Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican help for gun restrictions is slipping a 12 months after Congress handed essentially the most complete firearms management laws in a long time with bipartisan help, based on a ballot from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. ...

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s prime elections official mentioned she won't testify subsequent week at a Senate committee listening to on her reappointment, leaning on a letter from the state lawyer normal that claims lawmakers haven't any authority to pressure a vote on firing her. ...

MPs who lose their seat on the subsequent normal election will obtain double the monetary help following a ruling from parliament's bills watchdog.MPs who're compelled out in an election defeat have beforehand been entitled to 2 months of economic help to assist shut their workplace and handle the departure of workers, however the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) , which governs MPs' pay and bills, has now dominated that must be elevated to 4 months. The so-called winding-down funds won't be made obtainable to those that select to face down earlier than the election interval kicks in.As of April this yr, MPs are paid an annual wage of £86,584.IPSA's ruling comes following the affirmation of 75 present MPs that they won't be standing on the subsequent elect...

ATLANTA — Hours earlier than former President Donald Trump was anticipated to show himself in on the Fulton County Jail on costs associated to his efforts to stay in energy after his 2020 election loss, dozens of his supporters had already gathered Thursday morning outdoors the ability. ...

A day after skipping the primary Republican presidential debate, former President Donald Trump declared himself the winner, saying his interview with Tucker Carlson on X attracted greater than 100 million views. ...

ATLANTA — Trump White House chief of workers Mark Meadows surrendered in Atlanta on fees associated to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Meadow...

The taxpayer invoice on asylum virtually doubled in a 12 months to almost £4bn as Rishi Sunak mentioned the price was "unacceptable" and warned the system is underneath "unsustainable pressure".Home Office spending on asylum rose by £1.85bn, from £2.12bn in 2021/22 to £3.97bn this 12 months. A decade in the past, in 2012/13, the overall value to the taxpayer was £500.2m. Channel crossings topped 19,000 for the 12 months thus far, Home Office figures confirmed, regardless of Mr Sunak's promise to voters that he would "stop the boats" bringing migrants throughout the English Channel.About 80% of asylum seekers are ready longer than six months for an preliminary resolution, authorities statistics present. Mr Sunak has additionally pledged by the top of 2023 t...

The lawmakers of the House Freedom Caucus should not followers of custom in Washington D.C., particularly in the case of funding the federal authorities. ...

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Ron DeSantis gripped a baseball, checked out his 5-year-old son, Mason, and lobbed him pitch after pitch. He grinned at Mason’s hits and rolled his eyes when his personal pitches got here in too low or too excessive. ...

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump has returned to X, the social media website previously referred to as Twitter, firing off his first message in additional than two years simply hours after he surrendered at an Atlanta jail on costs he conspired to overturn his 2020 election loss. ...