Politics News

• Oversight Republicans Probe Biden-Backed Solar Firm Over Its Political Donations To Democrats
  
  'At the expense of American taxpayers'
  Daily Caller.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Will Jan. 6 committee subpoena McCarthy? Congress could set up a political and legal showdown
  
  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's refusal to testify before the Jan. 6 select committee forces Democrats to make tough choices.
  Los Angeles Times.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• McConnell: With filibuster vote, Schumer is 'trying to short-circuit a debate that he cannot win'
  
  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accused Democrats pushing to eliminate the filibuster for a voting rights bill of playing up "fake panic" in order to undermine the American political system.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• China warns foreign Olympic athletes that political statements during games 'subject to' punishment
  
  Rule 50 of the IOC charter restricts demonstrations or propaganda, but the punishment and parameters of the offense fall in line with local laws.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Ukrainian Court Rejects Detention Request For Ex-President Accused Of Treason
  
  A Ukrainian court has rejected a prosecutor's request to detain Petro Poroshenko in a treason case that the former president rejects as politically motivated.
  Radio Liberty.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Surging inflation could dwarf other issues in the political landscape as households feel the strain
  
  Another month, another eye-wateringly high inflation number.
  Sky News.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• 5 Leveraged Energy ETFs to Play Geopolitical Tensions in Gulf
  
  Leveraged energy ETFs are likely to be intriguing plays currently as United Arab Emirates has vowed to retaliate against Houthi militants for the attack that set off explosions in fuel trucks, causing a fire near the airport in Abu Dhabi.
  Zacks.  Tuesday, 18 Jan 2022.
• 50 Over 50: EMEA 2022
  
  Women around the world are proving that 50 and beyond is the new golden age. Here are the founders, business and political leaders, scientists and vanguards leading the way throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 18 Jan 2022.
• Women join politics event at all-male council
  
  Elect Her are holding the workshop in the Western Isles to offer advice on how to stand for office.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 18 Jan 2022.
• Sydney Researchers Awarded Over $2.2 Million By Australian Government To Study MDMA, Psilocybin
  
  Government funding shows political support for psychedelic research in Australia.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 18 Jan 2022.
• Kazakh Journalist Missing Since Deadly Unrest, Police Visit
  
  The wife of noted Kazakh journalist Makhambet Abzhan says he disappeared a week ago amid the unprecedented political turmoil in the Central Asian country.
  Radio Liberty.  Tuesday, 18 Jan 2022.
• Populist politics lost support globally during the pandemic, research finds
  
  Populist parties and politicians lost support all over the world during the pandemic, a survey of more than half a million people has found.
  CNBC.  Tuesday, 18 Jan 2022.
• Keir Starmer is accused of flouting Covid rules on political campaigning
  
  Sir Keir Starmer was accused last night of flouting Covid guidance which banned political campaigners from meeting indoors during last year's local elections.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 17 Jan 2022.
• Laura Kuenssberg's deputy Vicki Young pulls out of the race to be next political editor
  
  Kuenssberg, is stepping down after seven years, having been the first woman to hold the role - seen as one of the most prestigious in UK journalism.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 17 Jan 2022.
• Alerts about foreign interference in British politics will become more common, home secretary warns
  
  Alerts about foreign interference in British politics will become more common in the future, the home secretary has said.
  Sky News.  Monday, 17 Jan 2022.

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