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Not much more area left for SALT, says GOP taxati...

politico.com 4 miesięcy temu House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) told reporters Wednesday there’s only about $50 billion available to increase a key taxation deduction sought by blue-state Republicans. Under government advanced out of Ways and Means early Wednesday ...

Did the US flinch first in tariff war with China?

4 miesięcy temu A high-stakes game of chicken has come to an end for 90 days, as both China and the US claim the advanced hand.

Novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen weighs the costs of spe...

4 miesięcy temu The Pulitzer Prize winner argues in his fresh book that it is essential for art 'to face what's happening right now'.

Who’s selling weapons to India and Pakistan?

4 miesięcy temu India and Pakistan are arming fast. Who and what's behind their military build-up?

Israel bombs Gaza hospitals and camps as UN condem...

4 miesięcy temu Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in intense Israeli attacks across Gaza, including attacks on hospitals

Video: Trump comments on gathering with Syria’s a...

4 miesięcy temu US president Donald Trump responded to press questions about his gathering with the Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Why were Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson banned fr...

4 miesięcy temu Major League Baseball reinstates 2 of the sport's large players, making them Hall of Fame eligible.

Qatar’s Emir sits down with Donald Trump to talk m...

4 miesięcy temu Donald Trump is gathering with Qatar’s Emir at the presidential palace in Doha, where regional peace is on the agenda.

US president Donald Trump arrives in Qatar

4 miesięcy temu US president Donald Trump has landed in Qatar on the second halt of his 3 nation mediate East trip.

Factcheck: Was cocaine on the table in Macron vide...

4 miesięcy temu Photos of European leaders falsely propose drugs; authoritative clarifies item was tissue amid Russian disinformation claims.

In any judaic families, speaking up for Palestin...

4 miesięcy temu Opposing views have become more entrenched since the genocide in Gaza began, resulting in disownment for some.

Syrians celebrate US president’s decision to remov...

4 miesięcy temu Syrians celebrated throughout the night after US president Donald Trump announced he would lift US sanctions on Syria.

Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 70 as ceasefire talks...

4 miesięcy temu At least 50 people were killed in attacks on northern Gaza, including in Jabalia exile camp.

Ex-Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis gets suspended con...

4 miesięcy temu Dennis received a 17-month suspended conviction over a car incidental in Australia which killed his wife, Melissa Hoskins.

Trump meets Syria’s fresh leader Ahmed al-Sharaa

4 miesięcy temu US president Donald Trump has met Syria's president Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the GCC summit in Riyadh.

Trump meets Syria’s al-Sharaa, eyes normalisation ...

4 miesięcy temu US president says 'all sanctions' on Damascus will be dropped, after talks with Saudi and Turkish leaders.

Menendez brothers resentencing: What happened and ...

4 miesięcy temu The resentencing comes more than 3 decades after Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced for killing their parents.

This is Trump’s minute to deliver peace to the me...

4 miesięcy temu By supporting Palestine’s UN admission, he can unlock regional stability, economical growth - and a lasting legacy.

Syrians celebrate US announcement on lifting sanct...

4 miesięcy temu US sanctions have isolated Syria from the global financial strategy and imposed a scope of economical restrictions.

Sara in confederate Lebanon

4 miesięcy temu A video diary for Al Jazeera

Israel attacks Gaza’s European Hospital

4 miesięcy temu Gaza's civilian defence agency said bodies of any victims were 'scattered around the infirmary area'.

Trust needed to “break stalemate” in US-Iran atomi...

4 miesięcy temu "The challenge is that there's many in the US and its allies that do not trust Iran."

A home Republican told AOC not to talk to cameras...

politico.com 4 miesięcy temu As the home Energy and Commerce panel entered the early morning hours Wednesday of its marathon megabill markup, Texas GOP Rep. Randy Weber told Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to address members of the committee — not the camera. Around 3...

Capitol agenda: The hard-liners enter the chat

politico.com 4 miesięcy temu Tuesday was all about the SALT Republicans. Now, it’s the conservative hard-liners’ turn to make noise. After the impasse over the state-and-local-tax deduction boiled over Tuesday — more on that below — respective GOP hard-liners emerged late Tuesd...

Makhachev vacates title; Topuria-Oliveira lightwei...

4 miesięcy temu Ilia Topuria will face Charles Oliveira, not Islam Makhachev, for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 317 main event.

Ron Johnson is threatening to tank the GOP megabil...

politico.com 4 miesięcy temu The frequently cantankerous Wisconsin senator is pushing his fellow Republicans to deliver immense spending cuts.

Peter Sullivan weeps as UK court overturns executi...

4 miesięcy temu Sullivan, who was released after being exonerated by DNA evidence, said he was 'not angry' or 'bitter'.

Wisconsin justice indicted on allegations she hel...

4 miesięcy temu Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested last period after prosecutors said she helped a man evade immigration agents.

Brazil’s Lula urges Russia’s Putin to ‘go to Istan...

4 miesięcy temu Brazil, China call for direct talks as the "only way to end the conflict" between Russia and Ukraine.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,175

4 miesięcy temu These are the key events on day 1,175 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Did Pakistan shoot down 5 Indian fighter jets? Wh...

4 miesięcy temu New Delhi and Islamabad have provided contrasting claims about the incident.

‘We request our bananas back’: Traders left in l...

4 miesięcy temu Trade dispute between the southeast African neighbours left Malawian fruit sellers struggling for produce and income.

What did India and Pakistan gain – and lose – in t...

4 miesięcy temu As the archrivals halt hostilities after 4 days of fighting, analysts discuss if either gained an advanced hand.

Can you find these Palestinian cities?

4 miesięcy temu Drop a pin to guess where each Palestinian city is, and uncover its history, culture and the impact of the 1948 Nakba.

House ethics watchdog now open for business

politico.com 4 miesięcy temu The board of the nonpartisan, quasi-independent Office of Congressional Conduct has been at last been appointed after the longest hold in its history.

Trump administration cuts another $450m in Harvard...

4 miesięcy temu Cuts come in addition to $2.2bn in suspended contracts and grants, as US president seeks to force Ivy League school.

Uruguay’s Jose Mujica, a president famed for spa...

4 miesięcy temu Mujica, a erstwhile Marxist guerrilla known by the nickname 'Pepe', became a beloved figure for his simple lifestyle.

House Republicans decision closer to SALT deal, J...

politico.com 4 miesięcy temu Speaker Mike Johnson says he’s closer to ending a politically charged standoff over a key taxation provision that is 1 of the major hang-ups standing in the way of the GOP's “big, beautiful bill.” home GOP leaders and the...

US decision to lift sanctions on Syria: Here’s wha...

4 miesięcy temu US president Donald Trump announced on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia that he would lift sanctions on Syria.

Israel ‘normalisation’ takes backseat as Trump ann...

4 miesięcy temu In Riyadh, US president focuses on business, shifting from Biden's policy that prioritised Saudi Arabian-Israeli ties.

Jeffries warns against arresting fresh Jersey Dem...

politico.com 4 miesięcy temu House number Leader Hakeem Jeffries warned Republicans and national law enforcement against sanctioning or arresting 3 Democratic fresh Jersey lawmakers who were active in a tense immigration protest. “They’ll find out. They’ll find out. They’ll...

French actor Gérard Depardieu guilty of sexual ass...

4 miesięcy temu French actor Gérard Depardieu was found guilty on May 13 of sexually assaulting 2 women on a 2021 movie set.

Mali dissolves all political parties after opposit...

4 miesięcy temu Human rights groups say politicians have been forcibly disappeared in fresh days

Senate Republicans decision toward vote on Califo...

politico.com 4 miesięcy temu Senate Republicans could vote as shortly as next week on a controversial proposal to nix national waivers allowing California to set its own emissions standards — possibly bringing a simmering debate over the chamber’s rules to a head. “We’re...

Trump announces surprise end to Syria sanctions

4 miesięcy temu US president Donald Trump amazed with news that his administration will drop sanctions on Syria.

GOP proposal would boot 3 N.J. Democrats from hom...

politico.com 4 miesięcy temu Rep. Buddy Carter is proposing to strip 3 fresh Jersey lawmakers of their home committee assignments after they participated last week in a protest at a Newark migrant detention facility. The Georgia Republican introduced a one-page resolution tha...

Trump says US will drop sanctions against Syria

4 miesięcy temu Trump announced that he will remove the US sanctions against Syria, imposed during president Bashar al-Assad’s rule.

Iraq frees over 19,000 prisoners under fresh amne...

4 miesięcy temu Officials say prisons at almost double capacity earlier this month.

CBO: 7.6 million would go uninsured under GOP Medi...

politico.com 4 miesięcy temu The Medicaid portions of the GOP megabill would lead to 10.3 million people losing coverage under the wellness safety net program and 7.6 million people going uninsured, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Republ...

Will the US-China tariff deal avert a possible glo...

4 miesięcy temu The world's 2 biggest economies agree to de-escalate tariff face-off.