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US union elections declined in 2025 after Trump hobbled labor board

Both the number of workers participating in union elections and the success of elections dropped off

The Guardian - US · Feb 11

Chip Roy, Mayes Middleton leading Texas attorney general GOP primary in new poll

The poll, released Wednesday, also showed Sid Miller and Don Huffines with comfortable leads in their Republican primary bids for agriculture commissioner and comptroller.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 11

Thomas Massie thinks that it’s time the president was monitored

No more midnight Truth Social rants. At least, that is the hope.

We Got This Covered · Feb 11

Ex-Biden officials keep him at a distance in their 2026 campaigns

It's a stark reversal from the 2018 midterms, when Democratic contenders across the country rushed to align themselves with former President Obama.

Axios · Feb 11

From princes to prime ministers: The European elites caught in Epstein’s ever-growing web

IN FOCUS: Political pressure in the US led to the release of the Epstein files but the impact is being felt thousands of miles away, James C. Reynolds reports

The Independent UK · Feb 11

Trump told police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, FBI document says

The latest twist in the fallout from the Epstein scandal shows how it remains a major political headache for the Trump administration

Evening Standard · Feb 11

US jobs report beats forecasts with 130,000 increase in January – as it happened

Wall Street futures extend gains after the data; unemployment rate dips to 4.3%

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

US scores worst-ever result in corruption index as democracies backslide

Anti-graft watchdog Transparency International (TI) has warned that corruption is worsening in democracies worldwide and said the United States had fallen to its lowest-ever score on the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 11

Slotkin slams Trump admin after grand jury refuses to indict Democrats over military video

She said Jeanine Pirro had tried to persuade a jury to indict the Democrats "at the direction of President Trump."

Axios · Feb 11

What Happens If A Religion Precludes A Person From Supporting Zionism?

The anti-semitism maelstrom on the right continues to swirl faster by the day. And, in what has become a familiar… The post What Happens If A Religion Precludes A Person From Supporting Zionism? appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Feb 11