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Vote passes 217-215 in win for president as Democrats assail proposal over planned cuts to social safety-net programsRepublicans unified behind a budget blueprint on Tuesday evening, just barely scraping together the votes to advance Donald

News comes as leading network star criticizes management for decision to cancel shows hosted by non-white anchorsMSNBC has told the majority of the employees who produce Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid’s primetime evening news shows

Government accepts advice of commission that also says children under 13 should not have their own smartphoneDenmark is to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs on the recommendation of a government commission that

Friedrich Merz aiming to build government before Easter after winning most votes in Germany electionAnd if you think it’s all going to be oh-so-easy in the coalition talks, because the two parties worked together in

In this adapted extract from What’s the Big Idea? Louise Adler looks at the failure of Australian cultural leaders shying from risk and artistic vision – and letting the tail wag the dogGet our weekend