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State is following Texas’s lead in Trump’s push to gain more House seats for Republicans in 2026 midtermsThe Missouri governor, Mike Kehoe, is calling a special legislative session to redraw congressional districts in his state, expanding Donald Trump’s push to tilt more seats toward Republicans in 2026.This is breaking news. Check back for updates later … Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/29/missouri-governor-special-legislative-session-congressional-maps Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-08-29 22:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Israeli military announces move in Gaza City as it steps up attacks before planned offensiveIsrael’s military will no longer pause fighting to allow aid deliveries in Gaza City, a military spokesperson has said, in a decision likely to deepen the famine already gripping the north of the territory.Israeli forces have been stepping up attacks in and around Gaza City as the military prepares for a ground operation that humanitarian groups and many of Israel’s closest allies have warned will be catastrophic for hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians already struggling to survive hunger, disease and Israeli attacks. Continue reading... Source

As brass at Centers for Disease Control leaves in protest of director’s firing, Kennedy stokes controversy with pet theoriesIn a week of chaos at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Donald Trump’s health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has continued to make questionable medical and health claims – and has been slammed for them by experts and lawmakers alike.In recent days, Kennedy has been facing increasing calls for his resignation following the Trump administration’s firing of CDC director Susan Monarez, which in turn prompted four other top officials to quit the agency. The chaos across US health agencies also

Home Office and Bell hotel owner challenged injunction granted to council that would have stopped stop dozens of asylum seekers being housed thereUK bank shares tumbled on Friday, cutting the stock market value of the sector by almost £8bn in morning trading, as fresh calls for a windfall tax on large lenders in the autumn budget spooked investors.Calls for a tax grab, in a paper written by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) thinktank, took a toll on some of the UK’s biggest high street banks. NatWest Group suffered the biggest drop on Friday morning, registering a decline of