7 h. ago England break Ashes drought in Australia with victory in Boxing Day Test – live reaction

England chase down 175-run target for four-wicket win Over-by-over updates from Melbourne Cricket GroundTravis Head walks out to bat with his opening partner Scott Boland. Imagine if you had predicted, on the first morning at Perth, that Australia would use four openers in the first four Tests – and that Usman Khawaja would not be among them.“Dear Rob,” writes Robert Wilson. “I’ve got skin in the game as I am trying to arrange an all-night viewing sesh for day (night) three in an unexpectedly swish Aussie backpacker hostel near Stalingrad (in Paris). Logistically, it’s quite a lot of ducks to get in a row and punters fagging all the way in from below-zero Versailles or somesuch only to catch four overs while nursing a lukewarm Newky Brown might have views. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Mike Johnson is ‘weak’ and functions like a Trump staffer, Republican say in scathing new report

Mike Johnson’s efforts to keep President Donald Trump happy are leaving rank-and-file Republicans unhappy with his obsequiousness

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4 d. ago Threat of another government shutdown lingers as lawmakers have barely begun negotiating new funding bills

Unstable Republican House caucus could revolt against Mike Johnson over funding levels even as GOP needs Democrat votes in the Senate

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7 d. ago Rep. Elise Stefanik stuns by dropping out of NY governor race, retiring from Congress

Stefanik made history in 2014 as the youngest woman ever elected to Congress at the age of 30

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9 d. ago The House revolted against Mike Johnson on health care – but it will still be a climb in the Senate

The Speaker received a major black eye after four Republicans sided with Democrats on forcing a vote on extending health care tax credits. But, Eric Garcia writes, any health care bill still needs to get 60 votes in the Senate

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9 d. ago Four Republicans join Democrats to force vote on bill that would extend Obamacare subsidies

Stunning move comes after House Republicans pushed ahead with bill that doesn’t address soaring premiums if Affordable Care Act tax credits expireUS politics live – latest updatesIn a major setback for Mike Johnson and the House GOP, four Republicans have joined with the Democrats to sign a petition forcing a vote on legislation that will extend for three years premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act healthcare plans.The rebellion underscores the nervousness among Republicans over an increase in healthcare costs before the 2026 midterm elections, in which the party will be defending its slim control of the House. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Top House Democrat demands immediate action to extend Obamacare subsidies after four Republicans help force vote – live

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries calls on Mike Johnson to allow vote on legislation extending Affordable Care Act subsidies before recessFour Republicans join Democrats to force vote on bill that would extend Obamacare subsidiesThe Donald Trump-appointed chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, will soon make his first appearance before Congress since sparking an uproar with comments seen as pressuring ABC to temporarily pull comedian Jimmy Kimmel from the air.ABC indefinitely suspended Kimmel’s show over statements he made following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which prompted Carr to say that he wanted broadcasters to “take action” on Kimmel, and: “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Top House Democrat demands immediate vote on extending ACA subsidies – US politics live

Hakeem Jeffries, House minority leader, calls on Mike Johnson to immediately allow vote on legislation before House is set to go on recessThe Donald Trump-appointed chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, will soon make his first appearance before Congress since sparking an uproar with comments seen as pressuring ABC to temporarily pull comedian Jimmy Kimmel from the air.ABC indefinitely suspended Kimmel’s show over statements he made following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which prompted Carr to say that he wanted broadcasters to “take action” on Kimmel, and: “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Four Republicans defy Mike Johnson to sign Democratic petition to force vote on healthcare subsidies

Hakeem Jeffries tells The Independent ‘Mike Johnson should not recess the House of Representatives until we vote on the straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits’

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9 d. ago Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies

Four centrists Republicans have broken with their party's leadership over health care

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1 week ago US Capitol statue of teen civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns to fill Robert E. Lee’s place

The U.S. Capitol will soon display a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school

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2 w. ago Woman suffers horrific burns after stranger hurls acid at her in park attack

A woman has suffered horrific burns after a stranger poured a corrosive chemical onto her head while she was walking through a public park.

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2 w. ago MTG’s last act in Congress could be a longshot plot to oust Mike Johnson, report says

The Georgia Republican plans to resign in early January, following an acrimonious public feud with her former close ally President Trump

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2 w. ago Republicans revolt against Mike Johnson – and the Senate – to force a vote on health care subsidies: ‘Our push will inspire’

As the Senate remains stuck and many oppose extending the subsidies, Republicans from swing districts try and find a bipartisan fix, Eric Garcia writes

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2 w. ago Johnson reveals House GOP won’t allow extension of Obamacare subsidies, leaving 24M Americans at risk

This comes as the Senate tees up a vote on its plan for its own health care bill

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2 w. ago Trump administration confirms it will buy fleet of six Boeing 737 planes to carry out deportations – US politics live

Department of Homeland Security spokesperson says almost $140m contract to buy planes will ‘allow ICE to operate more effectively’House speaker Mike Johnson said today that he has yet to see the video of the boat strike that has been the subject of intense scrutiny and accusations of war crimes.The Republican speaker said he missed the classified briefing with Hegseth and Rubio this week because he was working with House GOP lawmakers on their emerging health care proposals. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Elise Stefanik gets a new Republican challenger in NY governor race and Trump has already weighed in

As a county executive, he pushed through a policy that bans transgender athletes from using county sports facilities

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2 w. ago Nancy Mace shreds Mike Johnson and says ‘Nancy Pelosi was a more effective House Speaker than any Republican this century’

Mace is just the latest Republican member of Congress to criticize Johnson

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2 w. ago Ignorance is BS: speaker’s stock answer on Trump’s misdeeds is ‘I don’t know’

Mike Johnson’s denials of knowledge of presidential scandals strain credulity – but may be an effective tacticThe US House speaker, Mike Johnson, has developed a go-to response when asked about something controversial Donald Trump or members of his administration said or did.It’s some version of “I don’t know anything about that.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Democrat senator says Mike Johnson is making Trump ‘deadbeat dad’ by abandoning IVF support

Illinois Democrat blames Mike Johnson and conservatives for blocking progress on key Trump 2024 campaign policy

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