The future of Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ electoral vote becomes an issue in one key midterm race
Only three House Republicans won re-election in 2024 while Kamala Harris carried their districts — and one of them, Rep.
‘Fiction’: House Republican campaign chair dismisses Democrats’ expanding GOP target map
Emboldened congressional Democrats are expanding their battleground map for this year’s midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending their razor-thin majority in the House. But the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) chairman, Rep. Richard Hudson, isn’t buying it. “I mean, I’ve read fiction my whole life, and I recognize it when I see it,” Hudson … Read more
Learn this from Bezos and the Washington Post: with hypercapitalists in charge, your news is not safe | Jane Martinson
His shameful stewardship of a once great title highlights how much we lose when private interest eclipses the public good Not long after being made Time magazine’s Person of the Year in 1999, Jeff Bezos told me: “They were not choosing me as much as they were choosing the internet, and me as a symbol.” … Read more
Fall of the Quad God: Ilia Malinin finds he is all too human under the Olympic spotlight
The brilliant American was expected to glide to a gold medal on Friday. It was tough to watch such a gifted athlete discover the ruthlessness of his sport By the time Ilia Malinin reached the closing stretch of his Olympic free skate, the outcome was no longer really the story. The story was the expression … Read more
Reality TV pushed USA’s Erin Jackson out of comfort zone and into Olympic title defense
The US flag bearer and first Black woman to win Winter Olympic individual gold carries the lessons of Special Forces into Sunday’s 500m speed skating final On the ice, Erin Jackson is the picture of control – metronomic in her balance, rhythmic in her stride, a woman whose margins for error are blade thin. But … Read more
Rubio tells Europe US wants renewed alliance – but on Trump’s terms
Secretary of state calls the US ‘a child of Europe’ and urges continent to back a new world order Munich security conference live: Europe must be ready to fight Russia as ‘warning signs are there’, says Starmer The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has described America as “a child of Europe” and made an … Read more
Winter Olympics 2026: Alpine and freestyle skiing, curling, ice hockey and more – live
Medal table | Live scores and schedule | Results | Briefing Follow us over on Bluesky | Get in touch: mail Tanya Hello! A golden morning for Team GB at last after Matt Skelton hurtled down the skeleton track last night to become the first British man to win individual gold since Robin Cousins at … Read more
Andrew aide advised Epstein to omit conviction on China visa form, files suggest
Epstein files release shows David Stern advised against mentioning ‘being denied previously or criminal charges’ An aide to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor advised Jeffrey Epstein to illegally hide his child sexual abuse conviction to obtain a visa to China, according to the latest Epstein files release. David Stern, who was a close associate of both Epstein and … Read more
Government shutdown hits DHS after Democrats blow up bipartisan funding deal over immigration uproar
The third government shutdown in under half a year has officially begun just after midnight on Saturday after Democrats and Republicans spent recent weeks battling over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Just one area of government has been left without federal funding as of midnight — the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Congress has completed … Read more
Homeland Security Department shuts down as Democrats and Trump negotiate changes
The Department of Homeland Security shut down as Trump and Democrats continued to discuss changes to U.S. immigration enforcement after the Minneapolis shootings.