#Political accountability

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• 🇺🇸 Trump administration moves to toss remaining Jan. 6 convictions, clearing Proud Boys and Oath Keepers — 15/04/2026 [USA]

  The filing seeks to clear some of the last remaining convictions related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, clearing Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.

  Related: #Historical reckoning, #Justice reform, #Political fallout
• 🇬🇧 It's easy to miss – but lower courts are doing their job in restraining Trump | David Kirp — 22/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>At a time when the bad news feels endless, we should celebrate the gutsiness of a judiciary quietly standing up for democracy</p><p>Cast your mind back to the American south in the late 1950s, when...

  Related: #Judicial oversight
• 🇺🇸 Bolton says he briefed Trump on Iran scenarios: 'Hard to believe that he forgot' — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  Former national security adviser John Bolton pushed back at President Trump’s claim that “nobody” expected Iran to target neighboring countries in retaliation for the U.S-Israeli war against Tehran, s...

  Related: #US-Iran relations
• 🇺🇸 Late Night Scolds Trump Over Gasoline Prices — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  “You can lie about many things in American life, but one thing you can’t lie about is gas prices,” Late Night host Seth Meyers said. “Everyone sees it.”

  Related: #Economic truth, #Media criticism
• 🇺🇸 Leaked Interior Department database reveals US plans to revise historical information — 03/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Government transparency, #Historical revisionism, #Cultural censorship, #Internal dissent
• 🇺🇸 3/2: The Takeout with Major Garrett — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  The latest details on Day 3 of war with Iran; video released of the Clintons' depositions on Jeffrey Epstein.

  Related: #International conflict, #Legal proceedings
• 🇺🇸 House panel releases video of Clintons' Epstein testimony — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  The House Oversight Committee released video of last week's depositions with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as part of its investigation into convicted sex...

  Related: #Government transparency, #Judicial investigation
• 🇺🇸 What we've learned so far from videos of Clintons' Epstein depositions — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  The House Oversight Committee has released video footage of the closed-door depositions of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as part of the panel's investigat...

  Related: #Government transparency, #Legal investigations
• 🇬🇧 Sir John Curtice: Which issues will decide the elections in Scotland and Wales? — 02/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  A poll carried out for the BBC examines the issues which will influence how people plan to vote on 7 May.

  Related: #Election issues, #Devolution challenges
• 🇺🇸 Bill Clinton Testifies He ‘Saw Nothing’ of Epstein’s Misdeeds — 28/02/2026 [USA]

  The former president sat for hours of questioning by members of both parties, in an appearance that Democrats signaled they would use as a precedent to force President Trump to do the same.

  Related: #High-profile associations, #Legal transparency
• 🇺🇸 Bill Clinton tells House panel he had 'no idea' about Epstein crimes — 27/02/2026 [USA]

  Former President Bill Clinton told House lawmakers he "saw nothing" that ever "gave him pause" during his years associated with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein or his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.

  Related: #Jeffrey Epstein scandal, #Congressional oversight, #Legal testimony, #Ethics in politics
• 🇺🇸 New Mexico reopens investigation into alleged illegal activity at Epstein's former Zorro Ranch — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  New Mexico's attorney general has reopened an investigation into allegations of illegal activity at Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro Ranch.

  Related: #Legal investigation, #Sex trafficking and sexual abuse allegations, #State vs. federal jurisdiction, #Truth commission
• 🇺🇸 Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden, please speak out against Trump — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  Presidents who could speak truth to power are so constrained by their devotion to norms that they won’t confront a president who’s shattering the norms of this democracy daily.

  Related: #Defense of democratic norms, #Role of former leaders in contemporary politics, #Election integrity and civic engagement
• 🇺🇸 Martial law gambit made convict of South Korea’s Yoon, once a lawman — 19/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Civil liberties versus national security, #Judicial oversight, #Executive power, #Korean Peninsula security
• 🇬🇧 Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life in prison for leading insurrection in South Korea — 19/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Former South Korean president found guilty over failed martial law declaration in 2024</p><p>A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment with ...

  Related: #Judicial independence, #Civil unrest, #Democratic governance
• 🇬🇧 Former South Korean president handed life sentence after declaring martial law in 2024 — 19/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  A South Korean court has sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison after he imposed martial law in the country in 2024.

  Related: #Constitutional law, #Emergency powers, #Judicial oversight, #Governance integrity
• 🇺🇸 What To Know About the Trial of Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s Ousted Leader — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  Judges will rule on Thursday in the insurrection trial of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. He could get the death penalty for his short-lived imposition of martial law in 2024.

  Related: #Rule of law in South Korea, #Consequences of authoritarian actions
• 🇺🇸 Policy Flip-Flops Hurt the British Leader. Then Came a New Political Threat. — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  Already weakened by “U-turns” on his agenda, Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced calls to step down over appointing a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein as U.S. ambassador.

  Related: #Leadership legitimacy, #Diplomatic appointments, #Policy reversal, #UK‑US relations
• 🇺🇸 Former South Korean president faces insurrection verdict over martial law order — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  Impeached former President Yoon Suk Yeol could face the death penalty if he is convicted Thursday over his failed attempt to impose martial law on South Korea

  Related: #Rule of law, #Constitutional limits on executive power, #Democratic governance vs. emergency measures, #Reconciliation of civil-military relations
• 🇺🇸 Sri Lankan lawmakers scrap their pensions, delivering on a campaign promise — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  Sri Lankan legislators have overwhelmingly voted to scrap their pensions, as the Marxist-leaning government fulfills a key campaign promise

  Related: #Economic reform, #Public trust
• 🇺🇸 Khanna says 'stop protecting predators' as DOJ gives reasoning for redacting Epstein files — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  The fallout continues from the release of the Epstein files. On Saturday, the Justice Department sent a letter to Congress that included a list of names of "politically exposed persons" mentioned in t...

  Related: #Jeffrey Epstein scandal, #Department of Justice transparency, #Legal redaction and privacy, #Congressional oversight
• 🇺🇸 Even as Trump shreds the Constitution, keep your eye on the Epstein files — 30/01/2026 [USA]

  The president is testing how much he can erode Americans' rights. But why now? What is he worried about?

  Related: #Constitutional rights, #Legal transparency
• 🇺🇸 Trump on Noem's future at DHS — 27/01/2026 [USA]

  President Trump took questions from reporters before heading to Iowa to discuss the U.S. economy and said Homeland Security Kristi Noem is not going to step down from her role. CBS News' Ian Lee and E...

  Related: #Immigration policy, #Cabinet appointments