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New York City remains a top terror target, with over two decades of heightened threats from foreign terrorist organizations and homegrown violent extremists, lawmakers from the House Homeland Security Committee warned. The lawmakers, led by Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.), chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, are visiting Ground
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Akhilesh Yadav, the national president of the Samajwadi Party and a Member of Parliament from Kannauj, has urged his party workers to be vigilant and active ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh state assembly polls. He warned them against the Bharatiya Janata Party's alleged plans to rig the
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U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, Senator Dick Durbin, and Representative Brad Schneider are expressing their opposition to the Administration's decision to use Naval Station Great Lakes (NSGL) as a staging location for support to federal law enforcement operations in Illinois. The lawmakers are concerned that this decision undermines
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Philadelphia City Council returns from its summer recess with a wide range of issues on the agenda, including tackling a potential influx of tourists in 2026, expanding the city's housing programs, and addressing federal uncertainty. After a period of slow legislative progress in the past 18 months, Council
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Following Imran Khan's directives, nine Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senators resigned from their positions on various Senate standing committees, including Fouzia Arshad, Falak Naz, Aon Abbas Buppi, Mohammad Humayun Mohmand, Dost Muhammad, Zeeshan Khanzada, Azam Khan Swati, Ali Zafar, and PTI-backed Mirza Muhammad Afridi. This move is part of
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Senator Azam Swati and three others have resigned from Senate standing committees in line with directives from PTI founder Imran Khan, who is currently incarcerated. The decision marks a protest against the current parliamentary system of Pakistan, with the committees deemed ineffective in upholding the rule of law and the
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NUP Member Irene Nalumu Winifred Nakandi has formally withdrawn from the party's contest for the Kampala Woman Member of Parliament seat, citing irregularities in the party's selection process. Nakandi had been a contender for the position alongside incumbent Shamim Malende, Kampala City Council Authority Speaker Zahara
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Senator Mirza Muhammad Afridi and senior PTI leader Senator Azam Khan Swati have resigned from five key Senate standing committees in compliance with directives issued by PTI founder Imran Khan. The moves follow a similar exodus in the National Assembly, where PTI lawmakers have been withdrawing from committees in protest
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Michigan school superintendents and administrators are taking the Legislature to task over their failure to reach a consensus on the budget, leaving schools in uncertain territory with the threat of closures on the horizon. With less than three weeks until a government shutdown, school districts are forced to formulate their
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U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) are expressing opposition to the Trump Administration's use of Naval Station Great Lakes (NSGL) for support to federal law enforcement operations in Illinois. The senators and representative have sent
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Nigel Farage, MP for Clacton, has earned a significant amount from jobs other than being a Member of Parliament since the general election last summer. According to the Register of Members Financial Interests, his 10 sources of income have generated an estimated £989,174. This is more than any other
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The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress marks its 25th anniversary in 2025, commemorating a quarter century of fostering scholarship and connecting top thinkers to lawmakers and other policy leaders. Founded in 2000 with a $60 million gift from John W. Kluge, the Center has become a
