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Trump brutally rebuked over dragged-out Iran war as Republican defectors vote to handcuff his power
The US House of Representatives has voted 220-204 to approve a war powers resolution aimed at halting President Donald Trump’s ability to continue military action against Iran without congressional approval, with a small number of Republicans joining all Democrats. It is the latest in a series of similar votes this summer, though none of the…
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Turncoat who made ‘No-Trump’ his name fails in party-switching race for Senate
E. No-Trump Hansen, an entrepreneur who legally changed his name from Eric Hansen to signal his opposition to Donald Trump, suffered a heavy defeat in Delaware’s Democratic Senate primary. Hansen, a former Walmart executive who had run as a Republican against Lisa Blunt Rochester in 2024, switched parties and rebranded himself ahead of this year’s…
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Anthony Albanese to announce huge migration crackdown tomorrow as Labor worries about the rise of Pauline Hanson
The Albanese government is set to unveil a major overhaul of Australia’s migration system, with Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke due to deliver a National Press Club speech titled “Who Arrives, Who Stays, Who Leaves”. The announcement, delayed by more than a month amid cabinet disagreement over its scope, comes as Labor faces mounting political…
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Woke Seattle mayor forced into embarrassing U-turn over promise to take city’s homeless off the streets
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has scaled back her flagship pledge to move the city’s homeless population into shelter, announcing on Monday that the plan would add 960 beds over two years rather than the 1,000 units per year she had originally promised. The reversal follows Wilson’s admission that the scale of her initial commitment was…
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What the world map REALLY looks like: Plans to redraw the traditional globe and make Africa ‘bigger’ have been blasted by critics as ‘wokery’. Now RONAN O’REILLY investigates truth behind the row
A row has broken out over United Nations-backed plans to replace the centuries-old Mercator world map with a new projection that gives Africa a truer sense of scale, with critics dismissing the move as unnecessary “wokery”. Supporters argue the change corrects a long-standing distortion that has made the continent appear no bigger than Greenland, when…
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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Labour’s shameful welfare milestone as more than four million people are now claiming PIPs
The Daily Mail’s editorial comment criticises the Labour government after figures showed more than four million people are now claiming Personal Independence Payments (PIPs), calling it a “shameful milestone” that undermines fiscal responsibility. The piece argues this expansion of the welfare system is unsustainable given rising living costs, and contrasts it with calls from an…
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Voters mostly don’t like AI and data centers, but neither party seems to have an edge
A New York Times/Siena University poll released this week has found that a large majority of American voters oppose the construction of AI-powered data centres, though this hostility is not translating into a clear political advantage for either major party. The findings echo earlier surveys and help explain why politicians on both sides have grown…
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Flights should increase by hundreds of pounds to meet Net Zero by decreasing demand, Government advisors say
The Climate Change Committee (CCC), the Government’s independent climate advisers, has said flight prices should rise by hundreds of pounds to curb demand for air travel as part of efforts to meet the UK’s 2050 Net Zero target. The committee argued that the aviation industry should bear the costs of reducing its emissions under a…
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Gas could be banned from Australian homes under controversial new proposal
Doctors for the Environment Australia has urged the government to stop approving new gas projects and set a timeline to phase out gas extraction, distribution, use and exports, warning that the fossil fuel poses significant public health risks. The call, made in a report launched at Parliament House in Canberra, comes as new gas developments…