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Watch live: Trump speaks in Michigan
The article does not provide details of Donald Trump’s remarks in Michigan because access to the page was denied. It appears to be a live-video listing rather than a report containing substantive information. The available text says the site believes JavaScript is disabled and directs readers to enable it or contact support. No date, venue,…
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Labour accused of fuelling youth unemployment crisis after quietly scrapping key target for tackling practical driving test backlog, leaving Andy Burnham red-faced ahead of joblessness announcement
The UK government has been accused of contributing to the youth unemployment crisis after quietly dropping a target aimed at clearing the backlog of practical driving tests, according to reports. The move is politically awkward for Andy Burnham, coming just ahead of a wider announcement on joblessness, and critics say it undermines efforts to help…
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Tariffs are Trump’s favorite plaything – and his justifications are absurd | Steven Greenhouse
In this opinion piece, journalist Steven Greenhouse argues that Donald Trump’s renewed use of tariffs is a politically motivated distraction from mounting troubles, including a faltering conflict with Iran, sliding approval ratings and rising inflation. He contends the president’s justifications for the levies, including citing forced labour, are flimsy pretexts, and warns that the tariffs…
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Trump presses Thune to keep Senate in session until SAVE America Act passes
President Trump has urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep the Senate in session until it passes the SAVE America Act, a Republican voting bill, or abolishes the filibuster. The intervention heightens pressure on Senate Republicans ahead of the planned August recess and exposes divisions over whether the legislation can advance. The bill would…
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Jeffries says DNC chief ‘has my full support’ amid scrutiny
The article page is inaccessible (returns an access-denied/JavaScript-required error, and I don’t have permission to fetch it via WebFetch), so I have no article content to summarise — only the headline is available. Based on the headline alone: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has said DNC Chair Ken Martin “has my full support” amid unspecified…
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Live updates: US, Iran back off attacks; Trump heads to Michigan to tout manufacturing
The United States has scaled back its daily military strikes on Iran to allow more time for negotiations, according to President Trump and administration officials, with UN ambassador Mike Waltz saying Trump is “giving it a little bit of room.” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that Iran had requested a meeting, suggesting a…
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Labour surge ahead in polls for first time in 16 months – but Burnham insists he would ‘rule out’ a general election
Labour has moved ahead in opinion polls for the first time in 16 months, according to reporting highlighted in the article, marking a notable shift in the party’s political fortunes after a prolonged period trailing rivals. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham addressed the development but moved to dampen speculation of an early general election, insisting…
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Reform UK candidate in Sheffield by-election revealed
Reform UK has announced its candidate for the forthcoming Sheffield City Council by-election in Southey ward. The contest matters because it will fill a vacancy created by the resignation of former councillor Gareth Slater and could affect representation in an area where Reform made a strong recent electoral showing. Polling is scheduled for 27 August,…
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Some GOP senators say they will vote to cancel recess over SAVE America Act
Several Republican senators said they would support cancelling the Senate’s planned recess unless the chamber first considers the SAVE America Act, a voting-related proposal. The move reflected pressure within the party to keep the Senate in session over election rules, though it was unclear whether enough support existed to alter the schedule. The article concerned…
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Rienzi review – Wagner’s early opera makes its Bayreuth debut as frenzied contemporary election drama
Wagner’s early opera Rienzi has received its first ever staging at the Bayreuth festival, opening the 150th anniversary season as an exception to the festival’s usual canon of his 10 “mature” works. The opera has long been avoided at Bayreuth partly because it was Adolf Hitler’s favourite work and because no authentic complete score survives,…