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Morawiecki to form new parliamentary club if expelled from PiS, resigns from ECR leadership

Former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki said he will form a new parliamentary club if his faction is expelled from Law and Justice, as the party's political committee prepares to approve the expulsions on Tuesday.

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Elections·41m ago

Trump defends tariffs at Michigan GM plant as approval slides ahead of midterms

Speaking at a GM facility in Milford, Trump claimed his levies are reviving US auto manufacturing, but job growth has stalled and his support among blue-collar voters has fallen sharply.

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Government·from Jul 19·upd. 8h ago

After forcing education minister's resignation, India's 'cockroach' protesters face surveillance court challenge

After weeks of satirical protests over exam leaks, India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned Saturday, and PM Modi announced exam system overhauls. Now activists are in court challenging AI-powered surveillance used against demonstrators, while the Cockroach Janta Party vows to continue unless all detained protesters are freed.

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Government·4h ago

Grindeanu reveals private messages from Bolojan: interim premier sent 11 legislative proposals via phone, refuses official dialogue

PSD president Sorin Grindeanu disclosed that interim premier Ilie Bolojan sent him 10-11 legislative proposals through private messages, while refusing official political dialogue, and warned that PSD will not allow law-breaking under the pretext of current crises.

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Government·2h ago

Aguiar-Branco blocks urgent hearing of minister Luís Neves, drawing IL accusation of "degrading institutions"

Parliamentary president José Pedro Aguiar-Branco rejected the Liberal Initiative's request for an extraordinary Permanent Committee session to question minister Luís Neves about controversies linked to his tenure at the Judiciary Police, citing lack of consensus.

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Government·2h ago

McConnell still not medically cleared to leave rehab, will miss Fancy Farm picnic

The Kentucky Republican has been in a rehabilitation facility since mid-June and will miss a signature state political picnic this weekend.

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Government·3h ago

Polish prosecutor investigates leak of Kaczyński interrogation video, points to opposition lawyer Giertych

Warsaw prosecutors launched verification proceedings on Monday after Goniec.pl published footage of Jarosław Kaczyński’s June interrogation, while the bar announced a disciplinary review of Roman Giertych.

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Elections·8h ago

First post-split poll: Morawiecki's Rozwój Plus at 7.5%, PiS drops to 15.9% when new party is on the ballot

A United Surveys by IBRiS poll conducted 24-25 July, just after Mateusz Morawiecki's expulsion from PiS, shows his hypothetical Rozwój Plus party would enter the Sejm with 7.5% support, drawing almost all its voters from Law and Justice.

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Elections·4h ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow mail-in voting limits for November midterms

The Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Monday to let an executive order proceed that would restrict delivery of mail ballots to voters on a newly created federal eligibility list, after lower courts blocked it in 23 states and the District of Columbia.

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Government·from Jul 26·upd. 9h ago

Government delegate calls police charges 'excessive' after Palma anti-tourism protest, sparking institutional crisis

Government delegate Alfonso Rodríguez Badal labelled the police intervention 'unacceptable' and 'excessive' after a 25,000-strong protest against mass tourism in Palma, opening a rift with the National Police who defended their actions as a necessary response to attacks by a 'radical minority.'

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Government·6h ago

Romanian healthcare strike to start Tuesday; 400 hospitals affected, emergency care guaranteed

Romania's healthcare unions will launch an open-ended general strike in about 400 public hospitals from July 28, after last-minute talks with the presidential administration ended without agreement. Emergency rooms and ICUs will stay operational, but thousands of non-urgent procedures face delays.

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Government·from Jul 26·upd. 9h ago

PISA 2025 results in Catalonia invalidated after error; opposition demands scalps

The invalidation of Catalonia's 2025 PISA results after 23.2% of students were excluded from the sample has triggered fierce political fallout, with opposition parties demanding the resignation of education councillor Esther Niubó while President Salvador Illa backs her.

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Morawiecki to form new parliamentary club if expelled from PiS, resigns from ECR leadership

Trump defends tariffs at Michigan GM plant as approval slides ahead of midterms

After forcing education minister's resignation, India's 'cockroach' protesters face surveillance court challenge

Grindeanu reveals private messages from Bolojan: interim premier sent 11 legislative proposals via phone, refuses official dialogue

Aguiar-Branco blocks urgent hearing of minister Luís Neves, drawing IL accusation of "degrading institutions"

McConnell still not medically cleared to leave rehab, will miss Fancy Farm picnic

Polish prosecutor investigates leak of Kaczyński interrogation video, points to opposition lawyer Giertych

First post-split poll: Morawiecki's Rozwój Plus at 7.5%, PiS drops to 15.9% when new party is on the ballot

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow mail-in voting limits for November midterms

Government delegate calls police charges 'excessive' after Palma anti-tourism protest, sparking institutional crisis

Romanian healthcare strike to start Tuesday; 400 hospitals affected, emergency care guaranteed

PISA 2025 results in Catalonia invalidated after error; opposition demands scalps

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