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Farage hints that Reform’s £72m donations may not be legal under new elections bill - UK politics live
Nigel Farage's Reform Party faces legal scrutiny over its £72 million in donations, with the party leader hinting the massive funding haul may violate…
Unions seek party donations cap as TUC chief says ‘super-rich’ corrupting politics
Britain's trade union movement is pushing the government to impose domestic caps on political donations, arguing that wealthy donors exert excessive i…
Hospitality industry urges Andy Burnham to lay out VAT cut plans
More than 800 UK hospitality businesses have demanded that Prime Minister Andy Burnham deliver on his campaign commitment to cut VAT for the sector, w…
Data center hysteria is our latest group chat gone wild
# Data Center Regulation Needs Transparency, Not Panic Public alarm over data centers has reached fever pitch, but the solution lies not in blanket b…
Democrats and Republicans can agree: there should be more monetary support for child care
# Bipartisan Push for Childcare Support Takes Shape With Competing Visions Both Democrats and Republicans recognize that childcare costs crush Americ…
UK government to offer clearer guidance on student loans after repayment row
The UK government announced plans to revise guidance materials for student loan borrowers, responding to parliamentary criticism that existing promoti…
Your retirement age may have changed this year: What to know
# Your Retirement Age May Have Changed This Year. Here's What Altered The Social Security Administration raised the full retirement age for millions …
Policing minister makes statement on ‘intimidating and thuggish’ anti-migrant protests – UK politics live
Britain's policing minister Sarah Jones has condemned recent anti-migrant protests as "intimidating and thuggish," warning participants they will face…
The hidden cost of losing your community bank: disruptive innovation
# The Hidden Cost of Losing Your Community Bank Community bank consolidation poses a threat to American innovation that policymakers have largely ign…
Black-clad Dover vigilantes will return if police do not act, say campaigners
Masked vigilantes linked to far-right networks blocked roads at the Port of Dover in a show of force that politicians and civil rights campaigners war…
Gaza refugee says sister-in-law ‘would be alive’ if Home Office had let her come to UK
A Gaza refugee living in Glasgow claims the Home Office's rejection of his sister-in-law's visa application resulted in her death from cancer. Anwar, …
‘I wasn’t even listening,’ Farage says of donations scandal meeting
Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, deployed a controversial defence against allegations his party violated campaign finance law by considering overse…
Farage brushes aside Reform controversies in closing conference speech – UK politics live
Nigel Farage acknowledged past mistakes at Reform UK's party conference in Birmingham, telling delegates that controversies are part of politics. The …
'Hidden tribunals': Immigration court due process in tumult with new locations
The Trump administration is establishing new immigration court locations designed to accelerate deportation proceedings, raising fresh concerns about …
Farage seeks to shore up damaged leadership as scandal engulfs Reform conference
Nigel Farage moved to contain a major crisis at Reform UK's party conference after two senior officials faced police reports for allegedly orchestrati…
Trump administration stalled a survey of PFAS in wastewater, former EPA officials say
# Trump Administration Halts EPA Survey on PFAS Contamination in Wastewater The Trump administration has blocked an Environmental Protection Agency s…
Don’t blame free markets for populist failures
# Government Spending, Not Free Markets, Drives American Economic Discontent Norbert J. Michel contends that populist movements across America miside…
California lawmakers pass bill allowing people to identify their Jewish ancestry
California lawmakers advanced legislation that would mandate state agencies collecting demographic data to add Jewish identity as a selectable categor…
Cells for arrested offenders may run out without early prison release, says Labour
Bridget Phillipson, Labour's Justice Secretary, defended the government's early prison release scheme on Thursday, warning that custody capacity for n…
ICE plans to spend $2 million on dog-like robots for immigration enforcement
Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to deploy robotic dogs equipped with surveillance cameras and sensors to support enforcement operations alon…
Vance, Zeldin ask for EPA probe into East Palestine train derailment response
Vice President JD Vance and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin have jointly called for an independent EPA investigation into the federal government's handli…
Florida tourism dips as Canadian visitors drop 14 percent
# Florida Tourism Sees Sharp Decline in Canadian Visitors Florida's tourism industry recorded a notable contraction in the first half of 2026, with C…
Beloved New Orleans hospital, wracked by Hurricane Katrina, to get makeover
# Historic New Orleans Hospital to Undergo Major Redevelopment Charity Hospital, the iconic New Orleans medical facility that became a symbol of resi…
UK urged to ban imports of Brazilian meat over health concerns
England's farming lobby and animal health experts are pressing the UK government to prohibit Brazilian meat imports over antibiotic resistance concern…
Labour rejects Zack Polanski’s call to ‘slam brakes’ on building AI datacentres
Labour faces pressure from the Green Party over its commitment to expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure in Britain, but the government show…
Tech firms call for 'collective action' against AI-powered hacking
OpenAI and other major technology firms are demanding coordinated government and industry action to defend against artificial intelligence-powered cyb…
Political bickering follows two deaths related to measles in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's two measles deaths this week have ignited a political firestorm over vaccine policy as the nation grapples with its highest caseload of…
Burnham announces crackdown on rogue bailiffs and ‘cowboy builders’
Prime Minister Andy Burnham launched new enforcement rules targeting rogue bailiffs and unscrupulous builders in England and Wales, framing the action…
Number of asylum seekers living in hotels across UK halves in a year
# Asylum Hotel Numbers Fall Sharply as UK Overhauls Immigration System The Home Office has cut the number of asylum seekers housed in hotels by 50 pe…
Forty children reported missing from UK asylum hotels still not found
# Forty Children Missing From UK Asylum Hotels Remain Unlocated Forty children have vanished from UK hotels housing asylum seekers and remain missing…
I grew up on food stamps. That's why I support healthier SNAP standards
# SNAP Reform Push Faces Legal and Political Obstacles as Obesity Crisis Intensifies Moises Arjona Jr., a former food assistance recipient, is making…
Cases of 'scromiting' condition tied to cannabis use spike among teens, young adults: New study
# Teen Cannabis Use Linked to Spike in 'Scromiting' Cases A new medical study documents a sharp rise in cases of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, or…
Trump administration wants to deny ABA ability to oversee law schools: Report
The Trump administration is moving to strip the American Bar Association of its authority to accredit law schools, a dramatic shift that would upend s…
Privacy advocates call on Maryland to investigate data brokers
Privacy advocates are urging Maryland officials to investigate data brokers for allegedly violating the state's data privacy law by selling consumer i…
Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forests
The Trump administration has initiated efforts to overturn a 25-year-old environmental protection that restricts logging and development across millio…
Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English
The British government's plan requiring students who fail GCSEs in maths and English to retake the exams has drawn sharp criticism from school leaders…
Drill Andy drill? Burnham’s North Sea dilemma – podcast
The UK government faces a decision on two new North Sea oil and gas drilling sites that exposes tensions within Labour's climate commitments. Environm…
Tennessee Plans Another Execution Despite Its Brutal Recent Mistakes
Tennessee officials plan to execute a death row inmate by lethal injection Thursday, proceeding despite the state's documented history of execution fa…
Big Oil Giant BP Banks Blockbuster Profits as Climate Disasters Strike Across the Globe
BP and other major oil and gas companies reported record quarterly profits as extreme weather disasters intensified globally, according to reporting o…
Press Conference to Preview First-Ever IACHR Hearing on Excessive Use of Force Against Immigration-Related Protesters in the United States
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold its first-ever thematic hearing on excessive force against immigration-related protesters in t…
Trump’s latest assault on public lands
The Trump administration filed a proposal Tuesday to repeal protections on federal public lands, seeking to open additional acreage to logging operati…
Reform’s Tice accused of misinformation after urging people to enjoy heatwaves
Richard Tice, Reform UK's deputy leader, faced swift pushback from medical professionals and environmental advocates after dismissing climate action e…
Second Circuit Joins Courts That Recognize First Amendment "Right to Record Law Enforcement Activity in Public"
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has joined a growing number of federal courts in recognizing a First Amendment right to record law en…
Making Americans Healthier Again
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reshaped the national conversation around health policy since taking over as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kennedy…
New National Policy Agenda Offers Blueprint for Shifting and Keeping People Power
Dēmos, a progressive policy organization, released its 2026 Policy Agenda titled "Power Policies: How to Get and Keep People Power in the United State…
SEC Should Withdraw Proposal Limiting Investor Access to Essential Climate-Related Information
More than 35 environmental and investor advocacy groups urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw a proposal that would weaken climate-…
Loosening of planning rules in England to allow more new homes near stations
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner announced a major shift in England's planning rules Monday that will make it substantially easier to build homes near …
Governments must tax Big Oil's profits as UN tax treaty talks advance
Climate-focused nations are pressing for stronger taxation of oil and gas company profits through new UN tax treaties as environmental damage from ext…
PEER and Allies Push Back on FCC’s Approval of Reflect Orbital’s Plan to Light Up the Night
Environmental groups filed a formal challenge with the Federal Communications Commission to overturn approval of a commercial satellite designed to re…
How American society shields perpetrators of child sexual abuse
# Child Sexual Abuse: Institutional Denial and Systemic Failure American communities routinely protect those accused of child sexual abuse rather tha…
'What are we going to do?' The mom of a trans teen grapples with Trump's Medicaid move
A California Republican mother of a transgender teenager confronts the human cost of the Trump administration's healthcare policy reversals targeting …
Westminster council threatens Charing Cross soup kitchen with closure
Westminster City Council is threatening to close a soup kitchen operating at Charing Cross, citing public safety concerns. The Conservative-controlled…
Farage wins Clacton byelection, but was it worth it? – podcast
Nigel Farage secured victory in the Clacton byelection he engineered by deliberately resigning his seat, a move designed to give voters an opportunity…
Burnham announces £65m for drought-hit farmers after Labour pressure
Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced £65 million in emergency funding for drought-stricken farmers on Thursday, marking a sharp pivot in the governme…
4 things to know about Treasury Department's repeal of reporting requirement for US businesses
# Treasury Department Eliminates Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirement for US Businesses The Treasury Department formally repealed a corporate t…