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Senate Republicans narrowly block bid to bar Trump’s $1.8bn fund to pay allies

reforms, sparking [a partial shutdown](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/partial-government-shutdown-ends-ice-dhs-funding-republicans) of the Department of Homeland Security that

Karen Bass heads to LA mayoral runoff after falling short of majority

reforms to incorporate data and metrics for better oversight and accountability with homeless initiatives. Bass

Trump rejects Iran's ceasefire proposal response. And, Congress to tackle ICE funding

reforms. Congress overall would have one fewer tool in the box of checks and balances

Whisky tariffs deal sparks political squabble over who claims credit

Reform UK is celebrating the lobbying work by Scottish business and stressing the importance of engaging

Australians are spending less to consume more nicotine as illegal tobacco trade explodes

reforms to respond to the illegal tobacco trade, including a new offence for the possession

‘It’s more incrementalism’: Starmer’s safe king’s speech fails to quell mutiny

reforms to growth, the state, and Britain’s relationship with Europe”. Starmer’s legislative agenda

Germany was largest exporter of plastic waste in 2025, sending 810,000 tonnes overseas, analysis finds

reforms aimed at improving transparency and cracking down on illegal shipments of non-recyclable plastic

Police declare terrorist incident after two Jewish men stabbed in London

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said the attack was "abhorrent, appalling, but sadly now totally

Minister dismisses ‘two-tier justice’ claim in light of Henry Nowak tragedy as ‘slur’ on police – UK politics live

Reform UK is the main party using this phrase, but some Tories have made the same

Covid jabs huge success, but work needed on trust in vaccines - key findings from Covid report

reform of that scheme saying that it is "not sufficiently supportive". It says the current

Minister dismisses Labour rebels as ‘usual suspects’; Starmer prepares for final PMQs of parliamentary session – UK politics live

reforms coming in this Friday, which gives renters, people who rent their home, the biggest

Starmer ally admits prime minister is ‘unpopular’ but warns of ‘chaos’ if leadership contest triggered – UK politics live

reform will make a difference,” he told BBC Radio Manchester this morning. Read more here

Starmer sees off Tory calls for inquiry into Mandelson role after No 10 flexes muscle

Reform and others, there will have been relief in the government that Labour figures such

Starmer must go before next election, say Labour-backing unions

reforms and the minimum wage increase, the unions said they have been clear Labour "cannot

No 10 dismisses Reeves’s reported plan for freeze on private rents

reforms, which come into force on Friday. The news [sent shares tumbling](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/28/shares-buy-to-let-mortgage-lenders-rachel-reeves-rent-freeze-ftse-250)

Huge cuts to national disability insurance scheme aim to save more than $36bn in budget’s largest single measure

reform, beyond the “usual nips and tucks”. “It is all about saving the NDIS from

More UK deaths than births expected every year from now on

reforms to our immigration system, ending over-reliance on cheap labour whilst attracting the brightest

Hundreds of thousands of Centrelink payments cancelled illegally, Albanese government admits

reform did nothing “but recycle old ideas welfare recipients have heard a thousand times”. “But flashy

New Florida map boosts Republican seats amid national redistricting fight

reforms to prevent gerrymandering, including creating non-partisan commissions to oversee redistricting. Trump’s early

Iran expands tiered internet access amid continued online blackout

reform, is a powerful state body established by slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2012 to govern