new video loaded: Keir Starmer Addresses Parliament on Mandelson Vetting Process transcript Back transcript Keir Starmer Addresses Parliament on Mandelson Vetting Process Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain told Parliament he was not informed that Peter Mandelson, his former ambassador to the United States, was initially rejected for the country’s top security clearance. I know…
new video loaded: L.G.B.T.Q. Community Expresses Hesitancy About Hungary’s New Leader transcript Back transcript L.G.B.T.Q. Community Expresses Hesitancy About Hungary’s New Leader After years of anti-L.G.B.T.Q. policies, members of the queer community in Hungary were cautiously hopeful that Peter Magyar’s win over Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party could bring about change. “I would say definitely there…
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge on Monday rejected a new congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers, adopting an alternate proposal creating a Democrat-leaning district ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Republicans hold all four of Utah’s U.S. House seats and had advanced a map poised to protect them. Judge Dianna Gibson ruled…
Hong Kong has confirmed that a long-delayed waste-charging scheme will remain on the shelf indefinitely, with the government saying the city continues to face economic challenges amid a global tariff war and rising geopolitical risks. The Environment and Ecology Bureau announced the decision on Tuesday, two months after it was supposed to reveal the scheme’s…
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called a special election Friday for a state Senate seat that has been vacant for nearly nine months, setting up a contest that could let Republicans hobble Whitmer’s agenda in the Democrat’s final year in office. The 35th Senate District has been unrepresented in the Legislature all…
Hong Kong authorities have introduced a bill to the legislature that will pave the way for establishing an expanded mechanism under which lawmakers could face suspension and pay cuts for misconduct. The Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) (Amendment) Bill was tabled by Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki for its first reading on Wednesday. The bill…
Hong Kong’s legislature is expected to investigate evidence-based, real-name complaints about lawmakers’ conduct through a committee with an expanded scope, as part of a proposal to revamp current guidelines and regulations. Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen, president of the Legislative Council, said on Thursday that those found in violation could face the maximum penalty of suspension from…