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“Congress Party's stand has always been clear: we will strongly oppose the Delimitation Bill and continue to do so. We will make every effort to maintain unity among all opposition parties.”
“Keir Starmer's government had already pledged £39bn, external to fund the construction of 300,000 new "social and affordable houses" over the course of 10 years during the 2025 Spending Review, and said this money would "reinvigorate" coun…”
“The petition, which closed on 15 July, gathered 1 228 012 signatures”
“Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island proposed a windfall oil profit tax earlier this year. "We're actually somewhat generous about letting [the oil companies] keep half of the excess profits," Whitehouse says, "but we want at…”
“GENIUS was signed into law the next day... The bill, however, held a veto-proof majority and, accordingly, the ROAD Act became law automatically on July 10. The margins, 358 to 32 in the House and 85 to 5 in the Senate, made his signature …”
“Abdul El-Sayed released two pages of his 2025 tax return showing $686,069 in total income, including $292,000 in "additional income" and $262,000 in capital gains, placing him in the top 1 percent of Michigan earners.”
“Labour is set to collect £121billion through stealth taxation, as millions more are dragged into higher rates of tax.”
“We have heard that the Home Minister is trying to reintroduce the Delimitation Bill, which failed to get a two-thirds majority for the government on April 17, marking a significant defeat.”
“In the 1950s, councils were building almost 200,000 new council homes a year. In 2025 that figure was just 1,970”
“On the same day, Israel approved a US $2.3 billion construction programme for new settlements, planning to build 12 000 homes”
“The United States Secret Service and the Executive Office of the President, in concert with the Department of the Interior, say they want to install permanent 8-to-9-foot fencing around Lafayette Park that can be closed during "heightened …”
“CLARITY passed 294 to 134 on July 17, 2025”
“El-Sayed told an NBC affiliate in West Michigan that the $292,881 he reported in "additional income" stems from his little-known podcast, America Dissected, as well as from his wife's psychiatry practice, Mind Work Psychiatry.”
“Over seven million people are set to pay higher rate of tax amid Labour's threshold freeze”
“We will also oppose the 'Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill'... There is also a possibility of the FCRA Bill coming up; we will oppose that as well... We are not in favour of amendments to the National Food Security Act and will strongl…”
“and only around half of all councils, external now either own or build homes directly.”
“Powell comes to the area several times a week with her husband and a selection of the nearly 80 handmade posters they have at home.”
“The Senate Banking Committee advanced the bill 15 to 9 on May 14, with Senators Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) joining all Republicans.”
“In the last two years, an extra million people are set to pay the higher rate of tax after the Government as a combination of frozen thresholds and higher wages mean Britons are hit by fiscal drag.”
“The Monsoon Session of Parliament is scheduled to run from July 20 to August 13.”
“Labour pledged a major step up in overall housebuilding - covering private as well as social housing - when it took power in 2024, pledging to deliver a total of 1.5 million new homes in England over the course of a five-year parliament.”
“Marty Pearl, 83, who says he's brought his "Hate Won't Make America Great" sign to this area some 1,200 times over the past eight years.”
“the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, which cleared the chamber by a narrow 219 to 217 vote”
“The tax raids are set to hit pension age Britons particularly hard, with almost one in four taxpayers will be over state pension age by the end of this tax year. This means pensioners could be set to pay tax on their state pensions alone b…”
“Starmer, who led Labour for six years and served as prime minister for two, will formally resign next week.”
“The latest EPC data suggests, external only 204,000 new homes were delivered in the 12 months to March this year, far short of the required annual building rate to hit Labour's target”
“President Trump wrote on Truth Social in April that he had already "made a multimillion contribution" to beautification efforts in the park.”
“The LinkedIn cofounder’s donation in support of the Texas state lawmaker was the largest gift to a super PAC in the second quarter of this year, Bloomberg reported, citing Federal Election Commission filings.”
“Around 1.3 million people set to pay the 45 per cent additional rate, more than double 2021/22 levels, making up 3.2 per cent of all taxpayers.”
“The lower house passed the measure 291-241”
“There were 3.8 new homes built per 1,000 people between 2018 and 2025 - a lower rate than Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (5.6), the East Midlands (4.3), Greater London (4.2), and the West of England (4.2).”
“The measure, called the Sunshine Protection Act, passed in a 308-117 vote in the House on Tuesday (July 14).”
“Talarico’s campaign received $30 million in donations in the second quarter, more than triple the $9 million donated to Paxton’s campaign.”
“This comes as Reform UK have claimed that the incoming Prime Minister's spending pledges will require an extra £38billion in tax rises on the wealthiest.”
“The bill had been rejected three times by the Senate”
“But the housing delivery rate in the city of Manchester itself during that time was more impressive. The city added 5.3 homes per 1,000 people, more than any other highly populated local authority area in England.”
“nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund”
“Hoffman is one of the Democratic Party’s largest donors—he has given about $77 million to Democratic groups and campaigns since 2016, according to The Texas Tribune.”
“So my understanding is that Andy Burnham is going to be following through on that manifesto, picking up a lot of the work that we've already done to stabilise the economy, increase wage inflation, reduce small boat crossings by 40 per cent…”
“Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said he would refer parts of the bill to the Constitutional Council for examination before it can become law, a review that could take up to a month”
“But the number of council homes , externalacross the 10 boroughs of the city region fell slightly, from around 61,000 in 2016 to 59,000 in 2025”
“some 1,200 former Department of Justice employees”
“47%. That’s the share of support each candidate received in a June New York Times/Siena University poll, showing the race is neck-in-neck four months before the primary.”
“Mr Yusuf said the budget for additional security, which currently stands at £4million, should be increased to as much as £100million, and could also extend to councillors and MP staffers in the future.”
“if the BJP-led NDA govt’s delimitation legislation proposes a uniform 50% jump in Lok Sabha seats in each state, there would be little reason to oppose the bill”
“The delivery of new social rent housing increased , externalin Greater Manchester during his tenure, rising from 76 in 2017-18 to 633 in 2024-25”
“There's 1,200 former DOJ employees, I think, out of what, 40,000?”
“Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., won’t vote for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to move forward unless Blanche meets with victims of Jeffrey Epstein, Tillis said Thursday, after Blanche claimed to lawmakers Wednesday he would me…”
“Union home minister Amit Shah had declared govt’s stand on the floor of Lok Sabha”
“In his 2024 mayoral manifesto, external, Burnham promised to deliver 10,000 new council homes across Greater Manchester by 2028.”
“The confirmation hearing is set to start at 9 a.m. ET.”
“In addition to Tillis, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, also expressed reservations about Blanche. Cornyn, who also sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, told reporters Wednesday he still remained undecided about approving Blanche after questi…”
“As many as 26 LS MPs from the opposition camp -- 20 from TMC and six from Sena (UBT) -- have switched over to NDA since the last session, taking its tally to 324, still much short of 360 needed in the full House of 540”
“he would need 'a million a year' to cover lost earnings if he stood for parliament in the 2024 general election”
“He is a great lawyer, always very fair, and every Republican Senator should vote to CONFIRM Todd Blanche, ASAP!”
“The Trump administration also killed the federal EV tax credit in 2025, which offered buyers a $7,500 incentive for purchasing an electric model.”
“Eknath Shinde became the first major constituent of the BJP-led NDA to suggest that the NDA govt is likely to bring the delimitation bill in the session starting Jul 20”
“referring to the £5m given to Farage by the tech billionaire. Both Farage and Harborne say there were no strings attached to the personal gift.”
“A single Republican 'no' vote on the committee could kill Blanche's nomination.”
“Trump has aggressively pushed for the Senate to pass a voter ID law, known as the SAVE America Act, ahead of the midterm elections—the bill has failed to net the 60 votes it needs to clear the filibuster...”
“The DMK, which is no longer part of INDI bloc, has 22 MPs and NCP (SP) has eight in Lok Sabha”
“people may have to pay 'a little more' because of the state of the public finances”
“Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., blasted Trump in the wake of the unconfirmed reports he would cast doubt on the results of the 2020 Georgia Senate elections, posting on X that Trump is “afraid to lose the midterms. So he will reheat debunked elect…”
“His new 'Click-to-Cancel' rule, announced Friday, forces companies to make quitting as easy as joining... It takes effect October 1, making New York the first US city to try it.”
“One proposal - backed by Oxfam and Tax Justice UK among others - is a 2% levy on assets over £10m.”
“It’s the rantings of a pathetic, unserious person. . . the president knows virtually nothing about the American elections system,” Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-N.Y. told C-SPAN. “He has no idea what he’s talking about . . . there is no basis in …”
“UCC Bill during the monsoon session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly beginning July 20”
“The Green Party of England and Wales backs a similar policy, a wealth tax of 1% annually on assets above £10m and of 2% on assets above £1bn.”
“the coin intends to commemorate 250 years of America’s independence”
“more than 10 lakh citizens”
“He should rule out the ten taxes - £3,450 for every family - he's previously supported but has no mandate for,”
“sending her lavish gifts—including expensive spa visits, an Apple watch, an Hermes bag and $10,000 in Bergdorf Goodman gift cards”
“he will remain in politics for the next 50 years," she said.”
“All 650 MPs would be provided with 'round-the-clock protection' under a Reform UK government”
“slapped with an ethics complaint backed by more than 101 former federal and state judges.”
“We still have 18 MPs in Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha”
“The policy is estimated to cost up to £100m”
“Trump had sued the IRS for $10 billion in January”
“the biggest organisational crisis in the TMC since its formation in 1998.”
“security assistance funding claimed by MPs totalled £4.38m in 2021/22 and £3.88m in 2022/23”
“Trump dropped the suit in May to settle with the IRS in a deal that gave him a $1.8 billion fund”
“the United States said Iran had attacked seven commercial ships over the past week, leaving nearly a dozen crew members dead, missing or injured.”
“Ipsa said responsibility for security funding passed to the House of Commons in April 2023”
“The Court is extremely troubled by the testimony given by Acting Attorney General Blanche on May 19, 2026.”
“Louisiana decided to offer sales tax exemptions for up to 20 years on new data centers constructed by 2029”
“Kies was confirmed by the Senate in June 2025 as Treasury’s assistant secretary for tax policy.”
“Jeff Landry, the state’s governor, signed the legislation into law in 2024.”
“Before workforce reductions attributable to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Chief Counsel’s office had approximately 2,600 employees.”
“Tomorrow, July 16th, join us for 1-day mass hunger strike in solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk and the students of this country," the party said in a post on X.”
“The office lost nearly 13% of its staff through resignations and firings during the first half of 2025.”
“the hunger strike entered Day 18.”
“The IRS has gone 341 days—just over 11 months—without either of its two Senate-confirmed leadership positions filled by a confirmed official.”
“has been protesting at Jantar Mantar for the past 25 days over the NEET issue.”
“unveiled a five-point examination reform charter”
“Satish Mahana stirred a row on Wednesday with his remarks on the alleged Ram temple donation theft case, saying those who believed their donations had been stolen 'may not have offered it with genuine devotion'.”
“Satish Mahana further said, 'I have been associated with the Ram Janmabhoomi movement from the very beginning.'”
“"project of the century"”
“"reduce dry-season flows by as much as 85%"”
“an interim agreement created a 60-day window for negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme and regional security.”
“US President Donald Trump said he had abandoned plans to impose a 20% transit fee on ships using the Strait of Hormuz after Gulf leaders proposed investing billions of dollars in the United States instead.”
