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Trump rails against election systems — and familiar enemies

July 17, 2026admin

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his administration is declassifying documents that he says outline vulnerabilities in U.S. election systems. In his 25-minute speech from the White House, Trump described efforts by China to access U.S. voter rolls and offered details about long-studied vulnerabilities in electronic voting machines. But none of the information Trump described appears to support his long-running claims […]

Google mega fine to slash taxpayers’ contributions to Brussels – POLITICO

July 17, 2026admin

But it won’t help with the tough ongoing negotiations for the next budget cycle from 2028 to 2034. To finance that future €2 trillion cash pot, France is pushing for a tax on U.S. digital giants including Google, but the idea is opposed by Germany, among others. EU vs. Google As part of its annual […]

As Le Pen looms, Macron and Merz bid to show Franco-German engine still has clout – POLITICO

July 17, 2026admin

Merz said the talks would cover economic, energy, security and defense policy. Macron added Ukraine, the Middle East, space, artificial intelligence, quantum technology, trade and the protection of European industry to the extensive agenda. Both governments are presenting the meeting as an effort to build on agreements reached at last year’s meeting in Toulon, France, […]

Andy Burnham’s new (and old) look No. 10 takes shape – POLITICO

July 16, 2026admin

Grace Pritchard will be the No.10 director of news, as well as the prime minister’s spokesperson. She became a spokesperson for Burnham during his by-election campaign while on loan from Ed Miliband’s team of special advisers. She was given a permanent job in Team Burnham after impressing during the successful bid to get him back […]

EU sets up biggest climate fight of 2026 by slamming brakes on carbon market – POLITICO

July 16, 2026admin

At the outset of the Iran war and resulting spike in energy costs, a gang of 10 countries led by Poland and Italy used the sensitive moment to demand major changes to the ETS. Initially, they were seen as a fringe band of nations who hadn’t taken decarbonization seriously enough, but their demands have begun […]

EU Commission calls for anti-corruption reforms in Spain, Hungary – POLITICO

July 16, 2026admin

The report, due to be published on Friday, comes out once a year and grades all 27 EU member countries on their compliance with the rule of law, issuing recommendations accordingly. POLITICO has not seen the full report. It lands days after a Spanish court ruled that civil servants had improperly created a public-sector job […]

EU freezes Russia oil price cap for a week as sanctions delayed – POLITICO

July 15, 2026admin

Without another extension next week, the cap will automatically bounce higher because oil prices have risen due to the war in Iran — handing Russian President Vladimir Putin a windfall. The European Commission is legally obliged to recalculate the price ceiling after July 15 but the new cap would become effective only on Aug. 1, giving […]

French parliament legalizes assisted dying – POLITICO

July 15, 2026admin

Cases involving psychological suffering alone were excluded from the French bill. For patient requests that are deemed eligible, a lethal injection will either be self-administered by the patient or administered by a medical professional if the patient is unable to do so. Health professionals will be allowed to refuse to administer the injection if they […]

‘Sport is not war.’ Except when Argentina plays England.

July 15, 2026admin

The House of Commons was exercised on Wednesday about the prospect of England beating Argentina in tonight’s World Cup semifinal. Ahead of Keir Starmer’s last Prime Minister’s Questions as premier before he exits the top job, Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle — the normally impartial chair — said he hoped the PM will be “bringing home” […]

Man arrested over social media threat to Nigel Farage

July 15, 2026admin

LONDON — A man was arrested Tuesday after an alleged threat to Nigel Farage on social media that he would be shot in the head. In a statement, the Met Police said they arrested a man in his 20s “on suspicion of sending threatening communications to a Member of Parliament.” That man was released on bail […]