Germany: A Far Right Reckoning | Elections
People & Power investigates the reasons behind the rise of the far right in Germany.For the first time since the 1930s, the far right is…
Trump targets paper straw purchases by government, won’t stop there
President Trump has declared the last straw. Or at least the paper ones used by federal agencies.In an executive order this week, the president barred…
As DOGE hammers away at government, Republicans begin to stir
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Katie Britt has been working to make sure the Trump administration efforts to cut government spending doesn’t hit what she called “life-saving, groundbreaking…
President Daniel Noboa questions first-round results of Ecuador’s election | Elections News
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has cast doubt on the outcome of the country’s recent presidential race, saying the first-round results appeared to show “irregularities”. On…
Key takeaways from the meeting with Trump and Jordan’s King Abdullah | Donald Trump News
Jordan’s King Abdullah II has become the first Arab leader to meet Donald Trump in the White House since the United States president’s second term…
The UK’s ruling Labour government ‘paved the way for Reform to rise’ | Politics News
The populist, hard-right Reform UK party has topped a voting intention poll for the first time, sending shockwaves throughout the British political establishment. A February…
Opinion: Signposts on the road to authoritarian rule
If one were to design a path to authoritarian rule, it would be what we have seen in the first weeks of the Trump administration.…
US judge orders Trump administration to obey halt on spending freeze | Donald Trump News
A federal judge rules US government has defied a previous ruling that suspended president’s sweeping order to freeze federal spending.A United States federal judge has…
Spending bill talks bog down after Trump’s efforts to slash government
WASHINGTON — Before President Trump and Republicans in Congress can enact much of their legislative agenda, they have to deal with some unfinished business — completing work…
Lebanon names new government after two-year caretaker cabinet | News
PM Salam has formed a new government as Hezbollah appears increasingly sidelined.Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun has announced the formation of a new government after more…
Modi’s BJP romps to Delhi power after 27 years, in big blow to opposition | Elections News
New Delhi, India – Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), have stunningly lost the Delhi assembly election in a major turnaround for the…
Do Elon Musk and DOGE have power to close US government agencies? | Donald Trump News
The Department of Government Efficiency – the Trump administration’s cost-cutting agency, headed by billionaire business owner Elon Musk – has put hundreds of federal officials…
Gore’s Reinvented Government Aims to Slash Red Tape : Bureaucracy: Vice president’s proposal to slim the federal behemoth would eliminate 252,000 jobs. The plan to save $108 billion draws wide support.
WASHINGTON — Saying that the government is choking on its own red tape, Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday delivered his report on “reinventing government,” calling for…
U.S. hiring cools in January; job prospects in California are clouded
WASHINGTON — U.S. job growth slowed at the start of the year, the government said Friday, as business services, manufacturing and other major industries held back on…
Why has Pakistan’s Punjab province imposed a complete ban on kite flying? | Arts and Culture
Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province has imposed a complete ban on kite flying before the centuries-old Basant festival – which marks the arrival of spring…
US demands Hezbollah be omitted from Lebanon government | Israel attacks Lebanon News
US Deputy Middle East Envoy Morgan Ortagus said she was ‘not afraid’ of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.The United States has demanded that Hezbollah must…
Seeking re-election, President Daniel Noboa centres Ecuador’s crime wave | Elections News
Noboa has continued to weather controversy about the limits of his authority through the end of his latest campaign. Ecuador’s constitution requires that public officials…
UK government demands access to Apple users’ encrypted data
The UK government has demanded to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud service.Currently only the Apple account…
British government announces plan to take down Grenfell Tower after deadly fire
1 of 3 | The British government said Friday the Grenfell Tower in west London, where 72 people died in a 2017 fire, will be…
Fact check: Did Clinton set the precedent for mass federal worker buyouts? | Donald Trump News
As unions and Democrats denounced the Trump administration’s effort to slash the federal workforce through worker buyouts, some social media users have said the president’s…