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Trump says US helped secure release of 5 prisoners in Belarus deal, thanks Lukashenko
President Trump says five Polish and Moldovan prisoners have been released from detention in Belarus and Russia through U.S. diplomatic efforts.
Biden seeks to block DOJ release of 2017 audio, court filing says
Joe Biden's lawyers are expected to intervene against the DOJ's release of redacted transcripts and audio from his ghostwriter conversations.
Rayner issues 'last chance' warning to Starmer and backs Burnham to return
In her first comments since Labour's election defeats, the ex-deputy PM calls for bolder action from the prime minister.
'Free beer' for Trump death Dem activist running for Wisconsin gov: 'I will win' if they silence me
Democrat Kirk Bangstad, who posted about "free beer day" tied to Trump's death, now seeks Wisconsin governor's race signatures and warns his party.
Councillor under investigation over racism allegations
Reform UK investigate Glenn Gibbins after his Sunderland election win on Thursday.
The Tories are still on life support – so why is Badenoch in celebratory mood?
Party leader has been vocal about its gains in London and there is a feeling that its losses could have been worseBy any sane person’s reckoning, the Conservative party had a night to forget in Thursday’s local, mayoral and devolved elections. It lost about 500 councillors in England and ceded contr...
Virginia Democrats’ $70M redistricting gamble backfires after court defeat, ignites blame game
Virginia Democrats' redistricting strategy backfired after a court struck down new maps, triggering infighting and costing roughly $70 million in losses.
Angela Rayner calls blocking Andy Burnham’s return to parliament a mistake as pressure mounts on Keir Starmer – as it happened
Catherine West issues ultimatum for PM as ex-minister Josh Simons joins calls for prime minister to quitAt the start of her programme Laura Kuenssberg addressed Catherine West and Bridget Phillipson who were sitting waiting for the main interviews.Kuenssberg told West she wanted a cabinet minister t...
The Guardian view on the Welsh and Scottish elections: Plaid’s triumph heralds a new era in devolved politics | Editorial
Progressive nationalist parties now hold power in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. That will be a challenge for the United Kingdom’s overcentralised stateWhen the Scottish and Welsh parliaments were created on the eve of the millennium, the then Labour government in Westminster believed that it had e...
Trump-backed Board of Peace, Israel 'will take action' if Hamas remains out of compliance: Netanyahu advisor
Netanyahu advisor Michael Eisenberg says Israel will act against Hamas for noncompliance with peace terms, crediting Trump's team for the deal.
Nicola Jennings on Keir Starmer’s reaction to the election results – cartoon
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In full: Angela Rayner's stinging statement after devastating Labour election results
Angela Rayner made her first public comments since the Labour Party's devastating local and devolved election results.
Rand Paul vows to keep pressure on Fauci as statute of limitations on criminal referral expires Monday
Sen. Rand Paul urges the DOJ to indict Dr. Fauci before the statute of limitations expires on his criminal referral for lying about gain-of-function.
Labour MP challenges ministers to move against Starmer
Catherine West threatens to challenge Keir Starmer herself, as minister Bridget Phillipson backs the embattled PM.
Britain’s visceral dislike of Keir Starmer illuminates a problem for his successor | Samuel Earle
There are many good reasons to not like the prime minister. But ours is an age in which hatred is a remarkably popular currency – leaders need a strategy for countering itIt might be that Keir Starmer, not known for his rhetorical skills, expresses himself most clearly through his furrowed brow. It ...
Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth willing to 'take the fight' to Keir Starmer
The Plaid leader says he will "call out" the UK government, if that is needed, as first minister.
Plaid members belt out anthem on Senedd steps
The party held a rally on Saturday and spontaneously belted out the Welsh national anthem.
Sarwar says he will 'absolutely' stay on as Labour leader
The Scottish Labour leader defended his party's campaign after a poor result in Thursday's election.
Tories are still biggest party on the right, claims Cleverly
Leading Tory brands Reform a "cult of personality" but Reform deputy leader says its electoral success has shaken up politics.
As leader of the UK’s largest union, I want Labour to succeed – but that means radical change | Andrea Egan
If this isn’t to be the last ever Labour government, the party is going to need to reconnect with the labour movementAndrea Egan is the general secretary of UnisonIf you’re hurtling at high speed towards the cliff-edge, basic common sense says you should at least try to apply the brakes. It’s that m...
Anthony Slaughter: The punk pioneer making Senedd history for the Greens
One of the two new Wales Green party Senedd members once made noise in a South African punk band.
Can Burnham delay Starmer's exit?
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Supreme Court’s junior justice goes on solo tear as Trump fights put her at odds with the bench
Justice Jackson's solo dissents have drawn sharp rebukes from colleagues who say her positions defy precedent and embrace an imperial judiciary.
AOC, asked about running for president, says her ambition is 'way bigger than that'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., says her ambition goes beyond a 2028 presidential run, declaring she wants to change the country for the working class.