? from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/eMyhBpb

The police's ability to solve common crime is "woefully low", the Policy Exchange think tank says. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/xhM0JAN

Hiding a thousand feet below the earth’s surface in this patch of northern Minnesota wetlands are ancient mineral deposits that some view as critical to fueling America’s clean energy future. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/YDQFjWz

The midterm elections are usually a referendum on the party in power. This year, they’re about so much more. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/fBJlm4O

Senator Lindsey Graham drew a comparison between the investigation of former President Donald J. Trump and a decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton over using a private server. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/wJfQ1OE

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The government set aside materials flagged for possible attorney-client issues, according to a filing related to former President Donald J. Trump’s request for an independent arbiter to review papers taken from his residence. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/bkZVEzJ

Policy victories for Democrats in Washington were made possible by the state’s Senate winners in 2020. “That work is not yet done,” Senator Raphael Warnock said at a convention. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/2T1jrSU

Her team says she can no longer spare the time for the programme, according to the BBC. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/GvU3WBq

Alistair Darling says the new prime minister must quickly take "bold action" to help with soaring costs. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/bFLpNUM

The lawyers representing the former president in the investigation into his handling of classified documents have tried out an array of defenses as they seek to hold off the Justice Department. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Dme4ZQr

Few Republicans appeared on the major Sunday talk shows to defend the former president. Those who did indicated that they would rather be talking about almost anything else. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/FytnXIm

The Ukrainian military has battled Russia with retrofitted equipment, including missiles and rocket systems mounted on trucks and speedboats, experts and officials say. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/nZIfoTE

In helping to create a series of ads attacking the Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry’s military record, he added a new term to the political lexicon. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/UORJKTi

Updated Covid vaccines, expected soon after Labor Day, were designed to thwart Omicron variants. But money to distribute them has dried up. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/kphITtc

Boris Johnson says his successor will announce a "huge package" of financial help amid calls for more support. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/1i9BD4w

The judge, an appointee of President Donald J. Trump, indicated she was prepared to grant Mr. Trump’s request for an arbiter, or special master, to review the documents seized by the F.B.I. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/6Y9XvxU

The director of national intelligence told lawmakers that her office would lead a review concerning the sensitive documents retrieved from former President Donald J. Trump’s Florida residence. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/fywDmji

A federal judge said the Afghan central bank’s assets could not legally be used to pay off judgment debts owed by the Taliban to relatives of victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/KqoO0zW

The student loan plan is the latest example of Democrats practicing the art of the possible on the nation’s most pressing economic challenges and ending up with risky or patchwork solutions. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/mkcugS2

The search of former President Donald J. Trump’s Florida home was spurred by the discovery that he had kept classified material related to the use of human sources in intelligence gathering. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Xc6mTij

Jared Kushner, who spent his years in the White House evading responsibility for his father-in-law’s most extreme moves, has had to answer for some of them on his book tour. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/j1eaDKp

Disinformation and misinformation on social media have only grown worse since the 2016 election, our reporters say. And the threat is changing faster than the social media companies can keep up. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/1yn7iBC

Documents related to the work of clandestine sources are some of the most sensitive and protected in the government. F.B.I. agents found some in boxes retrieved from Donald J. Trump’s home. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/1ZeKSmU

Matthew DePerno’s political rise has been tied to a debunked election report. Some see parallels between his dive into 2020 conspiracies theories and his legal career. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Driwk9b

As a Supreme Court case on college admissions nears, the California and Michigan university systems say their efforts to build diverse classes have hardly worked. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/zmZ5iwU

The government says the "strictest targets ever" will be imposed on water companies. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/KcySdGM

With the ads, Democrats hope to push out moderate conservatives who may be fiercer competition in November. Critics say the strategy carries risks. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/6UxFZTS

The French president warns of "problems" after Liz Truss doubted if he was "friend or foe". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/zgfZMUx

Labour accuse the Tory candidates of having "nothing to say" about the huge spike in energy costs. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/R0AJrLj

Last week, Gov. Greg Abbott released a first ad and, on Thursday, Beto O’Rourke, the former El Paso congressman and perennial Democratic hopeful, countered with two of his own. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/woblAZh

In its most complete form, the document would disclose important details about the government’s justification for taking the extraordinary step of searching Mar-a-Lago this month. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/0YskRBq

Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, it’s increasingly hard to see the once-clear signs of a G.O.P. advantage. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/aDslt8p

A picture taken of Ms. Rainey, who called herself an “old lady in combat boots,” after she was doused with pepper spray at a protest went viral. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/fztypke

President Biden’s executive order means the student loan balances of millions of people could fall by as much as $20,000. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about how it will work. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/PFo02OR

The debt forgiveness comes after months of deliberations in the White House over fairness and fears that the plan could exacerbate inflation before the midterms. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Zsy79Fc

The outgoing UK prime minister travels to Kyiv to mark Ukraine's independence day. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/b8ML92z

The aid, part of a $40 billion assistance package approved by Congress in May, is a sign of the administration’s determination to assist in the fight against Russia’s invasion. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/rcWb2jk

Democrats in Florida will choose who will face Gov. Ron DeSantis, and House races across New York could set the tone for November. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/rLxDpJn

Scottish Power has proposed a plan to offset soaring energy bills ahead of a crisis summit. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/2OLnxue

So far this month 6,168 people have made the crossing in small boats, compared to 3,683 in July. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/qhnWDzB

Fifty charities join forces to ask the next PM for more help with the cost of living crisis. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/IcNEGKO

The caption says he was making sure there weren't "any English people trying to cross the channel". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/CqBYAJ2

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who has advised seven presidents and spent more than half a century at the National Institutes of Health, will leave government service by the end of the year. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/X8znjRo

UK ministers should follow Scotland's example to help ease cost of living, charities say. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/TArm3jL

The bill President Biden signed into law recently will greatly expand government loans and loan guarantees for clean energy and automotive projects and businesses. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/cTNGjqK

Scotland's first minister says all options should be on the table to tackle crisis in energy costs. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/QyPdi87

Ipswich councillor Steve Flood loses his party's whip as Twitter posts are investigated. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/jKRENua

The ex-chancellor says his rival will make inflation worse by increasing borrowing to dangerous levels. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/rLtnNaq

Some water firms fail to install devices that measure storm overflows, according to the Lib Dems. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/0GWtEez

The first lady had been isolating in South Carolina while her family extended a summer vacation in Delaware. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/NEBIib9

Gov. Eric J. Holcomb of Indiana led a group that arrived on the island Sunday, even as visits this month by U.S. officials have angered Beijing. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/SM9yrOc

Big Democratic names have lined up on both sides of the heated battle between Representative Sean Patrick Maloney and his progressive challenger, State Senator Alessandra Biaggi. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/nVA4vxf

A touchstone of political and social discourse, the nearly 100-year-old phrase “the American dream,” is being repurposed — critics say distorted — particularly by Republicans of color. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ihAUmsp

The Espionage Act is a World War I-era law covering the handling of sensitive information. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/7tiU6E0

Government documents that Mr. Trump had accumulated were with him in roughly two dozen boxes in the White House residence. They were to go to the National Archives, but at least some ended up in Florida. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/tHhJN6p

The letter, which also requested that Rudolph W. Giuliani be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, was intercepted before reaching President Donald J. Trump. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/QcUshIg

A provision in the law seeking to drive down drug prices has become fodder for misleading claims. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/B2GIalr

Ms. Kaptur is the most prominent Democrat to break with President Biden as she seeks re-election in a Toledo-area seat that was redrawn to be sharply more Republican. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/kMv47wS

The overturning of political norms is testing the limits of an established and generally dependable forecasting model that relies solely on economics. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/pw3zJqm

The transport secretary clashes with a BBC presenter over reduced Manchester-to-London services. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/2j1wgC9

It comes after a court hears ministers were told about the country's human rights record. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/xeA8mHl

The government plans to increase its management of the city's council after recent expensive errors. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/vr0kyR3

The announcement comes amid tensions with China over the self-governing island, which several American lawmakers recently visited. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/vuRWpx2

As with so much else with the former president, there is not one easy answer as to why he refused and ignited a legal firestorm. But here are some possibilities. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/VdPiFfB

Margaret Ferrier spoke in the Commons while awaiting a test result before taking the train home after testing positive. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/mUoCZs9

The new climate, tax and health law signed by President Biden extends a credit for electric vehicle buyers. But there are new strings attached that kick in at different times. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/IgBMfRC

Surveys suggest Liz Truss has the edge among Conservative members who will choose the next PM. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/1X6OstQ

Ms. Cheney, who lost heavily in her Wyoming primary on Tuesday, acknowledged on NBC’s “Today Show” that she was considering a White House bid. She also announced a new political action committee. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/f6NpGRx

The Green Party's co-leader Carla Denyer sets out plans to tackle soaring winter fuel bills. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/ozbLeK5

In this lengthy book, Kushner recounts the time he spent in the White House during his father-in-law’s term. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/qEt9AWZ

The Conservative leadership bandwagon rolled through Scotland amid a hail of policy pledges, placards and protests. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/py85oY3

Independence supporters shouted insults including "traitor" and "scumbag rat" at Scotland editor James Cook. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/ZoeAuQ6

The independent streak of Alaskan voters played a part in both races as Ms. Palin’s attempt at a political comeback could be threatened. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/tCwR2ps

A refresher on the rules for voting and what’s at stake in Wyoming on Tuesday. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/O5kGdrq

Investigators say there was so much fraud in federal covid-relief programs that — even after two years of work and hundreds of prosecutions — they’re still just getting started. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/urC9UvL

Ministers say redundancy pay must be "affordable" as they seek to cut 91,000 civil service jobs. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/bQXkCfl

PM Albanese says Mr Morrison held five extra portfolios but the ex-PM said he acted "in good faith". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/XmDOnNd

The increase will also begin in March, rather than January, the government says. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/y456kci

Most of the House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald J. Trump have either lost their primary races or are retiring. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/QijEyaL

Liz Saville Roberts says her party should have contacted Jonathan Edwards' wife after he assaulted her. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/iwNav7y

Boris Johnson will be kept informed of "urgent issues" while he is away, Downing Street says. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/e6D3kqW

The former president and his allies have given often conflicting defenses of his retention of classified documents, without addressing why he had kept them. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/hKlgjQt

The party says this would help fund a freeze of the energy price cap through the winter. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/VPKyGLH

The man exited the car and fired several shots into the air before shooting himself, said the police, who are investigating his motives. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/c6FARt1

The increase will also begin in March, rather than January, the government says. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/PwLRWgB

While it is legally irrelevant, former President Donald J. Trump claims he had declassified the top secret files the F.B.I. seized at his Florida residence. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/e78vQsq

Ms. Tokuda defeated her top rival, Patrick Branco, a first-term state representative, and several others. She is expected to win easily in November. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/WcN1Pok

A former doctor, he became the public face of the state’s pandemic response. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/7NWO0YH

The party confronts a mood of frustration among the rising electoral force that helped vault it to power. The campaign in Georgia will test that bond. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/oQ0lvkH

The suit, filed by Dominion Voting Systems, could be one of the most consequential First Amendment cases in a generation. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/TZ4xyU6

Adam Price says Jonathan Edwards's actions send "the wrong message out to domestic abuse survivors". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/zKZ1Nbd

The jockeying for position is well underway in case the 82-year-old House speaker decides to retire. Among those praising her ahead of a possible run: another Pelosi. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/2VA4CkM

The state’s redistricting woes have created a rare August primary for New York’s congressional and State Senate seats, raising concerns of low voter turnout. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/b9tYIzo

Robin Vos, the speaker of the State Assembly, said he was ending a widely criticized 14-month inquiry into the state’s 2020 results led by Michael Gableman, a former State Supreme Court justice. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/DLwJTVs

The approach is part of a concerted effort to make sure the law enforcement operation is not seen as partisan. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/7WMtvqx

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who had a stroke in mid-May, will hold his first major public event of the general election. For weeks, he has run a mainly digital Senate campaign against Dr. Mehmet Oz. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/khGSelC

A judge could issue an order unsealing the warrant, paving the way for it to be released on the court’s online docket system, or by the Justice Department or Mr. Trump himself. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/VPUl5tI

Boris Johnson says more help will be needed, but his government has said big decisions will be up to the new PM. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/hTByK07

The outgoing PM says he is making sure money is in place for his successor to offer more help. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/LzIKApg

Some Labour MPs criticised leader Keir Starmer for being on holiday as the energy crisis deepened. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Mj2OfrJ

It comes after allies of the PM dismissed an inquiry into whether he misled Parliament over Partygate. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/usNRWzt

Antony J. Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, said he had warned the leaders of both nations over violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/CJyikxo

Veterans and their advocates describe fires that burned continuously, consuming the military’s trash on overseas bases and producing toxic smoke. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/C8Ajh6B

Forces in England and Wales often fail to identify and catch offenders, a watchdog finds. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/uGgxRMc

President Biden, who has long advocated the expanded benefits, has speculated that his son Beau developed brain cancer because of exposure to burn pits when he served in Iraq. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/XenOsoH

Prosecutors said a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sought the murder of the former national security adviser in retaliation for the killing of a top Iranian official by the U.S. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/fGmX0D5

The secretary of state’s remarks came as the U.S. and the Democratic Republic of Congo agreed to work together to help mitigate climate change. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/dAT2MF0

The former chancellor says he has a "moral responsibility" to help the poorest with energy bills. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/yVw1QeW

Mr. Finstad, a Republican, will complete the final four months remaining in the term of Mr. Hagedorn, also a Republican. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/XgasITv

Chris Skidmore defects from Rishi Sunak's campaign blaming the ex-chancellor's position on the economy. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/ry0ZWX1

UK ministers will argue in court that Holyrood cannot set up a referendum without Westminster backing. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/ODY1fkE

The search of former President Donald J. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is a high-risk gamble by the Justice Department, but Mr. Trump faces risks of his own. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/CftEnHi