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Starmer avoids Commons inquiry over Mandelson vetting claims
MPs rejected a Conservative-led bid to send the prime minister’s comments to the Privileges Committee, despite a small Labour rebellion
Soldier pleads not guilty in Maduro prediction-market case
Prosecutors say Gannon Ken Van Dyke used classified information about a January operation to place Polymarket bets that paid more than $400,000
Bahrain revokes citizenship of 69 over alleged Iran support
The Gulf kingdom says the move targets disloyalty and foreign ties; a rights group says the unnamed people were denied basic safeguards
Former Fauci adviser indicted over alleged COVID records concealment
Dr. David Morens is accused of using private email to evade public records rules while working at the National Institutes of Health. His attorney declined to comment
Jamie Dimon warns rising debt could trigger a bond crisis
The JPMorgan Chase CEO said deficits, geopolitics and oil prices could combine in unpredictable ways, though he said he is not worried policymakers could manage a crisis if one comes
King Charles opens U.S. visit with Trump as allies face strains
The four-day state visit began at the White House and moved to Congress, where the king urged unity amid tensions over Iran, NATO and the future of U.S.-U.K. ties
Jimmy Kimmel pushes back after Trumps urge ABC to fire him
The late-night host said his “expectant widow” joke was about the Trumps’ age difference, not a call to violence after a security scare at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Conservatives seek auditor general probe of PrescribeIT
The electronic prescribing program is set to end May 29 after low uptake, raising questions over spending, oversight and intellectual property
More long-range EVs are falling below $40,000
A saved summary of a New York Times report says the lower-priced, longer-range segment has expanded even as the broader electric vehicle market has slowed
Republicans move to approve Trump’s White House ballroom after press dinner shooting
A shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has revived a stalled $400 million project that critics say needs congressional approval