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Republicans stall votes on partisan ICE funding amid party infighting
Republicans had planned to try to pass a major funding bill for Immigration and Customs Enforcement by the end of the week but plans collapsed over unrelated policy disagreements. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker)
Five key takeaways from Democrats’ autopsy report on Kamala Harris’s loss
Riddled with mistakes and missing sections, 192-page document on 2024 election loss to Trump fails to mention Gaza.
Trump shifts between diplomacy and threats in Iran standoff
Supporters say unpredictable Trump approach deal-making strength, others see reflection of strategic dilemma.
Council of Ministers meeting: PM signals fresh reform push, focus on ease of living
NEW DELHI: Signalling a push towards further deregulation, the Council of Ministers led by PM Narendra Modi spent over four hours on Thursday taking stock of recommendations of a high-level committee led by NITI Aayog member Rajiv Gauba and reforms by ministries.
Equalities watchdog chairwoman urges ‘common sense’ policy on single-sex spaces
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Democrats seize on Trump support for Spencer Pratt in LA mayor’s race
President says reality star a ‘big Maga person’ but backing may prove more hindrance than help in deep-blue bastionDonald Trump’s endorsement is typically a boon for candidates seeking elected office – a show of support, or disapproval, from the president has proved significant in races across the US this year.But Trump’s recent comments on the Los Angeles mayor’s race, just weeks before the primary, are sure to benefit Democrats. The president spoke favorably of Spencer Pratt, a former Republic...
Suit targets whites-only Arkansas community over applicant rejected for Jewish roots, Black husband
A white supremacist group is facing a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a real estate broker who says she was barred from purchasing property in their rural Arkansas community because of her Jewish ancestry, Black husband, and biracial children
Andy Burnham under huge pressure to keep his long-standing pledge to pay compensation to WASPI women as official campaign group voices hope
Andy Burnham under huge pressure to keep his long-standing pledge to pay compensation to WASPI women as official campaign group voices hopeSee more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy CHRISTIAN CALGIE, SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT-AT-LARGE Published: 19:55, 21 May 2026 | Updated: 19:55, 21 May 2026 e-mail View comments
‘Tackle it now!’ Former border inspector issues warning over ‘serious threat’ of new small boat migrant route
Former border inspector John Vine has warned of the “serious threat” posed after a new small boat migrant route into Britain was discovered.The ex-Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration spoke to GB News after police revealed “violent” ex-soldiers from Iraq or Afghanistan were facilitating crossings from the new location.Armed men are aiding small boat smuggling gangs, which have moved to launch from Belgium after French authorities took a stricter approach to monitoring the would...
Iran Executes Two Men Over Armed Rebellion Charges, Links To 'Separatists'
Since the start of the conflict with Israel and the United States in February, Iran has ramped up executions, with many of the convicts hanged over anti-government protests that took place across Iran early this year.
Palestinians drop bid for a senior U.N. role after U.S. pressure
Palestinians drop bid for a senior U.N. role after U.S. pressure May 21, 20262:49 PM ET Daniel Estrin Palestinian ambassador to the U.N. Riyad Mansour, right, attends the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at UN headquarters Angelina Katsanis/FR172095 AP hide caption toggle caption Angelina Katsanis/FR172095 AP TEL AVIV — Following pressure from the U.S., the Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations is withdrawing his bid for a vice president role a...
DAVID MARCUS: Top Trump foe Dan Goldman is getting trounced, amd it's delicious
The country met Rep. Daniel Sachs Goldman, D-N.Y., the wealthy scion of the Levi jeans fortune, back in 2019 when he was tapped to be the lead counsel for the first impeachment of President Donald Trump. Since being elected to Congress in 2022, his reputation as an anti-Trump zealot has only metastacized.So it is shocking, and no doubt in a happy way for Trump, that according to a new Emerson poll, Goldman is trailing in his primary against Democratic Socialist-leaning Brad Lander by over 30 poi...
QUENTIN LETTS: The Chancellor used the word 'I' 45 times in 10 minutes. Is she worried about getting the boot?
QUENTIN LETTS: The Chancellor used the word 'I' 45 times in 10 minutes. Is she worried about getting the boot?See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy QUENTIN LETTS, PARLIAMENTARY SKETCHWRITER Published: 19:40, 21 May 2026 | Updated: 19:41, 21 May 2026 e-mail View comments
Three ways Cuba crisis could play out after US indictment of Raúl Castro
Three ways Cuba crisis could play out after US indictment of Raúl Castro15 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter Getty ImagesMany Cuban exiles in the US hope the Havana government is toppledThe US has charged Cuba's 94-year-old former president, Raúl Castro, with murder - stoking speculation that Havana could be next on Washington's regime-change list. Amid a maximum pressure campaign that has led to the most significant fuel and energy shortages in...
Domestic abuse law fails to recognise danger of tech abuse, Lords committee told
Policy adviser Jen Reed says tech-facilitated abuse has become ‘increasingly prevalent’ and calls for its inclusion in Domestic Abuse ActThe Domestic Abuse Act fails to fully recognise the danger of technology-facilitated abuse, such as location tracking or hidden stalkerware, a Lords select committee has heard.Tech abuse has become “increasingly prevalent” and “very commonplace now within a domestic abuse context”, said Jen Reed, the head of policy at University College London’s Gender and Tech...
Democrats wanted answers for what went wrong in 2024. Now, there are more questions
Elections Democrats wanted answers for what went wrong in 2024. Now, there are more questions May 21, 20262:36 PM ET Stephen Fowler In this file photo, former second gentleman Douglas Emhoff, former Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris Minnesota Governor and 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz and Tim Walz's wife Gwen Walz hold hands at the end of the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, on Augus...
Is Islamophobia being re-packaged as feminism?
A group of female activists at a far-right rally in the UK have sparked a backlash.
Single sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC
Updated code of practice covering England, Wales and Scotland also relates to changing rooms and follows supreme court rulingSingle sex toilets and changing rooms in England, Wales and Scotland must exclude transgender men and women, according to a new code of practice from the equalities watchdog.But the long-awaited guidance also says that businesses and service providers have to offer practical alternatives such as gender-neutral toilets for people who don’t wish to use services for their bio...
WATCH: Collins rips Maine challenger Platner over resurfaced Reddit post mocking wounded US soldier
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, ripped Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner over his recently exposed Reddit posts mocking a wounded U.S. soldier. Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee challenging Collins in November’s midterm election."It’s never appropriate to mock a downed American soldier," Collins told Fox News Digital. "It’s just appalling."PLATNER'S DELETED REDDIT SPARKS OUTRAGE AGAIN AS HE APPEARS TO MOCK WOUNDED SOLDIER: 'DIDN'T DESERVE TO LIVE'A slew of newly resurfaced Reddit po...
Trump fires warning shot at SCOTUS as major citizenship showdown looms: ‘It will be a disaster’
President Donald Trump blasted the Supreme Court on Thursday as justices prepare to decide a major birthright citizenship case, predicting the court may rule against his effort to restrict automatic citizenship for some children born in the U.S."It would be a disgrace if the Supreme Court of the United States allows that to happen. Remember what I said ,20 to 25% of the people coming into our country will come in through birthright citizenship," said Trump. "They'll become citizens through birth...