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.

  • Rick Kumazawa Joins ‘Shōgun’ Season 2 As Recurring

    Rick Kumazawa has joined the second season of FX’s Emmy-winning drama Shōgun in a recurring role. He will play a character named Gaspar, although no further details have been released; the announcement adds to the show’s expanding ensemble as production continues. Filming began in Vancouver earlier this year, with Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis among…

  • House rebukes Iran war; Trump’s next side hustle raises eyebrows

    The article text was unavailable because access to the page was denied, so its contents cannot be summarised reliably. The headline indicates it concerns a House rebuke of the Iran war and scrutiny of Trump’s next business venture. No supporting details, numbers or context were provided beyond the headline and access-denied notice. A neutral summary…

  • Florida woman on the run and wanted for murder relied on network of alleged accomplices to evade capture: Cops

    Florida authorities are searching for Isabelle Rose Johnson, 38, who is wanted in connection with the killing of Jason Christopher Coulthart. Investigators allege that suspected accomplices have helped her avoid arrest for weeks, making the case a continuing manhunt and prompting a public reward offer. Johnson is accused of murder after Coulthart, 43, was found…

  • Candidate who wants to abolish the Senate, arrest Netanyahu offers DSA shot at swing-seat breakthrough

    Florida Democratic Socialists of America-backed congressional candidate Oliver Larkin has said he supports abolishing the US Senate and believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be arrested if he visits the United States. The Fox News article presents his campaign as a potential test of whether the Democratic Socialists of America can make gains in…

  • Could a flat-rate COLA help fix Social Security?

    A proposed flat-rate Social Security cost-of-living adjustment would give every beneficiary the same dollar increase, rather than a percentage increase. Supporters argue it could make the programme more progressive by protecting poorer retirees while slowing benefit growth for those with larger payments, helping address its long-term funding shortfall. Analysis cited in the article estimates that…

  • Trump administration won’t intervene in Tate brothers extradition: White House

    The White House says the Trump administration will not intervene in proceedings to extradite Andrew and Tristan Tate to the UK. The decision leaves the case to the US legal process, despite the brothers’ political support for Trump and their prominence as online influencers. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt rejected the prospect of intervention…

  • Chick-fil-A warns cyberattack may have exposed customer data in multiple states

    Chick-fil-A has warned that a cyberattack may have exposed personal and account information from a limited number of its Chick-fil-A One loyalty accounts. The incident highlights the risk of reusing passwords across websites, as attackers used credentials obtained from another source to access accounts. The automated “credential-stuffing” attack targeted the company’s website and app between…

  • GOP firebrand moves to dissolve Congressional Black Caucus: ‘Federally sanctioned segregation’

    Republican Representative Nancy Mace has introduced a House resolution that would bar congressional caucuses organised around race, ethnicity or national origin. If adopted, it could require the dissolution of prominent Democrat-aligned groups including the Congressional Black Caucus, which Mace describes as a form of “federally sanctioned segregation”. The proposal was introduced on Thursday and would…

  • FCC chair suggests ABC skipping Trump’s speech will factor in license renewal decision

    FCC chairman Brendan Carr said ABC’s decision not to broadcast President Trump’s primetime address could be raised during the renewal of licences for Disney-owned ABC stations. He argued that broadcasters have a public-interest obligation to provide access to significant presidential speeches, making the issue relevant to ongoing regulatory scrutiny. ABC and NBC did not air…

  • Hunter Biden: Trump ‘would have his claws into my family’ without pardon

    Hunter Biden said that, without a presidential pardon, Donald Trump would “have his claws into” his family. The remark highlights the continuing political and personal consequences of the legal cases involving President Biden’s son. The available article text does not provide further details of the interview, legal proceedings or pardon’s scope. The headline indicates Hunter…