Politics

Giorgia Meloni claps back after Trump says she 'begged' for photo

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni fired back at President Donald Trump on Friday after he claimed she had “begged” to take a photograph with him during the Group of Seven summit in France earlier this week.

Two men jailed for arson attacks on property linked to Keir Starmer

Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc imprisoned for seven years and two years respectively

Trump to hold Camp David meeting amid Iran pushback

President Donald Trump will travel to Camp David on Friday for a Cabinet meeting, reviving plans that were postponed last month because of poor weather.

Labour peer and Reform MP clash over ‘brown people’ and domestic abuse

Thangam Debbonaire and Sarah Pochin argue in Sky News interview at Makerfield byelection count

Venice’s new mayor seeks to raise day-tripper fee to up to €50

Simone Venturini says proposal aimed at discouraging arrivals in ‘periods of heightened tourist pressure’

Reform’s genius plan is finally coming into view: field terrible candidates then lose

The unstoppable Nigel Farage is looking increasingly stoppable in the wake of Makerfield. The actual prime minister, meanwhile, has gone into hiding

Mayor Accused of Faking Her Kidnapping in $2 Million Embezzlement Scheme in Mexico

Updated on: June 19, 2026 / 7:07 AM EDT / CBS/AFP

The blue state model continues to falter

In our recent comparison of New York and Florida, written in response to left-wing Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s strange trolling of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, we briefly touched on how the Sunshine State is eating the Empire State’s lunch on education. Florida isn’t alone in this respect.

Atlantic Trivia: Young George Washington

Test your knowledge—and read our stories for a little extra help.

America needs a Taiwan envoy before Beijing turns Formosa Strait into Hormuz

Taiwan matters because it fuses American credibility, semiconductor supremacy, and Indo-Pacific power into one vulnerability. Beijing gains ground whenever Washington confuses meetings and policy papers with strategy. The United States requires a Special Envoy for Taiwan Strait Deterrence who reports directly to the president and has authority to fuse military posture, economic statecraft, and alliance coordination into a single campaign.

The Price of Defeat in Iran

An indeterminate end to a foolish war leaves Americans more disillusioned than ever with engagement in the Middle East.

Social Security is set to go insolvent without reform

Social Security is the bedrock of the U.S. retirement system. Over 70 million Americans currently collect Social Security’s retirement, disability, or survivor benefits, and more than 230 million more expect to receive those benefits when they are needed. The 90-year-old program is internally financed by a 12.4% payroll tax split between worker and employer on each worker’s first $184,500 of income, with current taxes supposed to pay current benefits.