No pre-roll ads. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer talks to BBC Breakfast and attacks Reform UK leader Nigel Farage after videos surfaced of Reform UK campaigners making racist comments. Revelations of “racist” comments by Reform UK canvassers are a “test of leadership” for Nigel Farage, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's threat of impeachment comes after the court ruled on Trump's immunity argument.
The only three Republican women in the South Carolina Senate took on their party and stopped a total abortion ban from passing in their state last year. Sandy Senn, Penry Gustafson and Katrina Shealy from office during sparsely turned out primaries in June, and by doing so completely vacated the Republican wing of the five-member “Sister Senators," a female contingent that included two Democrats and was joined in their opposition to the abortion ban. For Republicans, the departure of Senn, Gustafson and Shealy likely means there will be no women in the majority party of state Senate when the next session starts in 2025.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said former President Donald Trump is entitled to some immunity from criminal prosecution for actions taken to overturn results of the 2020 election but sent the case back to the trial court to sort out which charges can stand, effectively delaying any potential trial until after the November election. The 6-3 opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts. Trump had claimed "absolute immunity" for all his actions, but Roberts noted that, "Trump asserts a far broader immunity than the limited one we have recognized."
Deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden said earlier today that Moscow allegedly use Facebook pages to grow support for Reform UK adding that "it's a classic example from the Russian playbook" and warning that Kremlin's interference in the general election is "gravely concerning". Responding to these comments, the Reform UK leader calls it a "Russian hoax" saying "how dare he" claiming that the Conservatives "have taken millions of pounds of Russian money over the last few years from their donors". .
President Joe Biden offered a dramatic, direct response to an epochal Supreme Court ruling that could hand presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump a pass to unchecked power if he wins a second term.
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi tells CNN’s Dana Bash that “if we’re just talking about mental acuity, let’s be fair about it.”
President Joe Biden did not take questions after speaking on the Supreme Court ruling, despite questions swirling after his debate performance
For all her bravado in government, Nicola Sturgeon wasn’t much of a gambler – at least not a successful one. She bet against the UK government and the Supreme Court that she could hold another referendum on independence – more commonly referred to as indyref2 – and she failed on both counts.
A federal judge on Monday blocked a Mississippi law that would require users of websites and other digital services to verify their age. The preliminary injunction by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden came the same day the law was set to take effect. A tech industry group sued Mississippi on June 7, arguing the law would unconstitutionally limit access to online speech for minors and adults.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James said her office is launching an investigation into the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy who allegedly pointed a replica handgun at officers during an encounter in Utica. James's announcement came a day after hundreds of people attended a community vigil for 13-year-old Nyah Mway, who was killed Friday night. Citing New York state executive law, James said the Office of Special Investigation, which is part of her office, assesses every incident reported to it where a police officer "may have caused the death of a person by an act or omission."
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The congresswoman said the Supreme Court has become "consumed by a corruption crisis beyond its control."
A section of a High Wycombe road has been cordoned off by Thames Valley Police.
Tory voters are concerned about Angela Rayner one day succeeding Sir Keir Starmer in Downing Street, a poll has suggested.
More than three-quarters of the shadow cabinet attended state schools – in stark contrast to Sunak’s government
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey ramps up his campaign stunts by doing a bungee jump in Eastbourne
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Michigan governor tells president’s staff that her state is ‘no longer winnable’ to him
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