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Mike Lawler flipped a New York district red in 2022. But his ties to Trump might bite him in the midterms
Republican congressman’s support of many of the president’s policies has infuriated some of his constituents
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Green party must avoid being taken over by hard left, says former leader
Adrian Ramsay says some new members would be ‘more at home’ in Your Party or Socialist Workers party
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‘There’s a lot of hate’: rightwing racism stirs south Asian mobilization in Texas
In state that has become ‘ground zero’ for discrimination against south Asians, experts say they are seeing voters motivated to fight back
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The US founders made a grave error in granting presidents pardon power
Trump’s utter abuse of the power proves it. As the midterms approach, voters have not forgotten January 6
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The coming legal battle against Albanese’s social media ban – Full Story podcast
Technology reporter Josh Taylor speaks to Reged Ahmad about the high court challenge whether this is the beginning of the end for Labor’s world-leading policy
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Former NSW Liberal leads overhaul of One Nation candidate selection process
Exclusive: Mark Jones, once on track for one of the Liberal party’s most powerful roles, is now instrumental in One Nation’s expansion
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Australia’s bizarre selection choices backfired – predictably – in South Africa. It’s time for a reality check
The team’s management needs to offer decisions that make sense, rather than spurious justifications for ones that don’t
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Readers reply: with governments asking us to stockpile, can we learn anything from disaster films?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
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MP facing voice loss after surgery shows recovery signs
Anne Sabine says her voice is showing signs of recovery after facing permanent damage from surgery.
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‘We spend our days in silence’: fear and repression in Ohio as ICE terrorizes Haitian immigrants
Haitian community in Springfield demands dignity and better rights for immigrants as ICE crackdown ramps up
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‘Dark money made darker’: funding labyrinth conceals donors to Republican campaigns
One man’s campaign finance operation in Wisconsin exemplifies the opacity of the US political financing system
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The measure slipped into UK budget that could protect spending on children, youth and rough sleeping | Heather Stewart
PDEL, which will ringfence money for preventive policies, marks a welcome and potentially consequential addition John Healey’s debut budget was far from a blockbuster, but it may come to be remembered for the birth of a plucky new character in the tax and spend universe – little PDEL. It may not have the charm of Disney’s Wall-E, but PDEL (pronounced P-Del), or preventative departmental expenditure limit, to give it its full name, marks a welcome, and potentially very consequential, addition. Continue reading...
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