Becky Morton Political reporter Jeff Overs/BBC Nigel Farage has accused some council officials of obstructing the work of Reform UK councillors, as he defended the way the party is running local authorities. Reform gained control of 10 councils in May’s local elections in England. But the party’s leader told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the Pentagon after six months of service, the Department of Defense (DoD) confirmed to Fox News Digital on Saturday. Justin Fulcher told Fox News Digital he formally resigned on Thursday evening, describing the decision as entirely his…
PA Media The number of times sewage is discharged by water companies will be halved by 2030, the environment secretary has pledged. Steve Reed’s vow marks the first time ministers have set a clear target on the issue, following public outcry over the pollution incidents. It comes after data published by the Environment Agency on…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared to be joking Saturday when he said he would move to Florida if Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayor’s race. Cuomo lost to Mamdani in the Democratic primary, but is planning to challenge him as an independent in the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell was convicted of felony burglary Friday, more than a year after she was arrested while breaking into her stepmother’s home. Mitchell faced pressure to resign from both sides of the aisle since her arrest but had some defenders who said she deserved…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department is investigating whether George Mason University (GMU) engaged in discriminatory hiring practices. According to the department, it is focused on determining whether GMU violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employers from discriminating based on race, color, religion, sex…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Leading Democrat Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says President Donald Trump should release the Epstein files, but is silent on why former President Joe Biden did not anytime in his four years in the Oval Office. Democrats have seized on the issue since the case became a political…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats have railed against potential Medicaid cuts since President Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. Now that his “big, beautiful bill” has passed through Congress, they are making Medicaid a top talking point ahead of competitive midterm elections expected in 2026. Republicans, meanwhile, are doubling down…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Trump has been in office for six months, delivering on campaign promises, securing his “big beautiful bill” by his self-imposed deadline and taking decisive action on the world stage. The president was sworn into office Jan. 20, and the Trump administration has operated at warp speed…
Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurak BBC Who is in charge? You might think the answer should be obvious. “This government should be walking on water, there should be nothing it can’t do,” a Whitehall insider suggests, given the rows and rows and rows – and yes, rows – of Labour MPs who line…
