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The first Times/Siena poll of the G.O.P. primary shows he still commands a seemingly unshakable base of loyal supporters. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/qNcsvYj

Nick Timothy resigned as the former PM's joint chief of staff shortly after the 2017 election. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/xZKckfg

With investigations and legal fees piling up, a fund is planned to help witnesses and defendants. The former president’s legal bills are not expected to be included, however. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/1aLoNQR

The network’s statements were opinion, the ruling said, and did not support a claim of libel and slander. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/tO0Us5R

Liberal environmentalists and conservative landowners, led by the former congressman Steve King, are pressuring Republican candidates to block two huge Midwestern pipelines. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/bmD5FrK

Tricia Cotham, a Democrat who supported abortion rights, was encouraged to run for a state House seat by powerful Republicans. After she was elected, she joined them and delivered a G.O.P. supermajority. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/yDRInPb

Speaking to the Sunday Telegraph, the prime minister says he wants to support people to use their cars. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Mq2kHvW

Rishi Sunak is facing calls from some Conservative MPs to rethink certain green policies. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/GmCqwb9

The president sent Jake Sullivan, his national security adviser, on the latest diplomatic mission seeking to forge ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/46Qsef1

A contest once viewed as a two-man race between Donald J. Trump and Ron DeSantis has settled into a new dynamic: Mr. Trump versus everyone else. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ZAbS3O7

Mr. Phillips, a Minnesota Democrat, has received attention for his outspoken calls for aging members of the Democratic Party to step aside. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/bGmv9tz

American intelligence officials believe the malware could give China the power to disrupt or slow American deployments or resupply operations, including during a Chinese move against Taiwan. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/TxBuJAZ

A man wrongly imprisoned for 17 years may have to pay back savings he made on living costs while in prison. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/bW9SQUY

When we’re young, we define ourselves as much by the culture we disdain as by what we love. One of the pleasures of adulthood is letting some of that go. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/xhqUF5W

The PM says the target should be met without "adding costs", amid calls to rethink green policies. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/SscqZO8

The chancellor says the government accepts a "moral case" to pay compensation "as fast as we can". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/YcAHSu4

Most of the money spent by the senator’s presidential campaign has gone to newly formed companies whose addresses are Staples stores in suburban strip malls. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/H9LhPpF

Rishi Sunak responds to Welsh ministers complaining of £900m budget cuts due to inflation. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/mfnF1eM

The first 200 migrants were due to arrive at RAF Scampton in mid-August. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/2jFoAb5

Five Conservative-led councils fail to overturn Sadiq Khan's decision to expand the scheme. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/NGQI4Ad

A revised indictment details his unusual handling of classified documents. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ZVmrdgz

As the Florida governor debuts his leaner campaign in Iowa, tensions still plague the highest levels of his operation and a supportive super PAC. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/NS96Umc

The former president’s legal team reportedly arrived at the office of Jack Smith, the special counsel leading the inquiry. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/17vDtku

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says he has made his summer free to hold talks over the Windsor Framework. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Il8oVqQ

Hundreds of children have gone missing from hotels, with concerns some have been groomed by gangs. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/5COpH68

Relaxed licensing rules brought in during Covid in England and Wakes will soon come to an end. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/ayDbv1d

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates again. When should it stop? from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/6p3d9S5

The party is at odds over the need for a medical diagnosis before a person can change their legal sex. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/RBHvfYa

The companies will jointly spend at least $1 billion to build a North American network in an effort to persuade more people to buy battery-powered cars and trucks. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Gs56LJi

Charities say the government’s new immigration law is unworkable and set out an alternative plan. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/MV7cJdI

Rudolph W. Giuliani said he still had “legal defenses” in a case brought by two election workers who said he had defamed them as he asserted that the 2020 election was marred by fraud. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/4D3qhXs

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says he and Sadiq Khan have recently discussed a "number of things". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/daoTSkv

Hoping to persuade G.O.P. voters that Donald Trump cannot win another general election, the Republican Accountability Project is running ads that feature voters who grew disillusioned with him. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/fl7dO9Q

The crash occurred in Tennessee, as Mr. DeSantis and his team were traveling to an event in Chattanooga, a spokesman said. He did not provide further details. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/yg1fjZD

The International Monetary Fund upgraded its global growth forecast for 2023. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/vc3TY5U

One family tells BBC News of their struggle to cope with two young children in a hotel room. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/W5EICZr

Wolverhampton South West MP Stuart Anderson will be the Conservative parliamentary candidate for South Shropshire. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/tdVlZM7

Birmingham City Council revealed this month that settling claims could cost £760m. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/o08alkv

But an inquiry hears concerns that NI will be in "no-man's land" between Great Britain and EU. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/pdiVOIc

First minister defends plans to tie farm subsidies to tree planting after boycott warning. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/xN3hYVi

The venture capital industry comes under fire from MPs over lack of diversity in investments. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Unl5KbV

The government plans to make it easier to convert commercial properties into homes. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/6rymUaQ

Republican presidential candidates are supposed to face off in Milwaukee on Aug. 23. But Donald Trump, the field’s front-runner, may not show up, and others have yet to make the cut. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/3gBxM9i

The party says it has agreed an ambitious programme without the need for new spending commitments. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/wt1R7IJ

For all their complexity, the Trump-related prosecutions have not significantly constrained the ability of prosecutors to carry out their regular duties, officials have said. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/YJFi3N2

Empower Oversight, a group of lawyers including former aides to Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, is part of a constellation of groups facilitating G.O.P. investigations in Congress. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/e98yxwr

NFU Cymru says plans requiring farmers to have trees on 10% of their land don't make business sense. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/HKApnwv

Efforts to extract the metals used in car batteries have been pushed off amid pressure from environmentalists and nations that oppose them. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/mu2BMgh

Efforts to extract the metals used in car batteries have been pushed off amid pressure from environmentalists and nations that oppose them. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/O61dfLr

She represented the Cynon Valley constituency for 35 years before standing down in 2019. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/XyLMBfd

The heavily armed search that upended the southern edge of the German capital met an anti-climactic end — and left some scratching their heads: “A wild boar doesn’t really look like a lion.” from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/wvHiaEg

Once a vaccine advocate, the Florida governor lost his enthusiasm for the shot before the Delta wave sent Covid hospitalizations and deaths soaring. It’s a grim chapter he now leaves out of his rosy retelling of his pandemic response. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/fn4xY62

A court in Nashville may decide whether releasing the musings of a killer could help prevent future losses, despite adding to survivors’ pain. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/uINfps5

"Still a long way to go," Labour leader says, after losing by-election dominated by climate policy. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/ioP5h0T

You have little choice but to surrender to the dark and the air conditioning and the allure of two of the summer’s biggest movies. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/bNQS30t

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey's efforts to rebuild his party see numbers of Lib Dem MPs rising. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/ejBpsK5

Amazon, Google and Meta are among the companies that will announce the new commitments on Friday as they race to outdo each other with versions of artificial intelligence. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/RPxpMvI

Liberal Democrat Sarah Dyke overturns a 19,000 Tory majority to win the Somerton and Frome by-election. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Io7C1sz

The Commons watchdog proposed the ban, calling the former Tory whip's conduct an "abuse of power". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/jVmoiZX

A parliamentary report rejects calls to employ staff centrally, despite calls for better HR practices. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/DM2NH4J

At a hearing convened by House Republicans, the Democratic presidential candidate defended himself against charges of racism and antisemitism. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/Nnflts8

The PM's spokesman says the reference in a summit document was a "regrettable choice of words". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/2ptRXNS

It’s part of a social media stunt by the pink-loving politician. But does it represent a shift for women in politics? from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/AHDhaod

Sir Tom Scholar was fired after Liz Truss vowed to change "Treasury orthodoxy" during her bid for Tory leadership. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/GuLHXCW

Banks could face conditions on their licences after Nigel Farage said his account was shut over his views. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/DONXdfv

The rise of piecemeal work is a key issue in the Hollywood writers’ strike. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/qw1CVNL

News of a possible indictment related to Jan. 6 brought a muddled response from some of Donald Trump’s 2024 rivals, and familiar attacks on President Biden from his allies in Congress. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/hniSsWG

The London assembly member faced only one opponent after Daniel Korski dropped out. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/L2xIVck

The proposed road map for regulatory reviews, last updated in 2020, includes a focus on tech platforms for the first time. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/bzGI0Av

Dr Philippa Whitford says SNP MPs have been treated with "aggression and contempt" in Parliament. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/npQSyPO

Donald J. Trump still has his defenders among the 2024 primary field, but even their immediate reactions to the former president’s receipt of a so-called target letter were notably muted. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ICDrswG

The Florida governor discussed military policy in South Carolina after days of new doubts about his campaign, as his top rival faced new legal peril. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/pl9I5Mr

A target letter is an official piece of correspondence from the Department of Justice informing a person that they are actively being investigated. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/JOxWIVt

A senior official says regular testing would ensure the technology was operating smoothly. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/iF4VBda

The Labour leader's refusal to scrap the limit will be raised at a meeting of the party's policy body. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/aWywTdV

The minister says new UK defence plans are influenced by lessons learned from Ukraine. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/7qxfghl

Mr. Harris, who helped found the media outlet in 2007, will succeed Matt Kaminski as the publication’s editor in the United States and add oversight of international editions. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/I34HCu0

The long-shot Republican presidential candidate is releasing a list of potential justices to highlight his bona fides with key voters. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/s5IJOoQ

A House select committee is requesting more information about a university collaboration that it said could help China gain access to cutting-edge research. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/kecZFzK

The 2024 election map is a challenging one for Democrats — especially in states they need to hold for a majority. But the incumbents made a strong financial showing this quarter. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/dJI90mr

The long-shot candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination has a history of embracing conspiracy theories. His latest comments claimed the virus spared certain ethnic and religious groups. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/36KgxXJ

One detainee with the coronavirus was charged in the destroyer Cole bombing, and another in the Sept. 11 attacks, both death penalty cases. A third was hospitalized for observation. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/M1HGP0T

The president has finished a review first mandated by law in 1992, and while a vast majority of papers related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy have been released, some remain redacted. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/RDFGC7c

The equalities minister did not specify the content of gender guidance for schools, due this week. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Zo2zbQN

It may sound like an official has leant on their keyboard - but it's an acronym we'll hear more often. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/bn4idH9

Warning signs for Ron DeSantis were among the biggest developments of the latest campaign filings, which created a fuller financial picture of the 2024 field. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/kvW0H7V

The bipartisan group, facing enormous opposition from Democrats, hopes a new policy document will advance its political cause — and possible third-party White House run. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/sX7LBUi

The senior Tory will also step down as an MP at the next general election, he tells the Sunday Times. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Lgw4Nua

The Labour leader is quietly preparing for power but he can't take anything for granted - here's why. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/oY9zhtG

As legal director for 15 years, he made the A.C.L.U. a more aggressive organization and worked with Ruth Bader Ginsburg before she became a United States Supreme Court justice. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/f0sYOcr

The Illegal Migration Bill nears its finish line, in the final week before the summer recess. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/IwQjxo9

An exchange with an Iowa voter who accused the former vice president of putting President Biden in the White House illustrated a larger issue for his 2024 campaign. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/WS5ciM6

U.S. officials and military analysts say the weapons, which are banned by many countries, will ease Ukraine’s artillery ammunition shortage but may not have an immediate impact in the war. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/ZD5rCjP

Prosecutors sent a target letter to a low-level worker at former President Donald J. Trump’s company, suggesting the possibility of indictment and confirming that the investigation is continuing. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/MZytIF8

The figure far surpasses what Donald Trump raised, though it is well short of what Mr. Trump and his allies collected during the same period in the 2020 election cycle. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/PHCcqGR

The Home Office wants to use former airbases in Essex and Lincolnshire to house migrants. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/PArjmYi

The Western Isles MP accused the party earlier this week of being "clueless" on independence. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/ZAVuIJw

Susan Acland-Hood says she's sorry for the disruption at the secondary school in Rochford. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/zC8HngX

The former PM was not sure about the passcode, delaying access to his WhatsApps sent before May 2021. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/7Ai8zVf

G.O.P. leaders acceded to the demands of ultraconservatives to use the annual defense policy bill to lodge cultural grievances and protest continued U.S. support for Ukraine. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/dToJcZ2

The agency said there was no surveillance video footage that provided concrete leads to identify who may have left the bag in the White House’s guest lobby. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/xOgNRbf

In their second meeting in less than a month, the secretary of state spoke to China’s envoy, Wang Yi, about ‘managing competition’ amid reports of a potential Chinese hack. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/DwYHxd6

Civil servants "honed and refined" crisis skills while preparing to leave the EU, Mr Gove says. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/FVNtO80

Customs and Border Protection was set up after 9/11 amid the fight against terrorism. Its responsibilities have ballooned with the influx of asylum-seeking migrants crossing the southern border. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/s2Rc9jy

PM Rishi Sunak says the offer to workers was final and that there would be "no more talks on pay". from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/27A5UOz

The party says it will create a new watchdog with powers to propose sanctions against ministers. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/Alon27U

The price of the pill, which has not been announced, will determine how affordable it will be when it becomes available in early 2024. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/KiI1G7V

Citing American politics, some NATO leaders expressed concern that Washington could waver in its support if there were a shift in power. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/9ykMmr0

Microsoft said the hack began in May and was discovered just before Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s trip to Beijing in June. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/4qt7SxE

The Consumer Price Index moderated considerably in June compared with a year earlier, offering relief to Americans after two years of rapid inflation. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/thdHI07

Young America’s Foundation had filed a suit against the podcast “Know Your Enemy,” saying the satirical use of the phrase “Young Americans for Freedom” violated its trademark. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/vki1dPa

The Conservative MP allegedly threatened to use her "platform" to find out why she was denied a peerage. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/TeaHl9E

The agency is seeking to better monitor greenhouse gases released through farming, which is responsible for about 10 percent of national emissions. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/y5s7rSK

Bank of England says higher interest rates are yet to hit many homes but lenders are proving resilient. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/2IYnWfh

Robert Jenrick says the government can't back some changes made by peers to its migration bill. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/OhVnYGb

Campaign groups say more transparency is needed to avoid potential bias over benefit investigations. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/kUGQTJI

Diverging from Donald Trump, who has often cajoled, guilt-tripped and even misled small donors, the DeSantis team is pledging to avoid “smoke and mirrors” in its online fund-raising. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/AcdJIFB

The American circuit’s efforts were made public in documents that Congress released on Tuesday. from NYT > U.S. > Politics https://ift.tt/6CbwfmA

The Court of Appeal rules the High Court was wrong to find the government had acted unlawfully. from BBC News - UK Politics https://ift.tt/m79IuEF