Politics - Friday, June 19, 2026

Trump endorses both Wilson and Evette in South Carolina's GOP gubernatorial runoff, hedging his bets ahead of the high-profile Tuesday contest.

California AG Bonta claims Trump weaponized the DOJ against Gov. Newsom, calling the federal probe political persecution despite California origins.

Makerfield victory gives Andy Burnham a path back to Westminster and a chance to challenge Keir Starmer Celebrations and a swift exit after a Burnham win ‘beyond our wildest dreams’ “We know no king but the King in the North”, declares the young Lady Lyanna Mormont in the hit HBO series Game of Thrones. In the early hours of Friday morning, in a nondescript conference hall in the north of England, it appeared that the electorate agreed. About 70,000 voters in a post-industrial region of north-west England may have changed the face of British politics this week, after electing the charismatic Labour politician Andy Burnham to represent them in London. Continue reading...

Transgender former New Hampshire lawmaker Stacie Marie Laughton sentenced to 33 years for sexual exploitation of children at a Massachusetts daycare.

President Donald Trump introduced a newly refurbished Boeing 747-8i at Joint Base Andrews, touting its larger size, luxury features and updated red, white and blue paint scheme

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here: Cabinet loyalists tell PM he has weekend to set out timetable for exit ‘Now is the change moment’: Burnham staff have no doubts Podcast: will Burnham become prime minister? What would ‘change’ look like if Burnham becomes PM? David Blunkett , the former Labour cabinet minister, has suggested that Keir Starmer should stand down after the Makerfield byelection. In an interview on the BBC’s Newsnight, Blunkett suggested that Starmer standing aside would be the best option for the party regardless of whether Andy Burnham wins tonight or loses. Continue reading...

DHS accuses Minnesota officials of a political stunt over ICE agent Gregory Morgan Jr., charged with assault for allegedly pointing a gun at motorists.

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After partying into the early hours, supporters were back for the new Makerfield MP’s victory rally which ended with a madcap escape There was plenty of the hopey, changey stuff from Andy Burnham at his victory rally on the morning after the night before – but it ended with the new MP for Makerfield doing a runner. “Are you going to become the new prime minister?” shouted Sky’s political editor, Beth Rigby, at the retreating Burnham. “Keir Starmer says he is not going to give way – what’s your message for Keir Starmer?” Hemmed in by cameras, chairs, tables and a whole load of the giggling supporters who had been assembled around him on the turf at Ashton Town FC’s grounds, Burnham picked up the pace. Continue reading...

Trump blindsided senators by forcing cancelation of Jay Clayton's DNI hearing and linking FISA renewal to the president's SAVE America Act.