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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe House and Senate voted to pass a stopgap spending bill, averting a looming government shutdown once again – and prompting pro-Trump Republicans to level fury against House Speaker Mike Johnson.The continuing resolution will keep the government open until 8 March. The bill came as part of a larger agreement from Mr Johnson, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries as well as the leadership on the House and…

Mauricio Pochettino hailed Chelsea’s character after his side narrowly beat Leeds 3-2 in the last minute of their FA Cup clash, and once again responded to pundit Gary Neville.The manager has insisted that his players are “brave” after Neville labelled the Blues “billion-pound bottlejobs” in their Carabao Cup final loss to Liverpool last weekend.“Gary, my friend, [look] what you did. His opinion now is always around and around and around,” Pochettino said.“With all my love to Gary, I think it is not fair to use this type of word about a team that is so brave and a club that…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe youngest Republican woman to serve in the US Senate will deliver the response to President Biden’s State of the Union address next week.Alabama Senator Katie Britt is set to give the remarks – a rebuttal speech to the president’s address made by the opposing party – on 7 March, which she has promised will be a “candid discussion about the future of our nation”.At 42 years old, Ms Britt is the youngest Republican woman to ever serve…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Marcus Rashford has hit out after recent media coverage of the striker has called into question some of his transgressions.Off the field, he has been in the headlines twice for two nights out, one at Chinawhites in Manchester, and one in Belfast. It was the latter which led to a Carrington disciplinary meeting and he was subsequently left out of the squad for the FA Cup clash against Newport.“The stuff that gets written about me, 90 percent…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailOfficials in the FBI raided the home of a longtime aide to Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday morning, the latest action in an investigation into Mr Adams’ campaign fundraising, according to reports.The raid occurred at a home in the Bronx that belongs to Winnie Greco, an aide of Mr Adams’ who is currently being paid by the city of New York as a senior policy advisor, according to a report from THE CITY.According to reports, FBI officials surrounded…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Mikel Arteta knows his free-scoring Arsenal side could rely on goal difference if they are to win the Premier League this season.Despite heading into the weekend two points off the top of the table in third, the Gunners now boast the best goal difference in the league.Arteta’s side have doled out 6-0, 5-0 and 4-1 wins in their last three league games and have an aggregate of 25-3 since the turn of the year.That sees them ahead…

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailBritish Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) has revealed record annual profits after cashing in on resurgent travel demand, including from leisure travellers booking premium economy, and business class seats.Underlying operating profits at the group, which also includes Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus, more than doubled to £3bn for 2023, higher than its previous pre-pandemic peak in 2019.The chief executive, Luis Gallego, shrugged off the impact of the recession in the UK on demand, saying it “continues to be very strong, particularly in…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsMore than 100 Palestinians are reported to have been killed while waiting for aid to be delivered in northern Gaza.The Health Ministry in the Hamas-run territory blamed Israeli forces, with witnesses saying that Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd as they were pulling flour and canned items from trucks.The Israeli military said the incident was under review and later issued a statement saying dozens of people were killed or hurt as a result of…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Paul Pogba has been banned from football for four years for a doping offence.The France and Juventus midfielder was provisionally suspended in September after testing positive for testosterone. Pogba won the World Cup with France in 2018, two years after he became the most expensive footballer in the world when Manchester United signed him for a record £89m.Pogba, who will turn 31 in March, was an unused substitute for Juventus in a Serie A game against Udinese…

Charities Aid Foundation is a Business Reporter client.Corporate giving has the power to change the world, but how much should businesses give to make a difference?If all the companies in the FTSE 100 donated a minimum of 1 per cent pre-tax profit in the last financial year, there would have been an estimated total of £3.13 billion donated to the charity sector*. This represents an uplift of more than two thirds of donations made in 2022.Committing to at least 1 per cent is a way for businesses to protect people and the planet. There are many reasons companies give to…