Politics

Mike Johnson plans meeting with Trump after housing bill debacle

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is meeting with President Donald Trump on Thursday in a bid to iron out a debacle involving a bipartisan housing reform bill and election integrity legislation.

A disgraceful apology in Massachusetts

A middle school principal in the “progressive,” affluent town of Lexington, Massachusetts, is under fire — deservedly, in my view — over a missive sent to community families in which he apologized to certain students who were supposedly offended by a portion of the curriculum.

The Democratic debate is over. The Left won

THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATE IS OVER. THE LEFT WON. When a political party loses a big election, it usually goes into a period of introspection. What went wrong? How can it be fixed?

US lets Iran trash talk deal so long as Tehran keeps commitments

President Donald Trump’s administration appears unconcerned with the Islamic Republic of Iran’s gloating and insults about the peace plan signed this month, but is willing to make serious threats when Tehran negotiators consider breaking the agreement.

Pope Leo is wrong about hunger

For Catholics, the Pope is the vicar of Christ and the spiritual leader of the Church — which is to say, his positions are typically none of my business. Then again, any time the pope delivers a statement that speaks to the political aspirations of the secular left, the media amplifies it to lecture the rest of us.

Officials will lobby Burnham to revive ‘war bonds’ idea to pay for higher defence spending

Senior figures, including some in No 10, want the Treasury to be allowed to borrow more for military spending

Trump under pressure to back up claim of sabotage at reflecting pool

President’s promise of photo and video evidence of vandalism at Washington landmark yet to be fulfilled

Judge orders Kennedy Center to explain tarp blocking front sign

A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center on Wednesday to submit a report explaining why a tarp that is blocking the building’s front sign remains up after workers removed President Donald Trump’s name this month.

The Guardian view on priorities for a new prime minister: foreign policy cannot be an afterthought

Keir Starmer came to power without a strategic concept of post-Brexit Britain’s place in the world. His successor must not repeat that mistake

Brazilian federal police arrest Spanish citizen at São Paulo airport for racism

Woman detained at airport after allegedly making racist remarks directed at workers unloading baggage, police say

Zohran Mamdani, New York 'kingmaker'

Congressional candidates Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander, and Claire Valdez, each backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, won their primaries Tuesday night. The media have confirmed the socialist mayor’s status as a “kingmaker” in New York politics.

‘Welcome to the Money Belt,’ Trump says of Pennsylvania’s economic reinvention

MACUNGIE, Pennsylvania — President Donald Trump envisions Pennsylvania shaking off the Rust Belt moniker that insinuates decay. In an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner, Trump said he sees it as America’s “Money Belt,” a region rapidly reinventing itself with massive investments in energy and defense contracts in manufacturing, robotics, and artificial intelligence.