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BBC Politics · Jun 15, 2026 6:20 AM

Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing

The Reform UK leader says tenants would have three months to find a new home or face potential deportation.

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BBC Politics · Jun 15, 2026 5:00 AM

Assisted dying returns to Parliament as MP urges peers to 'finish the job'

Lauren Edwards says she will bring the exact same bill which was narrowly passed by the Commons but ran out of time in the Lords.

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NPR Politics · Jun 15, 2026 5:00 AM

Campaigns are embracing influencers, but internet stardom doesn't always win votes

It's becoming common for campaigns to seek out viral moments and the support of internet stars to reach new voters. But the strategy, albeit flashy, has yielded mixed results in key races this year.

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NPR Politics · Jun 15, 2026 4:46 AM

Trump celebrates 80th birthday with Iran deal and UFC fights at the White House

President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday on Sunday by hailing an initial agreement to end the war in Iran and staging a cage-fighting show on the White House's storied South Lawn.

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NPR Politics · Jun 15, 2026 4:43 AM

Trump celebrates birthday -- and country's 250th -- with UFC event at the White House

President Trump celebrated his 80th birthday Sunday night with a UFC cage-fighting event on the south lawn of the White House.

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NPR Politics · Jun 15, 2026 4:43 AM

The politics behind the White House's UFC event

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with investigative sports journalist Karim Zidan about the politics of the UFC fight night at the White House.

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BBC Politics · Jun 15, 2026 4:35 AM

Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93

Paying tribute, Sir Keir Starmer said Lord Hattersley "was a giant of the Labour movement".

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NPR Politics · Jun 14, 2026 6:53 PM

Trump marks 80th birthday with UFC fight at the White House

President Trump is celebrating his 80th birthday with a UFC fight on the White House lawn. A closer look a the political message behind the event and why some Republicans are uneasy.

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PBS Politics · Jun 14, 2026 6:10 PM

Deal is reached to end Iran war and Trump orders stop to U.S. naval blockade

Details of the deal were not immediately available. Key mediator Pakistan said the signing will be Friday in Switzerland.

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NPR Politics · Jun 14, 2026 4:45 PM

Former Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized

A spokesman for former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Kentucky republican was admitted to a hospital on Sunday.

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BBC Politics · Jun 14, 2026 4:29 PM

UK and Japan agree £18bn investment deal

Japanese firms will spend billions on UK infrastructure and offshore wind, Downing Street says.

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BBC Politics · Jun 14, 2026 1:56 PM

UK electric car sales target set to be weakened

The new target hasn't yet been decided, with different numbers under consideration, the BBC understands.

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PBS Politics · Jun 14, 2026 12:38 PM

Trump celebrates 80th birthday with Iran deal ahead of UFC fights on White House South Lawn

Trump marked turning 80 on Sunday by hailing an agreement to end the war in Iran hours before a birthday celebration that once would have seemed unfathomable: a cage-fighting show on the South Lawn of the White House.

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PBS Politics · Jun 14, 2026 12:22 PM

Georgia's vote-counting method will soon be banned. Lawmakers will try to find a fix this week

Legislators passed a law two years ago barring the use of the QR code printed on ballots that the state relies on to tally votes beyond July 1 of this year, but no replacement method was ever implemented.

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