Politics - Friday, June 5, 2026

Sen. Schmitt criticized Sen. Hirono after she accused the Trump administration of terrorizing immigrant communities during a denaturalization hearing.

Prime minister’s office responds after JD Vance blames British teenager’s death on mass migration How Britain was rocked by Henry Nowak’s murder – and why the US intervened ​Keir Starmer has suggested the US is trying to interfere in British democracy after JD Vance, the US vice-president, blamed the murder of the British teenager Henry Nowak on mass migration. The prime minister’s office responded after the senior Republican politician claimed in a post on X that Nowak would be alive “if the last few generations of European elites had stood their ground against the politics of self-hatred and the mass invasion of migrants, many of whom despise the West and the people who love it”. Continue reading...

House Republicans push anti-fraud bills as a midterm campaign strategy, but only pass one of three measures this week amid Democratic opposition.

The forthcoming order echoes President Trump’s decision to repeal executive orders that have protected other public lands from vehicles for decades.

Exclusive: Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate advocates public ownership of water companies as he prepares for potential leadership bid Thames Water should be nationalised, Andy Burnham has said, revealing public ownership of water companies would “absolutely be an option” under his potential leadership of the Labour party. Burnham, Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield byelection, has previously called for “greater public control” over the companies. In an interview with the Guardian, he has confirmed this could mean nationalisation. Continue reading...

Election law expert Hans von Spakovsky says California's slow vote counting stems from mass mail voting, a seven-day ballot window, and cure periods.

Former AG Pam Bondi says she delegated Epstein files oversight to Todd Blanche, now facing scrutiny as Trump's nominee to be Attorney General.

Lucy Powell calls for tougher laws to tackle misinformation and says Reform UK has benefited from bots and troll farms Reform UK is destabilising British democracy by spreading divisive material that is being amplified by bots and troll farms, Labour’s deputy leader has said. Lucy Powell called for tighter laws on social media giants to tackle misinformation, arguing the online space was “open to wealthy individuals, and bad state actors”. Continue reading...

Representative Adriano Espaillat and his progressive challenger, Darializa Avila Chevalier, have zeroed in on Harlem, traditionally hostile turf for the Democratic incumbent.

Delegation of Chagos refugees visiting Britain says issue has been ‘hijacked within the halls’ of politics A Chagossian delegation visiting the UK has urged parliamentarians to complete stalled legislation to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which they say has been “hijacked within the halls” of UK politics. The six-person contingent from the Chagos Refugees Group expressed their full support for the UK to conclude an agreement after the government was forced to shelve legislation when the US dropped support for the agreement. Continue reading...