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Smoking in cars when children are present is to be banned in Wales, the first minister announces.
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Stephen Crabb MP is appointed as Welsh secretary, after the serving minister David Jones was sacked.
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David Cameron nominates Lord Hill, the leader of the House of Lords, to be the UK's next European Commissioner.
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After three weeks off, the primary season continues today.
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Prime Minister David Cameron is reshuffling his top team. Who has moved posts or who is out of a job so far?
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Faraj al-Shibli, a suspect in the September 2012 attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, was found dead Monday while in the custody of local police in the northeastern city of Marj, CNN reported.
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South African novelist Nadine Gordimer, who died Sunday in Johannesburg at the age of 90, is best known for tackling South African apartheid in novels such as "Burger's Daughter," "July's People" and "The Conservationist." But throughout...
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Israeli investigators Monday released details of their investigation into the murder of Palestinian teenager Muhammad Abu Khdeir, who was burned to death in apparent retaliation for the kidnap-killings of three Israeli teenagers -- Gil-A...
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Update 2:18 a.m. EDT: Israel on Tuesday agreed to a cease-fire being brokered by Egypt to de-escalate violence in the region that has killed nearly 190 people since last week, but Hamas, which rejected the truce earlier, has reportedly ...
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For the past several months, Syrians living in areas occupied by the opposition -- especially communities near the capital -- have been largely denied access to humanitarian aid. To address this problem, the United Nations Security Coun...
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As the current conflict between Hamas and the Israeli Defense Force entered its second week, journalists and activists took to Twitter to report death tolls: 175 Palestinians killed, according to Palestinian Health Ministry, and no Israe...
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Israel says it intercepted a drone fired by Hamas from the Gaza Strip Monday, marking the first time the Palestinians have employed unmanned aerial vehicles in the conflict.
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On the same day that more than 300 Palestinian-Americans were evacuated by the United Nations from Gaza, 35 people, mostly women and children who were injured in Israel’s bombardment of the territory and in need of immediate medical serv...
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(Reuters) - A car packed with explosives exploded on Tuesday as it was passing by a crowded market in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktika, killing at least 30 people and wounding 40, police said. "Right now, police are taking all t...
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FARNBOROUGH England (Reuters) - U.S. military officials have approved a limited flight clearance for the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets that mandates engine inspections and certain flight restrictions, while an investigation cont...
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British Foreign Secretary William Hague is resigning, he announced Monday evening. “Tonight I am standing down as Foreign Secretary after 4 years to serve as Leader of the House of Commons,” he tweeted .
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Two and a half years after it sank off the Italian coast, the wrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia is floating again. On Monday, the first day of the ship’s weeklong, $2 billion raising operation, the memory of the disaster, the chaotic e...
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By Brigid Schulte and Nia-Malika Henderson For the first time in more than 30 years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued new guidelines to make clear to employers that refusing to give reasonable accommodations to pregnant...
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John Vine, the Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, says £155 million system breached Treasury guidelines by failing to look at its vulnerability to fraud
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Years after a recession hammered state budgets, forcing across-the-board cuts to programs and services, the economic recovery is once again bolstering personal and corporate incomes, and swelling state coffers beyond expectations. Read f...
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Some of the same problems that led to a scheduling scandal for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ health network also infected the agency’s benefits division, according to VA employees and federal watchdog agencies. Read full article &...
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“So far this year, Republicans in Congress have blocked every serious idea to strengthen the middle class.” —President Obama, weekly address , July 12, 2014 This has become a standard line in the president’s oratory, as part of making ...
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Education Secretary Michael Gove is moved to chief whip as David Cameron continues his wide-ranging reshuffle of his top team.
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Follow the latest updates on the changes in Prime Minister David Cameron's cabinet - including the appoinment of Philip Hammond as Defence Secretary and Michael Gove as Chief Whip
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MEPs are expected to approve the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as head of the European Commission, despite UK opposition.
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Who's who of the female Tory MPs tipped for promotion
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Ken Clarke says debate about leaving European Convention on Human Rights is "absurd" as Cameron promotes Eurosceptics
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William Hague stands down as Foreign Secretary as David Cameron ousts a dozen older male ministers in major reshuffle
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Ken Clarke tells the Today programme's Justin Webb why he stepped down from his role in the cabinet as part of David Cameron's reshuffle.
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The departure of senior figures including Foreign Secretary William Hague and Attorney General Dominic Grieve could signal a shift to the right ahead of the next general election
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A British couple have been waiting six months for their newborn son, born via a surrogate mother in India, to be given a passport so he can come home to the UK
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Emergency legislation giving the security services access to people's phone and internet records is set to be rushed through the House of Commons.
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As ministerial appointees arrive at Downing Street to be told about their new roles - watch the Telegraph's livestream to see the latest developments
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Downing Street says William Hague is to stand down as foreign secretary, as part of a cabinet reshuffle which also sees Ken Clarke leave the cabinet.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday he wants U.S.-Chinese relations defined by more cooperation and a constructive management of differences during a phone call in which Iran and...
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Ministers announce plans for a 'spaceport', disclosing eight potential sites for a base from which rockets would carry satellites, astronauts and tourists by 2018
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John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, is looking to hire a secretary for his secretary
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As William Hague quits as Foreign Secretary in the Cabinet reshuffle, Parliamentary Sketchwriter Michael Deacon remembers the MP for Richmond's time in politics, particularly his first speech to Tory Party conference when he was three-ye...
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The cost of child care is holding back the emergence of true gender equality, says Isabel Hardman
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William Hague's departure will be a great loss, but as Foreign Secretary he has become invisible
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Fears the new president of the European Commission could seek revenge for David Cameron's attempt to block him from the role
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The Chancellor accuses the First Minister of having no plan for the currency, falling North Sea oil revenues or the deficit with only ten weeks to go before Scots go to the polls.
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Americans don’t trust government. Armed with data, a new generation of policy makers is trying to remedy that.
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Assistance programs operating in states with their own insurance marketplaces helped more people than those in states relying on the federal exchange, a survey found.
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He heavily criticizes the GOP for abandoning him after his controversial statements on rape.
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A conservative group is launching an online ad campaign criticizing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's record on judicial nomimnations ahead of his trip to Iowa this week. The Judicial Crisis Network is spending $75,000 on a digital media ...
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It will launch an ad campaign pummeling four House Republicans over inaction on immigration reform.
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A small group of Honduran undocumented migrants, all women and children, were flown aboard a charter flight back to Honduras on Monday, as the Obama administration seeks to expedite deportations amid a surge of desperate migrants from Ce...
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Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the American POW freed by the Afghan Taliban May 31, has been released from the hospital and is back on active duty at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, the Army said Monday . The 28-year-old Idaho native’s debrie...
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China's Island-Building Strategy in the South China Sea July 13, 2014 Andrew Erickson and Austin Strange Summary: Ongoing international disputes over territory in the South China Sea have led many to invoke an old adage: “When...
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A spate of sudden firings at the House Homeland Security Committee last month adds to a pattern of extensive turnover that has left members and staffers questioning the panel's leadership and its commitment to border security and counter...
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The bottom line looks about the same in the fight for control of the Senate in November -- but some of the pieces of the puzzle have moved around dramatically over the past few months.
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Ask Sen. Tom Harkin about his committee's work this Congress and he's ready to rattle off a key statistic.
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State Attorney-General Robert Clark is set to address a hardline pro-life event in Melbourne.
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The founder of the Australian Beard and Moustache club has praised newly sworn Senator Ricky Muir for refusing to shave off his much maligned goatee and bemoaned a lack of facial fuzz in Australian politics.
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The decision by federal public servants to buy 100,000 pairs of army boots overseas will be scrutinised by Defence Minister David Johnston who is "very concerned" over the best value for money for taxpayers.
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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson met with moderate Democrats Monday night to discuss the immigration crisis on the Texas border. And while the lawmakers did not emerge united on President Barack Obama's request for $3.7 billion in...
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“You have no reason to remember, but we came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt,” Clinton said. “We had no money when we got there, and we struggled to piece together the resources for mortgages for...
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Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, promoted two members of his staff recently, each with strong ties to Utah that inform their work on the Hill.
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In 2012, a six-year study was published that examined the occupational history of more than 1,000 women, finding that those who worked in the automotive plastics and in the food packaging industries were five times more likely to develop...
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My organization, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, recently requested information from the Department of Education and the University of California system about the role former Education official Robert Shireman -- an...
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The White House has a message for Congress -- hands off the District of Columbia, including its new law decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana.
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Do not underestimate how seductive the promise of long-term stability can to be to somebody who currently lacks it. The post The central Iraqi government wants the Kirkuk oil fields bacHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! appeared first on RedState .
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President Barack Obama is backing the House GOP's proposed Highway Trust Fund patch, even though it could postpone a long-term bill until the next Congress and may doom any remaining chance for an unemployment extension.
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House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa is still demanding -- for now -- that top White House political adviser David Simas appear on Capitol Hill Wednesday, despite a plea Monday from the top White House lawyer that ...
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Raising the federal gasoline tax has been a goal of many transportation policy and industry analysts, though they sometimes roll their eyes when they talk about it or smile ruefully. One lobbyist describes it as a glowing ember, carefull...
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In a dispute between the University of Texas president and Gov. Rick Perry, the governor may have lost the battle — but he may yet win the higher education reform war.
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How's this for a city motto: Washington, D.C., where the yoga's expensive and the beer is easy!
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Whatever happened to that summer blockbuster, the one about terrorism and scandal that would be must-see congressional TV?
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As the House Rules Committee was about to take up a bill Monday to replenish the Highway Trust fund, the conservative advocacy group Heritage Action made this week's floor vote on the bill a "key vote" for its scorecard. This sets the st...
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As the House Energy and Commerce Committee takes up legislation that would streamline the approval of new and modern ingredients for sunscreens, we discovered a column from the pages of Roll Call 25 years ago this week.
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The District's fiscal 2015 spending plan will likely make D.C.-brewed beer more accessible, and working out a little more expensive.
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit alleging that Amazon on numerous occasions billed customers for unauthorized "in-app" charges made by children, but several writers are raising questions about whether parents should take ...
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Senate Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin has a new communications director as of Monday, Ben Marter who is now the head of the Illinois Democrat's whip press team.
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Updated 4:35 p.m. | The ranking Democrat on the House Administration Committee, Robert A. Brady, is demanding some oversight on Speaker John A. Boehner's lawsuit against President Barack Obama.
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USA Today recently tried to come up with a price tag for the “American Dream,” and somehow concluded that it costs $130,000 per year. Since only about 1 in 8 households pull down that kind of income, the American Dream is cl...
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Mr Hague will become Leader of the House Of Commons before he stands down as an MP at the next General Election in 2015.
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Hague announces on Twitter that he is quitting as foreign secretary to become leader of the House of Commons and will not stand as an MP in the 2015 general election.
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Part of the confusion over two crude oil export cases last month stemmed from the private way the federal bureau involved conducts business, according to a lawyer who was involved in one of the cases.
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The American Civil Liberties Union and a national security law professor say that when the GOP-controlled House added an amendment to the annual defense spending bill to prevent overseas prisoner transfers from the Guantanamo Bay Naval B...
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The two blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest that pass by the White House would be deemed "D.C. Statehood Now Way," under a bill being floated by the D.C. Council.
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Former Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin is covering her ongoing political expenses with the help of retirees and others providing small donations to her PAC.
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The office of House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., announced Monday that Stephanie Young, Hoyer's national press secretary, will be heading to the White House to serve as an associate communication's director, prompting the promoti...
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Congressional appropriators are struggling with the fiscal 2015 spending bills, and both the House and Senate versions of the Labor-HHS-Education bill have not yet to emerged from the committee level. The House subcommittee for the bill ...
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There is a spat going on between Texas Governor Rick Perry and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul. The latest round has been set off by Governor Perry’s op-ed in the Washington Post headlined Isolationist policies make the threat of terro...
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The head of the International Energy Agency chided the United States on Monday for having gasoline prices that are, in her view, too low.
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Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., announced two staffing changes to his committee and personal offices Monday morning.
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The AFL-CIO moved $3 million to a Super PAC for use during the 2014 elections, as well as for its Immigration Activism program.
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The Church votes to allow its first ever female bishops, ending half a century of wrangling over the role of women.
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Theresa May's judgement is called into question after the resignation of a peer appointed to lead the probe into abuse claims.
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Displaced Wyomingites are invited to reconnect with the wonders of the Cowboy State July 19 at the Committee of Wyoming People in the East's upcoming shin-dig, an annual tradition marked by barbecue, mechanical bull riding and country mu...
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Keith Vaz MP, of the home affairs select committee, says Lady Butler-Sloss, who has stood down as chair of the inquiry into historical child abuse, is "the innocent victim in all this".
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The second installment of Rep. John Lewis' illustrated history of the civil rights era, "March: Book Two" has a newly designed cover and a tentative release date: late January of next year.
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When Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., busted a move to Pharrell's hit song "Happy," a video of his boogie went viral.
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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson will meet with Blue Dog Democrats on Monday evening, sources confirmed to CQ Roll Call, as the Democratic Caucus writ large struggles to coalesce around a response to the surge of unaccompanied min...
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War is expensive, and the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, has a default disinclination against both foreign military intervention and government spending. So, on Monday, Cato hosted a panel that asked whether a better option in...
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Welcome to The Vine, where every week I strive to bring you updates from around the pro-life community to help you keep up with the ever constant battle to save lives. If you aren’t plugged-in, it is my sincere hope that The Vine will al...
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If Baroness Butler-Sloss came to the conclusion that her relationship to her brother meant she couldn't chair the investigation into child abuse, why couldn't the Home Office see that?
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The head of one of the biggest rail shippers of Bakken crude oil from North Dakota to U.S. refineries made an assertive case Monday for transporting crude by rail, contending that the pipeline system isn't capable of dealing with today's...
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House Speaker John A. Bohener is always delicately balancing the demands of conservative Republicans, and for them, blocking President Barack Obama's health care initiatives by any means necessary is usually high on the list. Impeaching ...
