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鈥淭he vote by the House and Senate to re-open the federal government and raise the federal debt ceiling are a rare example for bipartisanship in Washington... While this renews questions about the long-term fiscal sustainability of the United States, America just sent a powerful message that austerity is over.鈥� Dr. Georg L枚fflmann, Department of Politics and International Studies, comments on the bipartisan budget compromise.

The US has carried out rare air strikes on Syrian pro-government forces after what it called an "unprovoked attack" on allied Kurdish and Arab fighters. Prof Richard Youngs, Dept of Politics & International Studies examines the situation.

"The issues he was concerned with – madness and mental illness, medicine and health, punishment, sexuality – remain pressing issues today and Foucault鈥檚 investigation of these issues, and perhaps especially the questions he asked about them, mean he continues to be a regular reference. With the publication of this book, we are continually finding new work to explore and think with him.鈥� Professor Stuart Elden comments on today's publication.

Indoctrination "can happen in any school where pupils are compelled to adopt a particular religious world-view" says Dr Ruth Wareham, commenting on today's warning from Amanda Spielman, Chief Schools Inspector, that some UK schools are narrowing children's horizons in the name of religion.

"Trump attempted a more traditional State of the Union, plugging his policies and achievements and avoiding divisive rhetoric"