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Japan PM Sanae Takaichi joins women lawmakers to press for more toilets in parliament

Cross-party petition highlights how historic legislature lags behind growing female presence

The Independent UK

White House says US would be ‘lucky’ if Trump stayed for third term

Comments follow reports that US president discussed idea with constitutional scholar Alan Dershowitz

The Guardian - US

Four Republicans defy Mike Johnson to sign Democratic petition to force vote on healthcare subsidies

Hakeem Jeffries tells The Independent ‘Mike Johnson should not recess the House of Representatives until we vote on the straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits’

The Independent UK

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Thailand dissolves parliament amid continued skirmishes with Cambodia

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives after getting approval from the King on Friday. The country is now set to hold elections early next year despite an ongoing armed conflict with neighbouring Cambodia.

Euronews

House rejects second attempt to impeach Trump as Democrats vote ‘present’

The outcome suggests a notable shift in support for impeachment among House Democrats

The Independent UK

Barnaby Joyce joins One Nation to run as NSW Senate candidate in 2028

Barnaby Joyce has finally made the jump to One Nation and will lead its New South Wales Senate ticket for the 2028 federal election.

The Conversation

The Tennessee race that has Donald Trump scared: Does it mean a blue wave is on the horizon?

ANALYSIS: The fact Republicans have to work so hard in a district Trump won by double digits does not portend well for the GOP, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

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Speaker Johnson’s choice to lead by following the president goes against 200 years of House speakers building up the office’s power

When the framers of what became the U.S. Constitution set out to draft the rules of our government on a hot, humid day in the summer of 1787, debates over details raged on.

The Conversation

Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams Trump's New Immigration Policy: 'It Will Leave People Furious'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has voiced her disapproval of President Donald Trump‘s newly announced immigration policy.

Benzinga

Grins as environment laws pass in 'win for the country'

An overhaul of environmental laws has cleared parliament, with the prime minister toasting the reforms despite the coalition branding them "economy wrecking".

AAP

Better policies; better leader: new study reveals why Labor won the 2025 federal election

The 2025 Australian federal election was a resounding win for the Australian Labor Party. Labor won 94 seats in the House of Representatives and a commanding majority. The Liberal-National Coalition was reduced to just 43 seats in the House of Representatives, more than 30 seats short of a majority and…

The Conversation

Life insurers soon won’t be able to discriminate against you based on your genes

A bill that would ban life insurers from discriminating against Australians based on results of genetic testing has been introduced to parliament this week.

The Conversation

MAGA math just doesn’t add up for Trump and Mike Johnson after Marjorie Taylor Greene leaves Congress

NEWS ANALYSIS: The president and House speaker already have a slim majority in the House. Greene’s exit, writes Eric Garcia, makes their jobs much harder

The Independent UK

Zaldy Co Details P56B 'Kickbacks': Romualdez Allegedly Instructed to Deliver P2B Every Month In Cash

Philippine lawmaker Zaldy Co alleges a ₱56-billion kickback scheme involving Speaker Martin Romualdez, claiming he was instructed to help facilitate cash deliveries worth ₱2 billion monthly, though no investigation has yet validated the accusations.

International Business Times UK

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Axios

Censures, indictments and a fire: The House returned after weeks and everything blew up

"The fire in the subway was a fitting end," said one lawmaker. "Embarrassing. Absolutely embarrassing."

The Independent UK

Man named Jeffrey Epstein has devilish revenge plan for Democrat who confused him with convicted pedophile

Long Island neurosurgeon confused with late sex offender by outraged Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett

Reason

Congress Votes To Open Up the Epstein Files

There probably is no “client list,” but the files could help answer some pressing questions—and open the door to more revelations.

The Independent UK

Lauren Boebert loses it at fellow Republicans for failing to censure Democrat who allegedly met with Epstein

A staunch campaigner for release of Epstein files, Boebert vented her frustration at inability to hold Virgin Islands’ delegate Stacey Plaskett to account

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International Business Times

Everything We Know About Clay Higgins: Louisiana Republican Casts Only No Vote to Release Epstein Files

The House of Representatives voted 427–1 this week to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a sweeping bipartisan effort to force the Department of Justice to release all unclassified files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The lone vote against the bill came from Rep. Clay Higgins (R–LA), a decision that immediately…

The Independent UK

‘Deeply ashamed’: Larry Summers stepping back from public life after Epstein email dump

‘I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused,’ Summers said

The Independent UK

Five things to watch as the House of Representatives tees up a vote on the Epstein files

ANALYSIS: When Mike Johnson finally calls the vote, who votes on it and whether the Senate takes it up are all key questions, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Trump signs bill ending longest government shutdown in history which disrupted air travel and food benefits for millions

The signing comes after the government was shut down for almost 43 days and the president urged senators to end the filibuster if the gridlocked negotiations didn’t move forward

International Business Times

Top Trump Officials Reportedly Met To Discuss House Effort To Release Epstein Files After Dems Unearth New Tranche

Top Trump officials reportedly met to discuss the House of Representatives' effort to release the Epstein files as the topic returns to the spotlight after Democrats published a new tranche.

The Independent UK

JFK’s grandson Jack Schlossberg to continue family legacy in entering race for Congress despite his mother’s concerns

Latest member of the Kennedy clan enters political fray, seeking to succeed veteran lawmaker Jerry Nadler in New York’s affluent 12th congressional district

The Guardian - US

Top House Democrats vow to oppose shutdown bill over healthcare funding

Democrats are demanding an extension of tax credits for Affordable Care Act health plans set to expire at end of year

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