Politics

Oct. 28, 2023, 11:43 AM EDTBy Jo YurcabaBecky Pepper-Jackson, 13, sat in a courtroom Friday morning while lawyers argued over a law in her home state of West Virginia that would ban her from running on the girls’ cross-country and track teams at her middle school. The hearing in front of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals was the most recent…

Labour is calling on Rishi Sunak to be more transparent about his finances after the prime ministerial candidate declined to answer questions about the source of hundreds of thousands of pounds he loaned to a company that he jointly owned with his wife.The move is the latest request for the former chancellor to explain details about how he has…

A group opposed to progressive gender ideology today launched a six-figure ad campaign calling on Latino voters to "stop the insanity" of "the radical left’s assault on kids." Citizens for Sanity on Wednesday released its "Woke War on Children" ad as part of its effort to encourage Latinos to vote against liberal transgender policies. The ad,…

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On Sunday’s episode of “All INdiana Politics,” News 8 government reporter Garrett Bergquist sits down with Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales, who is the new chief election officer, to discuss his first election as secretary, election cybersecurity, staff bonuses, and much more. Later in the show,…

CNN  —  Abigail Edan, the 4-year-old American dual citizen abducted by Hamas on October 7, has been released – marking the first successful release of an American hostage since the start of a truce between Israel and Hamas. …

On Friday, Kenneth Chesebro became the third defendant to take a plea deal in Georgia election case.Trump's trial date in Georgia remains uncertain despite judge's cleared calendar.The latest guilty pleas from two key allies in Donald Trump's high-profile Georgia election interference case put new pressure on the former president and raise…

The next Tory leader will play a key role in Brexit negotiations moving forward, but who do Express.co.uk readers think it should be?Outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains the most popular among Express.co.uk readers as the Conservative Party leadership contest reaches its final stages.Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are now going head to head…

Liz Cheney says it would be ‘very difficult’ to support Ted Cruz or Josh Hawley Donald Trump began his Sunday lashing out at the Democratic Party for the “politically motivated raid on Mar-a-Lago” by the FBI, claiming it was because they fear him most as a candidate in the 2024 election.The former president also griped at the media attention…

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott wants a voucherlike plan passed first. The House, though, is balking.The Republican-controlled chamber’s leaders want money for teacher bonuses and an overhaul of public school accountability passed in tandem with Abbott’s proposed education savings accounts, which would allow some parents to tap state funds to pay for…

Politics always plays a big role at the Edinburgh fringe. But with an outgoing prime minister, multiple Westminster scandals and a fast-moving Tory leadership contest, the potential for material is unusually ripe for performers this year.As well as sit-down interviews with political heavyweights including Scotland’s first minister, Nicola…