Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Claim of Absolute Immunity (www.nytimes.com)
The ruling answered a question that an appeals court had never addressed: Can former presidents escape being held accountable by the criminal justice system for things they did while in office?
Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs (www.theguardian.com)
The referendum comes as the city aims to reduce emissions by targeting wealthy drivers in large, polluting cars
U.S. Conducts Retaliatory Strikes in Iraq and Syria Against Iranian Proxies (www.nytimes.com)
The move, in response to a drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan, was an escalation of hostilities in the Middle East.
What Biden *really* says about Trump behind closed doors (www.politico.com)
President JOE BIDEN has a reputation for salty language behind closed doors. But it nearly slipped out in public during his speech at Valley Forge last month to mark the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Animated and angry, he derided DONALD TRUMP and his followers for drawing glee from political violence.
The US economy added 353,000 jobs in January, starting off 2024 with a bang | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
The US economy added a stunning 353,000 jobs last month, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday, registering a stronger-than expected gain to kick off 2024.
EU agrees €50bn package for Ukraine as Viktor Orbán bows to pressure (www.theguardian.com)
Hungarian prime minister, who had vowed to block the funding, relented after series of 11th-hour meetings
House passes $78 billion tax bill in bipartisan vote (thehill.com)
The House passed a $78 billion tax bill on Wednesday that boosts the child tax credit and reinstates business deductions that were rescinded during the Trump administration, sending the bipartisan, bicameral legislation to the Senate for consideration.
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Iran on high alert as Biden mulls response to killing of US servicemen (www.theguardian.com)
Tehran warns Washington but regime unsure of degree of support for interventionist foreign policy
UK considers recognising Palestine state, Lord Cameron says (www.bbc.co.uk)
Britain could recognise Palestine state as part of peace negotiations, foreign secretary suggests.
Ken Clarke Warns Rwanda Bill Moves UK Towards An 'Elected Dictatorship' (www.huffingtonpost.co.uk)
Tory grandee says Rishi Sunak overturning a Supreme Court judgement is “very dangerous".
Russia is losing the battle for the Black Sea (www.economist.com)
Ukraine wants to keep trade flowing and destroy Russia’s fleet
Israeli ministers attend conference calling for ‘voluntary migration’ of Palestinians (www.theguardian.com)
Attendance of 11 cabinet ministers and 15 coalition members of Knesset appears to violate ICJ ruling on Gaza war
Brussels threatens to hit Hungary’s economy if Viktor Orbán vetoes Ukraine aid (www.ft.com)
EU strategy aims to spook investors by cutting off funding to Budapest in stand-off over €50bn package
Hungary far-right would lay claim to neighbouring region, if Ukraine loses war (www.reuters.com)
Donald Trump ordered to pay $83m in damages in E Jean Carroll defamation case - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
The former president must pay writer E Jean Carroll for defaming her in comments he made while in the White House.
Missouri Republican wants to bring back ‘duels’ (www.independent.co.uk)
‘The duel shall take place in the well of the senate at the hour of high noon on the date agreed to by the parties to the duel,’ the proposal says
Pentagon ex-UFO chief says conspiracy theorists in government drive spending (www.theguardian.com)
“Conspiracy theorists working for and within the US government are perpetuating myths about UFOs that millions of taxpayer dollars are then spent looking into, a ‘self-licking ice cream cone’, according to the Pentagon’s former chief investigator of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP)…...
Could there be a liberal demagogue? (www.ft.com)
There is a gap in politics for someone who is populist in style but moderate in content
Speaker Johnson: Senate border deal ‘dead on arrival’ in House (thehill.com)
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a Friday letter to his colleagues that Senate legislation addressing the border and aid to Ukraine and other countries would have been “dead on arrival” in the House, if reports about its terms are true.
How Britain’s political elite broke the development bargain (www.ft.com)
The Conservative party believed voters would back them no matter how they behaved
Turkey votes in favor of Sweden’s NATO membership after months of delay (www.washingtonpost.com)
Hungary’s approval remains the last major hurdle for a major expansion of the military alliance set in motion by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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New Hampshire Presidential Primary 2024 Live Election Results- NBC News (www.nbcnews.com)
See New Hampshire presidential primary live election results by township from NBC News.