Congress Gears Up to Pass $900 Billion Defense Policy Bill
Lawmakers aim to send the bill, which authorizes $8 billion more than the White House requested, to the president’s desk by the end of the year. Source: Original News
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Democrats Call for Releasing Video of Deadly Boat Strike in the Caribbean
Top Democratic lawmakers who have seen the footage said Sunday that making the video public would provide transparency around the strikes that killed two survivors on Sept. 2. Source: Original News
Trump Set to Host the Kennedy Center Honors
Past presidents have attended the marquee event, but on Sunday Mr. Trump will be the first to host it, putting his cultural takeover of Washington in sharp relief. Source: Original News
Trump Blasts Henry Cuellar, Democrat Lawmaker, for Not Switching Parties After Pardon
Days after pardoning him, President Trump accused Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas of disloyalty for not switching to the Republican Party. Source: Original News
Presidential Power Gets Tested Before Supreme Court After Long Conservative Project to Shrink Agencies
President Trump has repeatedly ousted leaders of independent agencies despite federal laws meant to shield those regulators from politics. Source: Original News
Iceland boss Richard Walker to become Labour peer, sources say
The supermarket chair quit the Conservative Party to throw his support behind Sir Keir Starmer. Source: Original News
Failed Sarah Ferguson-backed app received £1m taxpayers’ money
The former Duchess was an “ambassador” for vVoosh, founded by her friend Manuel Fernandez. Source: Original News
Young people to lose benefits if they turn down work, says minister
Pat McFadden says they would need a “good reason” to decline one of 55,000 new work placements. Source: Original News
Covid fraud and error cost taxpayers £10.9bn, report will say
A lack of anti-fraud controls in Covid support schemes is expected to be highlighted in the report. Source: Original News
I Let Reddit Choose My Wedding Dress — and They Got It Right
Sometimes it’s easier to talk to strangers, which might explain why the platform has become an increasingly popular resource for wedding planning. Source: Original News