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In both cases, former President Donald J. Trump is claiming a novel power to keep White House information from his time in office secret from the Justice Department. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Hg6G40M

The move rolls back the outcome of one of the stormier episodes in the former president’s mutually antagonistic relationship with artists and cultural figures. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/UMC07NG

The House passed the bill in its final legislative act before the midterm congressional elections, sending it to President Biden before a midnight deadline when federal funding is set to lapse. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/cUZtaNW

Inflation stayed far above the Federal Reserve’s goal in August, as prices climbed more quickly than economists expected. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/NzTXQCk

The move comes after Foreign Secretary James Cleverly spoke to his EU counterpart Maroš Šefčovič. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/5cxDXP4

The education secretary says tax cuts were "advertised" during Liz Truss's leadership campaign. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/6prROWq

Some Tories argue publishing the forecast sooner would reassure markets following a turbulent week. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/AhMi6jH

At the party's annual conference, its co-leaders will say a new levy would raise around £70bn a year. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/KqXO4Wb

The stopgap spending measure was the final legislative deadline facing the Senate before the midterm elections. It heads to the House next, with a midnight deadline on Friday. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/z6fe2xS

The mission in Germany would streamline a training and assistance system that the United States and its allies created on the fly after Russia’s invasion, officials said. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/SMHbouh

Sadiq Khan says comments made by "friend" Rupa Huq about Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng were wrong. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/9MFgISB

The administration’s move has brought down gasoline prices. Some experts say continued withdrawals could test the nation’s energy security. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/B1JFbtG

The administration’s move has brought down gasoline prices. Some experts say continued withdrawals could test the nation’s energy security. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/AWyfjsC

The former president failed to derail the criminal investigation into his hoarding of sensitive documents and is stuck paying for a costly process that threatens to undermine his public claims. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/6Ixs81c

BBC chief political correspondent Nick Eardley reflects on the mood in Liverpool. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/BX3D4Cv

Defense officials responsible for purchasing weapons for more than 40 nations discussed how to ramp up production for a potentially yearslong war. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/JQWG9gD

The chancellor is under pressure to do a U-turn but some MPs are prepared to give him more time. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/CTgDf0X

Financial Secretary to the Treasury Andrew Griffith said they were the "right plans" for economic growth. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/0tEuFUd

The ambitious initiative comes even as food prices have been soaring and food bank lines have been swelling. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/p2bfoGE

At a Socialist Campaign Group rally, Labour MPs on the party's left show some internal divisions remain. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/2aOzgco

The Bank says it will buy government bonds to prevent a "material risk to UK financial stability". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/yUfFj0t

Liverpool's dock workers have called on Keir Starmer to "show solidarity" with them on the picket line. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Kim6q4B

After a federal judge threw out Jonathan and Diana Toebbe’s previous deal, the Maryland couple agreed to the possibility of a longer prison sentence. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/MXvH2aL

The United States has started to allow people to apply for asylum under a new process that the secretary of homeland security hopes can help fix the current “very broken system.” from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/fPVQclF

Voters must never forgive the Tories for crashing the economy, says the Labour leader in his key conference speech. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/wcmAN1U

Rupa Huq faces criticism after describing Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng as "superficially" black. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/eaq5YQp

Great British Energy could grow to rival foreign-owned energy giants like EDF, Labour sources say. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/TQO1JZP

Virgin Money and Skipton will suspend mortgage offers to new customers as lending costs soar. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/J3fOp4K

A simpler explanation for a Democratic turnaround. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/5WPZJFQ

With images of lawlessness, G.O.P. candidates are pressing the issue in places where worries about public safety are omnipresent. Democrats, on the defensive, are promising to fund the police. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Rx83PQM

A motion calling for a proportional voting system passed but is not expected to become party policy. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/oPGIYqL

The Bank of England will not hold an emergency meeting to set interest rates after the pound fell. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/R2WvbIV

As he runs for governor of Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano is being heavily outspent by his Democratic rival and trails badly in polling. National Republicans show little desire to help him. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/yFNcMq0

Ex-shadow chancellor John McDonnell criticises Labour's leader in a rift over electoral reform. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/PodesQc

The shadow chancellor will pledge to "build British industry" with an initial pot worth £8bn. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/ZFhSdXv

The comments by the national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, illustrate how quickly the rhetoric has intensified as Russia has faltered on the battlefield in recent months. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/i3k9bjD

Publicly, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has not criticized the migrant flights from his state by Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. Privately, the Florida governor’s stunt stung the Texas governor’s team. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/gMTucx2

Shadow minister Tanmanjeet Dhesi clears up where the party stands on public ownership. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/BLbNR6c

A shadow minister says the party wants to present a “positive vision” for life outside the EU. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/5rEycOM

Labour says it would set up a register for perpetrators of domestic violence if it wins power. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/w9cQOfE

Scrapping the 45% rate is the "wrong choice" during a cost-of living-crisis, the Labour leader says. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/YZNiOKk

Some Labour members who back ending the monarchy are not happy with singing the national anthem. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/zqnDfJx

The Labour leader sets out plans to make the UK entirely free from fossil fuels by 2030. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/jsJl1XO

The rail union leader says he is "more optimistic" about a breakthrough under a new transport secretary. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/phByGZX

The Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency both recently overhauled their showcases of espionage. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/AXdOn5j

Laura Kuenssberg on why her guest this Sunday faces a whole new set of political and economic challenges. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/uHd6Tys

The government is taking a dangerous gamble, Angela Rayner says, but ministers argue tax cuts will get the economy growing. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/7oDhGn5

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says the mini-budget rewards the wealthy instead of boosting growth. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/F17uClY

Alcohol duty had been due to increase in line with inflation, but has been frozen by successive chancellors. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/8ptJKPj

The shadow chancellor gave a damning response to Kwasi Kwarteng's first major statement in the House. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/qSE20U7

Kwasi Kwarteng says the UK needs global banks to create jobs in London, not in Paris, Frankfurt or New York. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/ScjC1z8

Opposition MPs jeer and heckle as Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced a new era in government. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/RgrZ1CO

The new chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, says people need to know "help is coming". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/qnedbLg

What are the stamp duty rules across the UK? from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Gah1Vqk

As her chancellor prepares to announce a mini-Budget, the PM has pledged tax cuts to boost growth. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/hg0Od8e

The White House and members of both parties had hoped to attach the legislation to a must-pass spending bill this month. But some Republicans have raised security concerns. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/WUYltP7

Not a single Democrat running for Congress received an A in the group’s candidate ratings, which were once a powerful influence in U.S. elections. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/y51sWpg

The warning comes as the Bank raises interest rates to 2.25% - the highest level for 14 years. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/3TN04dV

Jacob-Rees Mogg faces a backlash from MPs in areas of England where fracking could cause disruption. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/VFoPwi2

Some argue an extra payment of £100 is not enough support for households who use heating oil. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/s7fO81v

Even during peak crises during his presidency, views of him were static. Post-presidency polls have continued the trend. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/e6m5JoU

President Biden said that Washington “will be unabashed in promoting” a vision of a free world. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/jRPk5ab

Three men captured while fighting with Ukraine's military are among the five released. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/XEDS7Bh

A man was charged with trespassing, tampering and vandalism on Tuesday night, the United States Park Police said. Efforts to clean the monument’s base could take days, a parks service spokesman said. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/MYn74DA

The Times recently reported that Senate Republicans’ campaign arm had used money meant for legal expenses to pay for political advertising. Now, both a watchdog group and Democrats are raising challenges. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/E7RoyKh

The chancellor is expected to announce tax cuts and help for people struggling with rising costs. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/p9rwf4V

Downing Street condemns the Russian president's mobilisation of reservists and pledges continued support for Ukraine. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/IfPvozU

Charities had raised concerns tenants with all-inclusive bills could miss out on the support. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/YIf9K5V

Liz Truss says her top adviser has her support after a report about his involvement in an FBI probe. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/aXQYhnq

The political winds that once favored Republicans in the coming midterm elections appear to have shifted in the Democrats’ favor, but in the quest for the House, geography may be destiny. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/aFpnyH7

The former president insists he shouldn’t have to state in a legal proceeding that he declassified the documents, while casting doubt on whether they remain classified. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/wLmXzkd

Since a blue wave in the state in 2008, winning elections hasn’t been easy for Democrats. But polling is evenly divided as Cheri Beasley and Ted Budd compete. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Aep52qC

The Justice Department said the defendants had stolen $240 million intended to feed children, in what appears to be the largest theft so far from a pandemic-era program. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/PKwZG7v

Liz Truss pledges more military aid to Ukraine, so how much of a difference is it making? from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/EprsUB7

French President Emmanuel Macron is championing a summit of EU and non-EU countries next month. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/5Cy2RdB

A measure to provide more money for local police departments has become mired in a long-running debate among Democrats about the politics of crime, as Republicans step up attacks. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/k83LlUu

King Charles led other royals in a sombre procession behind his mother's coffin to it final resting place. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/j4qS9cB

Hurricane Fiona’s devastation partly reflects several factors that preceded the storm. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/AhIqfQj

The service at Westminster Abbey saw Liz Truss joined by predecessors including Boris Johnson and Tony Blair. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/rF8dgAC

Here's what we know so far about who did and did not attend this historic event. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/VHUcw9o

Sir Keir Starmer will also pay tribute to the late Queen as Labour politicians gather in Liverpool. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/0cksTf9

Liz Truss and former British Prime Ministers arrive. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/EsT7r6C

Democrats and Republicans are running parallel campaigns, with one party emphasizing abortion and democracy, the other inflation and the economy — and both talking past each other. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/AIWDEfL

The former president finds himself without the power of the presidency, staring at a host of prosecutors and lawyers who have him and his associates in their sights. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/i4bJRfT

Speaking to “60 Minutes,” the president also declared the Covid-19 pandemic to be “over” in the United States. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/XHSyKFL

The U.S. president will be one of dozens of world leaders attending the funeral on Monday for a royal who had ruled for nearly as long as the president has lived. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ElHcBq8

In Ohio, a dark address by the former president featured music that was all but identical to a theme song for the conspiracy theory movement. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/TlD09kS

Fighting last week, the deadliest between the two countries since 2020, was “initiated by the Azeris,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, while also calling for a negotiated settlement. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/StzLUle

Mazars USA delivered an initial set of documents related to the former president’s finances to the House Oversight Committee as part of a settlement. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/iMEhvCY

Addressing new citizens on Ellis Island, the attorney general emphasized that all Americans are equal under the law. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/griVfKa

The president is trying to negotiate the release of the two Americans imprisoned in Russia amid poisoned relations over the war in Ukraine. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/v2XNUe1

Chinese officials invited to the Queen's funeral are not barred from Westminster Hall, Parliament says. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/hCgVycb

President Biden wants to avoid provoking Russia at a moment when American officials fear Vladimir V. Putin could escalate the war to compensate for recent losses. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/8moMlcr

Many families can borrow most of the cost of college using a Parent PLUS loan. This will not end well. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/swLJGaz

Leaders in Gloucestershire say they are "alarmed" by Liz Truss lifting a nationwide fracking ban. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Aqw4Kxc

The Justice Department is planning to appeal, but the decision is likely to significantly delay its investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s handling of government records. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Q6xw5sA

The inquiry cleared Sir Keir Starmer and his team of breaking rules when they drank and ate a curry. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/vcokqtK

A barrister representing Edwin Poots says wording of EU regulations do not apply to GB food products from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Ys2RrgJ

Researchers found that meaty conversations among several people can align beliefs and brain patterns — so long as the group is free of blowhards. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/SYz62tD

Weaker-than-expected sales figures send sterling lower as fears grow for the strength of the economy. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/RzCcKET

President Biden praised the agreement as a “big win” for workers and the rail companies. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/MH31Z9O

MPs, peers and Parliamentary staff can avoid the queue to pay their respects to the Queen. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/sVcAGnH

Employees say the inflexibility of scheduling upended their personal lives. The companies say they maintained service while using fewer resources. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/xNELJY6

David Davis MP voices free speech concerns after anti-monarchy protesters were arrested by police. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/n3kp26x

Questions had been raised over when the "fiscal event" would take place after the death of the Queen. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/hi89r2L

The move, which is bound to heighten tensions with Beijing, is designed to focus on specific types of transactions that would give a foreign power access to key technologies. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/hTKDIcq

The government has argued full customs checks should not be introduced on goods moving from Great Britain. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/busdlyk

Staff at the Coventry warehouse are voting on whether to strike amid a row over a pay offer. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/sJCotg8

Senior Tories say it is extraordinary the "architects" of genocide against the Uyghurs are invited. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/RNS7qJC

Karoline Leavitt, a Republican from the Trump administration, and Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a progressive Democrat, could be the first members of Generation Z to enter Congress. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/vhkcxMA

The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats beat out more moderate right-wing parties in a country famed for liberal governance. It is the latest example of the right’s staying power across Europe. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/pwRfGb5

Mr. Burns, who is aligned with former President Donald J. Trump and benefited from spending by a Democratic group, will face Representative Ann McLane Kuster in the fall. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/rHLiyKD

Mainstream Republicans are worried that Don Bolduc, a 2020 election denier, is too right-wing to beat Senator Maggie Hassan in the general election. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/LrnhpfR

The right to protest is a "great British tradition" but can be done with respect, Labour leader says. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/h3vVG0C

It raises concerns plans including a ban on TV advertising of junk food pre-9pm could be scrapped. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/CetxoZ8

The South Carolina senator’s bill was an effort to unite his party behind a position before midterm elections, in which abortion rights are expected to be a potent issue. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/fvubFn5

As the midterm primary season ends, candidates whom former President Donald J. Trump endorsed have racked up many wins and a handful of prominent losses. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/OZW7SoY

The King receives condolences from the Assembly speaker as crowds flock to be part of an historic visit. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/F5T9OeW

Rhode Island voters are heading to the polls to pick candidates for governor and an open House seat. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/IvgPLzD