Prosecutors’ approach to unauthorized disclosures of government secrets has undergone a sea change in the 21st century. By Charlie Savage WASHINGTON — Government leak hunters have been ratcheting up pressure on the ability of journalists to do their jobs for a generation — a push fueled by changing technology and fraught national-security issues that arose […]
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COMMENT Earlier this week, Labour’s polling guru made an astonishing admission on the radio. He didn’t think the government expected the blowback they’re getting over the Auckland cycle-bridge decision. Stephen Mills’ company UMR runs focus groups and polls for Labour. To him, the reaction seemed “right over the top in lots of ways”, led by […]
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Joe Biden urged to 'talk less and listen more' by US pollster When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can […]
A year after racial justice protests around the country touched off violent clashes between activists and law enforcement, House Democrats on Thursday opened an investigation into the health effects of the use of tear gas by police. Two subcommittees of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform began the investigation by asking companies that manufacture […]
Meetings between Boris Johnson and Joe Biden have appeared to get off on a positive note as the two leaders have been discussing the COVID-19 pandemic. He said the UK and US are pooling resources to tackle the pandemic and drew comparisons to joint military ventures in Iraq and Afghanistan. It comes as the UK […]
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized an extension of the expiration date of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, the company said in a statement, expanding the shelf life by six weeks shortly before millions of doses were set to possibly go to waste. “The decision is based on data from ongoing stability assessment […]
WASHINGTON — Representative Ilhan Omar is again at odds with her Democratic colleagues over Israel, but this time, she has brought her own country into the mix. The latest contretemps began on Monday, when Ms. Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, wrote on Twitter about a virtual exchange she had with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. […]
For 30 years, intractable problems in Northern Ireland have been solved through the embrace of constructive ambiguity rather than allowing one side to decisively take an advantage. Diplomats say another dollop of constructive ambiguity is now exactly what’s required to solve the latest standoff over checks on goods going between GB and NI, and the […]
OPINION: Some years back, I recall attending a Hui for gang members along with the then Western Māori MP Koro Wetere and a formidable Māori woman in her seventies, whose name unfortunately escapes me. Wetere was a canny and effective politician, as his consequential tenure as Māori Affairs Minister in the Eighties attests, and was […]