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Trump says nearly 200 firms have signed pledge to protect Americans from costs arising from datacenters
Trump announced approximately 200 entities have signed a non-binding pledge intended to prevent consumers from bearing datacenter costs, covering firms supplying 80% of US power distribution.
Education Department rescinds disparate impact rule, a key tool used to assess school discrimination
The Education Department rescinded a disparate impact rule used to assess school discrimination, requiring proof of intentional discrimination instead. The move drew sharp criticism from civil rights advocates who said it undermines protections for students of color.
US trade chief defends tariffs as Democrats say Trump ‘in denial’ over price hikes
Trump’s trade chief denied tariffs raised US prices during Senate testimony, while Democrats cited studies showing families paid $1,700 more in tariff costs since the president’s return to office.
Election deniers win Republican primaries in Arizona
Trump-backed election denier Andy Biggs won Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial primary, setting up a fall race against Democratic incumbent Katie Hobbs in a key battleground state.
House votes for Department of War renaming as part of an annual defense bill
The House passed a $1.15 trillion defense policy bill incorporating President Trump’s request to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, passing 216-212 with minimal Democratic support.
House votes to limit stock trading by members of Congress, elevating a campaign issue
The House approved legislation Wednesday barring members of Congress from purchasing individual stocks, a long-discussed ethics proposal that advanced amid campaign season but faced criticism over exemptions and unrelated provisions.
R. James Woolsey, CIA director during the Clinton administration, dies at 84
R. James Woolsey, who served as CIA director during the Clinton administration starting in early 1993, has died at age 84 from a stroke.
Judge questions difference between Hegseth’s testosterone policy and transgender care for troops
A federal judge questioned whether Defense Secretary Hegseth’s testosterone treatment program for troops differs legally from hormone therapy provided to transgender service members under Trump’s military ban.
House Republicans to write $95bn bill to fund Iran war and aid farmers
House Republicans passed a $95 billion budget resolution authorizing spending for Iran military operations, farmer aid, and voting restrictions, advancing it through special reconciliation procedures requiring only a simple majority.
Who is Count Binface, aiming to face Farage in by-election?
After the announcement that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage would quit his Clacton constituency and stand in a by-election, the serial election candidate Count Binface posted online: "Game on, Nige."Jonathan Harvey, the man who dresses as a bin, spoke to the BBC's...
Conditional pardon granted for Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK
Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter8 July 2026, 13:01 BSTUpdated 20 minutes agoRuth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, has been granted a conditional posthumous pardon.Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955...
Conditional pardon granted for Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK
Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter8 July 2026, 13:01 BSTUpdated 20 minutes agoRuth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, has been granted a conditional posthumous pardon.Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955...
Chris Mason: It’s far from certain whether by-election will strengthen Farage
PA MediaChris MasonPolitical editor2 hours agoNigel Farage's decision to trigger a by-election in his seat of Clacton in Essex took a bizarre twist this morning, when a man who dresses up as a bin and tells the world he lives on the planet Sigma IX began his interview...
Chris Mason: It’s far from certain whether by-election will strengthen Farage
PA MediaChris MasonPolitical editor2 hours agoNigel Farage's decision to trigger a by-election in his seat of Clacton in Essex took a bizarre twist this morning, when a man who dresses up as a bin and tells the world he lives on the planet Sigma IX began his interview...
Farage’s rivals rule out standing in Clacton by-election
Getty ImagesKate WhannelPolitical reporter8 July 2026, 00:04 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoLabour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Restore Britain have all ruled out contesting the Clacton by-election triggered by the resignation of Nigel...
Nato allies announce £37bn for new missile project
EPAFrank Gardner, Security correspondent, Ankara and Patrick Jackson8 July 2026, 04:12 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoTwelve countries, including the UK, are set to spend more than £37bn ($50bn) over the next 10 years on a new long-range missile to protect Europe. The Deep...
How the leasehold revolution could transform neighbourly relations
Tarah WelshHousing reporterWhen Sally, 74, bought her two-bedroom flat in 2021, she hoped it would be the home she could peacefully retire in.But she says buying a leasehold home has led to terrible stress.There are around five million leaseholders in England and...
Chris Mason: Farage attempts to seize back the agenda after finance row
PA MediaChris MasonPolitical editor7 July 2026, 17:34 BSTUpdated 28 minutes agoNigel Farage has long had a capacity for political theatre – and here he goes again.Having tantalised Westminster with a teasing social media post about his "future in public life", he took...
Farage resigns as MP and vows to fight by-election amid finances row
PA MediaRichard WheelerPolitical reporter7 July 2026, 12:34 BSTUpdated 55 minutes agoNigel Farage says he will resign as MP for Clacton and stand in the subsequent by-election, after facing intense scrutiny over financial support he has received.The Reform UK leader...
Next PM needs to wake UK up to threat of war, ex-Nato chief warns
GettyJoshua NevettPolitical reporter5 hours agoThe country needs to be "woken up" to the threat of war, a former Nato secretary general has said, as he urged the next prime minister to look again at the level of spending on defence.Lord Robertson told MPs that...
PM intervened in row over Mexico-England kick-off time
PA MediaChris Mason, Political editor and Kate Whannel, Political reporter6 July 2026The prime minister and Foreign Office were involved in arguing for the kick-off time for England's World Cup match against Mexico not to be moved earlier - as mooted by Fifa in the...
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