Yahoo News Democrat Gil Cisneros wins election to U.S. House in California's 31st Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Gil Cisneros wins election to U.S. House in California's 31st Congressional District.
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The TelegraphPutin’s relative accidentally reveals secret Russian death toll in Ukraine
A relative of Vladimir Putin has accidentally let slip secret Kremlin data that reveals Russia’s losses in its war in Ukraine.
- The Telegraph
Keir Starmer refuses to meet 99-year-old war veteran who had £60k wiped off her pension
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to meet a Second World War veteran who had £60,000 wiped off her state pension.
- The Independent
Watch live: Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at PMQs as his reset Brexit plans suffer another blow
Watch live as Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at PMQs on Wednesday (4 December) as his reset Brexit plans suffer another blow. The prime minister looks set to lose another key ally in a blow to his plans to reset the UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union. Michel Barnier looks likely to be ousted as French prime minister on Wednesday in a no-confidence motion after he pushed through a controversial budget without a vote.
- PA Media: UK News
Tories call on Starmer to correct record over partygate ‘conviction’ claim
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak received fixed-penalty notices for breaking Covid-19 laws.
- The Hill
McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vented his displeasure Monday after two Democratic-appointed federal judges reversed their decisions to retire in what appear to be efforts to stop President-elect Trump from nominating their successors. McConnell called the unusual decisions to forgo retirement following Trump’s sweeping victory last month a “partisan” gambit that would undermine the…
- HuffPost
I Moved To Europe To Escape U.S. Politics. Four Years Later, I've Come To A Terrifying Realization.
“With every year that passes, visits to my original home feel more like a trip to a foreign country.”
- The Telegraph
Commons backs move to proportional representation at elections in symbolic vote
The House of Commons backed using proportional representation (PR) at general elections in a surprise symbolic vote on Tuesday.
- HuffPost UK
'No, Stop It': Kay Burley Clashes With Mel Stride Over £715 Million Tories 'Wasted' On Rwanda Scheme
The shadow chancellor blamed Labour for scrapping the policy after the election.
- HuffPost
Trump And Trudeau's High-Stakes Dinner Spoke Volumes. Body Language Experts Reveal Why.
Experts examine a viral photo following the pair's meeting, plus other telling body language that came from the visit.
- BuzzFeed
I’m Speechless At These 12 People Who Had Literally No Idea What Their Trump Vote Meant
"'I didn't think he'd do that,' is what she says. She says she regrets it, 'But what can I do now?'"
- HuffPost
Geraldo Rivera Slaps Trump Supporters With A Reality Check After Biden’s Pardon
The former Fox News host and one-time Trump pal pointed out a double standard.
- HuffPost UK
Is Rachel Reeves Paving The Way For A U-Turn On A Key Budget Pledge?
The chancellor has failed to repeat her promise not to increase taxes in the future.
- HuffPost UK
Putin Finally Admits There's A Problem In The Russian Workforce – But Did Not Say The Obvious Reason Why
The war in Ukraine was simply not mentioned.
- Associated Press Finance
China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions
China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports. The Chinese Commerce Ministry announced the move after the Washington expanded its list of Chinese companies subject to export controls on computer chip-making equipment, software and high-bandwidth memory chips.
- The Telegraph
Trump trolls Trudeau with flag picture after ‘telling him Canada could become the 51st state’
Donald Trump appeared to troll Justin Trudeau with a picture of himself posing with the Canadian flag after reportedly suggesting Canada could become a US state.
- Business Insider
Israel showed the 'power' of F-35s in destroying nearly all of Iran's air defenses without a loss, UK admiral says
The UK's chief of defense staff said Israeli F-35s took out "nearly the entirety" of Iran's air defenses in a single mission.
- Euronews
Lost and spoofed: How Ukraine redirects Russian drones to Belarus
Ukraine has a new way of countering Moscow's increased use of Shahed drones in mass attacks — redirecting them back to Russia or into the airspace of Kremlin-friendly Belarus.View on euronews
- The Telegraph
Rayner’s workers’ rights reform ‘will permanently damage economy’
Angela Rayner’s employment rights overhaul will hit Britain’s army of agency workers and inflict permanent damage on the economy, the country’s biggest recruiters have warned.
- The Telegraph
Why Marine Le Pen really wants to bring down Michel Barnier
The irony is unlikely to be lost on Emmanuel Macron: while France’s fire-struck Notre-Dame cathedral is to reopen after being saved in extremis from total collapse, the country’s government is about to come crashing down.
- The Daily Beast
Opinion: Michael Ian Black: What I Found Out About Trump Supporters by Making Them Laugh
I upset a trio of women at one of my stand-up shows the other weekend. The women took offense when I was making jokes about the Jake Paul/Mike Tyson fight before moving on to Trump’s electoral win by saying, “Speaking of rapists.” They walked out. Generally, I’m not a particularly political comedian. My jokes tend to be about my family or stories of my own idiocy. But I’m also somebody who enjoys pushing a few buttons during my shows. When discussing an “empty nester” move for my wife and myself