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Supreme Court weighs effort to shield federal law enforcement as ICE complaints rise
The Supreme Court considers the case of a prisoner in Hawaii who suffered brutal injuries, only to be denied medical care behind bars for months. He wants to sue the prison medic.
Midterm results could complicate JD Vance's political future
Vice President JD Vance is looking to recast his political fortune after serving as the Trump administration's No. 2 while his party suffered a historic wipeout.
Congress is coming back to Washington. Here's what to expect
Lawmakers are coming back to Washington this week after the midterm elections. Republicans plan to finish work on several outstanding issues before Democrats take control of Congress in January.
Democratic Sen. Chris Coons on his party's post-midterm priorities
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about Democrats' congressional priorities after the midterms.
Some House and Senate races remain uncalled. What we know
Several House and Senate races are still uncalled, so when might we know the outcomes?
Fixing UK’s youth jobs crisis demands much more investment, TUC boss warns
Paul Nowak also calls on government to avoid arbitrary benefit cuts before much-anticipated Milburn report is published this week Fixing Britain’s youth jobs crisis will require ministers to drastical
British people don’t trust Palantir – it’s not too late to reverse the NHS’s dependence on it | Ben Coleman
We can’t allow our health data to be locked into the control of a US tech firm. It won’t be easy, but next spring the job of clawing it back must begin Ben Coleman is Labour MP for Chelsea and Fulham
From stockpiling to being polite to ChatGPT: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon
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Burnham’s homelessness pledge to ‘get everyone in for Christmas’ in jeopardy
Minister says Labour hoping to offer bed to every rough sleeper in England but cites chronic housing shortage Andy Burnham’s pledge to tackle rough sleeping by getting “everyone in for Christmas” is i
Government's EV targets expected to be reduced this week
New petrol or diesel cars are due to be phased out by 2030 and by 2035 all new cars must be zero emission.
'Time is up': Minister warns media industry to take abuse seriously in wake of Brand case
Lisa Nandy tells the BBC "many people" in the media industry have come forward to her.
Society needs to act to help white working-class pupils, inquiry says
The education secretary says she is backing the inquiry to "get to the heart of the barriers holding children back".
GPs to offer 300,000 patients extra support to ease winter strain on NHS
£40m scheme in England aims to keep most vulnerable people well at home and avoid unnecessary hospital stays Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable patients in England are to receive extra support from t
Trump staffing changes post-midterms signal he's battle ready
President Trump is making changes to his inner circle that signal how he may approach divided government.
How will Democrats approach foreign policy after their midterm win?
NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Thomas Wright, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about his piece in Foreign Affairs titled The Fight for the Future of Democratic Foreign Policy.
Lisa Nandy wary of ‘circular arguments’ about rejoining EU
Culture secretary pushes back against talk of revisiting Brexit but says closer ties would fulfil referendum promises One of Andy Burnham’s cabinet ministers has said she wants to avoid “circular argu
Teaching GCSEs early risks turning schools into ‘exam factories’, education secretary warns
Lucy Powell says proposals to end widespread practice will be included in overhaul of England’s national curriculum Pushing GCSE subjects on younger pupils risks turning England’s secondary schools in
Climate always comes second: are green issues slipping down Burnham’s agenda?
Prime minister says he’s committed to meeting climate targets, but some believe his actions suggest otherwise Labour expected to cut EV targets for car industry despite MPs’ climate concerns Andy Burn