Barbara Lee won for Black women, even if she lost Senate run
I don’t know what I had expected from Barbara Lee when an aide handed her the phone, but the laughter I heard certainly wasn’t it.…
Women’s health prioritised, but there are ‘darker corners’ in NHS – Atkins
Victoria Atkins has defended her performance as health secretary, saying she had "prioritised women's health". But she also admitted there were some "darker corners" of…
California races will be pivotal in determining House control
Barring divine intervention or the West Coast falling into the sea, President Biden will handily win California in the November election. But should he —…
Labour won’t be able to turn things around straight away – Reeves
Rachel Reeves has said that Labour will not be able to "turn things around straight away" if her party wins the next election.However, the shadow…
West Virginia bill rolls back child vaccine law
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s GOP-controlled state Legislature voted Saturday to allow some students who don’t attend traditional public schools to be exempt from state vaccination…
Column: Trump’s pick for consumer agency, backed by GOP, ‘has no qualifications for this job’
Now that White House aide Kathy Kraninger has received the blessing of the Senate Banking Committee’s Republican majority to become the nation’s top consumer financial…
Attack victims hit out at extremism in open letter
Fifty survivors and relatives of those killed in London, Manchester and Brussels are among the signatories. Source link
LAUSD candidates hit by controversy appear headed to runoffs
Two Los Angeles school board contenders whose campaigns were jolted by personal and professional turbulence late in the race appear headed to November runoffs but…
Biden says Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel’ by not preventing more civilian deaths in Gaza
WILMINGTON, Del. — President Biden said Saturday that he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “hurting Israel more than helping Israel” in how he is…
Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality
WASHINGTON — Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries…
San Francisco ties welfare to drug-screening, boosts police powers
SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor London Breed was all smiles during a packed primary party on Tuesday in Hayes Valley, a boutique neighborhood about a half mile…
Irish constitutional amendments on family, women failing in vote
DUBLIN — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar conceded defeat Saturday as two constitutional amendments he supported that would have broadened the definition of family and removed…
Starmer leads tributes to ex-Labour MP Tommy McAvoy
The former Labour party whip was an MP from 1987 to 2010, when he became a member of the House Lords. Source link
Women still vastly underrepresented in state legislatures
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Democrat Kayla Young and Republican Patricia Rucker frequently clash on abortion rights and just about everything else in West Virginia’s Legislature, but they…
Laura Kuenssberg: Rachel Reeves could be our next chancellor – but what’s she really like?
"She makes all the right noises and clearly knows what she is talking about," says one city insider, but there is a desire to hear…
The battle over L.A.’s ‘no encampment’ zones gets more intense
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, telling you about the drama of the past…
Ministers call for defence spending of 2.5% of GDP
Two senior Conservatives publicly call on Rishi Sunak to increase spending to counter global risks. Source link
Congress passes spending bills hours before shutdown deadline
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday approved a $460 billion package of spending bills in time to meet a midnight deadline for avoiding a shutdown of…
Starmer: How can ‘nothing stop another Couzens’?
On the anniversary of the murder of Sarah Everard, Labour called out the “appalling failure” in police vetting.Referring to her killer, he questioned the finding…
L.A. City Council approves new parking restrictions around Runyon Canyon
It will soon be harder to find parking around Runyon Canyon after the Los Angeles City Council approved new regulations for a swath of residential…