Bangladesh youth take charge on streets and in interim government : NPR
Shahana Akhtar, 26, directs traffic at a busy intersection in Dhaka, wearing her scout uniform to project authority. Akhtar supported the students’ movement to oust Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh…
Defence remains the Achilles’ heel of Labour’s plan for government
SIR – Labour’s first six steps for government sound good on a very superficial level (“What Starmer’s six new pledges mean”, report, May 16). But the defence of our country…
Google will now show labels in Play Store to denote official government apps
Today, after months of testing, Google is rolling out labels in the Play Store to denote official state and federal government apps in more than 14 countries. This new label…
Argentina’s new government faces crucial test over $16bn US judgment
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Argentina’s new president Javier Milei is facing a critical test…
Federal government reaches settlement deal with ACLU over migrant family separations
CNN — The federal government will not be allowed to separate migrant families under a zero-tolerance policy like the controversial measure former President Donald Trump’s administration pursued, according to a…
Government shutdown: Congress passes stopgap bill ahead of midnight deadline
CNN — Congress passed a stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown just hours ahead of a critical midnight deadline when funding for federal agencies was set to run out.…
Bipartisan House caucus leaders working to force vote as government shutdown looms
CNN — With government funding slated to run out September 30, the leaders of the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus told CNN on Sunday that “all options are on the…
Republican Party infighting is driving America toward a government shutdown
CNN — The Republican Party’s war on itself has turned its inoperative House majority into a “clown show” and a “dysfunction caucus” and is handing wins to the Chinese Communist…
Impeachment and government shutdown threats loom over House’s return
CNN — Speaker Kevin McCarthy returns to Washington this week confronting a twin set of challenges: avoiding a costly government shutdown and addressing growing calls on the right to impeach…
Exclusive: Smuggler with ties to ISIS helped migrants enter US from Mexico, raising alarm bells across government
CNN — The FBI is investigating more than a dozen migrants from Uzbekistan and other countries allowed into the US after they sought asylum at the southern border with Mexico…