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The pandemic inquiry is demanding the government release the unredacted messages by Thursday. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/5TDdkW2

The first of 470 interviews of Obama administration officials and others involved in the debates of the time offer a fresh inside look at a consequential presidency. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/J28oipN

The party faced losing some of its public funding if it did not file its audited accounts by midnight. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Kl71R2o

The special counsel is scrutinizing the dismissal of Christopher Krebs, who contradicted baseless claims by the former president that the 2020 election was marred by fraud. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/mpYir5w

After his much-maligned Twitter rollout last week, Ron DeSantis is joining the campaign trail, making a play for evangelical voters in the first-in-the-nation nominating state. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/KMZ5o21

So far, Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy are the only Republican presidential contenders to weigh in on the recent deal in Washington — but others could yet join them. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/3AUL542

The government wants stronger evidence on psychological impacts of gaming and how the industry works. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/u9cVU4j

The plans aim to boost housing, with the party promising to "back the builders, not the blockers". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Mx5LEJg

For decades the state has been setting policy for the whole nation. Now red states are pushing back. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ocp3feC

Malaysia says it has detained a Chinese vessel suspected of raiding two British maritime war graves. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/o5dDZ6I

The former governor of New Jersey, who has been at times both a confidant and a rival of Donald Trump, will have some outside help in his effort to win the Republican primary. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/JNf9Awu

Rishi Sunak says he is 'deeply concerned' by the rising number of under-18s using vapes. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/nHJYrxR

The agreement will place additional work requirements on older Americans to receive food assistance, but will remove those barriers for veterans and homeless adults. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/MZ6kxaf

The justices will soon rule on race-conscious admissions plans at Harvard and U.N.C. A new appeals court case asks whether schools can use race-neutral tools to achieve racial diversity. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Ts3UHVb

With the right and the left up in arms about the agreement in principle reached by the president and the speaker, both sides started to make the case for its quick passage, a tall order in Congress. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/dfZqsKn

The deal to raise the debt ceiling bolsters President Biden’s argument that he is committed to bipartisanship, but it comes at the cost of rankling many in his own party. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/LB7okZM

Ron DeSantis entered the presidential race last week along with Tim Scott, with others to follow. For the former president, the more candidates the better. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/FxznYfk

The real estate developer’s appeal for help from the Texas attorney general is under scrutiny. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/MtDJ65K

As a top negotiator said an agreement was “hours or days” away, an ultraconservative group of lawmakers harshly criticized its emerging contours. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/h6yqKGS

The former president took to social media to weigh in on the events in Texas. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/UlAeajh

Andrei Kelin tells Laura Kuenssberg Russia has "enormous resources" but UK and US weapons are to blame. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/x9yElcw

Mr Johnson has spoke to a reporter in Washington about his diary entries being handed to police. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/lr1pWNR

The Treasury secretary, who considered ways to contain the fallout of a default when she was a Fed official in 2011, had urged Democrats to raise the limit while they still had control of Congress. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/6RvqKIf

Republicans have criticized recent estimates of what Black Americans are owed in reparations. But for Democrats, they pose deeper problems for a party eager to retain the allegiance of Black voters. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/CKmbqxB

Fox’s handling of the defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which settled for $787.5 million, left many unanswered questions. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ZBepICH

A Democrat from Ohio, he said the 1990 population data missed more than two million Black Americans and shortchanged the nation’s older cities. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/eGD0io7

Two pistols and nearly 2,000 rounds of ammunition also went missing over the past two years. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/0l3EUcV

The Pink Floyd co-founder's "divisive actions" could fuel anti-Jewish hatred, says Christian Wakeford. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Itd805D

Support for the war in Ukraine remains high but could potentially turn if concern over the high numbers of casualties persists, according to FilterLabs AI. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/jlStCZI

Changes to the visa system for high-skilled and medical workers attracts people from Asian countries. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/jWDyPg4

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditures index, climbed 4.4 percent in April, a slight increase from March. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/n3jVQTM

The public accounts committee calls for more support for alcohol treatment to save money and lives. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/5AmdeZL

The governor has flip-flopped on one highly inconsequential matter: how to pronounce his name. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/1M3S8DP

An investigation finds one of Liam Byrne's staff worked on the 2021 bid while paid by Parliament. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/zuN4BhY

Mr. DeSantis will make stops next week in the three early nominating states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/fbpTenx

Rishi Sunak says he is looking at strengthening marketing rules for e-cigarettes. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/qYGAmwt

The prime minister admits reports of him being a fan of the racy books penned by Jilly Cooper CBE are true. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/i63bwy8

It comes ahead of official figures on Thursday expected to show legal UK migration at record levels. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/vZgJuYq

A debt crisis could be only a week away — practically an eternity in a town governed by the threat of catastrophic deadlines. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/RtQyJel

Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman exchange letters, as she is told she will not be investigated over speeding row. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/We05UxV

Rishi Sunak says the home secretary did not breach ministerial rules over her handling of the speeding offence. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/TGpl3C7

The government says the new checks would reduce the opportunity for people to "steal votes". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/G8KaD5J

The United States is increasing patrols in the busy shipping lanes, where Iranian forces have taken two internationally flagged tankers in recent weeks. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/uTEzn2Q

The money is intended to reduce “incursions,” in which planes, vehicles and people mistakenly obstruct runways, and it will be used on infrastructure improvements. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/b1R7IvB

With his 2024 campaign imminent, Ron DeSantis pointed to how he could tilt the court further to the right. He also highlighted his ability to serve for eight years as president, unlike Donald Trump. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/X6HbOwo

The announcement comes days before official statistics are expected to show record migration levels. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/FngsoyL

Margaret Ferrier has been urged to resign now rather than wait to be recalled by her constituents. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/mYF9iDB

The government borrowed £25.6bn in April, with inflation pushing up interest payments on debt partly to blame. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/YztJf9X

The fourth-term senator said he would do everything he could to ensure that Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, the state’s lone congresswoman and his former intern, won the race to succeed him. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/I8grcEb

The civil service chief wants to discuss plans for government after Sinn Féin's local election gains. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/MwR8Nb3

Mr. Scott, who is formally announcing a presidential campaign, is the first Black Republican senator from the South in more than a century and has been a prominent voice in his party on matters of race. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/5gTW8dE

The United States is entering an array of agreements to secure the critical minerals necessary for the energy transition, but it’s not clear which of the arrangements can succeed. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/a9w1AJo

Labour urges investigation after home secretary tried to arrange a private speed awareness course. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/AuOSzU8

A former Democrat, he served as White House counsel under George Bush and aided presidents including Ronald Reagan and Donald J. Trump. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ekt2ny4

Gov. Ron DeSantis ushered in a six-week abortion ban and curriculum restrictions, while expanding capital punishment and concealed carry access as he prepared to run for president. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/CJPH6Uw

President Volodomyr Zelensky of Ukraine received vows of resolute support and promises of further weapons shipments even as Russian forces claimed to have seized the war-torn city of Bakhmut. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/fim2PzO

In three elections, she was a “first,” becoming one of the leading Latina politicians in California and the country. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/NW6oIzu

In the 1990s, the G7 invited Russia to join, a sign of its ascendence. Today, Vladimir V. Putin is on the outside, as his enemy, Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, is the honored guest. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/B3I9Rfa

The Florida governor is reluctant to talk about the restrictive law he signed as he seeks to attract support from across the Republican Party. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/TewquAk

Financial markets are still betting that Congress and the White House will strike a deal. But the uncertainty alone is having consequences. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/L02CKwv

The home secretary tried to arrange a private speed awareness course while she was attorney general. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/5G2U0Pw

Timothy Parlatore, who withdrew this past week from representing the former president in the special counsel investigations, said he stepped aside over differences with a Trump adviser, Boris Epshteyn. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/JpCuyjD

He urged his supporters to stay the course and tried to convince fence sitters like India and Brazil that there is no middle ground. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/sogirLz

The centrist group is gaining steam — and raising money — in its effort to get a candidate on the 2024 ballot, with Joe Manchin at the top of their list. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/G1Hhmc6

MPs and peers gear up for a whole lot of haggling over new laws over the next few weeks. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/AINiYPy

Hawkish senior Republicans aside, there is evidence to suggest that the anti-Ukraine flank of the party is playing not to the fringe but to the heart of its base. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/91onUqC

Parliament approves a bill which allows voluntary carers to take off up to one week a year. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/hF0pX6C

In a whirlwind year as the BBC's political editor, Chris Mason explains what it's like to grill three very different PMs. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/CfZGtOp

Voters went to the polls to decide who would represent them on Northern Ireland's 11 councils. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Qm7LRfx

An MP describes the "living hell" of PTSD as she calls for psilocybin to be allowed as a mental health treatment. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/g6pJAT5

The SNPs leader in Westminster set out his terms for helping Sir Keir Starmer into Downing Street. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/qAXncEQ

The Florida governor is expected to file paperwork declaring his candidacy on May 25, with a video likely to coincide with his official entrance. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/CBtPhSQ

The state funeral, in September last year, followed a period of national mourning. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/jUlHF2Z

The federal government is essentially living paycheck to paycheck, making the X-date hard to pin down. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/SgmW24O

Rishi Sunak says a new defence partnership will see closer cooperation between the armed forces. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/vgD6S17

Up to £2m a week is being spent on repairs but there is still a growing list of health and safety incidents. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/J4xLG8T

Paul Scully says he would step down as London minister if picked as the Tory candidate for City Hall. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/IjDHQWR

The appointment caps a fast rise at the network by Ms. Collins, 31, who previously covered the Trump and Biden administrations. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/u38jTSE

Deputy PM Oliver Dowden tells Labour's deputy leader that British people will never trust her party. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/v1BzHML

Rishi Sunak had promised to close 30 Chinese state-sponsored Confucius Institutes in the UK. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/q4JxTEm

Sir Keir Starmer is urged to intervene as Labour seeks to replace Birmingham's leader over a damning report. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/KH7Sg5M

A Parliamentary meeting into arrests of republicans on Coronation Day is interrupted by environmental protesters.. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Tdnlwmx

Oliver Dowden is questioned by Angela Rayner on NHS waiting lists, where she says the PM has left people waiting more than a year. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/y21Ogc4

The deputy SNP Westminster leader says in 2016, Oliver Dowden PM told his constituents of his 'duty' to furnish them with Brexit facts. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/lbu9ypR

The Labour deputy leader tells MPs that the government is overseeing a "conveyor belt of crisis". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/rWQOtdf

President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy are set to meet again on Tuesday as the government approaches a deadline to continue paying its bills. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/TtW3C9s

Scotland Yard refer an allegation of serious sexual assault by Julian Knight to Essex Police. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/R6fbSBg

Conservative MP Danny Kruger said the "normative family" is required for "a safe and successful society". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/uPvNAVM

Social media companies will be held accountable for sexist abuse under new proposals to the Online Safety Bill. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/HxvwoeV

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has long been at the center of high-profile challenges, and a wave of Trump appointees has pushed it to the leading edge of potent policy decisions. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/FLB2U01

Rishi Sunak will make a plea for co-operation at a meeting of European leaders in Iceland. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/JgRXjkN

Nearly 64,000 affordable homes were completed between 2015-16 and 2022-23, London's mayor says. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/CKwhzb0

President Biden said on Monday that he had selected Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, who has led the National Cancer Institute since October, to be the next director of the National Institutes of Health. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/x3W4lsz

Private concerns about the direction of the Tory Party under Rishi Sunak this week became more public. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/e3g5Mk7

Jacob Rees-Mogg was speaking at the National Conservatism Conference when a man invaded the stage. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/LnKpC4d

As the council elections draw closer, BBC News NI looks at what might happen in Belfast this time. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/JnmrMkj

The home secretary will say there is "no good reason" the UK cannot train its own workers in a speech later. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/4v5GQIf

The former president canceled a rally in Des Moines, citing a storm warning. The Florida governor made the most of his rival’s absence, as DeSantis allies taunted Mr. Trump. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/9mwrKLF

Grant Shapps accepts the five promises - on inflation, the NHS, and more - are "difficult and very detailed". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/z3gs0u8

The presidential race has started to crystallize, with flawed standard-bearers, worried political parties and voters unhappy with their choices. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/WZpLbhQ

Fort Benning is now officially Fort Moore, the only U.S. base named for a married couple. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/KVBAyad

The PM is a boyhood fan of the club, but his support was not enough to inspire them to beat relegation. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/AibxN3K

The president’s commencement address at Howard University, a historically Black institution, came as Democratic strategists have expressed concerns about muted enthusiasm for Mr. Biden among Black voters. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/KbfiFyP

The department in charge of protecting the environment must update its IT systems, a spending watchdog says. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/bcn9uKJ

While exploring endgames, Biden aides say they reject any push for peace talks — including from China — that would freeze the current front lines and Russia’s gains. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/bhpufqU

Former Labour MP Paul Clark represented Gillingham in Kent for 13 years. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/dEoR7hb

She began her first diplomatic job 30 years ago, led talks on the Iran nuclear deal and grapples with China and Russia. She is also the first woman to be deputy secretary of state. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Pz1Aj40

The Labour leader faces questions about an investigation that found a senior party aide groped an intern. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/RJfeIjF

The trade union is writing to the Central Arbitration Committee to request legal recognition. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/BdnHe63

The Storm Shadow cruise missile will give Ukraine new capabilities in its conflict with Russia. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/rXPh87K

Amid a night of verbal parrying, the CNN host made another statement. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/mkUDXEK

The government has abandoned plans for thousands of laws to expire automatically at the end of 2023. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/KnstVAO

Richard Sharp resigned as BBC chairman last month, after breaking rules over dealings with Boris Johnson. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/mHgi0oN

The House speaker has signaled that George Santos will be allowed to continue to serve in Congress even after being indicted on federal charges. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/xCMNmJA

Advisers are expecting tough questions, on abortion and various investigations, but counting on the broader audience that CNN brings. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/moBbKHv

Justin Welby says it is "morally unacceptable and political impractical" to let poorer countries deal with migration alone. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/o9TuaSk

Andrew Bridgen claims he was a "prisoner" in the Conservative Party as he announces he will be Reclaim’s first MP. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/hkzeujC

Andrew Bridgen was expelled by the Conservatives last month after likening the Covid vaccine to the Holocaust. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/pAYy5ai

UKIP has lost almost all of its councillors, as the Eurosceptic party struggles to redefine itself. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/o9TKXih