Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (www.axios.com)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Friday introduced a motion to vacate against House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), threatening a vote to remove him.
US economic sentiment has become a vehicle for expressing partisanship, whereas in countries like Germany it still functions largely as intended (www.ft.com)
It’s no longer the economy, stupid (www.ft.com)
America’s hyper-partisan voters express economic sentiments that mirror their politics — this is not true in Europe
UK housing developments axed as Tory planning reforms take effect (www.ft.com)
Councils reverse course on agreed plans after targets diluted despite acute shortage of homes
How NIMBYs increase carbon emissions (www.economist.com)
Opposition to new buildings has unfortunate consequences
Wilders setback spells trouble for Europe’s far right (www.ft.com)
Centrist parties are closing ranks to prevent extremists from taking power in Brussels and national capitals
FACT SHEET: President Biden Issues Executive Order to Protect Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data | The White House (www.whitehouse.gov)
Today, President Biden will issue an Executive Order to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data from exploitation by countries of concern. The Executive Order, which marks the most significant executive action any President has ever taken to protect Americans’ data security, authorizes the Attorney General to prevent the...
House passes TikTok crackdown that could ban app in U.S. (www.washingtonpost.com)
The swift rebuke shifts attention to the Senate, where the bill faces significant political barriers and constitutional concerns
Geert Wilders gives up hope of being Dutch PM due to lack of support (www.theguardian.com)
Leader of far-right Freedom party, whose party came first in election last year, was never able to get all partners in a potential coalition onboard
Labour calls on Sunak to return Frank Hester’s £10m Tory donation (www.theguardian.com)
Donor told colleagues looking at Diane Abbott made you ‘want to hate all black women’ and she ‘should be shot’
Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans, studies find (www.npr.org)
In Thursday night's State of The Union, the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley took center stage. The suspect is a migrant. Republicans say immigration leads to crime, but there's no evidence of that.
Rishi Sunak’s focus on extremism risks boosting Reform UK, Tory MPs warn (www.ft.com)
Michael Gove is set to unveil new definition to cover issue, but many in ruling party would prefer rhetoric be dialled down
Trump Ally and Daughter-in-Law Officially Take Over R.N.C. Leadership (www.nytimes.com)
With the installation of Lara Trump and Michael Whatley, Donald Trump tightened his already firm grip on the party apparatus.
Rishi Sunak’s report finds low-traffic neighbourhoods work and are popular (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Downing Street initially buried study, which Tories had hoped would strengthen arguments against traffic-reducing measures
Eyebrows raised as Viktor Orbán to visit Donald Trump in Florida (www.theguardian.com)
Hungary’s PM arrives in US this week without a White House invitation as he pursues what critics call his ‘fantasy’ foreign policy
Biden: There is a place for Haley supporters in my campaign (thehill.com)
President Biden on Wednesday welcomed Nikki Haley supporters to back his reelection campaign as the former ambassador to the United Nations ended her bid for the Republican nomination.
Trump a worse appeaser than Neville Chamberlain, leading Democrat says (www.theguardian.com)
Jim Himes says comparisons between Trump’s attitude to Putin and 1930s PM’s stance on Hitler ‘give Trump way too much credit’
Live Updates: Haley Is Expected to Suspend Her Campaign (www.nytimes.com)
After Donald J. Trump tallied victories in Texas, California and 12 other states, Nikki Haley was expected to drop out of the presidential race, according to people familiar with her plans. She was set to deliver remarks in Charleston, S.C., at 10 a.m. Eastern.
Federal Reserve Indicates that Interest rate cuts may come soon. (abcnews.go.com)
Interest rate cuts would carry benefits for many consumers -- but not all, experts said.
In race for top EU, NATO jobs, Eastern Europe asks: ‘Are we equals or not?’ (www.politico.eu)
EU’s newer members are bristling at the likely appointment of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as NATO chief.
Live Updates: Trump Prevails in Supreme Court Challenge to His Eligibility (www.nytimes.com)
The justices ruled that the 14th Amendment did not allow Colorado to bar the former president from the state’s primary ballot. The justices offered different reasons, but the decision was unanimous.
Trump's White House Was 'Awash in Speed' -- and Xanax (www.rollingstone.com)
Under Trump, the White House Medical Unit was “like the Wild West,” and staffers had easy access to powerful stimulants and sedatives, sources say.
Labour rattled by Galloway win as Sadiq Khan slams PM over racist ‘poison’ (www.theguardian.com)
London mayor says Sunak must be tougher on Anderson, while Gaza ceasefire fracas piles pressure on many sitting Labour MPs
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The US Supreme Court has helped Donald Trump (www.ft.com)
Delaying the former president’s immunity appeal could change the 2024 election
