Politics - Wednesday, March 25, 2026

The administration has yet to find a candidate who aligns with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda while avoiding his unpopular stance on vaccines.

Top California Democrats pressed USC after its debate criteria produced an all-White lineup and left minority Democrats offstage, helping trigger the debate's cancellation, a GOP candidate claims.

The agreement was an extraordinary example of how the Trump administration has offered legal relief to those aligned with the president.

Wes Streeting gave a speech outlining his performance on the NHS and plans for the future. Was this his unofficial leadership pitch? Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey sit down with the health secretary to find out Continue reading...

Mayor Brandon Johnson proceeded with the “Abolish ICE" snowplow unveiling despite the recent murder of a Loyola student, allegedly by a Venezuelan migrant.

A day after Republicans offered to remove money for ICE enforcement from a Department of Homeland Security funding bill, Democrats insisted that the deal must include curbs on federal agents.

Republicans and Democrats alike have criticized the Trump administration’s moves, taken to stabilize oil markets rocked by the war with Iran, warning that it is benefiting two U.S. adversaries.

Legislation subject to MPs’ approval but will be backdated due to urgency of threat to UK democracy, says minister Keir Starmer is set to embark on a fundamental overhaul of the political finance system, starting with an emergency ban on cryptocurrency donations and £100,000 cap on donations from Britons living abroad in a blow to Reform UK. In a hugely significant move, the government said it would bring in the annual cap as well as a moratorium on crypto donations from Wednesday as part of its new elections legislation. Requiring third-party campaigners to declare donations all year round, not just election periods, and allowing funding only from permissible donors. More stringent checks on the source of funds from political donors, bringing it more into line with know-your-customer checks in the financial services industry. Preventing donations from shell companies by ensuring funding is from post-tax profits rather than revenue. Requiring foreign consultant lobbyists to join the official register, from which they are currently exempt because they do not charge VAT. Banning foreign-funded political adverts. Continue reading...

A new poll finds 58% of voters oppose U.S. military action in Iran, while Trump's disapproval rating hits a second-term high of 59%, the survey shows.

The first lady, Melania Trump, believes that more children should be educated by “humanoid educators.”