Discussion thread - May 2024
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The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to protect Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from a conservative coup, torpedoing an effort by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to oust the GOP leader from the top job.
The trial on charges that Donald Trump willfully retained classified national security records after leaving the White House was scheduled to start May 20.
The west’s relative loss of power is reflected in fine dining
The PM has danced to their tune and the dreadful election results were the inevitable outcome. The solution can’t be more of the same, says the former Conservative MP Justine Greening
OECD, IMF and WTO forecast sharp rebound in global flow of products this year after 2023 slump
Geopolitics is altering its trajectory
Former PM made the requirement to bring photo ID a stipulation of the Elections Act in 2022
Revelation in new book that possible Trump running mate killed ‘untrainable’ hunting dog prompts widespread revulsion
By giving workers more bargaining power, the new rule will make businesses more competitive.
Large companies such as ByteDance, OpenAI and Stripe are staying private
As the speaker of the House finally allows a vote to go forward on aid, the GOP’s internecine warfare is tearing apart the party
Labour has also rejected European Commission’s proposal which would have allowed young people to live, work or study in the bloc
Coalition of lawmakers helped legislation clear procedural hurdle to reach final votes, following opposition from rightwing Republicans
President Milei has formally put in an application to join the global military alliance.
Seven jurors were selected for Trump's hush-money trial as others were dismissed for sharing negative memes and social media content about him.
Divisions within the House Republican conference could threaten both the future of the package and Mike Johnson's speakership.
The Economist joins the most prominent opposition politician on the campaign trail
Iran has launched drones toward Israel, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a statement, in an attack that Tehran had promised to carry out after its embassy in Damascus was hit last week.
The hard truth, I’m pleased to tell you, is that we never went away
Republican lawmakers and candidates for Congress are scrambling to create distance between themselves and an Arizona Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday upholding a near-total ban on abortion in the state.
Statement from security group members comes amid mounting focus on Chinese threat in Asia
Joe Cunningham says ‘I would vote for Biden over Trump’ after third-party group dropped effort to run own candidate
"There’s not a company in the U.S. that can domestically produce the high-end, electrical steel sheets for automobiles which we produce at our steel mills in Japan."