Politics latest: Minister doesn't rule out raising employer national insurance

Jonathan Reynolds has spoken to Sky News on the eve of Number 10's investment summit that was almost derailed by a minister's comments. Meanwhile, figures from the political world are paying tribute ... Read More

National Politics

Often the forecasters are the first to push back on the characterization that they can tell you what’s going to happen. Read More

News media don’t run elections. Why do they call the winners?

State and local governments do run and administer American elections, including the race for president. They are responsible for counting the votes and maintaining the official record of who won and ... Read More

Why Trump voters are poised to swing the Senate majority: From the Politics Desk

Poll after poll indicates Tester is running behind Republican Tim Sheehy, a wealthy businessman and retired Navy SEAL, though by smaller margins than Vice President Kamala Harris trails Trump at the ... Read More

Elon Musk leaps into action as a Trump surrogate — but it's unclear how he'll land: From the Politics Desk

Former President Donald Trump’s first rally in Butler, Pa., featured one of the most iconic and viral images of his entire political career: a bleeding Trump, having just survived an assassination ... Read More

Disaster politics: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are the latest to deal with fallout

In terms of politics, Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden are hoping that recovery from Hurricane Helene will resemble the federal government's response to Hurricane Sandy in 2012 - a ... Read More

Politics latest: 'A monumental figure' - King, PM among those paying tribute to former first minister Alex Salmond

Scotland's former first minister Alex Salmond, who led the SNP for a total of 20 years and pushed for the 2014 independence referendum has died aged 69. Many in the political world and beyond have ... Read More

Fox News Politics: Springfield Pastors Speak Out

Two Springfield, Ohio pastors spoke to Fox News Digital about the ministry challenges facing their town that has been thrust into the national spotlight after viral videos of residents complaining ... Read More

CNN political anchors pan Tim Walz’s VP debate performance: ‘Clear lack of preparation’

I think there was a clear lack of preparation and execution here,” anchor Abby Phillip said on a panel while noting how Republican vice presidential hopeful JD Vance managed to land ... Read More

2024 election update: Latest polls, news, presidential candidate stops today | Oct. 11

Here's a look at the latest election polls, maps, news and where Vice President Kamala Harris and Former president Donald Trump are today. Read More

The great political battle over Hurricane Milton didn’t wait for the storm to land

Long before the outer bands of Hurricane Milton lashed the Florida coast, a political battle over the massive storm was already raging. Read More

Letters and Politics

Guest: Alexis Pauline Gumbs is the author of several works of poetry and of Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Animals, which won a Whiting Writers’ Award in 2022. In 2023, she won a ... Read More