Sen. Kyrsten Sinema during a news conference at the Capitol on Nov. 29. Photo: Kent Nishimura/L.A. Times via Getty Images Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona said in remarks published at 6 am ET Friday that she's leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent. Why it matters: It's a political earthquake that will shake […]
The Home Office has been blasted for leaving its boat route “open to anyone” after 19 suspected terrorists reportedly arrived in the UK via small boats in the last year. Security sources revealed the startling information to MailOnline, claiming that foreign nationals linked with groups including the so-called Islamic State were among those travelling to […]
Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios Republicans used the "defund the police" slogan after George Floyd's murder to paint the Democratic Party as radical. But since the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago, a growing number of GOP candidates and lawmakers are rallying around their own calls to defund or abolish federal law enforcement agencies. Why it matters: The new […]
Humza Yousaf has broken his pledge to attend a Scottish independence rally on the same day as the King’s Coronation. During the SNP leadership race, Mr Yousaf and his rivals Kate Forbes and Ash Regan vowed to make a speech at the All Under One Banner (AUOB) event in Glasgow on May 6. The Scottish […]
Republican leaders have followed an emboldened base of conservative activists into what increasingly looks like a political cul-de-sac on the issue of abortion — a tightly confined absolutist position that has limited their options ahead of the 2024 election season, even as some in the party push for moderation. Last year’s Supreme Court decision overturning […]
Colorado’s House Republicans issued a letter Monday admonishing their Democratic colleagues for criticizing Capitol security staff who carried a teenage protester out of the House’s gallery last week. “You, the Speaker of the House, along with the Majority Leader, gave public statements to the media admonishing the actions of our Sergeants and State Patrol, and […]
WASHINGTON — As President Biden signed an executive order in his first hours in office to strengthen prohibitions against gender and sexual discrimination, a small team of officials in the Department of Education began assessing an unanswered but important question: How could the administration protect transgender athletes? At the time, only a few states had […]
WASHINGTON — The Fulton County district attorney’s investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia is nearing a decision point, posing fresh challenges for federal prosecutors considering charging him in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The long-running investigation by Fani T. Willis in […]
PM’s plans to deal with grooming gangs exploiting children Keir Starmer has been blasted for an “appalling” Labour advert which accuses Rishi Sunak of wanting child sex attackers to avoid jail. A number of Labour MPs, Tories, actors, comedians, and TV personalities condemned the social media advert as a “dog whistle”, “shameful” and “vile”. Shadow […]
The removal of a student from a legislative viewing area of the state Capitol on Wednesday — which some lawmakers say included an unnecessary and disproportionate level of force — is prompting an investigation by Colorado House of Representatives leadership. Videos posted on social media and shared with the Denver Post showed Colorado State Patrol officers […]