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Defense department says it may end support unless youth group abandons inclusivity and returns to ‘God and country’ valuesThe Pentagon is again threatening to sever ties with Scouting America unless the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America reverts to “core values”, and realigns itself with service to “God and country”.A warning to end the US military’s long-standing partnership with one of the nation’s largest and most popular […]

Departure marks large drop in agents on the ground but still leaves about 2,000 there, far above typical levels for stateUS politics live – latest updatesTom Homan, the White House border czar, said about 700 federal agents would leave Minnesota, a large drop in agents on the ground but still leaving about 2,000 agents there, far above typical levels for the state.Homan said the reduction came as county jails were […]

Tom Homan says ‘around 2000’ immigration officers will remain in Minnesota and that pre-operation the number was between 100 and 150 officersTennessee to test Stephen Miller’s plan of enlisting states for immigration enforcementTom Homan, the president’s so-called “border czar” is set to speak to reporters in Minneapolis shortly.A reminder that Homan took over the immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota from senior border official Gregory Bovino, just days after the fatal […]

Cyber-attack specialist Beazley agrees to Zurich takeover at 60% premiumA British company specialising in insuring against cyber-attacks which also covers fine art and luxury yachts has agreed to be taken over in an £8bn deal, as it became the latest loss to the London stock market.Beazley said on Wednesday it had agreed the deal with its larger rival Zurich, after the Switzerland-listed company raised its bid for the Lloyd’s of […]

Kemi Badenoch hopes parliamentary procedure will release documents relating to ambassador’s appointmentUK politics live – latest updatesKemi Badenoch is using an arcane parliamentary procedure known as a humble address to try to compel the government to release documents relating to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the US.The Conservative leader’s aim is to secure the release of documents including the due diligence work carried out by the […]

As anti-migration policies sweep the continent, the Spanish PM is going against the tide by announcing plans to legalise the status of undocumented migrants• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereYou don’t need a degree in political science to understand why so many supposedly centrist European leaders have begun talking about immigration in terms that would have been unthinkable even a few years ago.Far-right parties […]