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Republicans Urge Treasury Department to Block US Capital from Supporting Chinese Military Industry
Seven Republican congressmen from both houses of the US Congress have jointly sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent...
Some Indiana Republicans Are Balking at Trump’s Gerrymandering Scheme
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. With President Trump’s deep unpopularity and the traditional backlash against the president’s party, Republicans seem destined to lose the House. So last summer, Trump started insisting that state-level Republicans further gerrymander their states’ congressional
Four Republicans join Democrats to force vote on bill that would extend Obamacare subsidies
In a major setback for Mike Johnson and the House GOP, four Republicans have joined with the Democrats to sign a petition forcing a vote on legislation that will extend for three years premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act healthcare plans. The rebellion underscores the nervousness among Republicans over an increase in healthcare costs
POLL: More Republicans say USA headed in wrong direction…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically, according to a new AP-NORC poll that was conducted shortly after last week’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk . The share of Republicans who see the country headed in the right direction has fallen sharply in recent months
Texas Republicans issue arrest warrants for Democrats who fled state to thwart redistricting vote
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the arrest Monday of Democratic state legislators who've fled the state, as a partisan standoff escalated over Republican plans to redraw congressional districts in the GOP's favor...
Republicans look to stop China’s ‘backdoor’ tariff dodging scheme
Republicans are introducing legislation aimed at ending China's use of third-party countries to evade U.S. tariffs...
Senate Republicans put House on notice: We won’t accept your Trump agenda bill without changes
As House Republicans scramble to corral the votes to pass a massive bill for President Donald Trump's agenda, their Senate counterparts are making clear the emerging package won’t fly as written when it reaches them.
House Republicans Finally Unveil Their Deadly Medicaid Cuts
Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” could leave millions without medical care thanks to proposed Medicaid cuts. House Republicans released their proposed budget Sunday night, and it includes $880 million in cuts, largely to Medicaid, to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax cuts. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s estimates...
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Weekly funding roundup: from maternal health tech to EV energy trading, here is who raised this week
From a data privacy platform to a wearable maternal health device, this week’s funding roundup covers six raises across Australia and New Zealand This week’s funding roundup spans data privacy, robotics, email marketing, sports apparel, clean energy and maternal health. Six startups across Australia and New Zealand closed rounds, with raises ranging from $700,000 to
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SBM Offshore shedding partial stake in Gulf of Mexico-bound FSO
Home Fossil Energy SBM Offshore shedding partial stake in Gulf of Mexico-bound FSO June 5, 2026, by Melisa Cavcic Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has decided to sell a minority interest to its long-standing business partner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) in a newbuild
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Safaricom’s $6 fibre plan targets market dominated by estate internet providers
Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecoms operator, is pushing deeper into the low-cost broadband market with internet plans starting at KES 800 ($6) a month, competing with smaller internet providers and estate Wi-Fi operators that have long served price-sensitive customers. The company is also testing a pay-as-you-go internet service called Wi-Fi Bamba in low income areass, including
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5 Commercial Cities in Africa With the Worst Traffic in 206
Traffic in Africa is not just a daily inconvenience. It is an economic problem. Every hour lost in gridlock costs businesses money, reduces worker productivity, and raises the cost of doing business. Africa is urbanising faster than almost any other region in the world, but road infrastructure has not kept pace with population growth. The
Europe
Europe Using ‘Healthcare Denial’ to Stop Migrants Reaching West, Report Claims
Migrants at ‘Vucjak’ camp in Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 25, 2019. Photo: EPA/FEHIM DEMIR A report by No Name Kitchen, NNK, a grassroots movement mainly assisting people on the move to the EU, accuses countries across Europe of denying healthcare to migrants as a way to stop them from reaching their destinations. Ric Fernandez