39 h. ago Arizona congresswoman who waited 7 weeks for Mike Johnson to swear her in says she was pepper sprayed by ICE at a taco joint

Rep. Adelita Grijalva was ‘sprayed in the face’ and ‘pushed around’ as agents descended on restaurant

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4 d. ago Federal panel could call for scrapping of infant hepatitis B vaccines this week

Two-day meeting under new, RFK Jr-appointed chair could see radical overhaul of US childhood immunizations policyA reversal of a decades-long program of childhood immunizations, including a recommendation to scrap hepatitis B shots for newborn babies, could come as early as this week in a vote by an advisory committee of allies convened by the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr.Speaking to the Washington Post, Kirk Milhoan, the new chair of the federal advisory panel on immunization practices, said members would vote whether to push for the axing of the hepatitis B requirement during its two-day meeting ending Friday. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Your Party members vote to make name permanent at tense first conference

Liverpool gathering lays bare bitter divisions within new party founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah SultanaThe new leftwing party founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana will be called Your Party after a vote by members, but its weekend conference laid bare bitter divisions.Just over 37% of members voted for the name Your Party, provisionally adopted when it was launched earlier this year, to become permanent. The votes for others on the shortlist were 25.23% to be called For The Many, 25.23% for Popular Alliance and 14.19% for Our Party. Continue reading...

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1 week ago BHP concedes defeat as Anglo American shareholders vote on Tek merger

Mining giant BHP has ruled out a last-ditch takeover bid for rival Anglo American, whose shareholders will vote on a £40billion merger in two weeks' time.

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1 week ago BHP abandons latest takeover approach for mining rival Anglo American

The talks took place weeks ahead of Anglo’s shareholder vote on its mega merger with Canadian firm Teck Resources.

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2 w. ago House set to vote on release of Epstein documents after Trump U

President drops opposition to vote that would compel files’ release and says he would sign measure if it reaches his deskThe Republican-controlled US House of Representatives is expected to vote on Tuesday to force the release of investigative files related to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the latest move in a scandal that has dogged Donald Trump since he returned to the White House.In a sharp reversal this weekend, Trump dropped his opposition to a vote releasing files from the criminal investigation by the US Department of Justice into Epstein on Sunday. On Monday, Trump said he would sign the measure if it reached his desk. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump’s White House dodges on whether president would ever meet with Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse survivors

Trump changed course this weekend and is now urging House Republicans to vote for the Epstein files to be released

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2 w. ago Trump tells Republicans to vote to release Epstein files, in a reversal of his previous stance

The US president has said he backs US lawmakers efforts to release the files, ahead of an expected House vote this weekUS president Donald Trump has urged his fellow Republicans in Congress to vote for the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his earlier resistance to such a move.Trump’s post on his Truth Social came after House speaker Mike Johnson said earlier that he believed a vote on releasing justice department documents in the Epstein case should help put to rest allegations “that he [Trump] has something to do with it”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump tells Republicans to vote to release Epstein files, saying ‘we have nothing to hide’

The US president has said he backs US lawmakers efforts to release the files, ahead of an expected House vote this weekUS President Donald Trump has said he backs lawmakers’ efforts to release more files related to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite being previously opposed to the measure.“House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, calling the controversy over his former friend’s criminality a “Democrat hoax.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump pushes Republicans to stop Epstein vote this week in major loyalty test: Live updates

House members are expected to hold a vote on the Epstein files as soon as Tuesday

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3 w. ago Trump live: Fallout with ‘traitor’ MTG over Epstein files adds to Republican crisis as House vote looms

Trump called Greene, who is expected to vote next week on a proposal to force the government to release more Epstein files, a ‘traitor’

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3 w. ago Trump live: MTG says she fears for her safety from ‘radicalized’ MAGA fans after president dubbed her ‘traitor’ over Epstein files

Trump called Greene, who is expected to vote next week on a proposal to force the government to release more Epstein files, a ‘traitor’

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3 w. ago Trump calls Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘traitor’ and ‘disgrace’ as public breakup over Epstein files intensifies: Live

Trump called Greene, who is expected to vote next week on a proposal to force the government to release more Epstein files, a ‘traitor’

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3 w. ago Trump supports replacing ‘ranting lunatic’ MTG in stunning public breakup amid her push to release Epstein files

The House of Representatives, with Greene’s support, will vote next week on a proposal to force the government to release more Epstein files

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3 w. ago Trump says he supports primarying ‘ranting lunatic’ MTG in 2026 amid her push to release Epstein files

The House of Representatives, with Greene’s support, will vote next week on a proposal to force the government to release more Epstein files

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3 w. ago Trump rails against MTG after her support for releasing Epstein files: ‘We think it’s bad to talk about it’

The House of Representatives will vote next week on a proposal to force the government to release more Epstein files

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3 w. ago MTG claps back at Trump after president says only ‘stupid’ Republicans care about the Epstein files

The House of Representatives will vote next week on a proposal to force the government to release more Epstein files

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3 w. ago US catholic bishops issues rare condemnation of Trump administration’s immigration enforcement – live

US Conference of Catholic Bishops calls for ‘meaningful immigration reform’ in first message of its kind in 12 years Donald Trump has cranked up his intense pressure campaign on congressional Republicans to oppose the full release of the justice department’s files related to Jeffrey Epstein, before a crucial and long-awaited House vote on the matter next week that scores of Republicans are slated to support.The belated swearing-in on Wednesday of the Democratic representative Adelita Grijalva – which the House speaker, Mike Johnson, had refused for almost two months during the government shutdown – brought the number of signatures on Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna’s discharge petition to the 218 needed to force a floor vote on legislation demanding the Department of Justice release all of its investigative files on Epstein within 30 days. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Epstein emails reveal he ‘kept close eye on Trump’ as House prepares to vote on releasing files: Live

House set to vote next week on whether to require the Justice Department to publish all of its unclassified files on Epstein

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3 w. ago House will vote next week on release of Epstein files as Trump named in new bombshell email drop: Live updates

The Speaker announced the vote just hours after he swore in Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva, who quickly signed a discharge petition to bring it to a floor vote

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