Politics

Three key takeaways from Michigan's Democratic Senate primary

Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, beat Haley Stevens to win the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan. El-Sayed will now face Republican Mike Rogers in November. Here are three major takeaways of the race from the Guardian's midwest politics correspondent Rachel Leingang

Mike Johnson Would Prefer Not To

The House speaker doesn’t want to get involved in the Max Miller scandal—or anything else that might seem like part of his basic duties as a leader.

Trump team pushes to block court order giving BBC access to financial records

President has sued the broadcaster for $10bn, claiming a documentary on 2021 Capitol attack led to financial harm

New Mexico sues justice department for ‘stonewalling’ Epstein investigation

Filing by attorney general Raúl Torrez comes after DoJ appears to have ignored deadline for key Epstein ranch files

Hasan Piker Becomes Democratic Kingmaker and Political Liability

Democrats spent months debating why Republicans appeared to have an advantage in the digital media ecosystem following their disastrous 2024 election performance.

Top Democrats set aside qualms and embrace progressive Abdul El-Sayed

Democrats ‘united by a common purpose: putting a check on Trump’, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand say

GOP moves to make Abdul el Sayed the face of the Democratic Party

Republicans wasted little time moving to define Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed as a far-left extremist Wednesday, with campaigns, party committees, super PACs, and allied organizations simultaneously launching television ads, statements, and messaging designed to portray him as representative of the Democratic Party’s shift to the left.

Drone carrying explosives at German airport marks ‘new level of danger’, says interior minister

Investigators treating incident as part of ‘professional hybrid threat scenario’, says Alexander Dobrindt

MTG joins Cameo, where users can pay $150 for video message

Former Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has found a new post-Congress side hustle: personalized video messages.

DOJ puts $25 million bounty on US-born cartel leader

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the U.S.-born man believed to lead Mexico’s powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

US revokes Brazilian ambassador's visa in diplomatic tit-for-tat

The Department of State has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador, striking back at the Brazilian government’s refusal to approve Washington’s own appointed ambassador to the country.

Vance steers clear of Max Miller controversy

Vice President JD Vance has remained notably quiet on the allegations against Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), the former son-in-law of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), despite Vance and Moreno’s long-running relationship.