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🔥 Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: jeffrey epstein,Keir Starmer,peter mandelson,united kingdom ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday resisted calls for his resignation after it was revealed that his scandal-tainted ambassador had been appointed to the position of U.K. ambassador to Washington despite failed security checks. Starmer says he has not been informed that the Foreign Office has overturned security officials' recommendation in early 2025 not to give Peter Mandelson the job. Many viewed Mandelson's appointment as risky due to his past friendship with convicted sex…

✨ Explore this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: CIA,fbi,national security,spying,surveillance 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved a short-term renewal through April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies, following a chaotic after-midnight scramble in the House of Representatives to prevent the power from expiring. The Senate approved the measure by voice vote, without a formal appeal, as Congress races to meet a Monday deadline. It now heads to President Donald Trump, who pushed for a clean 18-month extension, for his signature. House GOP leaders rushed lawmakers…

✨ Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Department of Homeland Security,ice,Todd Lyons ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons, a key enforcer of President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal officials announced Thursday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullen announced Leon's departure, calling him a great leader for ICE who has helped make American communities safer. The Lions' last day will be May 31, Mullen said. “We wish him well in his next opportunity in the private sector,” Mullen…

💥 Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: ecuador,LGBTQ rights 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Her name is translated from Spanish as "beloved". “We decided to name her Amada because she came to our house to be cherished,” said Lorena Bonilla, whose transgender daughter was recently allowed to change her identity documents under a ruling by Ecuador's Constitutional Court. Her case — along with another decided in March — opened the door for Ecuadorian teens seeking to have their names and genders changed in official records. Adults gained this right after years of advocacy efforts that…

✨ Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: canada,Donald Trump news,mark carney,tariffs,u.s. economy 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canada's strong economic ties with the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday. In the 10-minute speech, Carney spoke about his government's efforts to boost the Canadian economy by attracting new investment and signing trade agreements with other countries. “The world is more dangerous and more divided,” Carney said. “The United States has…