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A new chapter for America’s 250th: ‘J250’ initiative puts Jewish contributions in the spotlight

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Ambassador Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, recently introduced «pro-Semitism,» an educational vision centered on celebrating Jewish contributions to America alongside the continued fight against antisemitism.

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Kaploun underlined his new push by saying, «the Jewish people are more than the hatred that defines us.» His remarks came during America’s 250th Birthday Shabbat Dinner, where government officials, Jewish leaders, educators and community members gathered to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary.

The evening also served as the launch of the J250 Initiative, a landmark educational project dedicated to advancing public understanding of the profound, foundational role Jewish Americans have played in the American story.

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A close-up image of a Jewish man wearing a traditional tallit (prayer shawl) and tefillin during morning prayers. (iStock)

The launch comes as the FBI’s most recent annual hate crime data shows anti-Jewish incidents reached their highest level since the bureau began tracking the statistics in 1991.

According to the FBI’s 2024 Hate Crime Statistics, law enforcement agencies reported 1,938 anti-Jewish hate crime incidents. Although Jews comprise roughly 2% of the U.S. population, they were the targets of nearly 69% of all religion-based hate crimes reported nationwide. Organizers say that while antisemitism must continue to be confronted, educating Americans about Jewish contributions offers another powerful way to combat prejudice.

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The J250 Initiative reflects what organizers describe as a shift away from a defensive, reactive approach to combating antisemitism and toward an inspiring, proactive celebration of Jewish contributions throughout American history. They say rather than allowing Jewish identity to be viewed primarily through the lens of persecution, the project highlights what organizers call the nation’s «Jewish American Golden Age» by celebrating generations of Jewish patriots, entrepreneurs, scientists, physicians, public servants, soldiers, philanthropists and civic leaders whose contributions have helped shape and strengthen the fabric of the republic since its founding.

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The Heald Square Monument in Chicago, a bronze sculpture by Lorado Taft, depicts Gen. George Washington and the two principal financiers of the American Revolution, Robert Morris and Haym Salomon. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The core mission of J250 is to uncover overlooked stories from the American Revolution through modern American history.

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Among the first individuals to be featured are Haym Salomon, the Revolutionary War financier whose support helped sustain Gen. George Washington’s army; Francis Salvador, widely recognized as the first Jewish American to die fighting for American independence; and Continental Army officer Solomon Bush. Organizers say these are only a few of the 250 stories that demonstrate the enduring impact Jewish Americans have had on the nation’s history and development.

The initiative also highlights more recent Jewish Americans whose contributions helped shape the nation’s culture, science, medicine and public life.

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Irving Berlin sings at the dedication of the Los Angeles City Hall. (Getty Images)

As a Jewish immigrant, Irving Berlin arrived in the United States as a child after fleeing persecution and went on to become one of America’s most celebrated composers and songwriters. His classics, including «God Bless America,» «White Christmas» and «There’s No Business Like Show Business,: helped shape the soundtrack of the nation and remain woven into America’s cultural identity.

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The project also recognizes American Jewish physician Dr. Jonas Salk, whose development of the first successful polio vaccine stands among the greatest medical breakthroughs in history. His discovery saved millions of lives and transformed public health. By choosing not to patent the vaccine, he ensured it could be widely distributed, protecting generations of children from polio worldwide.

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 1954 file photo, Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the polio vaccine, holds a rack of test tubes in his lab in Pittsburgh, Pa. (AP Photo/File)

In this Oct. 7, 1954 file photo, Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the polio vaccine, holds a rack of test tubes in his lab in Pittsburgh, Pa. (AP Photo/File)

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Another featured Jewish American is baseball legend Sandy Koufax, who rose to become one of the greatest pitchers in history, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to multiple World Series championships and earning three Cy Young Awards. At the height of his career in 1965, Koufax chose to sit out Game 1 of the World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur, a decision that became one of the defining moments in American sports. His decision inspired generations of athletes and became a lasting symbol of integrity, conviction and the freedom to live one’s values.

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«As I said in my Senate confirmation hearing, education is the best way to combat antisemitism,» Kaploun told Fox News Digital, «Teaching the world about the greatest Jewish contributors to American history gives people the knowledge to counter those who spread hate and lies about the American Jewish community.»

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Pitcher Sandy Koufax and the crowd in the stands erupt with joy at the Los Angeles Dodgers victory in the 1963 World Series. (Getty Images)

The initiative also includes a Jewish American Heritage curriculum, a national social media campaign and a student scholarship competition encouraging young Americans to explore Jewish history through the broader American story.

«Jewish Americans have helped build the America we love today, from the battlefields of the Revolution to the frontiers of modern science,» said Arie Lipnick, co-founder of The J250 Foundation. «It is only by renewing these foundational lessons that we can ensure the promise of America burns brightly for the next 250 years.»

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Kaploun also reflected on his family’s immigration to the United States. «My great-great-grandfather immigrated from Galicia in the 1880s. My great-grandfather immigrated to the United States in 1913,» he said. «They could have never dreamed that their great or great-great grandson would one day be hosting America’s Birthday Shabbat Dinner. But that is exactly the American dream.»

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President Donald Trump and Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun light a candle during an Oct. 7th remembrance event at the Trump National Doral Golf Club on Oct. 7, 2024, in Doral, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

He said America’s founding ideals of religious liberty, freedom of speech and equal opportunity created an environment in which generations of immigrants, including Jewish Americans, could contribute to the nation’s success while remaining faithful to their heritage.

Physician and philanthropist Dr. Miriam Adelson echoed the evening’s themes of unity, gratitude and hope.

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«I love America as I love Israel,» Adelson told attendees. «We need to hope, we need to love each other. Maybe the next generation will be better and better.»

Her remarks reinforced the initiative’s message of fostering greater understanding, mutual respect and optimism for the future.

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For organizers, J250 represents more than a historical project. It is an effort to ensure that Jewish history in America is not defined solely through the lens of antisemitism, but through the lens of patriotism, service, sacrifice, innovation, civic leadership and nation-building. The organizers say they hope to reclaim stories that have too often been overlooked and inspire a deeper appreciation for the role Jewish Americans have played in shaping the country over the past 250 years.

«If these last 250 years demanded we create the word ‘antisemitism,’» Kaploun said, «let these next 250 years lead us to create a new word in its stead: ‘pro-semitism.’ Being proud to be Jewish, educating the world and respecting one another. That is what it means to be pro-semitic.»

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Resource rich nation praises US ties amid Washington-Beijing critical minerals race

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UNITED NATIONS — The Democratic Republic of Congo does not view growing American involvement in its critical-minerals industry as a contest with China, the country’s foreign minister told Fox News Digital, arguing that Kinshasa needs multiple partners to transform its vast natural wealth into prosperity for its people.

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«I don’t like talking about competition. I like talking about complementarity,» Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner said in an exclusive interview at the United Nations.

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U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance meet Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025. (Ken Cedeno/Reuters)

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«A country as big as the USA, but also a country as big as the DRC and as big as China, they do not develop just with one single partner,» she added. «They develop with different partnerships that respond to different needs and that bring different expertise to the table.»

The comments come as the Trump administration seeks to increase American access to Congo’s copper, cobalt, lithium, gold and other strategic resources, while reducing U.S. reliance on mineral supply chains dominated by China.

A strategic partnership signed by Washington and Kinshasa on Dec. 4, 2025, calls for increased economic cooperation, investment and the development of secure and transparent critical-mineral supply chains. The agreement accompanied a broader regional framework linking economic integration to efforts to end decades of conflict between Congo and Rwanda.

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Excavators and drillers at work in an open pit at Tenke Fungurume, a copper and cobalt mine 110 km (68 miles) northwest of Lubumbashi in Congo’s copper-producing south, January 29, 2013. (REUTERS/Jonny Hogg/File Photo)

A separate arrangement involving DR Congo’s state mining company Gécamines and commodities trader Mercuria could give U.S. buyers priority access to some copper and cobalt supplies, Reuters reported on Dec. 5, 2025. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation also expressed interest in taking a strategic stake in the partnership.

Kayikwamba Wagner said relations between the U.S. and DR Congo were taking «a more concrete shape» based on mutual economic interests.

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She said Kinshasa welcomed «more U.S. interests in the DRC» that could help the country turn its mineral wealth into «tangible transformations for the lives of Congolese,» while also delivering benefits to American partners.

Speaking separately at a high-level U.N. meeting on critical minerals Tuesday, Kayikwamba Wagner warned that the global shift toward clean energy must not reproduce an economic model in which raw materials leave Africa while processing, technology and most of the profits remain elsewhere.

«The global energy transition must not become another extractive transition,» she said. «If it merely replaces one form of dependency with another, it will have fallen short of its promise.»

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She called for foreign partnerships to support local processing, infrastructure, technology transfers, research, industrialization and access to financing — not simply secure supplies of raw materials.

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M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23, 2022. M23, a rebel group with alleged links to Rwanda, has seized Rubaya, a mining town in eastern Congo known for producing a key mineral used in smartphones, the group said Thursday, May 2, 2024, in a statement. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

The minerals push is closely connected to the U.S.-mediated peace process between the DRC and Rwanda. The countries initially signed a peace agreement in Washington on June 27, 2025, before Presidents Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame reaffirmed the deal and signed related economic agreements on Dec. 4. The framework was intended both to reduce fighting and attract Western investment to a region rich in cobalt, copper, tantalum and other minerals.

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Kayikwamba Wagner acknowledged that the agreement had not ended the violence, but said Washington’s willingness to impose consequences for violations showed that the process remained meaningful.

«This is a 30-year conflict we’re dealing with,» she said. «It’s not going to happen overnight.»

She praised the administration for sanctioning the Rwanda Defense Force and senior Rwandan officials over what the Treasury Department described as their support for the M23 rebel group. Treasury said in March that the RDF had supported, trained and fought alongside M23 as it seized territory and strategic mining locations in eastern Congo. Rwanda has repeatedly denied supporting M23.

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«I find it encouraging to see that we have with us a partner that is not willing to give up at the first obstacle,» Kayikwamba Wagner said.

She was in New York as the DRC, which holds the Security Council presidency for July, elevated the connection between natural resources, armed conflict and sexual violence.

Kayikwamba Wagner said rape and other forms of conflict-related sexual violence had risen sharply in areas held by M23 and Rwandan forces, affecting women and girls as well as men and boys.

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Victims in occupied areas, she said, often lack access to courts, healthcare or other avenues for redress.

«This is also one of the reasons why we continue to be mobilized against this illegal occupation of eastern DRC,» she said, arguing that restoring state authority was essential to providing survivors with justice and medical care.

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President Donald Trump arrives for a signing ceremony with Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

In her U.N. remarks, she cited the Rubaya mining area, which is under M23 control and supplies a significant share of global tantalum demand. She said U.N. experts estimated that at least 1,400 tons of coltan were smuggled into Rwanda during the first year after the mines were seized, generating approximately $800,000 per month for the armed group.

The Treasury department imposed additional sanctions on June 25 against a network it accused of working with M23 to smuggle minerals from eastern Congo into Rwanda, saying the action was intended to support the Washington peace framework and improve transparency in regional mineral supply chains.

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Keir Starmer se despide en la previa del duelo ante Argentina: «Este es el final de mi trayectoria política»

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Con Downing Street embanderada para el partido entre Argentina e Inglaterra, el primer ministro laborista, Sir Keir Starmer, pasó su último día en el cargo tras su renuncia, apremiado por el alcalde de Mánchester, Andy Burnham, que aspiraba a ocupar su puesto, ante el crecimiento de la ultraderecha en el país.

Una interna laborista cruel para un líder poco carismático para los británicos: abogado de derechos humanos y exprocurador de la Corona, más popular fuera del Reino Unido que en su propio país. La condecoración con la Legión de Honor por parte de Emmanuel Macron y su implacable defensa de Ucrania y su ayuda en la guerra así lo demuestran.

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Keir Starmer se enfrentó el miércoles a las preguntas de la líder conservadora Kemi Badenoch en su última sesión de interpelación al primer ministro (PMQs), a partir del mediodía. Hubo palabras simpáticas de los diputados, que compararon su renuncia con una tarjeta roja de más de 400 árbitros de la Cámara de los Comunes, y mucha emoción.

«No me importa el resultado de esta noche, siempre que ganemos«, bromeó Starmer, quien dimitió el 22 de junio tras meses de presión dentro de su propio Partido Laborista.

«El final de mi trayectoria política»

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«Este es el final de mi trayectoria política«, declaró Starmer, quien se dedicó a ella a los 50 años, como última de sus respuestas en el interrogatorio parlamentario.

Respondía a una emotiva pregunta de Carolyn Harris, una de sus más firmes defensoras y amigas. Starmer agradeció a Harris su apoyo y amistad hacia él y su familia.

«Señor presidente, esta será mi última intervención desde esta tribuna. Todo primer ministro sabe, al asumir el cargo, que llegará el día en que deberá ceder el mando. Ese día ha llegado para mí. Este es el final de mi trayectoria política. En seis años, pasé de una derrota histórica en 2019 a una victoria histórica en 2024, y en dos años de gobierno dejo el país en mejor situación de la que lo encontré. Estoy orgulloso de todo lo que hemos logrado», dijo.

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A continuación, agradeció a su equipo político, a los diputados y a los funcionarios públicos.

Starmer añadió: «A mi sucesor y a cada uno de ustedes, les brindo mi apoyo incondicional a todos mis colegas en la Cámara».

«A todos aquellos en la tribuna cuyas vidas han cambiado o mejorado gracias a este gobierno laborista, y a todos los que en todo el país luchan por ser vistos y escuchados: ustedes son la razón por la que entré en política. A mi esposa e hijos: los amo. Adiós», fueron sus últimas palabras, en medio de una ovación, con los diputados de pie despidiéndolo.

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Stamer en la última intervención ante el Parlamento. Foto: EFE

El último «Question Time»

La actual líder conservadora, Kemi Badenoch, se ha ganado la reputación de ser una adversaria implacable de Starmer en las sesiones del Question Time al primer ministro. Cuando ella lo presionó sobre el nombramiento de Peter Mandelson como embajador en Estados Unidos, la admisión de Starmer de que la persistente amistad de Mandelson con Jeffrey Epstein había surgido durante el proceso de evaluación provocó exclamaciones de sorpresa en la Cámara de los Comunes y un ambiente sombrío entre los diputados laboristas.

Otro intercambio memorable ocurrió el verano pasado, cuando Starmer cortó en seco a Badenoch con una respuesta de una sola palabra, al ser preguntado si planeaba mantener la promesa del programa laborista sobre impuestos. «Sí», dijo, poniéndose de pie y volviéndose a sentar rápidamente, lo que provocó risas en los escaños.

Como contexto: antes de las elecciones generales del año pasado, el Partido Laborista prometió no aumentar los impuestos a los «trabajadores», incluidas las cotizaciones a la Seguridad Social (National Insurance), el impuesto sobre la renta y el IVA.

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Pero en este último intercambio se vio que existía una relación personal, privada y cálida entre el primer ministro y la líder de la oposición. Fue Badenoch quien deseó a él, a su esposa y a sus hijos un gran futuro. Starmer reconoció que ella lo había llamado privadamente cuando un terrorista quemó su casa, en un hecho que aterrorizó a su familia, o cuando su hermano murió de cáncer.

El reloj para el hijo de un relojero

Este intercambio sucedió tras su última reunión de gabinete, celebrada anteriormente, en la que algunos ministros derramaron lágrimas y el primer ministro recibió un reloj de sobremesa grabado con su nombre.

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El viceprimer ministro, David Lammy, organizó una colecta para adquirir el reloj, creado por el mismo diseñador que se encargó de la renovación de la Torre Elizabeth, donde se encuentra el Big Ben. Los relojes tienen un significado personal para Starmer, ya que su padre era coleccionista de estos objetos.

Primer primer ministro laborista en 10 años

Starmer dejará el liderazgo del Partido Laborista el viernes y traspasará el poder a Andy Burnham, diputado por Makerfield, antes de abandonar Downing Street el lunes.

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La noticia llega mientras Burnham afirma que es necesaria una revisión exhaustiva de la seguridad de los diputados, tras el asesinato de la exministra y diputada Ann Widdecombe. Las primeras palabras de Starmer fueron sus condolencias a la familia y a los amigos de Ann, a los conservadores y a Reform, los dos partidos en los que militó Widdecombe.

En medio de las secuelas del Brexit y el escándalo de Boris Johnson, el 4 de julio de 2024, Keir Starmer se convirtió en el primer primer ministro laborista en casi década y media, llevando a su partido a una histórica victoria en las elecciones generales. Llegó a Downing Street con la mayor mayoría parlamentaria de cualquier primer ministro desde Tony Blair en 1997. Sin embargo, apenas dos años después —casi exactamente en el mismo aniversario—, Starmer anunció su dimisión, primero como líder laborista y luego como primer ministro.

¿Por qué el mandato de Starmer no cumplió con las expectativas? ¿Fueron las políticas, la dinámica política o las personalidades lo que llevó al Partido Laborista a romper con la tradición y cambiar de líder a mitad de legislatura?

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Antes de 2024, el Partido Laborista se centró más en la campaña electoral que en prepararse para gobernar. Resultaba revelador que, cada vez que se le pedía a Keir Starmer que explicara los logros de su gobierno —incluso casi hasta su discurso de despedida—, ponía el énfasis en la transformación del Partido Laborista y en la victoria electoral. Esos éxitos eran necesarios, pero distaban mucho de ser suficientes para desempeñar con éxito el cargo de primer ministro. El hecho de que Starmer centrara su atención en ellos influyó en el desarrollo posterior de su mandato.

Starmer basó su campaña en la competencia. De hecho, tanto él como su gabinete parecían creer que el mero hecho de que un gobierno laborista sustituyera a uno conservador bastaría para sacar a la economía británica del estancamiento de la última década. Pensaban que, simplemente actuando con competencia e integridad —cualidades cuya ausencia había reprochado a sus predecesores—, lograrían revertir la pérdida de confianza en la política.

Tras las elecciones, la falta de un plan de gobierno claro era evidente, al igual que la aparente distancia que Starmer marcaba entre su figura y las políticas que impulsaban sus ministros. Los planes carecían de coherencia, y lo que parecían ser «grandes ideas» —como un gobierno impulsado por misiones— se esfumaron en cuanto Starmer cruzó el umbral de Downing Street.

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Al principio, Starmer parecía un primer ministro atípico, con un interés y un deseo genuinos de reformar el Estado. La campaña electoral de 2024 y los primeros meses de su gobierno estuvieron marcados por el discurso sobre «misiones» transversales y por cómo su ejecución requeriría «nada menos que una reconfiguración completa del Estado británico». Sin embargo, a las grandes palabras siguieron escasas acciones.

Starmer tiene el mérito de haber mejorado las relaciones entre ministros y funcionarios, aunque dicho acercamiento no perduró. La salida de Chris Wormald y el fulminante cese de Olly Robbins, que negoció el Brexit por el caso Mandelson, volvieron a deteriorar las relaciones entre los ministros y los funcionarios.

Su no a la guerra con Irán y a Trump

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Si hay un legado de sir Keir Starmer, es su no rotundo a Donald Trump, a participar en la guerra con Irán y su indefectible apoyo a Ucrania y a su presidente, Volodímir Zelenski. También su acercamiento a Europa, tras padecer el fracaso del Brexit.

No logró reforzar presupuestariamente a las fuerzas armadas, un objetivo que cobra más relevancia si aumenta el conflicto con Rusia. John Healey, secretario de Defensa, dimitió por lo que calificó de «falta de voluntad» del Tesoro y «incapacidad» de Starmer para destinar los recursos necesarios al gasto en defensa. Menos de dos semanas después, Starmer anunció su dimisión.

La preferencia de Starmer por el procedimiento sobre la política dificultó su trabajo. El gobierno de Starmer en su conjunto nunca logró articular por qué quería estar en el poder, y la percepción era la de un primer ministro que deliberadamente rehuía la «visión» (una palabra que, según se dice, Starmer detesta), en favor de centrarse en el procedimiento. La gestión económica de Starmer y Reeves los puso en desventaja desde el principio. Esto se debió en parte a factores ajenos a su voluntad: heredaron posiblemente la situación fiscal más difícil de cualquier gobierno en las últimas décadas, con un elevado déficit y planes de gasto poco realistas. Pero algunos de sus problemas fueron responsabilidad suya.

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Como despedida a Starmer, los diputados han aprobado la «Ley Hillsborough», con el objetivo de evitar encubrimientos relacionados con fallos del Estado tras la masacre en el estadio.

El gobierno también ha anunciado que los adolescentes mayores en el Reino Unido estarán sujetos a un toque de queda nocturno en las redes sociales, aunque podrán optar por no participar en él modificando la configuración de sus cuentas.

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Emmanuel Macron otorgó la Legión de Honor, la máxima distinción francesa, al primer ministro británico Keir Starmer, quien ha dimitido y será reemplazado el 20 de julio en Downing Street por Andy Burnham.

El presidente francés le entregó la condecoración el lunes, mientras Keir Starmer se encontraba en París para una cumbre de la Coalición de los Voluntarios, que reúne a los países que apoyan a Ucrania, y para asistir al tradicional desfile militar del Día de la Bastilla el martes por la mañana, según anunció el Palacio del Elíseo. Emmanuel Macron y Keir Starmer son los fundadores de esta Coalición de los Voluntarios, que brinda apoyo diplomático y militar a Ucrania.

Llega Andy Burnham como premier

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El exalcalde del Gran Mánchester, Andy Burnham, tiene asegurada su sucesión al primer ministro saliente, Keir Starmer, tras haber obtenido el respaldo necesario de los diputados laboristas, según el recuento del partido. Burnham aún necesita el apoyo de tres organizaciones afiliadas, incluyendo al menos dos sindicatos, un paso considerado meramente formal.

Burnham recibió el respaldo de 27 diputados laboristas adicionales el lunes, elevando el total a 322, recibidos el jueves pasado, primer día de votación. Con el apoyo de 349 de los 403 diputados laboristas, ningún otro candidato puede alcanzar los 81 respaldos necesarios para postularse al liderazgo. El plazo para votar finaliza hoy.

Será investido oficialmente como líder del Partido Laborista el 17 de julio, en una conferencia extraordinaria, antes de trasladarse a Downing Street, tras reunirse con el rey Carlos III.

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El exalcalde del Gran Mánchester, Andy Burnham, ganó una elección parcial el 19 de junio, lo que le permitió ocupar su escaño en el Parlamento, requisito indispensable para presentar su candidatura al liderazgo laborista. Ya había intentado liderar el Partido Laborista en dos ocasiones, en 2010 y 2015. Desde su regreso al Parlamento, Andy Burnham ha comenzado a esbozar sus prioridades para el gobierno, prometiendo, en particular, una ambiciosa iniciativa de descentralización destinada a impulsar el crecimiento.

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Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., a lawmaker with a background in pharmacy, is introducing a bill that would require health insurance companies that provide transgender procedures to also pay for detransitions and adverse effects.

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Harshbarger fears that under many current plans, transitioners who consider reversing their sex-reassignment procedures are stuck with what is effectively a financial one-way door.

«It’s outrageous that a health plan can cover sex-rejecting procedures but refuse to cover the restorative care patients need to address the harm they cause. That’s not a fair deal for patients who want to restore healthy bodily function,» Harshbarger said.

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UNITED STATES – MAY 19: Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., speaks during the Republican Study Committee news conference to introduce a «Women’s Bill of Rights» outside the Capitol on Thursday, May 19, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Although unlikely to become law over Democratic opposition in the Senate, the bill, titled the TRUTH in Coverage Act, draws attention to a growing number of patients who have regretted sex-reassignment procedures and lawmaker concern over barriers to addressing their fallout.

It would require insurers that cover «sex-rejecting procedures» to also cover items and services needed to address the complications or adverse effects resulting from them. The bill would enact the requirement regardless of state or local laws that mandate such procedures.

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If passed, the bill would go into effect Jan. 1, 2027. It has 12 cosponsors, including Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., the former chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health.

In its current form, Harshbarger’s bill would amend three federal statutes governing private health insurance coverage to create a uniform federal coverage requirement: the Public Health Service Act, employer-sponsored health plans and group health plans. The bill would also prevent insurers from adjusting copays, deductibles or implementing treatment limitations.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a similar bill into law last year, addressing a similar concern at the local level.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott arrives during a press conference for Eli Lilly and Company in Houston, Texas, on Sept. 23, 2025. (Antranik Tavitian/Reuters)

Senate Bill 1257, sponsored by Texas Sen. Bryan Hughes, published a statement with the Texas Senate Research Senate, arguing the need for his bill.

«Many of these individuals require extensive medical care to manage or reverse the effects of previous treatments, yet they are frequently denied insurance coverage, leading to insurmountable out-of-pocket expenses. Without this coverage, patients face significant health risks, including hormone imbalances, surgical complications, and psychological distress,» Hughes wrote.

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According to the National Library of Medicine, it’s difficult to determine exactly how many detransitions there are or at what point someone would be considered a detransitioner. Researchers noted that stopping hormones, reversing surgeries or changing legal documents could all be triggers for what it means to begin the detransition process.  

By casting a wide net and including adverse effects, Harshbarger’s bill would circumvent those technicalities.

«Patients should never be abandoned after undergoing life-altering, harmful medical interventions once reality sets in,» Harshbarger said.

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Diana Harshbarger

Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., speaks during the news conference on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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«As a pharmacist, I’ve seen insurance companies find every excuse in the book to avoid paying for the care patients actually need. My TRUTH in Coverage Act restores fairness, promotes transparency and ensures patients aren’t left paying the price for care their insurance should cover.»

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It’s unclear when and if Harshbarger’s bill would reach the House floor for a vote.

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