As the Pentagon prepares to downgrade or eliminate senior billets by January 1, 2027, Trump officials are discussing Russian energy and economic cooperation while Moscow's war on Ukraine continues.

‘Taking back control’ turns out to be staggeringly expensive. That’s something to mull over as budget day approaches, writes Zoe Williams

In "Perilous Fight" Kaepernick doesn’t need permission to stand up for Black people.

A new episode of “South Park,” which renamed itself to “South America” as an apparent dig at President Donald Trump, will skewer “stupid billionaires” and the AI data centers they want to build.

Brazil goes to the polls on 4 October 2026 to elect its next president for the 2026-2030 period. Unsurprisingly, as it has done elsewhere in Latin America, the Trump administration is overtly and intensely interfering in favour of the far-right candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro (Jair Bolsonaro’s son) and against the incumbent, Inácio Lula da Silva.  In July 2025, US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, imposed sanctions on Brazil’s Supreme Court president, Alexandre de Moraes for having had the temerity to preside over the trial of Jair Bolsonaro and associates, for their involvement in a violent coup attempt in January 8 2023, aimed at overturning Lula’s 2022 electoral victory.

Community Note: “Paxton's office initially recommended 1 day in jail.”

Mike Rogers repeatedly voted against efforts to expand health insurance for children of working families.

James O’Brien: The PM was brilliant, except for when he talked about immigration

Andy Burnham has vowed to scrap the triple lock in 2030 to pay for his plans for free social care for the elderly.

A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...