8 h. ago Bid to temporarily block Palestine Action ban to be heard at High Court

Huda Ammori, the co-founder of Palestine Action, is seeking to bring a legal challenge against the Home Office over the decision to ban the group.

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15 h. ago House of Representatives approves ‘big beautiful bill’ in victory for Trump

218-to-214 vote marks final approval of package of tax and spending cuts

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16 h. ago House votes on Trump’s sweeping tax bill after Democratic leader delivers record

House speaker Mike Johnson calls final vote after Hakeem Jeffries held floor for more than eight hours in an effort to stall Republicans from passing Trump’s tax billWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Jeffries breaks House floor speech recordJeffries has just passed the five-hour mark and has no intention of stopping: “We still got some ground to cover.”“We are going to continue as Democrats to take our sweet time on behalf of the American people because the issues are too significant to ever walk away from,” Jeffries said, to cheers from the Democrats in the chamber. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Democratic leader holds House floor for over eight hours to delay Republican

Hakeem Jeffries delays final vote after Republican-controlled House advanced Trump’s sweeping tax bill in a late-night procedural voteWhy is Jeffries speaking for hours on the House floor?What’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Jeffries has just passed the five-hour mark and has no intention of stopping: “We still got some ground to cover.”“We are going to continue as Democrats to take our sweet time on behalf of the American people because the issues are too significant to ever walk away from,” Jeffries said, to cheers from the Democrats in the chamber. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Democratic leader holds House floor for seven hours to delay Republican

Hakeem Jeffries delays final vote after Republican-controlled House advanced Trump’s sweeping tax bill in a late-night procedural voteWhy is Jeffries speaking for hours on the House floor?What’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Jeffries has just passed the five-hour mark and has no intention of stopping: “We still got some ground to cover.”“We are going to continue as Democrats to take our sweet time on behalf of the American people because the issues are too significant to ever walk away from,” Jeffries said, to cheers from the Democrats in the chamber. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Democratic leader holds House floor for six hours to delay Republican

Hakeem Jeffries delays final vote after Republican-controlled House advanced Trump’s sweeping tax bill in a late-night procedural voteWhy is Jeffries speaking for hours on the House floor?What’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Jeffries has just passed the five-hour mark and has no intention of stopping: “We still got some ground to cover.”“We are going to continue as Democrats to take our sweet time on behalf of the American people because the issues are too significant to ever walk away from,” Jeffries said, to cheers from the Democrats in the chamber. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Democratic leader speaks for more than five hours on House floor as Republicans aim to vote on Trump’s major tax bill – live

Hakeem Jeffries delays final vote after Republican-controlled House advanced Trump’s sweeping tax bill in a late-night procedural voteTrump’s tax bill passes step in House, paving way for legislationWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Jeffries has just passed the five-hour mark and has no intention of stopping: “We still got some ground to cover.”“We are going to continue as Democrats to take our sweet time on behalf of the American people because the issues are too significant to ever walk away from,” Jeffries said, to cheers from the Democrats in the chamber. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Democratic leader speaks for more than four hours on House floor as Republicans aim to vote on Trump’s major tax bill – live

Hakeem Jeffries delays final vote after Republican-controlled House advanced Trump’s sweeping tax bill in a late-night procedural voteTrump’s tax bill passes step in House, paving way for legislationWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?“I’m still here to take my sweet time”Hakeem Jeffries continues to hold the House floor, joking about the fact that he has unlimited time to speak because of his role as Democratic leader. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago PM shoulders blame for welfare fiasco and says No 10 ‘didn’t get process right’

Keir Starmer says Downing Street should have engaged more with Labour MPs and repeats support for Rachel ReevesUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has admitted No 10 “didn’t get the process right” in handling the government’s controversial welfare bill and says he shoulders the blame.Looking to repair some of the damage done by Labour’s 11th hour climbdown on the central plank of its welfare changes, Starmer said the government would reflect on its mistakes. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago House voting on rule to pave the way to final debate on Trump’s tax

Procedural vote would open final debate but measure has already been voted against by enough Republicans to have it failWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Republican voters on Trump legislation: ‘This bill is a no-brainer!’Donald Trump on Tuesday toured “Alligator Alcatraz”, a controversial new migrant detention jail in the remote Florida Everglades, and celebrated the harsh conditions that people sent there would experience.The president was chaperoned by Florida’s hard-right governor, Ron DeSantis, who hailed the tented camp on mosquito-infested land 50 miles west of Miami as an example for other states that supported Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s welfare rebellion: Starmer must learn from his mistakes | Editorial

A poorly devised cuts policy was mis-sold as reform and MPs were dismissed when they pointed out the problemA clash between the government and Labour MPs over disability benefits was foreseeable long before this week’s Commons rebellion. That doesn’t mean a crisis was inevitable. Compromise might have been reached before the 11th-hour climbdown that averted a defeat in parliament.The conflagration that burned a lot of Sir Keir Starmer’s authority was all the greater because trust had broken down. The twin causes were failure of political judgment in Downing Street and bad policy. The prime minister underestimated the potency of MPs’ objections to the withdrawal of personal independence payment (Pip) from disabled people, and overestimated the capacity of his whips to bully and cajole his party into accepting the changes.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to...

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61 h. ago National charity says West Lothian pensioners' café a model for better care

Adam Stachura, the Policy Director at Age Scotland last Thursday’s 11th hour hold was an “opportunity to look to the future.”

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67 h. ago Trump bill live: Final vote on ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ expected soon as GOP Senate leader says he has the support to win

The Independent has been on Capitol Hill overnight to bring you all the latest updates as senators vote on an unlimited series of amendments to the president’s tax and spending megabill

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68 h. ago What’s in Trump’s big, beautiful bill? Tax cuts, deportations and more

GOP’s sweeping legislation boosts wealthy, funds border wall and risks $3tn deficit before Trump’s term endsThe Republican-led Senate is on a final sprint to pass the one big beautiful bill, a sprawling piece of legislation that will enact Donald Trump’s tax and spending priorities. Lawmakers from both parties are offering last-minute amendments ahead of a final vote on passage that could come Tuesday, after which the legislation will return to the House of Representatives, which passed their version of the bill last month.Here’s what’s in the Senate’s version of the bill: Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Palestine Action seeking legal challenge against UK Government bid to ban group

An urgent hearing was held at the High Court on Monday after Palestine Action said they were left with "no choice".

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5 d. ago Longtime State Department spokesman, diplomat Richard Boucher, dies at 73

Richard Boucher, who served for more than a decade as spokesman for the State Department and assistant secretary of state for public affairs, has died at age 73

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6 d. ago Love Island star who 'had potential to be in the final' dumped by public vote

Love Island saw two islanders dumped from the villa in a shock double elimination

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6 d. ago Blue’s Clues star Steve Burns is back and launching a podcast about ‘death, sex and taxes’

‘Alive with Steve Burns’ is expected to arrive this fall

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8 d. ago Major European capital is set to 'BAN cars' in bid to tackle its gridlock

A high court has ruled that people living in the capital can vote next year on whether they should forbid most vehicles from passing through after years of campaigning.

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9 d. ago Zohran Mamdani leads New York City mayoral primary as Cuomo concedes: ‘He won’

‘Tonight is his night,’ says ex-governor as progressive state representative is top in first round of countingZohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist who would become New York’s first Muslim mayor if elected, appeared set to win the city’s Democratic primary on Tuesday night, although it could be days before the final result is known.After 91% of votes were counted in the primary’s first round, Mamdani, a state representative, had 43.5% of the vote. Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor who had been a heavy favorite until recent weeks, was at 36.4%, and conceded on Tuesday night. Speaking at a campaign rally Cuomo said Mamdani had run a “really smart and good and impactful campaign”. Continue reading...

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