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“20 MPs of the Trinamool Congress raised a banner of revolt against Mamata and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee and announced to align with the BJP in Lok Sabha.”
“The FY 2026 deficit has now passed the FY 2025 deficit–and it is likely to stay that way for the rest of the fiscal year … We will likely borrow $2 trillion or more this fiscal year—an astounding figure given that the economy keeps growing…”
“state pension age gradually rises to 67”
“322 Labour MPs nominated Burnham as their next leader”
“directed the operational activity of at least eight discrete specialized units”
“6 out of the 9 MPs of Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena decided to dump the party and join hands with Eknath Shinde.”
“Social Security and Medicare are within seven years of trust fund exhaustion, and action needs to be taken to prevent across-the-board cuts to both programs.”
“he is expected to be declared Labour leader next week before taking office as prime minister on 20 July”
“The Trump administration struck a deal in May with the National Links Trust, the group that has long leased the course, to begin renovations on Washington’s three public golf courses”
“DMK has 22 members in Lok Sabha.”
“targeting a deficit of 3% of GDP, roughly half its current level”
“leaving him one short of it being mathematically impossible for anyone else to challenge him”
“Yes. That is true,” the socialist mayor said during an appearance on SiriusXM’s The Clay Cane Show. “The vice president reached out to have a conversation, and we’ve had a brief conversation. We’ve been in touch over the last few months, a…”
“three of his student rallies had been cancelled”
“The U.S. strategic Petroleum Reserve is now at its lowest point since 1983, as this chart from Alpine shows:”
“Harris called Mamdani two days after his endorsed candidates helped unseat two incumbent Democrats in New York’s primary elections earlier this month, according to Axios”
“the Karur stampede that killed 41 people during a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) election rally”
“Harris also reportedly met privately with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on the sidelines of the “Power Rising” conference in Chicago, a gathering focused on empowering black women leaders.”
“Vijay distributed compassionate appointment orders to one member from 32 of the 41 affected families at the Karur District Collectorate office”
“Uncommitted delegates said the Harris campaign rejected their request to allow a Palestinian American to address the Democratic National Convention”
“the Tamil Nadu government had announced an ex gratia payment of Rs 10 lakh to each bereaved family following the tragedy”
“It also reported that Harris met last week in Detroit with Abbas Alawieh, a cofounder of the Uncommitted Movement who is now running as a Democrat for a Michigan state Senate seat.”
“TVK provided an additional compensation of Rs 20 lakh”
“Democrats’ urgency stems from a Maine law that requires Platner to step down by July 13 in order for the party to select a new candidate in the race. Should Platner withdraw, Democrats will have until July 27 to select a new nominee.”
“the actor-turned politician who romped to power by winning 108 seats”
“a £5million donation he has claimed was for security for the rest of his life.”
“Today is the 13th day (of the fast).”
“Congress overwhelmingly passed a bill in 2024 to ban TikTok from app stores unless ByteDance sold the platform to a non-Chinese buyer.”
“Wangchuk had lost around 7.5 kg since beginning his fast”
“The president approved the American joint-venture divestment plan, signing an executive order in September after months of back-and-forth over the ban.”
“20 students have committed suicide.”
“The administration’s Freedom 250 Commission received $68 million in federal funding to help organize events commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.”
“Rs 1 crore compensation for the families of students who allegedly died by suicide.”
“there is “no shot whatsoever” of that happening”
“The protest began on June 20 over alleged examination irregularities.”
“But if you’re going to go to places like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia, those swing states that decide elections”
“Wangchuk joined the agitation on June 28 and has been on an indefinite fast since then.”
“Last week, three socialist candidates whom New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed won their primaries.”
“The outfit announced a peaceful march to Parliament on July 20.”
“including free childcare and buses”
“We have yet to see one government-run grocery store be opened in New York.”
“The antisemitism isn’t a very good brand to push forward either as well, and that’s what democratic socialist are absolutely marinated in at this point”
“Ocasio-Cortez has not launched a campaign, but she has left the door open to a Senate or presidential campaign in 2028.”
“DeGette lost, 51.3% to 41.7%, despite being a 15-term incumbent and member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.”
“Amanda Gonzalez secured the victory, 63.5% to 36.5%, after serving as Jefferson County clerk and recorder since 2023.”
“But voters firmly rejected him on Tuesday, handing Attorney General Phil Weiser the win, 55.7% to 44.3%.”
“The results currently stand at 40.0% for Kirkmeyer and 39.6% for Marx.”
“state Rep. Manny Rutinel, who has drawn comparisons to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, defeated former state Rep. Shannon Bird in the Democratic primary.”
“Trump won the area by less than a 2-point margin in 2024. Evans won the 2024 election by just 0.8%.”
“Trump won El Paso County in 2024 by 10 points, down from 11 points in 2020. Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) lost his first gubernatorial campaign in El Paso County by 17 percentage points. In 2022, he lost it by just 4 points.”
“Trump announced earlier this month that he will address the public from the grounds around 7 p.m., before “the LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN HISTORY.””
“Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, romped to victory over his Reform UK rivals, defeating Nigel Farage’s party by almost 10,000 votes.”
“Sir Keir wrote a 20-word post on X: 'Congratulations, Andy Burnham, Labour’s new MP for Makerfield. Voters chose Labour’s campaign of hope and optimism over division and hate.'”
“Speaking at a rally, Burnham said his triumph over Reform will help stop the UK from becoming like the US, 'where people don’t talk to each other in the street if they vote different ways'.”
“He told Sky News: 'I haven’t been in touch with any Cabinet ministers myself in the last few days, but that is ultimately one of the responsibilities of cabinet government in our unwritten constitution, that at times like this they do have…”
“Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) holds a 13-percentage-point lead over Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) in the race for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat, according to the latest polling. The Fox News-sponsored survey shows Ossoff polling at 56%, while Collins tra…”
“Although Collins came away from the runoff race with a wide, 11-point margin victory over Dooley...”
“Then he voted against the Working Families Tax Cuts, which delivered a tax cut of more than $3,000 for the average Georgian this year.”
“An April survey from the Pew Research Center showed 58% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents have a more favorable view of Israel, while 41% had an unfavorable view of Israel. But among younger Republicans, there is a noticea…”
“Crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne, a Brit currently based in Thailand, gave Farage a whopping £5 million (about $6.6 million) gift in 2024, just before the Reform leader announced his successful campaign to return to parliament as th…”
“Farage did not report the gift, and has maintained from the get-go that the lump sum he received from Harborne was a no-strings-attached present.”
“The parliamentary commissioner for standards ruled in January that Farage breached MPs’ rules 17 times with failures to report interests amounting to £384,000 (about $507,000).”
“The money had been accumulated through Farage’s activities on platforms such as X, Cameo, and Google. Additionally, he had failed to disclose payments from GB News.”
“The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards opened its inquiry into the matter on May 11.”
“Chair of the Labour Party Anna Turley referred Farage to the Financial Conduct Authority this week to investigate whether his positive comments about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have benefited Harbone.”
“A poll released this week by Ipsos found that 52% of British voters believe a general election should be held if the prime minister steps down.”
“It was an unconditional gift. I can spend it on Ferraris if I want. That’d be entirely up to me,” Farage asserted on LBC, adding, “I can do what I want with it. I can put it on the horses.”
“The gift first came to light in April after the Guardian published a report and Farage subsequently acknowledged the funds, telling the Telegraph at the time that it was meant to pay for his personal security.”
“In May, Reform U.K. published a statement alleging that the public revelation of the £5 million gift was due to a coordinated Russian hack, an allegation the Guardian dismissed as a “baseless attack on the media.””
“There are around 170 Michigan National Guard members stationed in the capital from June 10 through August 31 as part of the Trump administration’s summer surge to patrol streets during celebrations for the country’s 250th anniversary of in…”
“But since being voted onto Manchester City Council on May 1, she has focused on politics as leader of the local authority’s Reform UK group. Astley, whose first name is pronounced ‘cyan’ rather than ‘shan’, was elected to a seat on the cou…”
“This appears to be a reference to a story in the Times earlier this month, which covered the awarding of contracts by Greater Manchester Combined Authority to a media company which donated to Burnham’s 2021 campaign.”
“The GMCA said at the time that it has ‘rigorous procurement processes in place to ensure transparency and fairness when awarding these contracts’, and ‘at no point’ was the then-Mayor was involved in the decisions.”
“She said one of her first acts in the role would be to ‘open up the books on contracts Andy Burnham awarded during his time as Labour’s Mayor’. They included ‘at least one’ given to a company ‘which made substantial donations to his Mayora…”
“Reform will be hoping to reverse its poor recent record in by-elections. Farage’s party lost to the Green Party in Gorton and Denton; to Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly; and to Labour in Makerfield.”
“In May 2025, President Donald Trump signed four executive orders intended to speed reactor construction, streamline federal approvals, and expand domestic nuclear energy production to help meet rising electricity demand driven in part by a…”
“The procedural rule vote failed 224-198.”
“Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) and Chip Roy (R-TX) led the charge to defeat the rule vote, which included 12 other GOP members.”
“Johnson could only afford to lose three votes due to his slim majority.”
“Thune has chalked up the failure of passage to the semantics in his chamber, particularly the 60-vote filibuster threshold.”
“We are abolishing sick leave by telephone and introducing the requirement to submit a medical certificate from the very first day of illness.”
“The retirement age will be gradually raised over the ensuing decades, from its current position at 65 to 67, depending on years worked.”
“Another broken CDU election promise, even more left-wing redistribution & minimal compromises that don’t deserve the name ‘reform.’ The fact that this is being sold as a ‘breakthrough’ shows just one thing: the government’s complete inabil…”
“Pennsylvania is where America’s story began, and there was no way we were going to let the commonwealth go unrepresented during our nation’s 250th birthday celebration.”
“Marx, 60”
“when he was a 7-year-old child”
“went to 123 visits to a trauma specialist”
“150,000 new homes can be constructed by expediting building permits”
“giving permitting agencies a 90-day limit for consideration”
“cut 10% of its spending immediately”
“June 30 primary election”
“Colorado last elected a Republican governor in 2002”
“In June, the San Marcos City Council voted 4-3 to make data centers ineligible in the city’s zoning laws, citing concerns they could drain water and energy resources from the community.”
“San Marcos is positioned between San Antonio and Austin. It lies primarily in Hays County, which President Donald Trump lost by just under six points in the 2024 election.”
“State Rep. Helen Kerwin in March called on Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to impose an immediate moratorium on data center projects to give locals the chance to do impact studies, in a move Hays County flirted with following.”
“He’s long pushed for greater state control over development, including by pushing SB 2038 into law, which allows landowners to remove property from city jurisdiction and be overseen solely by county and state regulation. As part of nearly …”
“Bettencourt, the chair of the Senate’s Local Government Committee, believes otherwise.”
“As part of nearly 100 Texas Republican legislators invited to the White House in March to discuss the Trump administration’s goal of data center expansion in the Lone Star state, he said following the meeting that the state needs to make s…”
“just 58% of Americans say they’re proud to be American, down from 87% in 2001, and just 41% among Gen Z.”
“Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans can name all five First Amendment freedoms, and nearly a third can’t name the three branches of government.”
