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Top GOP senator reveals what Dem colleagues are fretting about behind closed doors
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso has claimed that Democratic senators privately worry their party is being pulled towards the “far, far left” by an emerging wave of progressive candidates. Speaking at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention in Dallas, the Wyoming Republican framed this as evidence that the Democratic Party’s centre of gravity is shifting…
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Trump tells Dallas crowd the Luka Dončić trade ‘might go down as the worst in sports history’
President Donald Trump used a speech at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention in Dallas to criticise the Dallas Mavericks’ 2025 trade of star player Luka Dončić, calling it a deal he “didn’t understand” and suggesting it “might go down as the worst trade in the history of sports.” The remarks, delivered at American Airlines…
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JD Vance to invoke Charlie Kirk, family ‘birthright’ in fiery midterm keynote speech thrashing Dems
Vice President JD Vance delivered a convention keynote address marking one year since Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk’s assassination, framing the November midterms as a battle over what he termed Americans’ “birthright”. Vance linked his personal life – including the July birth of his fourth child, Alec – to a broader argument about family,…
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Regional mayors’ uncapped overnight stay tax jeopardises struggling tourism sector
This Daily Mail comment piece criticises Andy Burnham for proposing to let regional mayors and authorities impose an uncapped overnight stay levy, calling it reckless at a time when the tourism sector is already struggling. It argues the tax would compound existing pressures on hotels and hospitality businesses, risking jobs and further weakening an industry…
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Federal appeals court compares Trump migrant detention policy to Japanese American internment
A federal appeals court has struck down a Trump administration policy requiring mass detention of migrants without the possibility of bond, with the majority opinion drawing a striking parallel to the internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War. The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 against the measure, which forms a…
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Undercover video exposes Dem Senate nominee’s plan to embrace socialists: ‘Got to be together’
Roy Cooper, the former North Carolina governor and Democratic Senate candidate, has said he would not sign the “Promise to America,” a moderate Democratic pledge repudiating socialist positions, arguing that the party needs to be a “wide spectrum” that includes candidates aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). His remarks, captured in undercover video…
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Terror ‘still knocks at door of democracy’, Burnham says on 9/11 25th anniversary
Andy Burnham and Sir Tony Blair marked the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Friday, with Burnham warning that terror “still knocks at the door of democracy” while affirming the enduring bond between the UK and US. The anniversary comes amid ceremonies held on both sides of the Atlantic to honour the nearly…
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25 years after 9/11, New York fire chief who risked his life that day warns of the terrorism dangers of Britain’s ‘idiotic’ migrant open-door policy
Thomas von Essen, New York City’s fire commissioner during the 9/11 attacks, has marked the 25th anniversary by recalling the horrors of that day and warning that Britain’s current border and migration policies risk creating conditions similar to those that enabled the 2001 terror attacks. Von Essen, now 80, told the Daily Mail that governments…
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Make disability benefits as ‘easy as possible’ to get, says Labour review
A Government-commissioned review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), led by welfare minister Sir Stephen Timms, has concluded that the disability benefit claims process should be made as “easy as possible” and less stressful for applicants. The draft recommendations, published on Thursday, matter because they come amid rapidly rising costs of the benefit and set the…