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Sky NewsRwanda: Officers raid homes of first people to be deported
Officers have raided the homes of the first people to be deported to Rwanda. It comes following the recent passing of the Safety of Rwanda Act, which declared the central African nation safe following concerns raised by the Supreme Court last year. A video released by the Home Office showed officers entering homes and bringing out people detained in handcuffs, before putting them in the back of secure vans.
- CNN
Collins challenges J.D. Vance on ‘double standard’ between Jan. 6 protesters and campus protesters
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asks Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) about how he can condemn pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses while showing support for January 6 protesters that stormed the US Capitol.
- The Guardian
US House votes to pass antisemitism bill in response to campus protests
Bill to use language by International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance to define antisemitism, which critics say would chill speech
- Business Insider
Democrats could go even further than before if they sweep the White House, Senate, and House again
Without Manchin and Sinema, Democrats would be free to pursue a far more progressive agenda if they win in 2025.
- Reuters
Britain rolls out post-Brexit plans for authorising EU investment funds
Britain set out its "roadmap" on Wednesday for authorising investment funds from the European Union to offer products in the UK, a post-Brexit milestone that reflects how most funds sold to retail investors in the country are still listed in the EU. It sets out how non-UK funds must obtain authorisation for sale in Britain, replacing the current post-Brexit system of temporary permissions. "Today’s announcement therefore ensures UK investors will continue to benefit from the choice these funds provide, with the assurance that they come from a country with equivalent consumer protections," the finance ministry said in a statement.
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Scottish Government to face no confidence vote at Holyrood
The motion is unlikely to pass as the Greens are expected to abstain.
- The Independent
What is voter ID and why is it controversial?
Everything you need to know about the controversial new election rule
- The Independent
What Democrats and Republicans say about campus protests after dramatic crackdowns
Josh Hawley thinks it’s time to send in the National Guard; AOC told me she was concerned about freedom of speech
- The Hill
Manchin vows to introduce resolution to overturn Biden permitting rule
Senate Energy Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he will lead a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to undo the Biden administration’s final rule on permitting announced Tuesday morning. “All the White House had to do was implement the commonsense, bipartisan permitting reforms in the Fiscal Responsibility Act, that all sides agreed upon, but once…
- Euronews
Police beat and arrest Tbilisi protesters as parliament debates controversial transparency law
Critics of the so-called 'Russian law' say it undermines democracy and could derail the country’s chances of joining the European Union.
- Associated Press
Critics question if longtime Democratic congressman from Georgia is too old for reelection
U.S. Rep. David Scott faces multiple Democratic primary opponents in his quest for a 12th congressional term in a sharply reconfigured suburban Atlanta district. Attacks on Scott are in some ways a microcosm of Democrats' concerns about President Joe Biden, including claims that he's too old and that he's disconnected from young voters.
- Business Insider
Retiring lawmakers are once again complaining that their $174,000 salary is too low
Rep. Ken Buck said voters would "go ballistic" if he'd said this before he retired but that it's "very difficult" to live on the salary.
- ABC News
House passes GOP antisemitism bill amid college unrest
The House passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act on Wednesday amid unrest on college campuses. The bill, which was introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, passed 320-91. The measure was led by Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., and had 15 Democratic co-sponsors.
- Associated Press
US House votes to remove wolves from endangered list in 48 states
The U.S. House voted Tuesday to end federal protection for gray wolves, approving a bill that would remove them from the endangered species list across the lower 48 states. The measure now goes to the Senate, but it appears doomed after the White House issued a statement Monday warning that the Biden administration opposes it. Hunters and farmers across the country maintain the species is stable and have been complaining for years about wolf attacks on game species and livestock.
- The Hill
Fight over Johnson’s fate heats to a boil as Democrats vow unprecedented rescue
The simmering debate over the fate of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) reached a rolling boil on Tuesday when top Democrats vowed to shield the embattled GOP leader from a conservative coup — and immediately prompted the coup’s ringleader to pledge a vote to boot him from power. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who’s been sitting…
- Reuters
Britain sanctions three Ugandan officials under anti-corruption laws
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain sanctioned the speaker of the Ugandan parliament, Anita Among, and two high profile Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday, targeting corruption in the east African country for the first time with its sanctions regime. Among plus Mary Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu, former ministers for the Karamoja region, will be subject to travel bans and asset freezes under the UK's Global Anti-Corruption sanctions regime. Britain said Kitutu and Nandutu had stolen thousands of iron sheets from a government-funded housing project aimed at helping vulnerable communities in Karamoja.
- CNN
Democrats will win New York special election, CNN projects, temporarily narrowing House GOP’s slim majority
Democratic state Sen. Tim Kennedy will win the special election for New York’s 26th Congressional District, CNN projects, further narrowing – at least in the short term – Republicans’ paper-thin majority in the US House.
- CNN
Senate passes $95 billion package sending aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of delay
The Senate on Tuesday passed a long-delayed $95 billion package with wide bipartisan support after both sides of Capitol Hill have struggled for months to send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
- OK! Magazine
Prince Harry told 'step down' from Invictus Games by veterans
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been told to 'step down' from the Invictus Games by veterans who claim the event has 'lost its meaning' and has become 'too royal'
- OK! Magazine
James Martin reveals 'spur of the moment' action that led to split from partner
TV chef James Martin split up with Bond producer Barbara Broccoli after a 'spur of the moment' decision that he claims was a 'defining moment' in their relationship