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WASHINGTON (AP) — With tens of millions of Americans dealing with broiling warmth throughout the Southwest, President Biden on Thursday plans to announce new steps to guard employees, enhance climate forecasts and make ingesting water extra accessible, the White House says. ...

The "routine" housing of unaccompanied youngster asylum seekers in lodges by the Home Office is illegal, the High Court has dominated.The charity, Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT), had introduced authorized motion towards the Home Office over the apply of housing unaccompanied children in Home Office lodges - claiming the preparations are "not fit for purpose". In his ruling, Mr Justice Chamberlain mentioned using lodges for unaccompanied asylum-seeking kids has turn into illegal.He informed the court docket the ability to position kids in lodges "may be used on very short periods in true emergency situations".The choose added: "It cannot be used systematically or routinely in circumstances where it is intended, or functions in practice, as a substitute for l...

The justice secretary has referred to as on the Solicitors Regulation Authority to make use of the "full force of sanctions" following allegations false asylum claims are being submitted for a price.The Daily Mail reported quite a few solicitors agreed to assist an undercover reporter posing as an financial migrant submit a false asylum utility in change for hundreds of kilos. The SRA is an impartial regulatory physique for solicitors in England and Wales. Its guidelines forestall legal professionals from deceptive courts, and performing dishonestly or with a scarcity of integrity may see somebody struck off.Politics newest: Labour hits out at rising value of summer season holidaysJustice Secretary Alex Chalk has written to the SRA and has additionally referred to as for a fo...

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise mentioned impeachment isn't off the desk for different Biden Cabinet members simply because Speaker Kevin McCarthy raised the potential of an impeachment inquiry towards President Joe Biden. ...

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas wished the general public to know he wasn’t smiling Wednesday as he confronted intense criticism from Republicans over his job efficiency. ...

WASHINGTON — The White House has nominated a profession air mobility pilot with key deployments in Afghanistan and Europe to function the Air Force’s subsequent high basic. ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-KY, abruptly stopped talking Wednesday throughout a press occasion on the U.S. Capitol. Midway by means of his speech he paused, froze, and was then ushered to the facet of the rostrum. ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared unwell Wednesday at a information convention with reporters. The 81-year-old senator froze up mid-se...

NEWS AND OPINION: Well, right here’s one other entry for our lexicon. This little phrase involves us from Axios in a brief replace that particulars the information group’s impression of former President Donald Trump and his latest look at a battle card in Las Vegas. ...

Hunter Biden might face new federal costs associated to his failure to register as a international agent whereas he was reducing profitable offers with Ukraine, China and different international locations the place his politically-powerful father held sway.  ...