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The Toll Road Gamble: The Lower Thames Crossing
On October 15, 2026, MPs debated the Highways Financing Bill, the law creating the funding model for the Lower Thames Crossing. The bill was approved…
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The NHS Repair Bill Hits Seventeen Billion Pounds
On October 15, 2026, NHS England published estates data for 2025-26. The maintenance backlog, the cost of clearing repairs that should already have b…
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Votes at Sixteen: Britain Redraws Who Counts
The Representation of the People Bill was introduced in February 2026 and has passed the House of Commons. It had its second reading in the House of …
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Justice Department vs California: Who Controls the Ballots
Voting had already begun in California through mail-in ballots and early voting when the Justice Department sent letters to California Secretary of S…
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The Omar Citizenship Investigation
On October 14, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials, that the Trump administration is building a case to strip Representative Ilhan …
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The Ballroom Donors: Who Paid 333 Million Dollars
An October 15 Washington Post investigation, based on internal fundraising records for the White House ballroom project, reported 333 million dollars…
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Bulgaria Votes: A Presidential Race Headed for a Runoff
Bulgarian voters head to the polls October 25 to choose a president and vice president, with 27 candidate pairs on the ballot. Polls point to a runof…
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Can Cities Sue Big Oil for Climate Damage
Suncor Energy versus County Commissioners of Boulder County was argued October 5, 2026, the first oral argument of the Supreme Court's new term, last…
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Texas Senate: The Half-Billion-Dollar Race
The Texas Senate election is scheduled for November 3, with Republican Ken Paxton facing Democrat James Talarico. More than half a billion dollars in…
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Germany: A Chancellor Under Pressure and a Far Right Surge
This episode covers Germany's state elections, where the AfD won in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It looks at Chancellor Merz unde…
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