Biden likes his odds in Vegas after a South Carolina landslide as he moves toward likely Trump rematch

President Biden holds a campaign event in Nevada Sunday, two days ahead of the crucial western battleground state’s presidential primary. Biden’s stop this weekend in Las Vegas comes a day after he quickly cruised to a landslide victory in South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary and scored his second straight convincing win in his party’s 2024 … Read more

Penury and decay mark Brexit’s miserable anniversary | William Keegan

For years after leaving, and with more self-harm in prospect, austerity is eating away at Britain. Where is the indignation? So we pass the fourth anniversary of Brexit. The trade barriers mount, with the UK “reclaiming sovereignty from Brussels” in order to become poorer, and Chancellor Hunt prefers tax cuts to relief of the squeeze … Read more

At war both within and without, Israel is experiencing a brutal coming of age | Simon Tisdall

In alienating vital allies over Gaza, Netanyahu is delighting those hoping for his country’s collapse It is widely predicted that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fractious, rightwing ruling coalition will not survive acceptance of an extended Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal with Hamas, as tentatively proposed by Arab mediators last week. Far-right politicians such as … Read more