Politics news summaries — Page 2
Essential facts and source links for recent politics stories.
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Euractiv to relaunch as Rapporteur amid EU news competition
Euractiv will relaunch Tuesday as Rapporteur, CEO René Moerland told staff Monday, amid intensifying competition for comprehensive EU-politics coverage. He said the rebrand signals a commitment to journalism, with a focus on European decision-making. -
Alito recuses himself from Supreme Court review of Exxon-Suncor climate suit
Justice Samuel Alito will not join the Supreme Court’s Oct. 5 hearing on Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy’s bid to end a Boulder officials’ lawsuit alleging the firms helped fuel climate change. The case could determine the fate of dozens of similar state and local suits. -
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift block on prison gender-care limits
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to freeze a lower-court order blocking restrictions on gender-affirming care in federal prisons while litigation continues. The policy halts surgeries, hormones and social accommodations but allows mental health therapy. -
Netanyahu's team has not reviewed full submarine inquiry file
Netanyahu appears unlikely to contest findings of the Case 3000 state inquiry: his team has not reviewed the full allegations file or submitted a witness list before the final stage begins Nov. 1. A 2024 interim warning said his conduct endangered national security. -
Trump to announce $15 billion Iowa steel project, which White House says will be largest
Trump will announce a $15 billion steel plant in Iowa. The White House says the mill is due to start production in 2030 and create over 2,000 U.S. jobs; at full buildout, annual output is expected to reach 10 million tons, more than any U.S. mill. -
Andrew Bailey says he is leaving FBI co-deputy role for family in Missouri
Andrew Bailey says he is resigning as FBI co-deputy director and leaving the bureau to return to his family in Missouri. He thanked President Donald Trump, Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel for the opportunity; Patel praised his service. -
Judge rules election changes can't be a condition of local counterterrorism funds
Judge Amir Ali barred the Trump administration from conditioning local counterterrorism funds on election-administration changes. DHS had announced it would withhold 20% of related grant funding until governments adopted measures favored by the administration. -
Netanyahu says Arab states backed reports he calls false about Oct. 7 warnings
Benjamin Netanyahu denied reports that Egypt and the UAE warned him before Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, calling them false and alleging Arab states backed them to topple his government; he said he had not met or spoken with Abbas Kamel beforehand. -
Senate report finds 84% of Iran-linked wallets transacted in Tether USDT
A report led by Senate Democrats found that 84% of 846 crypto wallets sanctioned by the U.S. and Israel in connection with Iran transacted in Tether’s USDT, which it said helped Iran move money across borders and fund proxy groups, including Hezbollah. -
Chris Murphy calls for Instagram regulation; bill he backs targets minors
Sen. Chris Murphy said internet regulation should help people spend less time alone on Instagram, but did not outline an adult-focused plan. The bipartisan Kids Off Social Media Act he co-sponsors would instead restrict minors’ accounts and data use. -
Florida seeks outside oversight of new OpenAI models in child-harm lawsuit
On Monday, Florida’s attorney general asked a judge to bar OpenAI from developing new AI models without outside oversight in a suit alleging harm to children. OpenAI says it has paused training its most capable models until additional safeguards are in place. -
MS NOW’s annual fan gathering leaves New York for Texas for first time
MS NOW held its third annual fan gathering in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday—the network’s first outside New York—bringing anchors and viewers together for an all-day program on democracy and the midterms, including a Texas race that could help decide Senate control. -
Ted Cruz hopes Trump will sign Protect College Sports Act live on ESPN
Sen. Ted Cruz says he hopes President Donald Trump will sign the Protect College Sports Act live on ESPN’s “College GameDay” before Texas A&M-Alabama on Oct. 24, if Congress passes it. The Senate still had amendment votes before its final vote, expected that evening. -
Johnson says Trump’s AI meeting with CEOs will pair oversight with innovation
President Donald Trump’s Tuesday meeting with tech CEOs will address balancing AI innovation and oversight, House Speaker Mike Johnson said. Johnson opposed a moratorium or “hyper-regulation,” warning that the U.S. could lose the race to China. -
15 candidates named for 8 October Holborn and St Pancras by-election
Fifteen candidates will contest the 8 October Holborn and St Pancras by-election after Keir Starmer said he would step down for a role in international affairs. Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali, Green leader Zack Polanski and Workers Party leader George Galloway are among them. -
Boston takes Trump administration to court over canceled $20m grant
Boston is suing the Trump administration over a canceled $20m Roxbury street-upgrade grant, saying the Transportation Department cited EV charging as its reason. The city says charging was under 1% of costs and the project would improve safety, transit access and traffic flow. -
Texas data-center backlash could cost Abbott reelection, Sid Miller says
Outgoing Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says voter anger over data centers could cost Gov. Greg Abbott reelection in November. He called for a one-year moratorium and says the industry needs safeguards for farmland, water and power. -
SCOTUSblog essay makes a constitutional case for choosing one’s profession
A SCOTUSblog essay argues that the “born free and equal” clauses in American constitutional history support a fundamental right to pursue a chosen profession, and says the Supreme Court should revisit its 1955 ruling upholding Oklahoma’s eyeglass-repair restrictions. -
Over 30 emergency applications kept the Supreme Court busy this summer
The Supreme Court received over 30 emergency applications since July, leaving the justices little summer break. Election disputes dominated: it kept a lower-court block on new USPS ballot rules and let the government use SAVE to check voters' citizenship. -
WSJ board calls Trump’s G20 invitation to Putin “morally offensive”
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board called Trump’s invitation for Vladimir Putin to attend December’s G20 summit “morally offensive,” warning it could rehabilitate him and lead him to believe a targeted attack on NATO might go unpunished. -
Trump-Xi summit paired lavish ceremony with scant progress on key issues
Trump and Xi Jinping said they had agreed to lower tariffs on $60 billion in non-sensitive goods, but set no start date; the deadline for a broader trade accord moved to next year. An analyst called their Washington summit a public-relations win for China. -
El-Sayed wins Detroit Free Press backing as editorial calls Rogers an “extremist”
The Detroit Free Press endorsed Democrat Abdul El-Sayed over Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, urging voters to elect El-Sayed on Nov. 3. The paper’s editorial called Rogers an “extremist” and said his agenda was out of step with Michigan’s mainstream. -
Rob Bonta readies climate court fight, accuses Trump of favoring Big Oil
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a multistate lawsuit against the EPA’s move to revoke the finding that greenhouse gases endanger human health, the basis for federal climate rules. The case could reach the Supreme Court; Bonta said he cannot guarantee a win. -
UMaine prepares layoffs as Commonwealth University could cut up to 175 jobs
UMaine is preparing faculty and staff layoffs over a projected $19 million shortfall; Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth University faces a $17 million deficit and could cut up to 175 jobs. Minnesota State’s chancellor said its 33-institution system may close some campuses. -
Mismatched counts leave federal chronic-absence rates unreliable, GAO says
A GAO review found implausible federal chronic-absence rates at about 2.5% of schools in 2022-23, including some with reported rates of 100%. Enrollment is counted on Oct. 1, while absences are tallied over the full year, making comparisons unreliable, the watchdog said. -
Hungary approves immunity lift for PM Péter Magyar and two ex-ministers
Hungary’s Parliament voted to lift immunity for Prime Minister Péter Magyar and former ministers Balázs Hankó and Miklós Seszták; none has been indicted. Magyar is suspected of misdemeanor theft after allegedly taking a man’s phone and throwing it into the Danube. -
UK removes household electricity VAT as tobacco and vape duties rise on 1 October
From 1 October, UK households will no longer pay 5% VAT on electricity, which the government estimates will save an average £45 a year. Tobacco and vape duties also rise; Ofgem’s price-cap figure for an average home is £1,723 a year for October–December, up £60.
