A spiky exchange between the comedian and ‘Real Time’ host showed what happens when political navel-gazing is put under basic common-sense scrutiny, writes Louis Chilton
Protesters in Tbilisi treated by medics after bill condemned as Kremlin-inspired act of repression was passed into law Police fire teargas at protesters and MPs …
People buying tickets online for concerts, sporting events and other live events in Minnesota will be guaranteed more transparency and protection under a so-called Taylor …
Police launch violent crackdown on demonstration against bill that pro-Moscow government is trying to pass Georgian security forces used water cannon, teargas and stun grenades …
The Connecticut Senate has passed one of the first major legislative proposals in the U.S. to rein in bias in artificial intelligence decision-making and protect …
Commissioner expresses grave concern after Rishi Sunak’s asylum policy passes parliamentary stages The Council of Europe’s human rights watchdog has condemned Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda scheme, …
Lawyers prepare for legal battles on behalf of individual asylum seekers challenging removal to east Africa How the UK government’s Rwanda deportation plan was fought …
Some Tory MPs said to want concession as Home Office staff warn migrants marked for deportation will go ‘underground’ Afghanistan interpreter told his British citizenship …
Ministers have designed legislation to get round legal objections and say flights could take off within weeks – but a potential stumbling block remains
Legislation to go back to Commons after peers stand up for rights of Afghans and scrutiny of refugees’ treatment The parliamentary battle over Rishi Sunak’s …
Lords also press ministers to allow independent Rwanda monitoring as deportation bill returns to Commons UK politics – latest updates Rishi Sunak’s government is considering …
Peers pass four amendments inserting safeguards into bill, including exempting migrants who helped British troops Good morning. It is now more than five months since …
Legislation is seen as similar to an anti-democratic Russian law and Brussels has said it would undermine hopes of EU membership Georgian lawmakers have agreed …
Legislation to return to the Commons with changes that would ensure conformity with UK and other law and protect claimants The Rwanda deportation bill has …
Peers were urged to “calm down” and allow the government’s Rwanda deportation legislation to progress, as MPs voted to overturn amendments made by the House …
Exclusive: England’s chief medical officer says tobacco industry is the ‘one gainer from the death and disease’ caused by its products Read Chris Whitty’s comment …
PM’s spokesperson says legislation is ‘right bill to get flights off the ground’ as MPs prepare to vote on amendments UK general election opinion poll …
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a bill that would require law enforcement agencies to communicate with federal immigration authorities if they discover people are …
Bill is aimed at conscripting hundreds of thousands of reinforcements but exact figure has not been spelled out Ukraine war – live updates Ukraine’s parliament …
Scrapping of demobilisation date for soldiers who have spent long periods on frontlines among changes passed by parliament We’ve got a bit more on Ukraine’s …
Stephen Kaye has Parkinson’s but couple blocked from Britain despite having paid taxes there A British man with Parkinson’s disease and his wife living in …
Louisiana’s Republican-controlled Senate has advanced a bill that would empower state and local law enforcement to arrest and jail people who entered the U.S. illegally
The Senate and House Appropriations Committees on Thursday released the text to fund major departments of the US government and avoid a government shutdown.
Peers voted for numerous amendments making it improbable the legislation will return to the Commons this side of Easter Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda deportation bill …
Football governance bill to be published on TuesdayPrime minister: bill will ‘prevent a breakaway league’ An independent regulator for English football is imminent after the …
Holyrood standards committee to examine findings of inquiry that upheld three complaints against ex-minister UK politics – latest updates The former Scottish health secretary Michael …
Unprecedented bill aimed to be passed in summer will exonerate hundreds of post office operators in England and Wales Ministers have introduced legislation to quash …
Exclusive: Union says Home Office staff could be in breach of international law if they implement deportations Civil servants have threatened ministers with legal action …
The Kentucky House has voted to allow the state’s smallest coal mining operations to reduce the number of miners with emergency medical training on a …