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MP calls for legal right to paid time off for fertility treatment

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MP calls for legal right to paid time off for fertility treatment

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Child prostitution convictions of abuse victims to be pardoned under law change

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Child prostitution convictions of abuse victims to be pardoned under law change

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World on track for 2.8C warming under current policies, says UN

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World on track for 2.8C warming under current policies, says UN

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Government has given up trying to ‘live within its means’, claims Badenoch

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Government has given up trying to ‘live within its means’, claims Badenoch

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Your guide to key ballot measures being voted on in California and New York City on Tuesday

Your guide to key ballot measures being voted on in California and New York City on Tuesday

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Government shutdown becoming longest in US history as Democrats dig in on Obamacare

Government shutdown becoming longest in US history as Democrats dig in on Obamacare

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Senate majority leader indicates there's not enough support to eliminate filibuster despite Trump push

Senate majority leader indicates there's not enough support to eliminate filibuster despite Trump push

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Democratic Rep Jesús 'Chuy' García declines to seek re-election: reports

Democratic Rep Jesús 'Chuy' García declines to seek re-election: reports

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Bush hails Cheney as 'the one I needed' as vice president

Bush hails Cheney as 'the one I needed' as vice president

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UK politician campaigning for Zohran Mamdani prompts foreign meddling accusations

UK politician campaigning for Zohran Mamdani prompts foreign meddling accusations

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DOJ defends Trump Truth Social post as Comey seeks to have case dismissed

DOJ defends Trump Truth Social post as Comey seeks to have case dismissed

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Calls for ‘outright ban on absurd’ mid-contract telecoms price rises

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Calls for ‘outright ban on absurd’ mid-contract telecoms price rises

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Reeves prepares for tax rises in Budget as global and domestic pressures bite

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Reeves prepares for tax rises in Budget as global and domestic pressures bite

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84

Former Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84

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Conservatives erupt on social media over 'absurd' Pelosi comment calling Trump 'worst thing' on earth

Conservatives erupt on social media over 'absurd' Pelosi comment calling Trump 'worst thing' on earth

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Lead campaigner Sir Alan Bates has Horizon compensation claim settled

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Lead campaigner Sir Alan Bates has Horizon compensation claim settled

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ECHR chief is ‘absolutely ready’ to discuss changes to human rights law

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ECHR chief is ‘absolutely ready’ to discuss changes to human rights law

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Government has given up trying to ‘live within its means’, claims Badenoch

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Government has given up trying to ‘live within its means’, claims Badenoch

about 5 hours ago

Sir Alan Bates agrees multi-million pound settlement over Post Office Horizon scandal

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Sir Alan Bates agrees multi-million pound settlement over Post Office Horizon scandal

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Oil and gas windfall tax must be replaced, say offshore and renewables groups

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Oil and gas windfall tax must be replaced, say offshore and renewables groups

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AOC pushes back after GOP lawmaker calls Mamdani’s Arabic campaigning a ‘humiliation’

AOC pushes back after GOP lawmaker calls Mamdani’s Arabic campaigning a ‘humiliation’

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£20bn taxpayers’ cash lost to Covid fraud and debt… that might never be recovered

£20bn taxpayers’ cash lost to Covid fraud and debt… that might never be recovered

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Trump looms large over key Election Day 2025 contests despite not being on ballot

Trump looms large over key Election Day 2025 contests despite not being on ballot

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House of Dynamite warning on flawed nuclear missile defence is accurate – top general

House of Dynamite warning on flawed nuclear missile defence is accurate – top general

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Rachel Reeves speech LIVE: Chancellor rolls ground for tax rises at Budget at Downing Street 'emergency press-conference'

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Rachel Reeves speech LIVE: Chancellor rolls ground for tax rises at Budget at Downing Street 'emergency press-conference'

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Reeves braces Britain for hefty Budget tax rises as she warns of need to understand 'circumstances we face'

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Reeves braces Britain for hefty Budget tax rises as she warns of need to understand 'circumstances we face'

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves to deliver major speech TODAY as Budget looms

Chancellor Rachel Reeves to deliver major speech TODAY as Budget looms

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Here are the results on California's Proposition 50, a redistricting ballot initiative

Here are the results on California's Proposition 50, a redistricting ballot initiative

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Here are the results in New Jersey's governor race

Here are the results in New Jersey's governor race

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Here are the results in New York City's mayoral race

Here are the results in New York City's mayoral race

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Here are the results in Virginia's governor race

Here are the results in Virginia's governor race

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Here are the results in Colorado's ballot initiatives on school meals and SNAP

Here are the results in Colorado's ballot initiatives on school meals and SNAP

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LISTEN: Unhinged voicemail exposes left-wing candidate's death threats against GOP senator

LISTEN: Unhinged voicemail exposes left-wing candidate's death threats against GOP senator

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Over one month into government shutdown and no end in sight – but predictions run rampant

Over one month into government shutdown and no end in sight – but predictions run rampant

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Revealed: How much the government's spending on AI

Revealed: How much the government's spending on AI

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What Rachel Reeves wants to tell you about income tax but can’t until the Budget

What Rachel Reeves wants to tell you about income tax but can’t until the Budget

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Reeves braces Britain for hefty Budget tax rises by warning of need to understand 'circumstances we're facing'

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Reeves braces Britain for hefty Budget tax rises by warning of need to understand 'circumstances we're facing'

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Reeves to promise ‘fairness’ in Budget as income tax hike speculation mounts

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Reeves to promise ‘fairness’ in Budget as income tax hike speculation mounts

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‘Faster progress needed’ for Briton who has spent eight years in Indian jail

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‘Faster progress needed’ for Briton who has spent eight years in Indian jail

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SBA chief Kelly Loeffler blames Senate Democrats for canceling veterans business week

SBA chief Kelly Loeffler blames Senate Democrats for canceling veterans business week

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ICE reveals stunning statistic after exposing Halloween weekend's 'worst of the worst' arrests

ICE reveals stunning statistic after exposing Halloween weekend's 'worst of the worst' arrests

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Obama jumping into New Jersey gubernatorial race at 11th hour is 'desperate,' voters say

Obama jumping into New Jersey gubernatorial race at 11th hour is 'desperate,' voters say

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Former governor breaks years of political silence to make major announcement in pivotal race

Former governor breaks years of political silence to make major announcement in pivotal race

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PM and chancellor hint at tax rises to come ahead of unusual pre-budget speech today

PM and chancellor hint at tax rises to come ahead of unusual pre-budget speech today

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Scandal victims 'poisoned' by pregnancy drug call for end to 'cover up'

Scandal victims 'poisoned' by pregnancy drug call for end to 'cover up'

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Dilbert creator taps Trump to get cancer drug. Others wish they could, too

Dilbert creator taps Trump to get cancer drug. Others wish they could, too

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State failed Hillsborough victims and families, PM says as he brings in Bill

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State failed Hillsborough victims and families, PM says as he brings in Bill

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Protesters to face jail for demonstrating outside MPs’ homes

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Protesters to face jail for demonstrating outside MPs’ homes

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White House says 'thank a Democrat' for weekend airport delays as government shutdown drags on

White House says 'thank a Democrat' for weekend airport delays as government shutdown drags on

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Trump to helm election-eve tele-rally for Virginia ticket, as window to formally endorse Winsome Sears closes

Trump to helm election-eve tele-rally for Virginia ticket, as window to formally endorse Winsome Sears closes

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Fox News Politics Newsletter: 5 key races to watch on Election Day 2025

Fox News Politics Newsletter: 5 key races to watch on Election Day 2025

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Senate Republicans plot longer-term funding bill as government shutdown continues

Senate Republicans plot longer-term funding bill as government shutdown continues

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Trump sends world's most powerful warship to Latin America — historic echoes of regime change

Trump sends world's most powerful warship to Latin America — historic echoes of regime change

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Trump backs Cuomo and threatens to cut federal funding if 'Communist Mamdani' wins NYC mayor race

Trump backs Cuomo and threatens to cut federal funding if 'Communist Mamdani' wins NYC mayor race

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Trump headlines Election Eve tele-rallies in New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races

Trump headlines Election Eve tele-rallies in New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races

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Protester trolls Spanberger with transgender pedophile's mugshot as he's due in nearby court

Protester trolls Spanberger with transgender pedophile's mugshot as he's due in nearby court

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Green energy company in the hot seat after bald eagles knocked out of the skies

Green energy company in the hot seat after bald eagles knocked out of the skies

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How it started, how it ended: A chronology of Ontario’s ad blitz against U.S. tariffs

How it started, how it ended: A chronology of Ontario’s ad blitz against U.S. tariffs

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'Vile and dangerous' strangulation pornography to be banned

'Vile and dangerous' strangulation pornography to be banned

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Grooming gang victims to have criminal convictions quashed after sickening injustice

Grooming gang victims to have criminal convictions quashed after sickening injustice

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