US Senate approves war powers resolution challenging Trump’s Iran war authority
Four Republicans joined Democrats to back a measure seeking to limit the US president’s military authorityUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Senate on Tuesday approved a war powers resolution preventing Donald Trump from continuing the conflict with Iran, delivering the president a significant but symbolic rebuke over a conflict that has proven unpopular with the US public.The resolution passed by a 50-48 vote, with four Republicans – Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Bill C...
Kenya police violence victims say compensation promise a 'smokescreen'
Two years ago, Gen-Z protests marked a new era for Kenyan politics, but led to dozens of deaths, and devastated families are unimpressed with government promises of compensation. Memorial protests are planned on Thursday to mark two years since the country’s biggest show of dissent, when Kenyans stormed parliament to protest new taxes amid wider anger over corruption. It was seen as a watershed moment, as young Kenyans joined together to demand accountability without regard for traditional ethni...
Donaldson's downfall shakes NI's battle-hardened political landscape
Donaldson's first night in prison as downfall shakes NI politicsImage source, PA MediaImage caption, On Monday, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty of all 18 sex abuse charges he facedByEnda McClaffertyBBC News NI political editorPublished23 June 2026, 00:02 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoJeffrey Donaldson has spent his first night behind bars in Maghaberry Prison.It is a place he knows well having visited it many times as the local MP.But never did he think one day that cell door would close behind h...
Six Reflecting Pool 'vandals' arrested as Trump complains of '350 foot gash' and chemical attacks on remodeled DC icon
Six Reflecting Pool 'vandals' arrested as Trump complains of '350 foot gash' and chemical attacks on remodeled DC iconSPECIAL OFFER: Sign up for our weekly US politics newsletter and get three FREE months of DailyMail+ HERESee more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT Published: 16:56, 23 June 2026 | Updated: 16:56, 23 June 2026 e-mail View comments
Trump, 80, fumed about coverage of his swollen 'cankles' as White House staff secretly whisper about his age
Trump, 80, fumed about coverage of his swollen 'cankles' as White House staff secretly whisper about his ageSPECIAL OFFER: Sign up for our weekly US politics newsletter and get three FREE months of DailyMail+ HERE See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy NIKKI SCHWAB, CHIEF CAMPAIGN CORRESPONDENT Published: 16:52, 23 June 2026 | Updated: 16:53, 23 June 2026 e-mail View comments
US fighter pilot shot down over Iran says 'alien' drones in 'jellyfish formation' swarmed him before crash
US fighter pilot shot down over Iran says 'alien' drones in 'jellyfish formation' swarmed him before crashSPECIAL OFFER: Sign up to our weekly US politics newsletter and get three FREE months of DailyMail+ HERE See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy CHASE HOPE, POLITICAL REPORTER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 16:24, 23 June 2026 | Updated: 16:27, 23 June 2026 e-mail View comments
Trump's approval rating bounces back by voters optimistic about Iran peace
Trump’s approval rating bounces back by voters optimistic about Iran peaceSPECIAL OFFER: Sign up for our weekly US politics newsletter and get three FREE months of DailyMail+ HERE See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT Published: 15:39, 23 June 2026 | Updated: 15:43, 23 June 2026 e-mail View comments
Reader Q&A: ask Rafael Behr your questions now
It’s 10 years since Brexit – and it’s also another one of those weeks in British politics … Guardian columnist Rafael Behr will be here at 5pm to answer your questions about Burnham, Starmer, Brexit and more. Sign up here to join the discussion and post your questionsWelcome to our latest Q&A with a Guardian journalist. Raf will be joining us at 5pm. We have originally asked him to take questions about Brexit as we mark 10 years since the UK’s vote to leave the EU. But … you may well have quest...
After a decade, Brexit’s cost to Britain is not only economic
Hateful discourse in politics and society has become a regular feature since the UK voted to abandon the EU.
Nigel Farage says £5m gift from crypto billionaire is ‘not any of your business’
Reform leader says it is ‘purely private matter’ and it is not hypocritical to criticise Keir Starmer for receiving glassesUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has said his £5m gift from a crypto billionaire is “not any of your business”, saying the cash from the British Thai-based businessman Christopher Harborne was “a purely private matter”.The Reform UK leader also said it was not hypocritical of him to attack Keir Starmer for receiving donations of glasses and suits, because Starme...
MPs urge Darren Jones to run against Andy Burnham for Labour leadership
Chief secretary to the prime minister is backed by MPs who point to his ‘economic and national security experience’UK politics live – latest updatesDarren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, is being urged by MPs to run against Andy Burnham to spark a Labour leadership contest and avoid a “coronation”.The MP for Bristol North West is understood to be reluctant to run but sources said he would look at Burnham’s economic plans first, including plans for public control of utilities. C...
Minister calls for ‘swift transition’ of power to Burnham without challenge over Labour leadership – UK politics live
Former Starmer loyalist Nick Thomas-Symonds suggests battle over leadership would not be in ‘best interests of the country’Good morning. Nothing is inevitable in life, but it is now all-but-certain that Andy Burnham will become the next Labour leader. There are still more than two weeks before the nominations for the leadership open on Thursday 9 July but – unless the Mail on Sunday can somehow unearth some surprise scandal about how Burnham has fathered a secret lovechild while also taking brib...
Minister calls for ‘swift transition’ of power to Burnham without challenge over Labour leadership – UK politics live
Former Starmer loyalist Nick Thomas-Symonds suggests battle over leadership would not be in ‘best interests of the country’Good morning. Nothing is inevitable in life, but it is now all-but-certain that Andy Burnham will become the next Labour leader. There are still more than two weeks before the nominations for the leadership open on Thursday 9 July but – unless the Mail on Sunday can somehow unearth some surprise scandal about how Burnham has fathered a secret lovechild while also taking brib...
How a dead extremist Rabbi still shapes Israeli politics today
How a dead extremist Rabbi still shapes Israeli politics today
Britain left the EU 10 years ago. Its politics has been an unruly mess
Europe Britain left the EU 10 years ago. Its politics has been an unruly mess June 23, 20262:12 AM ET By The Associated Press Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during his ruling Conservative Party's final election campaign rally at the Copper Box Arena in London, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption toggle caption Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP LONDON — Brexit fractured the European Union, and broke British politics. The U.K. is about to get its seventh prime minist...
Donaldson's first night in prison as downfall shakes NI politics
Donaldson's first night in prison as downfall shakes NI politics14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEnda McClaffertyBBC News NI political editorPA MediaOn Monday, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty of all 18 sex abuse charges he facedJeffrey Donaldson is spending his first night behind bars in Maghaberry Prison.It is a place he knows well having visited it many times as the local MP.But never did he think one day that cell door would close behind him and his liberty would be gon...
Visitors flock to recovering Reflecting Pool but NO ONE can verify Trump's vandalism claim
SPECIAL OFFER: Sign up to our weekly US politics newsletter and get three FREE months of DailyMail+ HERESee more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT Published: 23:30, 22 June 2026 | Updated: 23:30, 22 June 2026 e-mail View comments
Trump breaks silence after Keir Starmer's teary exit revealing the 'two problems' that led to his ouster: 'This is not Winston Churchill'
SPECIAL OFFER: Sign up for our weekly US politics newsletter and get three FREE months of DailyMail+ HERE See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy NIKKI SCHWAB, CHIEF CAMPAIGN CORRESPONDENT Published: 22:36, 22 June 2026 | Updated: 22:42, 22 June 2026 e-mail View comments
Congress is on the brink of a rare bipartisan victory: From the Politics Desk
From the Politics DeskCongress is on the brink of a rare bipartisan victory: From the Politics DeskPlus, the latest on the talks to end the Iran war. Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.Graeme Sloan / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 22, 2026, 5:00 PM EDTBy The Politics DeskWelcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analy...
Ditching Net Zero 'would be best gain from Brexit' as staying in EU would have left Britain 'trapped by green politics'
Ditching Net Zero would deliver the biggest Brexit dividend of all, an energy consultant has said, ten years after the historic referendum to leave the EU. Rupert Darwall believes the former consensus on climate targets has been shattered and says the race to power AI will further widen these fault lines. Staying in the EU would have left Britain “trapped by green politics”, he says. But, on the outside, the country would be able to ditch Net Zero targets with a single Act of Parliament. This me...