Politics

Police apologise to second parliamentary Speaker in two days over Mandelson arrest leak

Oversight Republicans tout bipartisan support for Hillary Clinton’s deposition

Republicans not ruling out a subpoena for Lutnick in Epstein investigation

Hillary Clinton accuses Oversight Republicans of ‘political theater’ in opening statement

The big mistake Labour think Farage has made – and how the chancellor hopes to capitalise

Next week, the chancellor will unveil the first spending review since 2021. It will set Whitehall budgets for the remainder...

UK ‘appalled’ by reports of Palestinians killed while trying to reach new Gaza aid sites

The government has said it is "appalled" by reports of Palestinians being killed while trying to access aid sites in...

Johnson, Thune push back on Musk’s megabill criticism

The top two congressional Republicans rebutted Elon Musk’s criticism of their “big, beautiful bill” Wednesday as the tech mogul and...

Confirmation process begins for Trump’s first judicial nominees

The Senate Judiciary Committee is launching the confirmation process for the first judicial nominations of President Donald Trump’s second term....

Trump’s NATO ambassador says allies must agree to 5% spend on defence and security ‘starting now’

The United States says the UK and all other NATO allies must agree to spend at least 5% of national...

More pensioners to get winter fuel payments this year – but confusion remains over who will qualify

Rachel Reeves has confirmed more pensioners will be eligible for winter fuel payments this year - but confusion remains over...

Billions to be spent on regional transport but government ‘can’t do everything it wants to’, says Reeves

Rachel Reeves has said £15.6bn will go towards regional transport projects in next week's spending review, but there are other...

Capitol agenda: The tax fights Trump has to settle

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and his tax writers will huddle with President Donald Trump at the White House Wednesday...

‘A ton of tradeoffs’: Thune acts fast to cut deals and move Trump’s megabill

John Thune is wasting no time moving President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” through the Senate. The Senate majority leader...

Has Trump betrayed Starmer steel deal?