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Republicans begin to test the limits of Trump’s power by flexing their own

Trump has been daring lawmakers to defy him and doing his best to drive them from office if they do.

French billionaire Sterin lays bare right‑wing agenda in first public hearing

PARIS, June 4 - French billionaire Pierre-Edouard Sterin used his first appearance before lawmakers on Thursday to lay out his campaign to bring free-market and conservative ideas into power, less than a year before France’s next presidential election.

US House lawmakers release draft bill to regulate AI

Cyprus re-elects parliamentary speaker

NICOSIA, June 4 - Lawmakers in Cyprus re-elected Annita Demetriou as speaker of parliament on Thursday in a vote seen as an early glimpse of emerging partnerships ahead of a presidential election in 2028.

Iran says no progress in talks with US as Lebanon sees more clashes

Israel says it will not withdraw from Lebanon, as US lawmakers rebuff President Trump.

China bans New Zealand lawmakers over Taiwan trip

US House votes to curb Trump on Iran war as talks stall

Four lawmakers from Trump's Republican party joined Democrats on Wednesday to vote 215-208 in favour of the public rebuke.

Bank of England faces calls from UK lawmakers to ease stablecoin plans

UK lawmakers call Palantir's role in public sector an unacceptable weakness

Trump administration drops $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund after Republican backlash

WASHINGTON, June 2 - The Trump administration is abandoning the president's $1.8 billion \"weaponization\" fund, U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers on Tuesday, after a rare backlash from Republican senators.

EU paves way to allow migrant deportation to centres outside bloc

June 1 - European Union lawmakers and governments agreed on Monday on new rules allowing countries to send migrants ordered to leave the bloc to centres in third countries.

Nicaraguan indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in state custody

BUENOS AIRES, May 31 - Nicaraguan indigenous leader and former lawmaker Brooklyn Rivera has died in state custody aged 73, the 100% Noticias news service reported on Sunday, citing family sources.

US Democrats say Bondi refuses to answer Trump questions in Epstein probe

WASHINGTON, May 29 - Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions from Congress on whether President Donald Trump was aware of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's activities that led to his criminal indictments or whether he directed her to redact Justice Department files that were made public, Democratic lawmakers said on Friday.

Ghana lawmakers approve bill criminalizing LGBTQ 'promotion', official says

ACCRA, May 29 - Ghana’s parliament on Friday approved a new bill that criminalizes the so-called promotion of LGBTQ activity, part of a broader crackdown on sexual minorities in West Africa.

Latvia parliament approves new government after drone row topples coalition

RIGA, May 28 - Latvia's parliament on Thursday approved the formation of a new government, making centre-right opposition lawmaker Andris Kulbergs prime minister ahead of an October election, after recent drone incursions that brought down the ruling coalition.

French parliament backs repeal of slavery-era edicts, dodges reparations call

PARIS, May 28 - French lawmakers voted on Thursday to formally repeal slavery-era laws that defined the legal status of enslaved people as \"movable property\" and justified abuse and corporal punishment, though they stopped short of including demands for reparations.

Ukraine's parliament to vote on ratification of EU loan

May 28 - Ukraine's parliament is expected to vote on the ratification of a 90-billion-euro ($104 billion) loan deal with the European Union on Thursday that would greatly ease its strained finances, lawmakers said.

Latvian lawmaker moves to form new government, eyes vote as soon as this week

RIGA, May 25 - Latvian opposition lawmaker Andris Kulbergs of the United List said on Monday he aimed to form a four-party majority government after the ruling coalition collapsed this month over national security concerns, though a final deal has yet to be struck.

Possible deal on Iran divides US lawmakers largely along party lines

May 24 - U.S. lawmakers appearing on Sunday morning talk shows split sharply over a potential deal to end the Iran war, with Republicans mostly backing the publicly reported contours of an agreement being negotiated by President Donald Trump and Democrats dismissing it as accomplishing little.

Trump purges another Republican critic with Massie defeat in Kentucky

Massie's loss underscores the risks for lawmakers who defy Trump.