Karen Bass faces a climate test as she chooses DWP’s next leader
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has just over a month to choose the city’s next clean-energy leader. With the L.A. Department of Water and Power’s…
‘Shitshow!’ Britain’s potty-mouthed parliament
MPs are increasingly deploying curses and profanity in the House of Commons. Source link
Opinion: Biden’s got a good-news deficit. What will turn it around?
If President Biden’s reelection hinged on the state of the economy, he’d be a good bet, or at least a better one. Instead, it’s voters’…
Iran’s allies are attacking the West. What happens next? – POLITICO
Could the U.S. take a tougher line? While the scale and target of Biden’s promised response is not yet clear, any unilateral move is likely…
Opinion: Trump’s rants about NATO are making the U.S. weaker
On Sept. 12, 2001, 24 hours after the 9/11 attacks, representatives of the then-19-member NATO convened to invoke Article 5 of the organization’s charter, which…
Document spells out allegations against 12 UN employees Israel says participated in Hamas attack
The accusations come after years of tensions between Israel and the agency known as UNRWA over its work in Gaza, where it employs roughly 13,000…
Biden’s team is blaming Iran for American deaths. How will the US respond?
On Monday, the White House repeated Biden’s promise a day earlier it would “respond” to the attacks but also cautioned the U.S. would not act…
Merrick Garland to transfer power during back surgery
“The procedure requires general anesthesia and will last about 90 minutes. The Attorney General is likely to go home the same day,” Hinojosa said. The…
Party feud breaks out ahead of RNC meeting in Las Vegas
But at this point, many grassroots activists say McDaniel has lost their trust, perhaps permanently. They say they’re tired of losing. And whatever facts and…
Kishida vows to end money scandals of Japanese ruling party
Kishida gave no further explanation about the scandal or how the money was spent. Opposition lawmakers have pressed for him to disclose details. Kishida said…
Ukraine hopes to avoid economic doomsday of not getting Western financial aid – POLITICO
Kyiv currently uses what money it can raise domestically to run its own arms industry, pay its soldiers and other security personnel, and protect pensioners…
Macron flirts with EU-bashing in wink to French farmers – POLITICO
Last week the country's agriculture minister, Marc Fesneau, called for “a form of agricultural patriotism,” stressing this should not be seen as “a bad word.”…
Johnson says he intends to put a bipartisan tax package on the House floor
According to a source familiar with leadership’s thinking, Johnson still wants to hold listening sessions on the deal and hear from members at a meeting…
The gas stove fight finally flames out
Republicans claimed victory over the rule, which was more modest than DOE’s initial proposal for tighter efficiency standards (though that would not have banned gas…
Kamala Harris brings abortion rights tour to San Jose
SAN JOSE — Vice President Kamala Harris brought her abortion rights tour to California on Monday, elevating the issue in a left-leaning state as Democrats nationwide…
A mysterious phone call cloned Biden’s voice. Can the next one be stopped?
This story originally appeared in Digital Future Daily, POLITICO’s newsletter about how technology is redefining global power. Subscribe here. The impact of deepfakes on society…
French farmers prepare for long showdown as they launch ‘siege of Paris’ – POLITICO
These included a U-turn on the taxation of diesel fuel used by tractors which had been agreed on a few months ago and a pledge…
UK slaps fresh sanctions on Iran – POLITICO
The Foreign Office said the sanctioned Iranian officials are members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — a branch of the Iranian military which broadcaster…
What is Tower 22, the military base that was attacked in Jordan where 3 US troops were killed?
At its height, over 100,000 people lived there, blocked by Jordan from coming across into the kingdom at the time over concerns about infiltration by…
How the enemy drone that killed 3 US soldiers in Jordan evaded detection
More than 30 service members were injured in the attack, including several who were diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, according to a U.S. official. Those…