Labour seeks inquiry into Farage’s claim of Russia-linked phone hack
Request follows claims actors linked to Moscow accessed Reform UK leader’s data and leaked information over £5m donationUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesLabour has reported the alleged hacking of Nigel Farage’s phone to police and government cybersecurity officials after the Reform UK leader failed to do so himself.The Labour chair, Anna Turley, has asked the Metropolitan police and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to investigate Farage’s claims that his ph...
Trump Mocks Jill Biden Saying She Thought Joe Was Having A Stroke In 2024 Debate
BreakingBusinessTrump Mocks Jill Biden Saying She Thought Joe Was Having A Stroke In 2024 DebateBySara Dorn,Forbes Staff. Sara Dorn is a Forbes news reporter who covers politics.Follow AuthorMay 29, 2026, 09:20am EDTToplinePresident Donald Trump cast doubt on former First Lady Jill Biden’s claims she thought her husband was suffering a medical issue during his notoriously disastrous debate with Trump in 2024—saying instead that Biden “choked” because of Trump’s “strong performance.”President Joe...
Pam Bondi Interviewed By Congress About Epstein Files Today (Live Updates)
BreakingBusinessPam Bondi Interviewed By Congress About Epstein Files Today (Live Updates)ByAlison Durkee,Forbes Staff. Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news.Follow AuthorMay 29, 2026, 09:15am EDTToplineFormer Attorney General Pam Bondi is being interviewed by the House Oversight Committee on Friday about her handling of the Epstein files as the Justice Department’s management of the files under her watch has come under widespread scrutiny—but her testimony will co...
Peter Murrell embezzled SNP donations – why do so many voters stay loyal to the party?
When historians of Scottish politics come to consider May 2026, two dates will stand out. On May 7, the SNP won almost half of the seats in the Scottish parliamentary election. If its minority administration makes it through the term, the party will have effectively been the government at Holyrood for 24 years. And then on May 25, the SNP’s former chief executive, Peter Murrell, was remanded in custody after pleading guilty to embezzling £400,000 from funds largely donated by party supporters –...
‘This is so pathetic’: Reform and Restore Britain lock horns in Makerfield byelection buildup
Spurred on by Elon Musk, the two rightwing parties spent the week taking potshots at each other. We look back at who hurled which insult at whomUK politics live – latest updatesIt’s been a week of rudeness, rows and revelations in the Makerfield byelection. Not between Andy Burnham and his challengers for the seat – but between Reform UK and its even more rightwing rival, Restore Britain.Here are the key moments in a week in which the populist right turned on each other: Continue reading...
Bondi to face closed-door questioning from House committee over Epstein files – US politics
Lawmakers to have fresh chance to dig for information on Trump’s administration’s handling of issue by grilling former attorney-generalSign up for the Breaking News US emailHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Former attorney-general Pam Bondi is testifying before the US House oversight and reform committee, a long-awaited appearance that brings fresh scrutiny of the administration’s release of the Epstein files.A jury in Spokane, Washington found an Afghanistan War veteran and two oth...
Tentative US-Iran Deal & SpaceX Cuts Valuation | The Pulse 5/29/2026
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Today's guests: Seema Shah, Principal Asset Management, Chief Global Strategist; Aditi Venkatram, Jefferies, Equity Capital Markets Managing Director; Nate Soares, Machine Intelligence Research Institute, President & Author, ‘If Anyon...
Labour’s war of words
Labour’s war of words has entered its third day. After Tony Blair made a major intervention on Wednesday with almost 6,000 words of warning for the Labour Party, Andy Burnham, Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting have all set out their own versions of a riposte. Labour’s “battle of ideas” has certainly begun. Streeting was first out of the blocks, sharing his response to the former prime minister in the Guardian on Wednesday evening. Of the three men, Streeting’s politics are closest to Blairism. The...
Bondi to testify behind closed doors in House Epstein probe today
Politics Pam Bondi to testify behind closed doors in House committee's Epstein probe today By Graham Kates Graham Kates Reporter Graham Kates is an investigative reporter covering criminal justice, privacy issues and information security for CBS News Digital. Contact Graham at KatesG@cbsnews.com or grahamkates@protonmail.com Read Full Bio Graham Kates May 29, 2026 / 6:00 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Fifteen months after saying a list of Jeffrey Epstein's clients was "sitting on my de...
The Politics of the Downwardly Mobile Professional Class
The debate over whether Graham Platner is “working class” comes at a time when more and more people are at risk of falling into it.
Minister insists Labour will not apply national living wage to all over-18s before election – UK politics live
Torsten Bell says Labour manifesto ‘did not set out the timeline’ for changes to living wage after scale of youth unemployment crisis revealed in Milburn reportGood morning. Last night Alan Milburn suggested that he would like the government to drop its commitment to pay all people over the age of 18 the national living wage. The former Labour health secretary was speaking after he published a major report on the rise in the number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet)...
Trump doesn’t care about the midterms? Why that misses the mark
It’s right up there with such presidential fibs as "Read my lips – no new taxes" and "I did not have sexual relations with that woman."The latest declaration belongs to President Donald Trump: "I don’t care about the midterms."Right.There is a mountain of evidence that the president very much cares about the midterms.TRUMP OWNS THE GOP. COULD REPUBLICANS PAY THE PRICE IN THE MIDTERMS?So why claim otherwise?It was his way of saying he’s above petty politics, which seems to be the only kind of pol...
Spencer Pratt says he doesn’t care about national politics after Trump backed his bid for L.A. mayor
Former reality TV star and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt rebuffed a potential endorsement from President Donald Trump, telling NBC News on Thursday, “I don’t need anyone’s endorsement but mothers’.
DOJ probing outside funding E. Jean Carroll received for Trump civil lawsuits
Politics Justice Dept. investigating outside funding E. Jean Carroll received for civil lawsuits against Trump, sources say By Sarah N. Lynch Sarah N. Lynch Senior Justice Department Reporter Sarah N. Lynch is the senior Justice Department reporter for CBS News, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Sarah N. Lynch May 28, 2026 / 5:34 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into a nonprofit run by billionaire Reid Hoffman that funded...
Democrats argue ballroom construction shouldn't continue without Congress' consent
Politics Congressional Democrats argue in filing that White House ballroom construction shouldn't proceed without Congress' consent By Arden Farhi Arden Farhi Washington bureau managing editor Arden Farhi is the managing editor for CBS News' Washington bureau. He has covered several presidential campaigns and the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. His executive producer credits include "The Takeout with Major Garrett" and the CBS News original podcast "Agent of Betrayal," and his work has b...
Bessent Defends Justice Alito’s Son Working For Trump’s Treasury Department
BreakingBusinessBessent Defends Justice Alito’s Son Working For Trump’s Treasury DepartmentByAlison Durkee,Forbes Staff. Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news.Follow AuthorMay 28, 2026, 04:10pm EDTToplineSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s son works at the Treasury Department as an attorney, NOTUS reported Thursday, raising new ethical concerns as the justice is asked to weigh in on the Trump administration’s policies—though Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claime...
White House has yet to release results of Trump's latest physical
Politics White House has yet to release results of Trump's latest physical at Walter Reed By Kathryn Watson Kathryn Watson Politics Reporter Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kathryn Watson May 28, 2026 / 4:00 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The White House has yet to release a summary the results of President Trump's latest physical exam, following his Tuesday visit to Walter Reed National Military Hospital....
Inside the Republican nightmare as 'p***ed-off' insiders turn on Trump over midterms strategy: 'Ultimate betrayal'
Inside the Republican nightmare as 'p***ed-off' insiders turn on Trump over midterms strategy: 'Ultimate betrayal'Politics is fast. We're faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to Washington... and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail+ HEREBy CHARLIE SPIERING, US POLITICAL REPORTER and JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT and KELLY LACO, US EXECUTIVE EDITOR, POLITICS Published: 20:43, 28 May 2026 | Updated: 20:43, 28 May 2026 e-mail View comments
Can Trump's negotiation playbook solve the Iran war? – video
IranCan Trump's negotiation playbook solve the Iran war? – videoThe Guardian's Oliver Holmes looks at how Donald Trump's book The Art of the Deal could shed light on the president's negotiation tactics in the war with Iran Acacia Redding Elena Morresi Sofia Couceiro Oliver Holmes Sarah BertramThu 28 May 2026 20.21 BSTShareExplore more on these topicsIranTrump administrationIsraelStrait of HormuzDonald TrumpUS politicsUS-Israel war on Iran
Bessent Confirms Plans For Putting Trump On $250 Bill
BreakingBusinessBessent Confirms Plans For Putting Trump On $250 BillBySara Dorn,Forbes Staff. Sara Dorn is a Forbes news reporter who covers politics.Follow AuthorMay 28, 2026, 03:16pm EDTToplineTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the agency is taking steps to print President Donald Trump’s face on a new $250 bill—an unprecedented move that would require Congress to authorize an exception to U.S. law prohibiting a living person’s face from being printed on U.S. currency. Treasury Secretary Sc...