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White House Correspondents Association to honor Secret Service agent who stopped gunman
The White House Correspondents’ Association is set to honour a Secret Service agent credited with stopping a gunman. The recognition highlights the agent’s role in protecting people during a potentially lethal security incident and draws attention to the risks faced by protective-service personnel. The supplied article text is unavailable because access to the page was…
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David Hogg: Democratic campaign arm picking ‘terrible candidates’
Former Democratic National Committee vice-chair David Hogg criticised the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, saying it sometimes selects “terrible candidates” ahead of November’s midterm elections. His comments highlight continuing tensions between younger progressive activists and the party’s established campaign organisations over candidate recruitment and electoral strategy. Speaking at the College Democrats of America convention in Washington,…
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Pete Hegseth’s face says it all as anti-war protesters interrupt Senate hearing
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s reaction was captured after anti-war demonstrators disrupted a Senate hearing he was attending, with his expression drawing attention as the protest unfolded. The interruption highlights ongoing public opposition to current US military and foreign policy, with demonstrators using high-profile hearings as a platform to voice dissent directly to officials. The Daily…
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Andy Burnham implores cabinet to examine ‘all possible ways’ to tackle cost of living crisis
Andy Burnham used his first cabinet meeting as prime minister to urge ministers to explore “all possible ways” of easing the cost of living crisis, declaring his would be a “cost of living government”. The intervention matters because it sets the tone and priorities for his premiership from day one, but it has immediately raised…
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South Carolina Senate poll shows surprising frontrunner: Trey Gowdy
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White House agrees to ethics provision in crypto bill
The White House has reportedly agreed to include an ethics provision in the proposed crypto “CLARITY Act”. The move matters because it suggests the administration is willing to support cryptocurrency legislation while addressing concerns about conflicts of interest and public trust. The available material does not provide the wording of the provision, the bill’s wider…
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Democratic governor ADMITS glitch registered thousands of noncitizen voters even as she torches ‘reckless’ regime
New Jersey’s Democratic governor has acknowledged that a glitch in the state’s motor vehicle system registered thousands of non-citizens to vote, even while she criticised what she called a “reckless” approach to elections from Republican opponents, according to the Daily Mail. The admission is politically awkward for the governor, as it hands ammunition to critics,…
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Thune: Senate GOP will ‘hold’ budget reconciliation bill as backup plan to avoid shutdown
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Republicans would keep any House-approved budget reconciliation framework available as a contingency for funding the federal government and avoiding a shutdown at the end of September. The approach could allow a funding measure to pass the Senate by simple majority, bypassing a Democratic filibuster if bipartisan negotiations fail. Thune…
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Zelensky sacks Ukraine’s top army commander after days of protests
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the country’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, in a move that follows days of public protests. The unrest was triggered by the recent removal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, and it has since emerged that his departure was linked to a dispute with Syrskyi, tying the two dismissals together at a…