Politics - Monday, May 4, 2026

Joe Kaufman brings national security and foreign policy expertise to the race; he has been dubbed the "terrorist hunter" for his extensive work on the issue.

The motorcade of Vice President JD Vance passed the scene soon after the shooting.

PM will say responsibility to stand with Jewish communities lies with ‘every one of us’ at event on Tuesday Keir Starmer will call for a whole-of-society response to rising antisemitism on Tuesday, saying that it is not enough simply to condemn the scourge, but people “must show it” through their actions too. Before a roundtable event at Downing Street, the prime minister will call for action on all forms of antisemitism, after a knife attack against the Jewish community in Golders Green last week, a spate of serious arson attacks and the terror incident in Heaton Park in October. Continue reading...

Conservative legal group demands Bureau of Prisons records after a woman was allegedly re-incarcerated for objecting to a male roommate assignment.

The Trump administration, which took a noninterventionist approach to artificial intelligence, is now discussing imposing oversight on A.I. models before they are made publicly available.

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees challenged the terminations in a complaint to the National Labor Relations Board.

Elizabeth Warren didn't use the free government tax-filing system she promoted when Direct File became available in Massachusetts, records show.

Trump's surgeon general nominee Dr. Nicole Saphier is dividing the MAHA movement, with some activists calling her a "catastrophic mistake" but others saying she is exactly what Americans need.

The Department of Homeland Security criticized a judge for releasing a man accused of murder overseas, but did not inform her of the accusation. The judge said she would consider imposing sanctions.

Labour leadership challenge in wake of disastrous local poll results could unleash chaos in party, MPs told Cabinet ministers have told mutinous Labour MPs that any attempt to oust Keir Starmer after a potentially disastrous set of election results this week would unleash chaos for the party that would not be easily overcome. Several, however, told the Guardian that even with the prime minister’s determination to stay in Downing Street after Thursday’s vote, the mood on the backbenches was febrile and events could yet spiral out of control. Continue reading...