Topic: Politics

Politics covers the decisions, debates and power struggles that shape public life, from elections and parties to government policy, diplomacy and political culture.

It brings together reporting on leaders and institutions alongside the controversies and public reactions surrounding them. For readers, it offers context on who is making decisions, what is at stake and how political developments may affect everyday life.

  • FDA weighs a new kind of flu shot based on technology RFK Jr. has questioned

    The US Food and Drug Administration is considering whether to approve Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine, mFlusiva, which could become the first licensed seasonal influenza vaccine using this technology. The decision matters because it would expand mRNA beyond Covid-19 vaccines and comes amid heightened federal scrutiny of the technology by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,…

  • A Tale of Two Clarks and the Museums They Made

    The article’s content is unavailable because the linked page displays a JavaScript and cookies verification screen rather than the article itself. A reliable neutral summary cannot therefore be produced from the material provided. The title indicates that the piece concerns two people named Clark and museums they established, but it gives no substantiated details about…

  • Why Spain’s Immigrant Crisis Is Happening

    The article’s text is unavailable because the website displayed a JavaScript and cookies verification page instead of the article itself. As a result, its claims, evidence and framing cannot be assessed or summarised reliably. The provided title indicates that the article concerns immigration pressures in Spain, but the title alone does not establish what events,…

  • Millard Fillmore: Statesman, Betrayer, or Populist?

    The article’s contents were not available because the provided page displayed a JavaScript-and-cookies verification screen instead of the text. As a result, its argument about Millard Fillmore cannot be summarised reliably. The title suggests the piece considers competing interpretations of Fillmore’s political legacy, but no supporting details, evidence or conclusions were accessible. Any fuller summary…

  • Spain attacks ‘selfish’ response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings

    Spain has criticised several EU governments for what it called a “selfish, polarising and unlawful” response after about 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, Spain’s North African enclave. The dispute matters because it has intensified tensions over migration policy, border security and the Schengen free-movement area. Spain says it regained control of the border…

  • Kamala Harris backs major changes to the Supreme Court, Electoral College ahead of possible 2028 campaign

    Former Vice President Kamala Harris has endorsed expanding the US Supreme Court and abolishing the Electoral College, according to Fox News, as she considers a possible presidential campaign in 2028. The positions signal an embrace of progressive reforms that she did not make part of her 2024 campaign and could shape her appeal within the…

  • 100 days until midterms and Democrats are winning because they actually have a message

    With 100 days until the US midterm elections, the opinion article argues that Democrats have gained an advantage by centring their campaign message on affordability, while Republicans have not settled on an equally clear narrative. It says this matters because voters may respond more strongly to a simple story about everyday costs than to a…

  • Brazen social media fraud schemes wreak havoc as Trump official issues stark warning for ‘fraudfluencers’

    A senior investigator in the Trump administration has warned about “fraudfluencers” using social media to promote schemes that allegedly exploit public-benefit programmes and taxpayer funds. The warning matters because such content may make fraud appear accessible or legitimate, potentially encouraging wider misuse of unemployment, disability, food assistance and Social Security systems. The Department of Labor’s…

  • More than 25,000 children lose previous legal protections, as federal contract ends

    A federal contract funding legal services for unaccompanied migrant children in the United States has ended, removing support previously available to more than 25,000 children. Advocates say the loss of lawyers and legal information could leave children facing immigration proceedings alone and increase their risk of deportation. The contract supported a nationwide network of nearly…

  • Lebanese who fled the Israeli invasion visit to see what’s left

    Lebanese residents displaced by Israel’s invasion have returned to their home areas to assess the damage, finding homes, businesses and farmland affected by the fighting. Their visits underline the human cost of the conflict and the uncertainty over whether people can safely return for good. The report follows people revisiting places they fled amid Israeli…