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Trump endorses replacement GOP nominee Jennifer Balkcom after Chuck Edwards ends re-election bid
President Trump endorsed North Carolina state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, the replacement GOP nominee running for U.S. House after Rep. Chuck Edwards dropped his re-election bid.
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Moskowitz, Wasserman Schultz duel progressives in redistricted South Florida
Democratic Reps. Jared Moskowitz (Fla.) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) are both set to duel progressive rivals in Tuesday’s primary as they fight for reelection in newly redistricted South Florida. Moskowitz, running in Florida’s new 25th Congressional District, faces a challenge from his left in Oliver Larkin, who’s backed by the Democratic Socialists of America…
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Trump’s aircraft carrier demands may lead to waiting game for Navy
President Trump is increasingly putting his thumb on the scale by wading more into the designs of U.S. aircraft carriers, backing potentially seismic design changes that would increase construction costs and scramble timelines to complete the build. The president has ordered a return to steam catapults on Ford-class aircraft carriers, and the U.S. Navy is…
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Trump put to the test with Mills in Florida primary fight
President Trump’s endorsement is being put to the test again this week as Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) vies for a third term while multiple controversies threaten to derail the congressman’s reelection bid. Mills has been under investigation since November, with the House Ethics Committee looking into allegations that the congressman violated campaign finance laws and…
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Keir Starmer’s sacking of top civil servant cost taxpayers £500,000 in record payout
Chris Wormald was forced out as Cabinet Secretary by Sir Keir in February as the then-prime minister rebuilt his No10 team in a desperate bid to save his premiership.
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Lee Cain: We found 4,000 government comms staff we didn’t know existed
The ex-comms boss on forgotten staff, the many ‘slow-moving car crashes’ of Covid, and Boris Johnson. Maja Anushka reports
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Lessons from No 10: When government comms go badly wrong | Lee Cain
“It’s a comms problem” is the diagnosis politicians, pundits and the public often reach for whenever a prime minister flounders. It was arguably Keir Starmer’s biggest undoing. From the beginning, he failed to articulate what kind of prime minister he would be. In the end, nobody really knew what he thought about anything. For today’s…
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This crowded Republican primary in Florida has drawn a unique cast of candidates
The GOP primary in Florida’s 19th District includes candidates who are new to the state, candidates who’ve run for Congress before and two candidates who have received pardons from President Trump.
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Morning news brief
Jared Kushner and Israel’s prime minister meet in attempt to move Gaza ceasefire plan forward, U.S. focus on Iran draws key resources from Asia, voters head to the polls for primaries Tuesday.
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Now even Labour’s eco-millionaire donor Dale Vince backs North Sea oil and gas as he tells Andy Burnham approving Rosebank and Jackdaw fields can ‘save money for the country’
The green energy tycoon revealed he has dropped his opposition to the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields, which the Prime Minister will soon have to decide on.