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The TelegraphRachel Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises next year
Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out putting up taxes next year.
- Associated Press
Biden issues veto threat on bill expanding federal judiciary as partisan split emerges
House Republicans teed up a vote this week on bipartisan legislation to gradually expand by 66 the number of federal judgeships across the country. Democrats, though, are having second thoughts now that President-elect Donald Trump has won a second term. The White House said Tuesday that if President Joe Biden were presented with the bill, he would veto it.
- ABC News
Mitch McConnell falls during Senate Republican lunch
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell fell during the Senate Republican lunch on Tuesday. It was initially unclear if McConnell, 82, was injured or what the severity of the fall was. Shortly afterward, McConnell's office put out a statement that he had sustained a "minor cut" to the face and a "sprained wrist" from the incident.
- Associated Press
New California Sen. Adam Schiff wants to be more than a Trump antagonist
Democrat Adam Schiff stood on the Senate floor almost five years ago as a House impeachment manager and made a passionate case that Donald Trump should be removed from office for abusing the power of the presidency. “If right doesn’t matter, we’re lost,” he told the senators, his voice cracking at one point. The Republican-led Senate wasn’t convinced, and senators voted to acquit Trump on the Democratic-led impeachment charges over his dealings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- The Hill
Opinion - Speaker Mike Johnson versus the Constitution
Allowing the appointment of officers who cannot be counted on to disobey unconstitutional orders destroys the Framers’ scheme for preserving democracy.
- CNN
After Trump’s reelection, Democrats bail on bipartisan bill that would create new federal judges
President Joe Biden and key Democrats have come out against a once broadly bipartisan bill that would create 63 new permanent judgeships now that President-elect Donald Trump would be the one to fill 22 of them.
- The Hill
Congress races toward fast-approaching government shutdown deadline
Congress has just 10 days until government funding is set to run out, and lawmakers don’t have a deal to keep the lights on during the holidays. Members on both sides of the aisle expect the government will stay open past the Dec. 20 shutdown deadline. But negotiators are keeping their colleagues guessing about how…
- Reuters
EU countries want vaping included in bloc's tobacco tax law
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Sixteen EU countries asked the European Commission on Monday to propose a new law in the coming months on taxing tobacco in the bloc to include new products such as electronic cigarettes - vapes - which are not covered under existing legislation. The initiative, led by the Netherlands, has the support of Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Slovakia, Spain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Ireland, Slovenia and Portugal. In a letter to the Commission, finance ministers from the countries say an update to the bloc's 2011 EU tobacco taxation law is needed because - in the absence of EU regulations on vaping - each country now applies different rules and levels of excise tax, distorting the bloc's single market.
- HuffPost
Trump Names Price For Avoiding All Environment Regulations: $1 Billion Or More
The president-elect offers his spin on permitting reform as Congress debates legislation.
- Associated Press
Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results
While the election was over a month ago, voters in some parts of the country are discovering that having their say at the ballot box is not necessarily the final word. Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are moving to undercut the authority of the incoming Democratic governor, Republicans in Missouri are taking initial steps to reverse voter-approved abortion protections, and Democrats in Massachusetts are watering down an attempt by voters to hold the Legislature more accountable. The actions following the Nov. 5 election continue a pattern that has accelerated in recent years and has been characterized by critics as undemocratic.
- The Hill
Gabbard heads to Capitol Hill with Syria in spotlight
Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, is expected on Capitol Hill to meet with senators this week, kicking off what will likely be a contentious confirmation process because of past comments the former congresswoman has made. Gabbard — who represented Hawaii in the House for eight years as a Democrat…
- USA TODAY
Tick-tock. Social Security Fairness Act's nearing death without Senate vote scheduled
A bill to boost Social Security for public workers will die if the Senate doesn't pass it by year end. Senators and workers are urging a vote ASAP.
- Evening Standard
Danny Jones 'forced to return I'm A Celebrity crown and sceptre' after winning without cash prize
The singer claimed the title on Sunday night after beating fellow finalists Coleen Rooney, 38, and Reverend Richard Coles, 62
- Hello!
Prince William's transformation 'trebles' requests for controversial £2.7k treatment
The Prince of Wales debuted a new look this summer – and his makeover has sparked a trend among men
- Wales Online
Strictly Come Dancing's Pete Wicks makes heartbreaking six-word relationship confession
Strictly Come Dancing star, Pete Wicks made a heartbreaking confession as he spoke with Olivia Attwood, and is set to be reunited with new love-interest Maura Higgins after she returns from Australia
- Hello!
The Chase viewers issue same demand after latest episode
Viewers who watched the latest episode of The Chase have issued the same demand on social media. Get the details…
- Manchester Evening News
Jose Mourinho 'gets £5m offer' as surprise Manchester United reunion emerges
Jose Mourinho has not managed in the Premier League for over three-and-a-half years but the veteran manager could make a controversial move back to England
- The Telegraph
Fall of the House of Assad, with a billion-pound fortune and blood on its hands
He didn’t look like a dictator. Awkward and gangly, his mannerisms unassuming, at least until he opened his mouth, Bashar al-Assad exuded none of the machismo of other Arab strongmen like Muammar Gaddafi or Saddam Hussein.
- Evening Standard
'Don't be melodramatic': Andi Oliver says Gregg Wallace is not a 'lone wolf'
Accusations against the MasterChef host emerged in November 2024 but some date back to almost two decades earlier
- The Telegraph
World-renowned Jaguar restoration expert dies after being attacked in his home
A world-renowned Jaguar restoration expert has died after being attacked in his home.