Even as Republicans’ efforts to restrict abortion rights appear to have hurt candidates in key races over the last year, the party’s chairwoman said on Thursday morning that she welcomed the protracted — and at times, contentious — discussion of the topic in the first Republican presidential debate on Wednesday night. “I was very pleased to see them talk about […]

Chinese spy cameras 'completely dominating' UK A top Chinese spy is reportedly using multiple LinkedIn aliases to trick British officials into handing over state secrets in return for money and business opportunities, it has been reported. The revelation has sparked a renewed concern about Brits’ social media security, and an additional push by MI5 to warn those with power and […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Monday defended his remarks urging Republican voters not to be “listless vessels” that automatically support former President Donald J. Trump. Mr. DeSantis said in an interview with The Florida Standard, a conservative news outlet, last week that the conservative movement “can’t be about the personality of one individual.” “If you’re not rooted in principle, […]

Ukraine’s grinding counteroffensive is struggling to break through entrenched Russian defenses in large part because it has too many troops, including some of its best combat units, in the wrong places, American and other Western officials say. The main goal of the counteroffensive is to cut off Russian supply lines in southern Ukraine by severing the so-called land bridge between […]

Andy Burnham urges Labour to ‘be bolder’ Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham has warned Britain is heading for the “ugliest” election in living memory, during a sit-down interview at the Edinburgh Fringe. Speaking at the Stand New Town theatre, he said: “Let’s be honest, I think we’re heading to the most unpleasant, divisive general election we will ever see in […]

Federal prosecutors pushed back on Monday against former President Donald J. Trump’s request to postpone his election interference trial in Washington until well into 2026, asserting that his main reason for the delay — the amount of evidence his lawyers have to sort through — was vastly overstated. Mr. Trump’s lawyers, in an extremely aggressive move last week, asked Judge […]

Kate Forbes explains her position on gay marriage Former SNP leadership contender Kate Forbes has joked that the Second Coming of Jesus Christ could be easier to witness than a second Scottish independence referendum. Ms Forbes sat down for an interview with political comedian Matt Forde at the Edinburgh Fringe this afternoon, after a tumultuous year for her career that […]

After a year of fretting about President Biden’s political standing and their electoral chances in 2024, Democrats are at a moment of high confidence as Republicans prepare for their first presidential debate on Wednesday. They will be watching with bated breath in hopes that the Republican candidates embrace the likely-to-be-absent Donald J. Trump, defend him over his four criminal indictments, […]

Robert Jenrick says 'we'll do whatever is required' to sort asylum system Net immigration to the UK hit an all-time record high of 606,000 in 2022, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. Some 46,000 arrived in the country illegally crossing the Channel in small boats – almost 25 times more than three years earlier. With an annual […]

Labour caught using former councillor as member of public The average local authority in the UK will face a £33million budget deficit within the next two years, according to new research – a 60 percent increase from two years ago. The BBC Shared Data Unit survey of 190 councils found an extra £5.2billion will be needed nationwide to break even […]