Local elections in May will serve as an opinion poll on Sir Keir Starmer’s government. And Reform UK may become the new hegemonic party of the British right ...

Ministers and civil servants used to work hand in glove, but that relationship has steadily eroded since the 1980s.

Britain will introduce its first formal maternity leave for ministers under a draft bill announced on Thursday that aims to ...

First Minister John Swinney met with Plaid leader Rhun ap Iorwerth at his official residence in Edinburgh on Thursday, with the pair seeking to share lessons ahead of respective elections in May. A ...

President Donald Trump just met with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, holding a brief meeting aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop on his way to Asia. “As soon as I found out that ...

WASHINGTON—The hard lines that both parties have drawn on the government shutdown are starting to soften, with the specter of financial hardships for federal workers and lower-income households ...

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AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. U.S. House candidates need state residency by Nov. 3, 2026, not district residence. Redrawn 2026 map reshapes Eastern NC contests and ...

As the federal government shutdown drags on, Americans are feeling disruptions in their day-to-day lives. Many federal workers are not allowed to work, so government services have stopped or slowed, ...

Another vote on stopgap funding to end the partial federal government shutdown failed Wednesday, with Indiana senators voting along party lines. Republican Sens. Jim Banks and Todd Young voted yes on ...

At the heart of the federal government shutdown is a fight on Capitol Hill over health insurance subsidies. We discuss the likely impact of not extending those subsidies past their expiration at the ...