7 h. ago 'I went to the restaurant hidden in an historic Rochdale building'

Tucked away in the corner of a Grade I-listed town hall, the restaurant is doing something unique

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13 h. ago Democrats have never been so angry. Who will step up and lead them?

At rallies, town halls and protests, voters are unleashing their fury with Donald Trump, stoking what some believe is a populist backlashDemocrats are furious. And they want their leaders to get mad, too.“I wish you’d be angry,” a constituent told representative Gil Cisneros, a Democrat of California, at a recent town hall. At an event in Minnesota featuring a panel of Democratic attorneys general, an activist voiced a similar sentiment: “Get angry, man,” punctuating the message with a profanity. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Indiana Republican becomes latest to face uproar from angry constituents at town hall

The room erupted with boos and chants on Saturday after US congresswoman Victoria Spartz said she would not be calling for the resignation of members of the so-called Signalgate group chat

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53 h. ago 'My son was left waiting for a school bus that didn't come four times'

Councillors have blasted town hall bosses for 'back-patting' over the Bee Network

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57 h. ago ‘Even with segregation, they dressed up and danced’: the radical joy of 1960s Indigenous deb balls

In 1966, 16-year-old Norma Ingram was ‘presented’ to Sydney society. Now her granddaughter, the playwright Dalara Williams, has written a play celebrating the historic vibrancy of RedfernGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOn a Friday night in April 1966, 16-year-old Norma Ingram was one of seven young Aboriginal women formally “presented” as part of the inaugural Sydney Indigenous debutante ball at Paddington Town Hall. “It was a lot of that old English stuff, ‘coming out into society’,” the Wiradjuri woman says of the event, which was attended by some 200 Aboriginal people.Revellers passed under a boomerang arch to enter the hall, which was festooned with Indigenous motifs in ochre colours. Ingram wore a white ballgown. “We were all just teenagers,” she says of her debutante cohort. “It was fun for us, and we made a whole lot of new friends.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Council officers 'misled' town hall committee in planning decision over student housing, civil court hears

A Judicial Review was held over a planning decision on student housing plans

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3 d. ago Rep. Lauren Boebert employs a new tactic in order to avoid being grilled by constituents at town hall

MAGA firebrand sharply dismissed a constituent’s question about DOGE’s supposed ‘overreaching’ during the far-reaching townhall.

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3 d. ago Let's put it in language the Signal leakers will understand: what a bunch of pathetic sleazebags | Emma Brockes

The leaking of top-level military secrets was bad enough, but I’m obsessed with Maga’s fratboy lexiconThe Maga-fication of American political discourse, which started, arguably, with Donald Trump mocking a disabled reporter in 2015, peaked this week with news of Pete Hegseth referring to European countries in the leaked Signal chat as “PATHETIC”, and enjoyed a detour last Tuesday when Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota and former running mate of Kamala Harris, appeared at a town hall in Wisconsin and called Elon Musk “a dipshit”. (This is not the first time he has referred to Musk this way. Right before the election last year, Walz told a crowd: “Look, Elon’s on that stage, jumping around, skipping like a dipshit.”)Parking for a moment the perfection of the phrase “skipping like a dipshit” to capture Musk’s very particular style of movement and speech, the range of what can and can’t be said in politics has clearly, radically changed. When you look back on the phrase that caused Hi...

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4 d. ago Rep. Lauren Boebert hints Trump administration is working to rename DC the ‘District of America’

‘Next up, you know it may end up being the ‘District of America’ that we’re working on’, Boebert scolded at opposition lawmakers

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6 d. ago Voters ‘empty chair’ Republicans who are skipping town halls across the country as anger grows about Musk and Russia

‘Everyday Alaskans are the ones left reeling from the destruction of our critical services,’ town hall attendee says

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8 d. ago Human rights charity hits back at council's claim over Albert Square homeless camp

A town hall chief has been accused of a 'gross misrepresentation' - which she refutes

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1 week ago ‘More than just an AOC’: Michigan Dem defends her lack of Musk pushback as she faces heat at town hall

Slotkin addressed sweeping cuts by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and fears over what it could mean for Medicaid

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1 week ago Greenpeace to appeal verdict ordering them to pay at least $660m to energy firm for pipeline protests – live

Organisation condemns verdict that could bankrupt its US operation and risks ‘destroying right to peaceful protest’Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says juryDemocratic congressman Glenn Ivey told constituents at a town hall meeting in his Maryland district that Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic minority leader, should step down from his position after a bitter intraparty fight over government funding last week, HuffPost reports.Ivey is the first member of Congress to say Schumer should leave his leadership position, after the leader supplied enough votes to pass a Republican-backed government funding bill through the Senate. House Democrats had near-unanimously rejected the measure, and many in the party believe Schumer, who argued the bill was better than allowing a shutdown that could be exploited by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, gave up leverage he could have used against the administration. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump’s press secretary attacks federal judge in deportation case by name and calls him ‘Democrat activist’ – live

Karoline Leavitt singles out James Boasberg in briefing attacking federal judges as court battle over deportations continuesDemocratic congressman Glenn Ivey told constituents at a town hall meeting in his Maryland district that Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic minority leader, should step down from his position after a bitter intraparty fight over government funding last week, HuffPost reports.Ivey is the first member of Congress to say Schumer should leave his leadership position, after the leader supplied enough votes to pass a Republican-backed government funding bill through the Senate. House Democrats had near-unanimously rejected the measure, and many in the party believe Schumer, who argued the bill was better than allowing a shutdown that could be exploited by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, gave up leverage he could have used against the administration. Continue reading...

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1 week ago A Nebraska Republican held a town hall despite GOP advice against it. It didn’t go well

Republicans have blamed viral moments of angry voters slamming members of congress on Democratic activists

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1 week ago Judge grudgingly extends deadline for Trump administration to give details on deportation flights – live

US government has until noon ET Friday to either provide details of the flights or to invoke a doctrine shielding information on national security groundsDemocratic congressman Glenn Ivey told constituents at a town hall meeting in his Maryland district that Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic minority leader, should step down from his position after a bitter intraparty fight over government funding last week, HuffPost reports.Ivey is the first member of Congress to say Schumer should leave his leadership position, after the leader supplied enough votes to pass a Republican-backed government funding bill through the Senate. House Democrats had near-unanimously rejected the measure, and many in the party believe Schumer, who argued the bill was better than allowing a shutdown that could be exploited by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, gave up leverage he could have used against the administration. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Judge denies Trump administration’s attempt to dismiss Mahmoud Khalil’s challenge to his deportation – live

Judge also rules case of detained Palestinian activist should be heard in New Jersey, not LouisianaExclusive: Mahmoud Khalil says he’s being targeted for political beliefsDemocratic congressman Glenn Ivey told constituents at a town hall meeting in his Maryland district that Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic minority leader, should step down from his position after a bitter intraparty fight over government funding last week, HuffPost reports.Ivey is the first member of Congress to say Schumer should leave his leadership position, after the leader supplied enough votes to pass a Republican-backed government funding bill through the Senate. House Democrats had near-unanimously rejected the measure, and many in the party believe Schumer, who argued the bill was better than allowing a shutdown that could be exploited by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, gave up leverage he could have used against the administration. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Vet who was escorted out of a town hall after ranting at NC Republican speaks out: ‘I wasn’t going to be silenced’

‘I earned those benefits as well as my fellow veterans —I watched my friends die in war, I bled for my country,’ the veteran said

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1 week ago Protesters claiming baby serial killer Lucy Letby is innocent demonstrate outside public inquiry looking into her crimes

Around 40 people waving placards saying 'Free Lucy Letby, no babies were murdered' and 'Lucy Letby not guilty' arrived at Liverpool Town Hall early this morning.

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2 w. ago Two 'important' films to be screened for free in Ayr next weekend

The screenings will take place at Ayr Town Hall.

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