87 m. ago White House halts $2.1bn of Chicago transport funding; Senate to hold vote as shutdown enters third day – US politics live

Trump aide Russ Vought said hold would affect work to extend and modernize city’s transit lines amid little hope Senate can agree a way out of shutdownThe Eisenhower Presidential Library’s director has exited his position after advocating against giving a sword from the collection to King Charles as a gift during Donald Trump’s recent state visit, according to US media reports on Thursday.Todd Arrington left his post on Monday after being told to “resign or be fired”, he told CBS News, which did not specify who had relayed the message to the historian. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Trump threatens mass layoffs and cuts to Democrat projects as another day of government shutdown passes: Live updates

Day two of the government shutdown draws to a close as federal jobs and projects are put in jeopardy

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12 h. ago Trump threatens mass layoffs and cuts to Democrat projects as government shutdown stalemate continues: Live updates

Trump said he was meeting with White House budget director Russ Vought to discuss agency cuts on day two of the government shutdown

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15 h. ago Government shutdown live updates: Trump threatens to cut Democrats’ ‘favorite projects’ amid impending mass layoffs

Trump said he would meet with OMB Director Russ Vought to discuss agency cuts on day two of the government shutdown

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21 h. ago Government shutdown live updates: Trump ready to cut thousands of jobs in ‘Democrat agencies’ as parties refuse to budge

Trump is set to meet with OMB Director Russ Vought to discuss agency cuts on day two of the government shutdown

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24 h. ago Government shutdown live updates: Trump calls to clear ‘dead wood’ in government as he determines which agencies to cut

Trump is set to meet with OMB Director Russ Vought to discuss agency cuts on day two of the government shutdown

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25 h. ago Government shutdown Day 2 – live: GOP leaders spied at DC hotspot, report says, as Trump relishes ‘billions’ in cuts

The shutdown began at midnight Wednesday amid the Senate’s failure to reach a deal on federal spending

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26 h. ago ‘Russia will not stop until they are forced to do so,’ Danish PM warns European leaders summit – Europe live

More than 45 leaders meet in Copenhagen for the seventh summit of the European Political Community European Council president António Costa opens his speech with congratulations for Moldova and its president Maia Sandu for the win of pro-European forces in last weekend’s parliamentary elections there.He also congratulates the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for their recent peace deal.“I know that for some of you, the threat from Russia is very clear and very present. For others, it still seems further away, but none of us can no longer be naive. The war was never just about Ukraine. It is about Europe, all our nations, all our citizens, our values and our freedom.”“Please just take one look at the history of our continent, from the expansion of the Russian Empire to Soviet tanks rolling across several borders during the cold war, shattering hopes of freedom. Recent history tells us the exact same story. So why shouldn’t it happen again? Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Could Nigel Farage really win the next election? Here’s what the polls say

Reform’s lead is persistent but pollsters themselves point out that their models come with significant uncertaintyUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has spent his political career disrupting the political order, but with Reform UK’s popularity on the rise, some in Westminster believe he could be on course to pull off the greatest political earthquake in modern British political history.Not only have recent polls pointed to Reform effectively replacing the Conservatives as the main opposition, some have even suggested Farage could enter Downing Street if such support is maintained at the next election. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Government shutdown day 2 – live: Trump claims closure will save billions of dollars with ‘dead wood’ cleared out

The shutdown began at midnight Wednesday amid the Senate’s failure to reach a deal on federal spending

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31 h. ago US government shutdown live: White House threatens ‘imminent’ layoffs with Senate set to vote Friday

The shutdown began at midnight Wednesday amid the Senate’s failure to reach a deal on federal spending

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36 h. ago Government shutdown live: White House threatens ‘imminent’ layoffs with Senate set to vote Friday

The shutdown began at midnight Wednesday amid the Senate’s failure to reach a deal on federal spending

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40 h. ago Government shutdown live: No end in sight as senators leave DC until Friday and White House threatens ‘imminent’ layoffs

The shutdown began at midnight Wednesday and has been ongoing for over 16 hours

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42 h. ago JD Vance blames Democrats for ‘holding Americans hostage’ with shutdown so Schumer can fight off AOC: Live updates

The shutdown began at midnight last night and has been ongoing for over 12 hours

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43 h. ago JD Vance blames Democrats for ‘holding Americans hostage’ to shutdown so Schumer can fight off AOC: Live updates

The shutdown began at midnight last night and has been ongoing for over 12 hours

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45 h. ago Government shutdown live: Speaker Johnson says Schumer ‘handed Trump the keys’ as he cheers chance to ‘downsize’

In remarks Wednesday House Speaker Mike Johnson accused Democrats of playing ‘political games with the lives and livelihoods of Americans’

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46 h. ago Government shutdown live: Poll reveals who Americans blame as Vance warns travelers that air traffic controllers ‘no longer getting paid’

In remarks Wednesday House Speaker Mike Johnson accused Democrats of playing ‘political games with the lives and livelihoods of Americans’

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46 h. ago Foreigners underrepresented among prisoners in England and Wales, report finds

Non-UK nationals make up 12.4% of inmates versus 16.8% of population, data shows, as far-right protests continueUK politics live – latest updatesForeign nationals are underrepresented as a proportion of prisoners jailed in England and Wales, an analysis of government data has found.While non-citizens made up a higher proportion of people convicted for sexual and theft offences over the past decade, researchers cautioned that a lack of data for offenders’ age and sex complicated the picture and meant it was hard to make clear assertions. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Government shutdown live: Vance warns travelers that air traffic controllers ‘no longer getting paid’ as Trump layoffs loom

Republican funding bill fails in Congress on Tuesday evening, leading to the first government shutdown since Donald Trump’s first term in 2018

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50 h. ago Miliband vows to ban fracking, labels Reform ‘ideological extremists’ and tells Musk to ‘get the hell out of our politics’ – live

Environmental groups have welcomed the energy secretary’s fracking announcementAt the Labour conference Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, has just started his speech.Responding to the news that he will announce a total ban on fracking (see 9.19am), Asad Rehman, chief executive of Friends of the Earth, said:By providing a clear vision for our energy future based on helping people, not on ignoring the science, the energy secretary has sent an important message that the government is listening to communities.Fracking is and always has been unpopular, both with people facing it off locally and the wider public. The government must now translate its plans to ban fracking permanently into policy, alongside closing a loophole in planning law that still allows it to happen by the backdoor.Andy Burnham is doing a fantastic job as the mayor of Manchester. I actually worked closely with him. We’ve reset that relationship between Westminster and our mayors, and we’re working well together. So ...

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