David Crowley defeats Francesca Hong to win Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor
Race was latest test of the durability of the Democratic Party’s progressive wing
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A political outsider with radical ideas is shaking up Wisconsin politics
Backed by young voters and socialist activists, Francesca Hong has been the target of Donald Trump’s verbal barbs
Trump loyalist Todd Blanche confirmed as US attorney general
President’s one-time personal attorney becomes head of country’s top law enforcement department
US senator Mitch McConnell (84) leaves rehab centre to continue recovery from fall at home
Republican’s absence narrows path for Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche to be made head of justice department
US Senate panel votes to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of congress over Covid hearing
Fauci invoked fifth amendment dozens of times to parry hostile Republican inquisition over pandemic response
New Mexico sues US government for access to Epstein files
Investigation could have international consequences if it can prosecute figures alleged to have sexually abused girls and women at Epstein’s ranch
‘Ugliest election race of the year’: Democrats’ civil war erupts in Michigan
Abdul El-Sayed’s rise reflects a party increasingly defined by generational change, economic anger and foreign-policy dissent
The Democrats’ civil war over Israel is getting worse
While the party fractures over Middle East policy, it is ignoring the threat posed by AI and social media
‘You will live in squalor’: Trump revives Red Scare rhetoric ahead of US midterms
A growing ideological divide within the Democratic Party is giving Trump and his allies a potent new line of attack before the midterms
Trump’s most loyal supporters – white working-class men – are becoming disillusioned
Not with his displays of spiteful narcissism, but with rising prices for gas and groceries
Zelenskiy and Trump discuss efforts to revive peace deal with Russia during Oval Office meeting
Death of Republican senator Lindsey Graham leaves Kyiv without one of its biggest advocates in Washington
Javier Milei accuses US Democrats of financing ‘anti-Argentina campaign’ at World Cup
Governments of Brazil and Mexico also involved, claims Argentinian president
Could Hunter Biden be the man to bring the family name back to the White House?
Few Americans have been pilloried as mercilessly as Joe Biden’s son over the past decade, but now there’s talk of him running for the White House
Democrats remain split over their longstanding leniency towards Netanyahu
Party continues to grapple with leniency of Joe Biden’s administration towards Binyamin Netanyahu
Trump imposes new tariffs of up to 12.5% on 80 countries including EU members
Move comes after allegations of lax enforcement of forced labour bans as temporary existing global tariff expires
Saudi Arabia to build nuclear reactors using US technology as part of new agreement
Deal does not include so-called Additional Protocol allowing United Nations atomic agency to carry out snap inspections
Can US senator Lindsey Graham’s Ukraine initiatives survive without him?
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has lost a big advocate in the Trump White House, but there is still support for a Russia sanctions Bill
Regime Change: The chaos of Donald Trump exposed in blow-by-blow accounts of highly sensitive meetings
How the second coming of the most mercurial US leader in history ushered in a presidency driven by ‘pure gut instinct’
Trump fires remaining three members of bipartisan election commission
Removing officials from body months before midterm elections is an ‘extraordinary step’, says Democrat senator
Back to square one: Kamala Harris is the Democrats’ leading candidate for election 2028
Lingering presence of Harris and the sudden, disgraced end to Graham Platner’s Senate bid underlines dilemma facing Democratic Party
Graham Platner’s exit after sexual assault allegation leaves Democrats with a new crisis
Candidate for key US Senate race in Maine suspends his campaign after a series of allegations were made against him
Democrat leaders urge Maine candidate to end Senate run amid sexual assault allegations
Graham Platner denies allegations and says he is ‘reflecting on best path forward’
The Patriot Front white supremacists represented the dark side of America on July 4th
Donald Trump has persisted with voter-fraud allegations that contain racial undertones
The kingmaker: How Mamdani muscled the New York Democratic establishment
The mayor shook the Democratic establishment by helping drive three progressive candidates to victory
JFK grandson’s defeat dampens dream of a renewed Camelot
Jack Schlossberg fell well short of his bid to win a highly contested Democratic primary in Manhattan
Three former presidents sat together to listen to Obama on Thursday. Trump was not invited
A speech the former president made at the library opened in his name in Chicago seems the one the US really needs to hear on July 4th
‘A grassroots movement’: JFK’s grandson shakes up Democratic primary in New York
Jack Schlossberg is preaching radical change as he mounts an unorthodox campaign for the Democratic nomination to run for Congress in New York’s 12th district
California’s Gavin Newsom says Trump’s justice department is investigating him and his wife
Newsom, widely seen as a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2028, says move is politically motivated
As he turns 80, Donald Trump is no longer all-powerful, but he’s no lame duck either
As his efforts to wind down Iran war stalls, US president faces defiance from some fellow Republicans
‘I love the inflation,’ Trump says as prices rise amid Iran war
Republicans fear inflation backlash could hurt midterm election prospects
Todd Blanche: former adult-in-the-room Democrat now goes after Trump’s enemies
Trump’s nominee for attorney general says naming and shaming president’s enemies is a legitimate end in itself
Controversial Democrat Graham Platner wins Maine’s US Senate primary
Platner faced a series of scandals, including a since covered-up Nazi symbol tattoo and a report that some ex-girlfriends found his behaviour disturbing
Trump loudly booed in Madison Square Garden as Republicans cry foul over Los Angeles vote
Trump, who drew deafening jeers at an NBA finals game, claimed ‘rigged elections’ in the LA mayoral race amid a Democratic vote surge
Controversial candidate Graham Platner presents the Democrats with a dilemma
A 41-year-old who ‘has had his share of problems’ looks set to win the Democratic nomination to run for the US Senate in Maine, a key battleground in November’s midterms
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