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Trump’s tariffs are his biggest policy failure
President Trump’s tariff policies have faced criticism for failing to reduce the trade deficit, hurting U.S. businesses, and providing insufficient revenue to offset the federal deficit.
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Ministers to expand digital rail ticketing app trials as part of crackdown on fare dodgers costing industry £400 million a year
The UK government plans to widen trials of digital rail ticketing apps as part of a broader effort to tackle fare evasion, which is estimated to cost the rail industry around £400 million a year. Ministers see the expanded rollout of app-based and contactless ticketing as a way to make it easier for passengers to…
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Wenger and Infantino’s No 2 Grafström criticise ‘sad and reproachable’ World Cup plan
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has faced further criticism from within his own organisation after secretary general Mattias Grafström described the failed World Cup private investment scheme as a “sad and reproachable series of events”. Arsène Wenger, Fifa’s chief of global development, also broke his silence to say the plan’s withdrawal was “absolutely necessary and beyond…
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Dressed to run the country? PM’s de facto deputy ‘Red Lou’ Haigh turns up for work (in scuffed-up trainers) as she’s left as most senior minister in UK while Burnham takes a family holiday
Louise Haigh, nicknamed “Red Lou,” has been left as the UK’s most senior minister after Prime Minister Andy Burnham departed for a family holiday abroad only two weeks into his premiership. Haigh was pictured arriving for work in scuffed trainers, and the timing of Burnham’s trip has drawn criticism, with the break being dubbed “Bunk…
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Trump overhaul could gut Head Start preschool standards, leaving states to set the rules
President Donald Trump’s administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of the early education program for impoverished children, two people familiar with the deliberations said.
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POLL OF THE DAY: Should Andy Burnham be going on holiday two weeks after becoming PM?
Andy Burnham has faced criticism after taking a holiday abroad just two weeks into his premiership, with a cabinet minister forced to defend the trip amid mocking references to “Bunk Off Burnham”. Louise Haigh has been left in charge as acting minister during his absence, a decision that has fuelled debate over whether such an…
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WATCH: GOP senator unloads on ‘creature of Washington’ challenger in critical Senate showdown
Republican Senator Jon Husted has criticised his Democratic challenger, former Senator Sherrod Brown, ahead of a closely watched Ohio contest that could help determine control of the US Senate in November. Speaking to Fox News Digital at an event in Marysville, Ohio, Husted argued that Ohio voters had already delivered their verdict on Brown two…
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Congress should rein in EPA overreach to protect affordable and reliable energy
The End EPA Abuse Act offers a practical path forward.
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Five primary races to watch as Michigan takes spotlight
In today’s issue: ▪ Key primaries in Michigan, Missouri ▪ South Carolina Senate GOP debate ▪ First deaths from cyclospora outbreak ▪ Jeanine Pirro on the rocks Voters are heading to the polls today in five states around the country, with key primary contests that will help determine the direction of the Democratic Party heading…