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Cost-of-living relief plans, prisoner release row and White House shake-up dominate
The day’s political agenda combined consumer-policy announcements, a dispute over prison capacity and a senior White House personnel change. In the UK, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the government would bring forward measures intended to curb misleading “fake” discounts and make unwanted subscriptions easier to cancel. Supporters presented the plans as practical cost-of-living protection, while…
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Duke Law Defies the Supreme Court on Affirmative Action
The DOJ revealed that Duke continues to privilege black and Hispanic applicants at the expense of whites and Asians.
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American Birthday Accounts Can Help Solve Our Coming Population Problem
We can fix falling fertility with one program — and it costs hardly anything.
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Millions in Great Britain can now face emergency power cuts at short notice
New grid rules that came into effect this week give Great Britain’s electricity system operator, Neso, the power to impose short-notice rolling blackouts as a last resort to prevent a total grid collapse, without needing the government to invoke emergency powers. This is significant because it is the first time such large-scale power cuts could…
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Can FIFA Boss Infantino Survive?
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is facing mounting calls to resign following backlash over a now-abandoned plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors, despite the tournament having just delivered a record $15 billion in revenue. Football figures, national associations and even a world leader have publicly demanded he step down, and…
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Reform pledge to deport foreign criminals to El Salvador leaves them at risk of torture, charities warn
Reform UK has unveiled plans to deport all foreign nationals from Britain’s prisons, potentially sending some to serve sentences in El Salvador or Kosovo if their home countries refuse to take them back. The policy, announced by Reform’s Home Affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf, has drawn criticism from migrant rights charities, who warn it could expose…
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Uefa, Concacaf and AFC push for Infantino to quit and discuss rival competitions
Uefa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Concacaf have issued a scathing open letter calling for Gianni Infantino to resign as Fifa president, marking a dramatic escalation in the crisis triggered by his failed Football Forward Enterprise scheme. The three confederations accused Infantino of “trust broken through deception” and said his response to the scandal…
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A quiet rush for gold is sweeping the globe — here’s why countries are stockpiling it
Central banks around the world are quietly increasing their gold reserves at a rapid pace, driven by concerns over persistent inflation, mounting government debt and broader economic uncertainty. This trend reflects a growing desire among nations to diversify away from currencies such as the US dollar and hedge against potential instability in global financial markets,…
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5 notable contests left on the 2026 primary calendar
The 2026 primary season is nearing its final stretch, but several high-profile races remain before political observers completely turn their attention to the general election. In the next few weeks, voters in more than a dozen states will head to the polls to determine some key matchups that could help shape the November landscape. In…