Biden Will Release Dead-on-Arrival Budget, Picking Fight With GOP
The president’s plans have little in common with the budget Republicans are set to release this spring, as the nation hurtles toward a possible default on its debt. Send any…
March 9, 2023
Greece: Train crash exposes government’s failings
This week on the Beyond the Byline podcast we are looking at the train collision in Tempe, Greece, in which 57 passengers lost their lives. We also look at the…
Greek ministers mocked railway workers’ warning about train tragedy
Greek railway workers had warned the Greek government for years about the increased possibility of a train accident, but these warnings were denounced as “groundless” by ministers who even replied…
Poland cuts funding for Ukrainian refugees by half
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Mitch McConnell Hospitalized After Tripping at Washington Hotel
The Senate minority leader tripped during a private dinner, his spokesman said. No details on the 81-year-old Republican’s condition were available. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…
Slovak centre-right crumbles as PM forms new party before elections
Acting Prime Minister Eduard Heger announced he and some of his ministerial colleagues are forming a new party ahead of the September elections. Heger announced his departure from Ordinary People…
Motion to declare Russia a sponsor of terrorism voted down in Slovenia
The proposal for a resolution that would recognise Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism tabled by the opposition Democrats was voted down by parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee on Tuesday…
Spain’s love-hate circus of failed coalitions and strange alliances
Spain’s political landscape could be material for a circus production ahead of regional elections in May and general elections in December, as left-leaning governing partners PSOE (S&D) and Podemos (The…
Data Breach Could Compromise Lawmakers’ Personal Information
A cyberattack on the District of Columbia’s online health insurance marketplace may have compromised identifying data of many members of Congress and other users. Send any friend a story As…
Biden to Visit Monterey Park and Call for Tougher Gun Control Measures
Facing a spate of mass shootings but dim prospects for any gun measures in Congress, the president will visit the California city where a gunman killed 11 people at a…