Liz Truss’s downfall sparks talk of democracy’s decline in UK
Questions of democratic legitimacy are swirling in the United Kingdom after the resignation on Thursday of Prime Minister Liz Truss, whose government collapsed just 44 days after she took office. Truss’s downfall will trigger a second leadership election within the Conservative Party’s 170,000 members to pick a third prime minister for the country of 67 million this year. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, another conservative, resigned in July following revelations that he’d disobeyed the U.K.’s COVID-19 regulations while the country was on lockdown.
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The Pentagon will reimburse service members who need to travel to obtain an abortion, the department announced Thursday, a move that's aimed at helping soldiers or their family members stationed in states where the procedure is no longer allowed. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a memo said the travel requirements of being in the military should not impact a person's access to reproductive care. As a result, the department will provide leave and reimb
Read MoreBarrett denies emergency bid to block Biden's student debt forgiveness plan
Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday denied an emergency bid by a group of Wisconsin taxpayers to block the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program. Barrett, who handles emergency matters arising from Wisconsin, appeared to act alone in denying the request, rather than refer the matter to the full court. A spokesperson for the Supreme Court did not immediately respond when asked for clarification. The brief, one-line order comes after the Brown County Taxpayers Association on Wednesday urged the court to rule that the president’s nationwide debt cancella
Read MoreAppeals court denies Graham bid to block testimony in Georgia election probe
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Read MoreWhite House says Iranian troops on the ground in Crimea aiding Russian drone strikes
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