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- Evening Standard
Who is Hamish Badenoch? Banker, father and husband of Tory leader Kemi
Hamish Badenoch has largely stayed in the background as his wife has climbed to the top of the political ladder
- York Press
'Why are there 2 classes of pensioner: I am going to be £53.80 a week worse off'
'Why are there two classes of state pensioner: I am going to be £53.80 a week worse off' - says our letter writer. Does this affect you?
- HuffPost UK
'Why Would Anyone Believe A Word You Say?' Sky News Presenter Roasts Chancellor Over Tax Rises
Rachel Reeves said before the election she had "no plan" to put them up.
- The Independent
Trump appears to emulate ‘sex act’ on microphone after he melts down over technical difficulties
Viewers were stunned at the former president’s apparent gesture during his Milwaukee rally in Wisconsin
- People
Donald Trump's Nephew Recalls Grandpa's Dementia Symptoms as He Warns of Former President's 'Decline' (Exclusive)
"I see it in parallel with the way my grandfather's decline was," Fred Trump says of Donald's recent behavior. "If anyone wants to believe that dementia did not run in the Trump family, it's just not true"
- The Daily Beast
Trump Plummets in Election Betting Odds After Shock Poll Shows Him Losing Iowa to Harris
Election prediction markets tilted heavily towards Vice President Kamala Harris overnight after a bombshell poll released Saturday showed her ahead of former President Donald Trump in Iowa. A Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll found the Democratic nominee three points up on her GOP opponent, 47% to 44%, among likely voters. The survey was conducted by the highly regarded pollster Ann Selzer, who has a long track record of producing results that uncannily mirror final election tallies.
- HuffPost
'Weekend Update': Michael Che Spots X-Rated Reason Trump Wants To Be President Again
Che and "Update" co-host Colin Jost mocked the GOP nominee over his wild act with a microphone stand at a campaign rally.
- Rolling Stone
Trump Boasts ‘Every Rally Is Full’ as Camera Immediately Pans to Empty Seats, People Leaving
The former president falsely claimed his rallies "do not have any seats that are empty"
- The Telegraph
Reeves under fire from Labour backbenchers over ‘impossible sell’ Budget
Rachel Reeves is under fire from Labour backbenchers who have said her Budget is “impossible to sell” to “horrified” constituents.
- The Daily Beast
Frantic Aides Narrowly Stopped Trump Calling His Rival Appalling Slur
Donald Trump has long had a penchant for nicknaming his political adversaries, coining the phrases Sleepy Joe, Crooked Hillary, and Ron DeSanctimonious. But one Trump moniker for President Joe Biden allegedly went beyond the former president’s typical antagonism. The Republican presidential nominee, who has repeatedly referred to Biden as Sleepy Joe, Slow Joe, and Crooked Joe, wanted to add “Retarded Joe Biden” to his nickname arsenal, a new report by The Atlantic claims. “The guy’s a retard. He
- The Independent
Rapper Sexyy Red swaps sides for endorsement in 2024 presidential election
Despite showing her support for Donald Trump last year, the rapper says she cast her vote for Kamala Harris
- The Telegraph
BBC newsroom branded ‘out of control’ amid new accusations of Middle East bias
The BBC newsroom is “out of control”, its former director of television has said as the corporation faces fresh accusations of bias over its reporting of the Middle East conflict.
- The Daily Beast
Elon Musk’s Mom Suggests She May Break Voting Laws
Elon Musk’s mom Musk stunned Fox News host Neil Cavuto when she appeared to suggest that she would visit polling stations in New York to recast several votes in the coming election. The Canadian-born dietitian used her appearance on the conservative news channel to hit out at voting systems in New York, where you don’t need to provide ID to vote—but you do need to be registered. Cavuto quoted her “Dark MAGA” X post from last month criticizing voter counting across different states.
- The Hill
Opinion - Israel’s strike has Iran facing a stark nuclear option
Israel's recent retaliation against Iran has highlighted the Islamic Republic's conventional military weakness and sense of strategic vulnerability, prompting Iran to consider unconventional responses, including the pursuit of a nuclear weapon.
- Business Insider
Russia faces a crisis regardless if Putin ends or continues the war in Ukraine, economist says
Continuing the war means the economy faces stagnation, while ending it would shut off the massive defense spending that's driven growth, Alexander Mertens writes.
- The Telegraph
Councils could impose tourist tax on staycationers under government plans
Local authorities in England would be given the power to levy a tax on staycation tourists under plans being considered by the Government.
- The Guardian
‘A vivid distillation of a deeply fractured country’: a history of the United States in nine photographs
As a landmark book, Magnum America, is released, we chart pivotal moments for the US via key images from the past 90 years
- The Telegraph
Julia Roberts’ advert for Kamala Harris triggers Republican anger
An advert narrated by Julia Roberts encouraging women to keep their votes a secret from their husbands has triggered fury among Republicans.
- CNN
Speaker Mike Johnson walks back comments that GOP would ‘probably’ try to repeal CHIPS Act
House Speaker Mike Johnson might have put a significant dent in the reelection hopes of one of the GOP’s most vulnerable congressional incumbents on Friday and later backtracked comments where he said he would consider repealing the CHIPS Act.
- Associated Press Videos
Kamala Harris says Donald Trump's comments about Liz Cheney 'must be disqualifying'
Vice President Kamala Harris says the former president Donald Trump "is clearly disqualified and unqualified to be president,” after he used violent rhetoric against Republican Rep. Liz Cheney.