Takeaways From the Vote to Expel George Santos
While the vote to expel Mr. Santos was a bipartisan rebuke, Republican leaders and far-right members voted to save him. Share full article Speaker Mike Johnson and members of his…
December 1, 2023
DeSantis Super PAC Suffers Another Big Staff Loss, This Time Its Chairman
The departure of Adam Laxalt, a longtime friend of the Florida governor, is the latest shake-up inside Never Back Down as it faces questions over the group’s strategy and spending.…
Appeals Court Says Jan. 6 Suits Against Trump Can Proceed for Now
The court left open the possibility that the former president could still prevail in his effort to claim immunity from civil cases seeking to hold him accountable for the violence.…
Appeals Court Rules That Jan. 6 Suits Against Trump Can Proceed for Now
The court left open the possibility that the former president could still prevail in his effort to claim immunity from civil cases seeking to hold him accountable for the violence.…
The Brief – Loss and damage fund offers opportunity for EU leadership
The agreement on the loss and damage fund to compensate the victims of climate change is the first major success of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, but in practical…
France: Officials to ditch popular messaging services, urged to switch to French tech
French ministers will have to stop using WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal as messaging services starting 8 December for security reasons, with the government already urging them to switch to a…
Draghi: EU must become a state
The European Union is at a critical juncture, and it is now necessary for it to unite to “become a state”, former prime minister and ECB governor Mario Draghi said…
EU socialists slam EPP’s ‘silence’ over Spanish far-right attacks
EU socialists are “appalled” by the centre-right European People’s Party’s silence in the face of attacks by their partner, Spanish far-right party Vox, against socialist offices in Spain and Brussels,…
Most Poles oppose EU treaty reform: poll
More than one in two Polish people expect their government to oppose the EU treaty reforms proposed by the EU Parliament, according to a survey conducted by United Surveys. The…
Portugal records budget surplus of €6.2 billion for 2023 so far
Portugal recorded a budget surplus in public accounts of €6.2 billion for the year as of October, which is €3.4 billion more than for the same period last year, Portugal’s…