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    Government coverage encompasses the decisions, policies and actions of elected leaders and state institutions that affect everyday life. This topic tracks domestic political developments across multiple democracies, from parliamentary debates and policy announcements to electoral campaigns and shifts in political strategy. Readers will find reporting on how government spending, taxation and regulatory choices influence the economy, public services and household finances.

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    • Analysis: Trump fumes as top allies back down on his personal battles

      Donald Trump has faced a string of setbacks in recent days, with even close allies pulling back from personal and political battles he has championed. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped felony destruction of property charges against former Olympian David Hearn over damage to Washington’s Reflecting Pool, concluding it stemmed from a “botched installation” rather than…

    • Senate overwhelmingly advances stopgap funding bill aimed at preventing shutdown

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    • Pirro’s future in question amid break with Trump on Reflecting Pool

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    • Democrats blink as Schumer helps GOP clear key shutdown hurdle

      Senate Republicans and Democrats reached bipartisan agreement to clear a key procedural hurdle towards a short-term government funding extension, averting the threat of a shutdown almost two months ahead of the deadline. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer helped secure Democratic support for the move, a notable step given the party’s earlier reluctance to back GOP-led…

    • Delusional! Minister blasted over claim Tory school reforms left one million on scrapheap

      Education Secretary Lucy Powell has been accused of “delusional” thinking after claiming that Conservative-era academic reforms are responsible for more than a million young people now being not in education, employment or training (NEET). Writing in The Times, Powell argued that the exam-focused system championed by former education secretary Michael Gove had become a “straitjacket”…

    • Stopgap funding bill seeks delay of Trump’s science funding plan 

      Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story Stopgap funding bill seeks delay of Trump’s science funding plan Senate Republicans are supporting a provision in the stopgap funding bill that would delay the Trump administration’s controversial plan to put political appointees in charge of hundreds of billions of…

    • EU calls for stronger borders after Ceuta migrant crossings

      European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for “united action” on border security following the chaotic entry of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. The influx has strained relations among EU member states, with several countries criticising Spain’s handling of the situation and Italy temporarily suspending…

    • Andy Burnham set to free paedophiles and killers early: PC Harper thugs to be ‘released within months’

      The Daily Mail reports that offenders convicted over the killing of PC Andrew Harper, including paedophiles and killers, are set to be freed early from prison, with releases potentially happening within months. The report attributes the early release policy to Andy Burnham, and frames it as a controversial move given the seriousness of the crimes…

    • Andy Burnham jets off on foreign holiday just TWO WEEKS after becoming Prime Minister

      The Daily Mail has published a story claiming that Andy Burnham, in his capacity as Prime Minister, has taken a foreign holiday just two weeks into office. The piece is framed as a criticism of Burnham’s early handling of his premiership, presenting the trip as a questionable priority so soon after taking power, alongside other…

    • McMahon asks universities to outline commitments to ‘national service’

      Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday urged American universities to outline their commitments to a set of Trump administration priorities by the end of this year. In an open letter to university presidents and board members, McMahon lamented that higher education institutions, in her view, have “drifted from the principles that built up so much…