Politics

Remove home secretary Mahmood and rip up her asylum plans, says Alf Dubs

Exclusive: Labour peer who fled Nazis as a child says Andy Burnham has chance to ‘correct mistakes’ on refugees

At last, an economic policy we can all get behind – doubling the royal family’s funding

But with rumours about a certain workshy Windsor circulating this week, are we actually encouraging joblessness with an overly generous safety net?

Vandalism, taunts and hijabs torn off: Muslim leaders in UK say hate crime hitting new levels

Ministers accused of being more hesitant to respond as Reform has risen in polls, due to fear of ‘saying wrong thing’

Paramedic and football coach among 13 men charged with abusing woman ‘drugged by husband’

Co-defendants in case against Stockport man in his 60s can be revealed after reporting restrictions were lifted

Is someone inside the Trump administration undermining the EPA?

The Trump EPA has done something historic. It repealed the 2009 endangerment finding, the legal linchpin behind nearly two decades of costly climate regulation that was never authorized by Congress. The repeal is legally sound, long overdue, and directly in line with what the American people voted for. This repeal will save average Americans a lot of money every year and give us more choices just about everywhere.

Here Come Trump’s ‘Freedom Trucks’

A fleet of mobile museums is touring the country with a version of American history the administration can get behind.

Left sends regrets on America's birthday

The cover illustration of May 11’s New Yorker magazine is titled “Red, White, and Kinda Blue.” It features George Washington looking glum. His jaw is propped disconsolately on his hand in a melancholy pose with his elbow resting on a bar; he nurses a sad martini; an ashtray full of cigarette butts smolders in front of him; in his mouth is a party horn he’s given a desultory puff of ironic celebration; the look in his eye is one of sadness and ennui.

Trump has bigger problems than Iran

The Iran war has turned into a political disaster for President Donald Trump. The conflict was never popular to begin with, and predictably, support for it has dropped over time. Eighty percent of Americans favor ending the war as quickly as possible. Despite an overwhelming victory on the battlefield, the president and his negotiators pivoted dramatically in recent weeks and are now all-in on a deal that is looking more and more like Barack Obama’s Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, at best.

America-haters won New York. Global soccer fans love America anyway

In New York City on Tuesday, candidates who loathe our country and seek to destroy it won key primary elections. Meanwhile, in the rest of the country, global soccer fans attending the World Cup told us repeatedly how awesome our country actually is.

A pothead gun owner won in court. But don’t light the joint just yet

Few public policy issues divide Americans as deeply as laws regulating gun ownership or the recreational use of marijuana. Yet, last week, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in United States v. Hemani, a case in which unlawful drug use collided with the right to keep and bear arms. This rare showing of unity on such contentious issues was perhaps more surprising for its unlikely victor — not the federal government, but the marijuana-smoking gun owner whose criminal prosecution the court deemed an affront to the Second Amendment.

America at 250: The civic renewal people want

At a moment when people seem to disagree on almost everything, there is an encouraging surprise beneath the headlines: We have not given up on one another.

The art of the strategic pause: Understanding Trump’s curious Iran deal

At times, a boxing match is not won when punches are being traded, but in the pauses between them.