Category: Politics

Judge issues temporary restraining order arguing that halting of food aid benefits, due to kick in Saturday, is unlawful US politics live – latest updates A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday afternoon blocked the Trump administration from suspending all food aid for millions of Americans amid the ongoing government shutdown. John McConnell, a…

Snap food benefits are set to run out this weekend as shutdown comes close to matching the record of 2018-2019 House Republicans are increasingly expressing frustration with the chamber’s moribund activity and the legislative backlog piling up as speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana keeps Congress out of session during the government shutdown. Rep. Marjorie Taylor…

Signatories of open letter include National Children’s Bureau, Barnardo’s and celebrities such as Emilia Clarke Celebrities, MPs and children’s charities are among dozens of signatories to an open letter ramping up pressure on the government to set targets for reducing child poverty in the UK. The actor Emilia Clarke, the broadcaster Chris Packham and the…

Follow the latest news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast National children’s commissioner says work still needed to fix ‘accountability gaps that are obvious wherever we look’ Anne Hollonds, the national children’s commissioner, spoke to RN Breakfast this morning on the eve of finishing her five-year term in the…

Antoni Gaudí’s masterwork is still under construction but now stands taller than Ulm Minster in southern Germany Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica became the world’s tallest church on Thursday after a part of its central tower was lifted into place. The masterwork of the architect Antoni Gaudí now rises to 162.91 metres (534ft 8in) above the…

Declaration in 2023 that led to spending cuts was based on underestimation of reserves of more than £1bn, shows fresh analysis UK politics live – latest updates Birmingham city council was “likely never bankrupt” and the decision to issue the section 114 notice two years ago was “based on unaudited and materially incorrect information”, accounting…

Thousands have fled the North Darfur city in terror with stories of the Rapid Support Forces attacking and killing civilians Hundreds reportedly killed at Sudanese hospital as evidence of RSF atrocities mounts Nawal Khalil had been volunteering as a nurse for three years at El Fasher South hospital when the city was captured on Sunday…

Follow updates live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australians should be ‘alarmed’ if Labor negotiates with Greens on environment bill I told you it would be environment-heavy didn’t I! I think Australians should be alarmed at the thought that Labor would go to the Greens and do a deal…

Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says up to $14bn in GDP will not be recovered once funding is reauthorized Obamacare insurance prices will jump up 26% next year, report predicts On X, Adam Schiff, one of California’s Democratic senators, criticized acting US attorney Bill Essayli, after a judge found that he was in the Los Angeles-based…

Lord Hermer gives evidence to joint committee on national security strategy about the China spy case Mark Sedwill, the former cabinet secretary and former national security adviser, goes next. He is now a peer, and a member of the committee. He says the deputy national security adviser, Matthew Collins, thought there was enough evidence for…