While a federal judge was fast-tracking the start of former President Donald J. Trump’s election interference trial in Washington on Monday, the sprawling prosecution of Mr. Trump and 18 co-defendants by the district attorney in Fulton County, Ga., on similar state charges showed signs of slowing to a slog in Atlanta. The two cases, stemming from the efforts of Mr. […]

President Biden will host President Rodrigo Chaves of Costa Rica at the White House on Tuesday as their countries try to rein in a surge of migration in the Western Hemisphere. Mr. Biden and Mr. Chaves, who was elected last year, will also discuss economic ties and job creation, administration officials said. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to […]

John Bercow responds to ‘abuse of power’ claims by Theresa May John Bercow has hit back at claims by Theresa May that he carried out the “greatest abuse of power” during the impasse over her Brexit deal. In her new book titled The Abuse of Power, the former Prime Minister accuses the ex-Commons Speaker of “trying to thwart the delivery […]

The Michigan Republican Party is starving for cash. A group of prominent activists — including a former statewide candidate — was hit this month with felony charges connected to a bizarre plot to hijack election machines. And in the face of these troubles, suspicion and infighting have been running high. A recent state committee meeting led to a fistfight, a […]

Mary Fellowes has been appointed the sustainability advisor to the UK Children’s Parliament – a group of around 270 children from across the country. Together they will bring attention to the ecological and social consequences of cheap, rapidly produced mass-market clothing. The Children’s Parliament was launched in 2021 and matches seven to 11 year-olds to MPs and their constituencies. Budding […]

The Pentagon announced on Monday that it would buy thousands of unmanned drones and other autonomous devices over the next two years, adding that it had been far too slow to embrace new technology that is “small, smart, cheap” and that could bolster the U.S. military as it prepares for possible future conflict with China. The commitment came from Kathleen […]

Labour peer Lord Alan Haworth has died aged 75 while on holiday with his wife in Iceland, the party has confirmed. A secretary of the parliamentary Labour Party from 1992 to 2004, Lord Haworth went on to become a member of the House of Lords. The party said he died on Monday morning. Lord Haworth and wife Maggie Rae had […]

The Transportation Department fined American Airlines $4.1 million on Monday, saying the carrier violated federal rules by keeping passengers stranded on airport tarmacs for hours on dozens of occasions in recent years. The agency said the fine was the largest penalty it had ever doled out for tarmac delays. The violations stem from 43 domestic flights between 2018 and 2021 […]

The latest blue-on-blue ​a​ttack erupted after Nadine Dorries – a Boris Johnson loyalist – launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister as she finally formally resigned, 11 weeks after promising to go. Supporters of Rishi Sunak accused the former Culture Secretary of presiding over a “theatre of the absurd” and “turning her resignation into a psychodrama”. ​​In her resignation […]

Theresa May resignation is ‘good for the country’ says Trump Donald Trump was trying to be a “gentleman” when he held onto Theresa May’s hand to keep her from slipping down a slope, the former British Prime Minister said. It was 2017 when May became the first world leader to meet with the newly-inaugurate Trump at the White House. The […]