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The partial U.S. government shutdown that began early Saturday morning is on track to continue at least into Tuesday, which is the earliest the House is now expected to vote on a $1.2 trillion funding package due to opposition from Democrats and internal GOP strife. House Republican leaders have scheduled a Monday meeting of the House Rules […]

“I have always said anybody who has got information should be prepared to share that information in whatever form they are asked to do that,” U.K. prime minister said. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meets China’s President Xi Jinping, calling for a “more sophisticated relationship” – but can both nations achieve that amidst global uncertainty? Sam and Anne dive into the details, looking at who is on the trip and reflect on the “twists and turns” of the relations between the two nations. Back […]

Ein Monat in 2026 und die politische Lage ist bereits verdichtet. In dieser Sonderausgabe spricht Gordon Repinski mit Mariam Lau (DIE ZEIT) über die großen Linien: Donald Trump und die neue Weltordnung, Europas wachsende Eigenständigkeit, die Lernkurve von Friedrich Merz und die strategischen Herausforderungen im Umgang mit der AfD vor entscheidenden Landtagswahlen im Osten. Mehr […]

Starmer also contrasted his approach with that of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose visit to China this month — and subsequent speech in Davos declaring the old world order “ruptured” — prompted Trump to threaten a new wave of tariffs on Ottawa. Trump was asked about the U.K.’s pursuit of closer ties with Beijing […]

“It is highly unusual for a U.K. political party to be lobbying a foreign government over a U.K. foreign policy decision,” said Evie Aspinall, director the British Foreign Policy Group. “In part, that is because foreign policy is often relatively bipartisan, and because it is widely accepted that issues of national security should be addressed […]

A few of the lawmakers sent info after POLITICO got in touch. Sibylle Berg, a German non-aligned lawmaker, was an author and playwright before joining the European Parliament. Her office sent a document that said she makes €120,000 per year outside of her work as a parliamentarian. “We value transparency and believe that publication obligations […]

Europe is testing how far it’s willing to go — at home and abroad. In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton talks to Jonathan Haidt, author of the best-selling “The Anxious Generation.” His research is inspiring social media bans for kids in countries including France and Australia, even as tech companies and some researchers […]

Springsteen’s song also contains the line: “King Trump’s private army from the DHS, guns belted to their coats, came to Minneapolis to enforce the law, or so their story goes.“ Though this is slightly undone for me — and surely only me — by the fact that I always confuse DHS (the U.S. Department of […]

“It’s almost three years to the day since revelations of Mr. Hololei’s impropriety broke,” said Shari Hinds, senior policy officer at Transparency International, an accountability-focused NGO. “Though long overdue, it is encouraging that the European Commission finally appears to be dealing out consequences proportionate to the gravity of these ethics violations.” Hololei, 55, who had taken […]