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Academy heads should be able to seek return to local authority control – union

The Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill does not include a route to allow academies to return to local authority oversight.

Evening Standard

It's not easy being Greens: two MPs set to lose seats

Two first-term Australian Greens MPs are set to lose their seats, but the losses could be offset elsewhere with a number of contests too close to call.

AAP

Assisted dying about ‘human cost’ not pounds and pence, MP behind Bill says

Kim Leadbeater said the Bill was ‘the most robust piece of legislation in this area in the world’.

Evening Standard

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The GOP's 'Big Beautiful Bill' is Facing Major Hurdles as Some Members Seek to Cut Medicaid Funding

Some GOP Congress-members are worried potential cuts to Medicaid could hurt them politically, presenting another obstacle in the massive legislation.

Latin Times

Teal MP Monique Ryan triumphs over second Liberal rival

Teal independent Monique Ryan has all but retained the former Liberal heartland seat of Kooyong, although Liberal candidate Amelia Hamer is yet to concede.

AAP

Starmer urged to change course after Reform’s success in local elections

Labour MP Rachael Maskell said her party has ‘special responsibilities’ to serve the needs of people.

Evening Standard

Can the President Refuse To Spend Money Authorized by Congress?

Impoundment, line-item vetoes, and the tricky problem of cutting spending through the executive branch

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Medicaid saved their lives

People who depend on the health care program are worried about Republican plans to slash federal spending

Salon

Trump's Tren de Aragua Crackdown Takes a Leaf Out Of South America's Political Playbook

South American countries have used the Tren de Aragua as a political tool to criticize urban insecurity, stigmatize Venezuelan migrants, and justify anti-immigration policies.

Latin Times

Romania election 2025: Results, who’s standing and what’s at stake?

It’s the country’s second poll in less than a year after a previous election was anulled.

Al Jazeera

S Korea’s conservative party picks Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate

Snap election was triggered by removal of Yoon Suk-yeol from the presidency for declaring martial law on December 3.

Al Jazeera

Badenoch apologises for local election results as Reform warned there are ‘no simple answers’ – as it happened

Shadow chief treasury secretary Richard Fuller says Nigel Farage’s party must do more than just ‘point at problems’

The Guardian - UK

Cramped Victorian prisons limiting rehabilitation, chief inspector says

Charlie Taylor says old, overcrowded jails in England and Wales were never designed for education and training

The Guardian - UK

Trump plans to cut 1,200 jobs from CIA, other US spy agencies: Report

Cuts will reportedly take place over several years and be accomplished through reduced hiring as opposed to layoffs.

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'Happy voting': country bake sales warm up rural voters

Country voters have been rewarded with bake sale classics like sponge cakes with lashings of fresh whipped cream, caramel fudge and piping hot pumpkin soup.

Al Jazeera

Second US military zone along border with Mexico set up to deter migrants

Trump administration says Texas National Defense Area to run east from the Texas-New Mexico border in El Paso.

Reason

Why the Major Questions Doctrine Applies to the President, Not Just Executive Agencies

This is a key issue in cases seeking to limit executive branch power grabs, including Trump's tariffs. Judge Ryan Nelson (a conservative Trump appointee) explains why the president is not exempt from the doctrine.

Reason

The Fourth Circuit's Geofencing Case Ends Not With a Bang But A Whimper

Fifteen judges produce eight separate opinions—but no view gets a majority.

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First Amendment Injunction Against Administration in Perkins Coie Law Firm Case

The result generally strikes me as correct; but this is surely not the last word on the matter, since I expect a prompt appeal to the D.C. Circuit.

Al Jazeera

Judge strikes down Trump’s executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie

A federal court has declared Trump’s attacks on law firms an ‘overt attempt to suppress and punish certain viewpoints’.

Al Jazeera

Singapore election a test for ruling party against rejuvenated opposition

Singaporeans long accepted fewer freedoms in exchange for economic growth and good jobs. But that may be changing.

Evening Standard

Main party leaders under pressure as Reform sweeps to victory in local elections

Reform picked up 10 councils and more than 600 seats in an election that Nigel Farage hailed as ‘the death of the Conservative Party’.

Evening Standard

School leaders’ union launches legal action against Ofsted over report card plan

Headteachers fear the watchdog’s inspection proposals will increase high-stakes accountability and pressure on school staff.

Al Jazeera

Former Tunisian PM handed 34-year sentence, rejects ‘terrorism’ charges

Former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh and the opposition Ennahdha party have denounced the trial as politically motivated.

Reason

SG Files Emergency Application in DOGE Case, CJ Roberts Immediately Calls for Response in 10 Days

The Chief moved quickly, but extended the review period out.

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