Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions
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Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Vice President JD Vance criticized his German hosts last week for sidelining far-right parties, he did not mention by name the Alternative for Germany, known as the AfD. But soon after his speech at the Munich Security Conference, in which he stunned…

Britain’s Hard-Right Reform U.K. Party Wins Over Some Labour Voters
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Britain’s Hard-Right Reform U.K. Party Wins Over Some Labour Voters

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Fewer than 6,000 people live in Trevethin and Penygarn, a gritty, deindustrialized district amid the hills and valleys of South Wales, and not many expected drama when a vote was called to elect a member of the local municipality, one of the lowest…

As Australia’s Election Nears, Peter Dutton Has a ‘Trump Lite’ Approach
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As Australia’s Election Nears, Peter Dutton Has a ‘Trump Lite’ Approach

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It’s been called the Trump playbook, the Trump card, the Trumpist approach, campaigning as “Donald Trump lite” and even “going full Trump.” Election season is heating up in Australia, where the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has been sounding a lot like President Trump….

Opinion | Trump is Already Failing. That’s the Key to a Big Democratic Rebound.
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Opinion | Trump is Already Failing. That’s the Key to a Big Democratic Rebound.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Democrats are a party controlled by elites, liberals and special interest groups. They are out of touch with America’s middle class. They are personified by a president who let inflation get the better of him and world events spin out of his…

‘Firewall’ Around the Far Right Wobbles in Germany
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‘Firewall’ Around the Far Right Wobbles in Germany

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The man who is favored to be Germany’s next chancellor has opened the door to working with the Alternative for Germany to pass tough new immigration restrictions, potentially breaking a longstanding effort to shun a party whose flirtation with Nazi language has made…

Trump Leaves Democrats Dazed, With Some Willing to Work With Republicans
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Trump Leaves Democrats Dazed, With Some Willing to Work With Republicans

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As President Trump pushes aggressively to reshape the federal government, Democrats have retreated into a political crouch that reflects their powerlessness in Washington. Far from rising up in outrage, the opposition party’s lawmakers have taken a muted wait-and-see approach as Mr. Trump tries…

Trump Returns to White House With More Deferential Allies and Foes
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Trump Returns to White House With More Deferential Allies and Foes

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More than 30 miles of anti-scale fencing are being erected all over the nation’s capital. Concrete barriers are being placed at key junctures. Certain roads have already been closed to traffic. Surveillance drones will flood the skies. But if Washington looks like a…

Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for Trump
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Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Many Americans who otherwise dislike President-elect Donald J. Trump share his bleak assessment of the country’s problems and support some of his most contentious prescriptions to fix them, according to a new poll from The New York Times and Ipsos. A little more…

How Biden’s Inner Circle Protected a Faltering President
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How Biden’s Inner Circle Protected a Faltering President

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The people closest to President Biden were well aware that he had changed. He talked more slowly than he had just a few years before, needed to hoist himself out of his seat in the presidential limousine and walked with a halting gait….

The British Public Dislikes Elon Musk. He Can Still Sway Politics.
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The British Public Dislikes Elon Musk. He Can Still Sway Politics.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines While many of Mr. Musk’s posts, particularly those on grooming gangs, originated in the ecosystem of far-right bloggers and activists, they are also tempting to mainstream politicians in search of a cudgel to use against their opponents. And they appeal to editors and…