‘The Chinese will not pause’: Volvo and Polestar bosses urge EU to stick to 2035 petrol car ban

Volkswagen and BMW, Samuelsson says, "can do with they like", but if they take the foot off the electrification pedal, they will just widen the gap for China. 

"The Chinese will set up factories in Hungary and Slovakia, Romania … in low labour cost markets. I don't think it's possible to keep them out of the EU with tariffs. You just need to meet them face on and compete with them," he says...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/02/china-volvo-polestar-eu-2035-petrol-car-sweden-germany

 

Israel reportedly tells Hamas to return all hostage bodies by end of Tuesday

Ministers believe Hamas is holding back bodies of some captives abducted in October 2023, reports Israeli media…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/14/israel-reportedly-tells-hamas-return-hostage-bodies-end-tuesday

 

No action from Trump as another Putin deadline passes

US president 'very disappointed' in Russian ruler; Trump had promised to get Putin to negotiating table with Volodymr Zelenskyy. What we know on day 1,288…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/03/ukraine-war-briefing-no-action-from-trump-as-another-putin-deadline-passes

 

Trump: US drug prices must drop in 60 days

• Trump proposed a similar MFN plan for Medicare in his first term. It was stopped by a federal court after drugmakers sued...

https://www.axios.com/2025/07/31/trump-us-drug-prices-deadline

 

Trump MISSES DEADLINE on KEY Election Agreement

What’s the biggest proof that Donald Trump has no intention to peacefully transfer power and is using the Project 2025 database to fill his government and is accepting dark money donations? He and his transition team have refused to sign 3 MANDATED agreements with the current administration allowing for a peaceful transfer of power, the vetting of future employees, ethics compliance, and to gain access to $7 million in government funds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYoqWQ68CmU

Medicare Cuts 2023: Doctors Warn of Blocks to Seniors' Healthcare

"The Medicare payment schedule released today puts Congress on notice that a nearly 4.5 percent across-the-board reduction in payment rates is an ominous reality unless lawmakers act before Jan. 1," Jack Resneck Jr., President of the American Medical Association, said in a statement. "The rate cuts would create immediate financial instability in the Medicare physician payment system and threaten patient access to Medicare-participating physicians." …

https://www.businessinsider.com/medicare-cuts-affect-seniors-healthcare-medicaid-social-security-funding-2022-11

Evictions, jobless-aid cuts loom for millions of Americans, putting pressure on White House - The Washington Post

A critical Supreme Court setback late Thursday illustrates the limits of Biden's power even in a Democratic-dominated capital…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/08/27/biden-eviction-unemployment-stimulus/

Absentee

Donald Trump doesn't get to decide the future of America's leadership. The American people do....
https://youtu.be/uP-aGvbDpfc

Abrupt change to census deadline could result in an undercount of Latino and Black communities - The Washington Post

Census experts and advocates warn that the Trump administration’s decision to end the decennial count a month earlier than expected will result in a dramatic undercount of Black and Latino communities across the country, which could have grave effects on federal funding and political representation in their neighborhoods.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/abrupt-change-to-census-deadline-could-result-in-an-undercount-of-latino-and-black-communities/2020/08/09/1d074eb6-d8b7-11ea-930e-d88518c57dcc_story.html

House Democrats slam Trump admin for 'illegally withholding' Puerto Rico hurricane aid

Democratic lawmakers Thursday accused the Trump administration of "illegally withholding" funding for hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico after missing a legally required deadline to kick off the process three months ago. The chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Rep. Joaquín Castro, D-Texas, said at a press conference, "they knew their actions were illegal and yet they did it anyways," referring to top officials at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including Secretary Ben Carson.....
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/house-democrats-slam-trump-admin-illegally-withholding-puerto-rico-hurricane-n1096421

North Korea gives Trump deadline to change ‘hostile policy’ if it wants nuclear talks to continue - The Washington Post

A State Department spokeswoman said North Korea's comments did not reflect "the content or spirit of today's 8 1/2 hour discussion."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-disputes-north-korean-claim-that-nuclear-talks-have-broken-down/2019/10/05/a8865230-e6cc-11e9-b0a6-3d03721b85ef_story.html

Here are the last days you can register to vote for the 2020 primary elections in every state and how to do it - Business Insider

The deadlines for registering to vote vary by state. Each US state and territory has its own dates and rules for registering to vote in person, online, and by mail, for both the primaries and the general election. This chart lists all the dates for registering before the primary elections for 2020.....
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-register-to-vote-when-to-register-deadlines

Trump Administration Neglects to Implement Required Russia Sanctions, Saying There’s ‘No Deadline’ -Newsweek

Trump has repeatedly insisted he has been exceptionally tough on Russia as president. "If you ask the folks in Russia, I've been tougher on Russia than anybody else," he told Fox News this month. ....
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-required-russia-sanctions-no-deadline-1304549

Nearly 100 days after deadline, Trump admin 'discovers' another 14 separated migrant kids - Daily Kos

Nearly 100 days after a federal judge's reunification deadline, the Trump administration has suddenly "discovered" that it failed to count at least 14 migrant kids in the tally of children kidnapped from the arms of parents at the U.S./Mexico border, Politico reports, "which has left the overlooked children in HHS custody for months."....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1808735

GOP lawmaker sends voters incorrect absentee ballot info - The Hill

The re-election campaign for Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) acknowledged this week that it sent a mailer to voters with erroneous information regarding the deadline for absentee ballots. ....
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/412768-gop-lawmaker-sends-mailer-to-voters-with-incorrect-absentee-ballot-info

182 kidnapped migrant children still in U.S. custody, nearly two months after court deadline - Daily Kos:

There are 182 migrant children who continue to remain separated from their parents, including six kids age five and under, nearly two months after a federal judge's reunification deadline. Having torn families apart with no plan set in place on how to reunite them, a new court filing shows officials continue to mangle piecing back together the children and parents they tore apart. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1797486

Hundreds of migrant kids still separated one month after federal judge's reunification order - Daily Kos

This past Sunday marked one month since Judge Dana Sabraw's family reunification deadline, but hundreds of migrant families remain separated, "the children rendered effectively as orphans and wards of the U.S. government," The Washington Post said in a recent editorial. According to the latest numbers released by the Trump administration, 528 migrant children—including 23 kids age 5 and under—remain separated from their parents and under U.S. custody. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1791301

The Trump administration might have separated a child and parent who are both US citizens - Business Insider

The Trump administration may have separated a parent and child who were both US citizens, the government said in a court filing on Tuesday. ....
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-administration-family-separation-us-citizen-child-separated-2018-7

Trump administration seeks to extend deadline for reuniting some migrant families split at border - The Washington Post

The government's request marks a departure from comments made Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Thursday. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/immigration/trump-administration-seeks-to-extend-deadline-for-reuniting-some-migrant-families-split-at-border/2018/07/06/b3260a02-8131-11e8-b658-4f4d2a1aeef1_story.html

Giuliani’s claim that Mueller aims to end probe by Sept 1 is ‘entirely made up’: report - CNBC

Special counsel Robert Mueller has shown little sign of wrapping up his inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether President Donald Trump obstructed the probe. ....
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/21/giuliani-made-up-robert-mueller-deadline-for-trump-probe-report.html