Jill Biden's explosive secret White House diary could make her and Joe $30 million in tell-all book deal

found 2025 › May › 08 (Thu) @ 06:50 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Joe and Jill Biden are re-emerging from their post-White House life in time to push back against a spate of new books revealing embarrassing details about the former president's declining health.

Pelosi warns the US needs NATO too

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 22:20 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

The former House speaker also said that the relationship between the U.S. and NATO can still be repaired.

Donald Trump vs. James Bond? Britain shrugs off US threat to tariff movies

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 14:45 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

US president's plan to slap a 100 percent "tariff" on movies "produced in Foreign Lands" sparks confusion — and some mockery — in the House of Commons.

‘Government pays!’: hereditary peer faces questions over expenses claim for business trip

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 08:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Earl of Shrewsbury offers to reimburse taxpayer over use of first-class ticket and his ‘erroneous’ claims

A Conservative hereditary peer, who was previously punished for breaking the House of Lords ru…

Senior Tory MPs and peers break ranks to call for recognition of Palestine

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 02:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Exclusive: Conservatives ask Keir Starmer to stand ‘against indefinite occupation’ and ‘reinforce international law’

More than a dozen senior Conservative MPs and peers have written to the prime minis…

Top House Democrat Maxine Waters blocks crypto legislation hearing: CNBC Crypto World

found 2025 › May › 06 (Tue) @ 19:50 UTC

a story from CNBC › Top News

On today's episode of CNBC Crypto World, Rep. Maxine Waters, the leading Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, blocked a joint hearing with the House Agriculture Committee on a digital …

Columbia University to cut 180 jobs due to federal grant revocations

found 2025 › May › 06 (Tue) @ 16:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

White House axed grants even as college agreed to demands including ceding control of Middle East studies department

New York’s Columbia University is slated to cut 180 staffers whose work was support…

US treasury secretary says trade deals could come this week as Trump to host Canada’s Carney – US politics live

found 2025 › May › 06 (Tue) @ 14:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Scott Bessent tells House committee deals could be agreed ‘as early as this week’ as president meets Canadian PM amid tariff tensions

Trump and Carney to meet in closely-watched encounter

A group of US…

ICE Mortgage Monitor: Home Prices Continue to Cool

found 2025 › May › 05 (Mon) @ 16:20 UTC

a story from Calculated Risk › Calculated Risk

Today, in the Real Estate Newsletter: ICE Mortgage Monitor: Home Prices Continue to Cool

Brief excerpt:

House Price Growth Continues to Slow

Here is the year-over-year in house prices according to t…

Labour's Wes Streeting dismisses calls for fellow Cabinet minister Lucy Powell to resign after she claimed grooming gangs is a 'dog whistle' issue

found 2025 › May › 04 (Sun) @ 11:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said Lucy Powell, the Leader of the House of Commons, was 'mortified' about her comments and was 'right' to apologise for them.