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Stoking the culture wars is nothing new for CPAC. But with dark, militant speeches — and literal demonization of the MAGA movement’s political opponents — the conservative convention in Dallas this week menaced America with what seemed to be thinly veiled calls for violence, all while seeking to whitewash the political mayhem of Jan. 6, casting…

3:01 p.m. ET, December 1, 2023 Lawyers for fake electors in Georgia argue legal theories that previously fell flat in federal court…

The package proposes hundreds of billions of dollars in fresh spending, financed in part through new taxes, including a corporate minimum tax that would require firms with more than $1 billion in annual profits to pay a tax rate of at least 15 percent. As originally written, the provision would have required private equity firms to tally profits…

On the campaign trail, Democrats are most likely to boast about a new policy aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs.Of all the elements in the bill, Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) plans to highlight the $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs for seniors, which he helped to write.“I heard horrible stories from constituents who…

“There was a complete lack and a failure to plan,” Rep. Michael McCaul (Tex.), the committee’s top Republican, told CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday. “There was no plan, and there was no plan executed.”The White House has responded by circulating a memo seeking to discredit the report.“This partisan report is riddled with inaccurate…

Lawyers have welcomed the move to retain EU-derived protections on workers' rights - but it risks angering Tory Eurosceptics who want to see a divergence from Brussels laws. By Faye Brown, Political reporter…

Read more (80). With the ruling BJP having an absolute majority in the Lok Sabha and 91 members in the Rajya Sabha, Dhankhar has a clear edge over his rival. He is likely to succeed incumbent M Venkaiah Naidu, whose tenure ends on August 10. All MPs of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, including nominated members, are entitled to vote in the…

Published Nov. 16, 2023 11:24 a.m. ET Cameron Jay Ortis, a former RCMP intelligence official charged with breaching Canada's secrets law, arrives for his trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang) OTTAWA --…

It’s back-to-school time. Students and teachers are already in classrooms across Utah and excitement is in the air. Yet anxiety is also in the air. Some are calling it a crisis in the classroom. COVID-19 exacerbated the perennial problems of long hours, low pay and increased teacher workloads. Together these…

Nigel Farage has called for Brexit 2.0 to tackle the migrant crisis.In total, 696 people made the perilous journey across the English Channel on Monday, with no crossings recorded on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to MoD figures.Border Force ship Hurricane brought about 40-50 people, including a small number of children, into Dover yesterday…