TruePoliticsGBOfficial record179 days ago
Iowa Legislature
“Iowa lawmakers approved a $9.6 billion state budget.”
The end of the 2026 legislative session.
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Pentagon
“Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 US troops from Germany over the next 12 months.”
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced the drawdown.
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TruePoliticsGBStatement180 days ago
“Trump told congressional leaders in a letter that hostilities with Iran have terminated.”
A letter to the House Speaker and Senate President pro tempore as the 60-day War Powers deadline arrived.
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MisleadingPoliticsGBNews report180 days ago
Media reports
“The Trump administration is trying to obtain voter registration files from 30 states, including Arizona, to build a central database of all US citizens' personal information.”
Coverage of the Justice Department's lawsuits seeking states' voter rolls.
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TruePoliticsUSNews report180 days ago
Media reports
“Trump signed an executive order that expands sanctions against the Cuban government and widens US pressure on Havana.”
Coverage of Executive Order 14404, signed on 1 May 2026.
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Mostly TrueBusinessUSNews report180 days ago
Turkish Minute
“Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed a roughly $2 billion agreement on 20 February in Istanbul to build two solar plants, and the AKP government has sent a bill to parliament to approve it.”
Report on a government bill seeking parliamentary approval of the Turkey-Saudi solar agreement.
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TruePoliticsGBNews report180 days ago
Media reports
“With about 80% of votes counted in the Nepean by-election, Liberal candidate Anthony Marsh had 38.5% of the primary vote and 63.4% two-candidate preferred.”
Coverage of the 2 May 2026 Nepean state by-election in Victoria.
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TruePoliticsGBNews report180 days ago
Media reports
“With about 80% of votes counted in the Nepean by-election, Liberal candidate Anthony Marsh had 38.5% of the primary vote and 63.4% two-candidate preferred.”
Coverage of the 2 May 2026 Nepean state by-election in Victoria.
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TruePoliticsUSNews report180 days ago
Media reports
“Robert Pape is a professor of political science at the University of Chicago.”
Description of Robert Pape in coverage quoting him.
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TruePoliticsGBStatement180 days ago
Pakistan Foreign Office
“President Zardari's week-long visit to China in April-May 2026 coincided with the 75th anniversary of Pakistan-China diplomatic relations.”
The Foreign Office said the visit held special significance in the 75th anniversary year.
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TruePoliticsGBStatement180 days ago
Pakistan Foreign Office
“President Asif Ali Zardari visited China from 25 April to 1 May 2026, with stops in Hunan and Hainan provinces.”
The Foreign Office announced the itinerary of President Zardari's China visit.
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Mostly TruePoliticsGBNews report181 days ago
Media reports
“Labour leaders have run Birmingham for 38 of the past 50 years.”
Background in coverage before Birmingham's May 2026 council election.
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TruePoliticsUSNews report181 days ago
Media reports
“Cuba is about 145 kilometres from Florida.”
Background in coverage of US-Cuba relations.
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TruePoliticsGBStatement181 days ago
Northern Territory Police
“Kumanjayi Little Baby, a five-year-old Warlpiri girl, was found dead near Alice Springs on Thursday, five days after she went missing from her bed in the Old Timers town camp.”
Police announcement after a five-day search near Alice Springs.
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TruePoliticsUSPress release181 days ago
US Treasury Department
“On Friday the Trump administration sanctioned three Iranian currency exchange houses and associated front companies, which officials say form a shadow banking system moving billions in oil revenue.”
OFAC sanctions under the 'Economic Fury' campaign.
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Mostly TruePoliticsGBStatement181 days ago
Scotch Whisky Association
“The Scotch Whisky Association estimated US tariffs on whisky were costing the industry about £4 million a week.”
The SWA's estimate of the cost of the 10% US tariff, cited in 2026 coverage.
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TruePoliticsUSNews report182 days ago
Media reports
“A Michigan judge dismissed felony charges against former Adams Township Clerk Stephanie Scott and lawyer Stefanie Lambert over an alleged voter data breach.”
Coverage of a Hillsdale County Circuit Court ruling.
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TruePoliticsGBNews report182 days ago
Media reports
“Thirteen people were shot dead when the British Army opened fire on civil rights demonstrators on Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972.”
Background in coverage of Bloody Sunday prosecutions.
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TruePoliticsGBNews report182 days ago
Media reports
“Congress passed a 45-day extension of the law giving US intelligence agencies warrantless surveillance powers under Section 702 of FISA.”
Coverage of the short-term reauthorisation of FISA Section 702.
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TruePoliticsUSOfficial record183 days ago
US House of Representatives
“The House passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 by a bipartisan 224-200 vote.”
Roll call 154 on H.R. 7567, the farm bill.
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TruePoliticsGBPress release183 days ago
Department of Health (Ireland)
“The Mental Health Bill 2024 has passed both houses of the Oireachtas and is awaiting consideration by President Catherine Connolly.”
Government announcement after the bill's final Oireachtas stage.
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TruePoliticsGBPress release183 days ago
US Department of Justice
“The US Justice Department charged the governor of Sinaloa and nine other current or former Mexican officials with aiding the Sinaloa cartel's drug imports into the US.”
Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York announced the charges.
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TruePoliticsUSNews report183 days ago
Axios
“The White House is developing a plan to let federal agencies use Anthropic's new AI models while bypassing the supply-chain risk designation, Axios reported.”
An Axios scoop citing two sources familiar with the matter.
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TruePoliticsGBOfficial record184 days ago
Labour Party
“Labour's 2024 manifesto promised to 'finally bring the feudal leasehold system to an end'.”
Labour's 2024 general election manifesto, cited in coverage of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill.
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TruePoliticsUSStatement184 days ago
Federal Reserve
“The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%.”
The Federal Open Market Committee statement after its 28-29 April 2026 meeting.
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TruePoliticsUSOfficial record184 days ago
Senate Banking Committee
“The Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11 on Kevin Warsh's nomination, with all 13 Republicans for and all 11 Democrats against.”
The committee vote on Kevin Warsh's nomination as Fed chair.
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TruePoliticsGBNews report184 days ago
The Guardian
“Nigel Farage received a £5 million personal gift from Christopher Harborne before he was elected as an MP.”
The Guardian first reported the gift in late April 2026.
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TruePoliticsGBNews report184 days ago
Media reports
“In 1999 most hereditary peers lost their right to sit in the House of Lords, with 92 remaining after a compromise with the Conservatives.”
Background in coverage of the final day for hereditary peers in the House of Lords.
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TruePoliticsUSNews report184 days ago
Media reports
“James Comey was indicted on federal charges over an Instagram image of seashells spelling '8647'.”
Coverage of the federal indictment of former FBI director James Comey.
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TruePoliticsUSNews report184 days ago
Media reports
“James Comey was indicted on federal charges over an Instagram image of seashells spelling '8647'.”
Coverage of the federal indictment of former FBI director James Comey.
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