Angela Rayner defends Labour's appointment of Sue Gray We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Rishi Sunak has refused to give former civil servant Sue Gray’s report […]

Ben Savage in Los Angeles. Photo: Wil R/Star Max/GC Images "Boy Meets World" actor Ben Savage is running for Congress. Why it matters: Savage — a popular child TV star from the 1990s and early 2000s — is running to replace Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who is seeking the seat of retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). Savage is entering a […]

China defends claims that US ‘spy balloon’ was a ‘weather balloon’ We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The UK is considering buying its own fleet of […]

Migrants arrive by small boat on tourist packed beach We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Rishi Sunak is expected to speak with the French President on […]

Trump campaign ad screenshot President Trump's re-election campaign launched its most brutal ad of the 2020 election overnight, suggesting Joe Biden has experienced severe mental decline over the past four years. Driving the news: The digital ad, "What happened to Joe Biden," is timed to overlap with the Democratic National Convention and launches the Trump campaign's four-day takeover of the […]

Rishi Sunak says companies are ‘queueing up’ to invest in NI We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Brexiteer MPs will hold an emergency meeting in a […]

DeSantis signs a law giving Florida control of Disney World's special district. Photo: Ricardo Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is aggressively testing the limits of running an unofficial presidential campaign, ramping up national engagements that leave little doubt about his plans for 2024. Why it matters: DeSantis and former President Trump are the GOP […]

Photo illustration: Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The social media app TikTok was banned Friday from electronic devices managed by the House of Representatives, per CNN. Driving the news: Those who install the app on official House devices will be asked to remove it, according to an internal notice sent to House staff and obtained by CNN. The notice […]

A group closely aligned with House Republican leadership is spending over $2 million to accuse President Biden of being the one who truly wants to cut Medicare, Axios has learned. Why it matters: It's some of the earliest spending of the 2024 election cycle and signals that Republicans plan to go on offense, rather than just defend against Biden's claims […]

Illustration: Megan Robinson/Axios It's likely more enslaved Black people escaped to Mexico than originally thought, scholars say. Why it matters: The story of the Underground Railroad to Mexico — loosely organized paths allowing enslaved Black people to escape bondage by fleeing south — exposes a neglected history about the Black experience in the Americas. Details: Historians have known for decades […]