8 h. ago As populist insurgents take power across the globe, ANDREW NEIL examines the dire plight of the mainstream Right

We live in a political age in which the 'unlikely' increasingly becomes the 'likely', with a rapidity similar to Hemingway's description of going bankrupt - gradually, then suddenly... very suddenly.

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12 h. ago Judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on federal voting form – US politics live

Federal judge says Trump’s directive is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powersUS House Speaker Mike Johnson reiterated this morning that he will not bring the chamber back into session until the government shutdown ends.Speaking to Fox News on Friday, Johnson said: “We are anxious to get the house back to regular legislative session, but we have to get the lights turned back on. Chuck Schumer and the Democrats in the Senate have got to reopen the government. Again, it’s the most fundamental responsibility of congress is to have the government operate and work for the people. That’s the number one priority right now and we cannot deviate from that.” Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Trump updates: President shuts down hope of trade talks with Canada after Reagan ad

Trump closed negotiations with Canada after the province of Ontario aired a negative ad about tariffs

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14 h. ago Trump administration blocked from suspending Snap benefits for millions of Americans

One judge issued temporary restraining order while another judge ruled the government must continue to fund program that helps low-income householdsUS politics live – latest updatesTwo federal judges issued back-to-back rulings on Friday in separate cases ordering the Trump administration to use contingency funds to continue paying for food stamps during the government shutdown.A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday afternoon blocked the Trump administration from suspending all food aid for millions of Americans, in a case brought by a group of US cities, non-profit organizations and a trade union. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Trump live: President shuts down hope of trade talks with Canada after Reagan ad

Trump closed negotiations with Canada after the province of Ontario aired a negative ad about tariffs

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18 h. ago Trump calls on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster rule

Calling Democrats ‘stone cold crazy’, president says ‘nuclear option’ is necessary to end government shutdownUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump on Thursday night called on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster to bring an end to the ongoing government shutdown and the standoff with Democrats.“BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE GONE STONE COLD ‘CRAZY,’ THE CHOICE IS CLEAR – INITIATE THE ‘NUCLEAR OPTION,’ GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER AND, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago SNAP food benefits set to lapse for 40 million as Republicans claim they can’t touch contingency funds: Live updates

Democrats are accusing Republicans of choosing not to pay out SNAP beneficiaries to pressure Democrats to vote with a continuing resolution

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19 h. ago SNAP benefits set to lapse for 40 million as Republicans claim they can’t touch contingency funds: Live updates

Democrats are accusing Republicans of choosing not to pay out SNAP beneficiaries to pressure Democrats to vote with a continuing resolution

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19 h. ago Trump calls for Senate to scrap filibuster as Johnson again refuses to bring back the House during shutdown – US politics live

Snap food benefits are set to run out this weekend as shutdown comes close to matching the record of 2018-2019US House Speaker Mike Johnson reiterated this morning that he will not bring the chamber back into session until the government shutdown ends.Speaking to Fox News on Friday, Johnson said: “We are anxious to get the house back to regular legislative session, but we have to get the lights turned back on. Chuck Schumer and the Democrats in the Senate have got to reopen the government. Again, it’s the most fundamental responsibility of congress is to have the government operate and work for the people. That’s the number one priority right now and we cannot deviate from that.” Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Trump shutdown live: Republicans told to play ‘Trump card’ to end crisis in president’s latest social media rant

President demands end to Washington deadlock and calls Democrats ‘Crazed Lunatics that have lost all sense of WISDOM and REALITY’

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36 h. ago Trump administration warns of air travel ‘disaster’ next month as White House hosts Halloween event: Live updates

Trump and his senior administration officials have said they will not negotiate with Democrats on policy issues until the government is reopened

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39 h. ago Vance blasts Democrats for holding Americans ‘hostage’ with shutdown as paychecks go unpaid: Live updates

Trump and his senior administration officials have said they will not negotiate with Democrats on policy issues until the government is reopened

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39 h. ago Reeves says she should have checked rental licence had been obtained as letting agent apologises – UK politics live

No 10 releases redacted emails between Reeves’ husband and letting agentRachel Reeves’ rental error: standards adviser looking at new informationRobert Peston, ITV’s political editor, says he thinks it is a mistake for the Conservatives to be saying Rachel Reeves should have to resign over the rental licence error. He explains why in a post on social media. Here is an extract.Kemi Badenoch’s call for Starmer to sack Reeves, for failing to register her family home when she rented it on moving to Downing Street, lowers the bar quite significantly for sackable offences by ministers. I am not certain all her shadow cabinet colleagues will thank her.The point is that there is a clear distinction between Rayner’s failure to take stamp duty advice and Reeves’s failure to register her home with the council for rent. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Trump live: Kristi Noem says ICE ‘absolutely not’ halting operations in Chicago for holidays after governor’s pleas

Trump deployed military members and federal agents to Chicago to conduct immigration arrests and crackdown on crime as part of ‘Operation Midway Blitz’

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46 h. ago Tories will not deport legally settled people, Badenoch clarifies

Katie Lam spoke ‘imprecisely’ in stating large number of people would ‘need to go home’, says Conservative leader UK politics live – latest updatesThe Conservative MP Katie Lam spoke “imprecisely” in stating the party would deport large numbers of legally settled families from the UK, Kemi Badenoch said, adding she had no plans to make tougher immigration rules retrospective.Badenoch’s comments to reporters after a speech in London end days of confusion over Tory migration policy, particularly over whether many thousands of people who have made lives in the UK could lose their status of indefinite leave to remain (ILR) under a future Conservative government. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Trump live updates: President’s crucial meeting with China’s Xi Jinping nears as shutdown impacts airport delays

Trump will meet with Xi in mere hours

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61 h. ago Trump live: Major airport forced to ground planes as federal shutdown causes huge staff shortage

Shutdown-linked travel disruption comes as Trump prepares to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in South Korea for key talks to try and defuse trade war

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62 h. ago Epping sex offender given £500 after threatening to challenge deportation

Hadush Kebatu claims he tried to hand himself in to police, but was ignored, after being released from prison in errorUK politics live –latest updatesA convicted child sex offender mistakenly released from prison after arriving in the UK in a small boat was given £500 of public money as he was deported back to Ethiopia.Hadush Kebatu was flown back to his home country on Tuesday night with the discretionary payment after raising the possibility of challenging his removal shortly before he was due to be placed on a plane. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Trump live: Hot mic catches president discussing Xi talks while tribal nations warn federal shutdown will spark hunger crisis

Trump ‘has strengthened China’s hand while weakening America’s leverage,’ a new report from Senate Democrats states

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64 h. ago Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’

Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrestUS politics live – latest updatesA top US military official has ordered the national guards of all 50 US states, the District of Columbia and US territories to form “quick reaction forces” trained in “riot control”, including use of batons, body shields, Tasers and pepper spray, according to an internal Pentagon directive reviewed by the Guardian.The memo, signed on 8 October by Maj Gen Ronald Burkett, the director of operations for the Pentagon’s national guard bureau, sets thresholds for the size of the quick reaction force to be trained in each state, with most states required to train 500 national guard members, for a total of 23,500 troops nationwide. Continue reading...

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