How the whips actually keep MPs in line
Party discipline in the Commons rests less on blackmail folklore than on the whips' control of careers, attendance bargains and…
Sarah Mitchell
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UK General Elections Explained: How They Work, When They Happen, and How to Vote
UK general elections happen every 5 years maximum — here's how first past the post works, how to register, and why your vote might not…
Sarah Mitchell
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US Hits Iran With Second Night of Strikes After Trump Pronounces Ceasefire Dead
American forces carried out a second consecutive night of strikes on Iranian targets late Wednesday, with U.S. Central Command saying it…
Liam Chen
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Trump Lands at Ankara NATO Summit With Iran Dispute Hanging Over the Alliance
President Trump is attending a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8-9, arriving at the gathering openly frustrated with several…
Liam Chen
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What to know about Graham Platner and the Maine US Senate race
The questions surrounding Democrat Graham Platner have left a crucial U.S. Senate race unsettled just months before the midterm elections…
Liam Chen
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Trump's Jan. 6 pardons don't apply to DC pipe bomb suspect, judge rules
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s mass pardons for supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol don’t apply to a Virginia…
Liam Chen
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Trump flies home in an old Air Force One after Iran strikes
President Donald Trump is flying home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted…
Liam Chen
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Trump claims Walmart cut prices at his request
President Donald Trump is claiming credit for Walmart's recent price cuts, though the retailer's statement doesn't mention his…
Liam Chen
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Succession fight underway as calls mount for Platner to drop out
Democratic nominee Graham Platner hasn’t resigned from the Maine U.S. Senate race following an allegation of sexual assault. But the battle…
Liam Chen
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