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Congress Returns With Shutdown Clock Ticking as Jan. 30 Funding Deadline Nears

Partisan rifts complicate progress on spending bills, with health‑care subsidies emerging as a flashpoint.

German Parliament Approves Pension Package in Test of Merz’s Control

Labour Faces Talk of December Move Against Starmer as Streeting Denies Plot

NA Speaker Says Opposition Leader Appointment Is Sub Judice, Defers Notification

Lecornu’s Premiership at Risk After Three Weeks as Cabinet and Budget Stall

Trump Orders Federal Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty in Washington, D.C.

Lecornu Seeks Backing as French Opposition Readies Censure

France’s New Premier Drops Holiday Cuts as He Courts Left for 2026 Budget

Macron Names Sébastien Lecornu Prime Minister After Confidence Defeat

Argentine Senate Overrides Milei Veto on Disability Protections in 63–7 Vote

Ishiba Resists Calls to Quit as LDP No. 2 Offers to Resign and Push Builds for Early Leadership Vote

At 100 Days, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee Cites Crime Drops, Funding Wins

Merz Faces Coalition Rift as Far Right AfD Tops National Poll

Ishiba Denies Resignation Talks Following Election Defeat

Bayrou Government Concludes National Assembly Session With No Executive Bills

Starmer Defends Chancellor as Welfare U-Turn Exposes Labour Rift

Monaco Appoints Former French Prefect Christophe Mirmand as Minister of State

Bayrou Poised to Survive Eighth No-Confidence Vote Over Pension Deadlock

Starmer Confirms New Benefit Rules Exempt Current Claimants

Tusk Survives Confidence Vote as Incoming President Readies Vetoes