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5 million have dropped ACA insurance after Trump and the GOP let prices skyrocket

NPR Politics

Enrollment in Affordable Care Act insurance fell much more sharply in the first months of 2026 than it has in years past. Trump officials blame fraud....

Adam Johnson on how US corporate media sold Israel’s genocide in Gaza

Al Jazeera - Politics

Marc Lamont Hill speaks with author Adam Johnson on US corporate media’s role in enabling the genocide in Gaza.

Araghchi: Strait of Hormuz remains under Iranian control for 30 days

Al Jazeera - Politics

Iran’s foreign minister has urged ‘all parties not to interfere’ in the management of the Strait of Hormuz.

At a poet’s memorial, I saw how Andy Burnham could be a different kind of prime minister | Blake Morrison

The Guardian - Politics

The putative PM-to-be explained how one of Tony Harrison’s poems gave him a new outlook – one that the country is sorely in need ofTwo weeks befor...

At least 11 dead as skydiving plane crashes in France

Al Jazeera - Politics

Authorities say pilot and all 10 ⁠passengers - ​five students ⁠and five instructors - died in the accident in Tomblaine.

Burnham could be leader in weeks under Labour timetable

BBC News - Politics

Andy Burnham could take over from Keir Starmer by 17 July, if he continues to be the only Labour MP in the race.

Burnham may have to boost defence spending to pass ‘Moscow test’, says ex-military chief

The Guardian - Politics

Adm Sir Tony Radakin says UK currenly ‘falls short’ of level required to keep Russian threats at bayThe former head of the armed forces has told A...

Burnham on course to be PM, but what would his No 10 operation look like?

BBC News - Politics

Burnham's top team starting to take shape as questions remain over his policies and priorities.

Burnham will need a Moscow test as well as Makerfield test, says ex-military chief

BBC News - Politics

Former Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin says defence must be a priority for the next prime minister.

Chris Mason: The anatomy of the prime minister's downfall

BBC News - Politics

Sir Keir, like his predecessors Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, lost the capacity to viably govern, our political editor writes.

Climate sceptics cheering as they melt in record temperatures? This heatwave is where satire has come to die | Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - Politics

Delegates at an ‘anti-woke’ conference disparaged Ed Miliband’s net zero policies. But even they could not ignore the sweat on their foreheadsIt...

Conservatives offer tax incentive as part of 50,000 reservist pledge

BBC News - Politics

Labour accused the Conservatives of trying to "rewrite history" after making defence cuts while in power.

David Hencke, Guardian journalist who exposed cash-for-questions scandal, dies aged 79

The Guardian - Politics

Former Westminster correspondent earned a reputation for uncovering political wrongdoing in the 1990sThe acclaimed journalist David Hencke, whose care...

David Miliband says he is optimistic about potential Burnham government

BBC News - Politics

The former foreign secretary says Burnham has "this openness and energy that I think is very attractive and positive".

Ed Miliband as chancellor would benefit every part of the UK – and the bond markets | Josh Ryan-Collins

The Guardian - Politics

If Andy Burnham chooses the energy secretary, Labour could fully use the benefits of net zero to promote growth and jobsIt should have been a great we...

Education secretary says she'll turn Tory leader's insult into a T-shirt

BBC News - Politics

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch's called Bridget Phillipson a 'spiteful class warrior' at PMQs.

Ex-minister not ruling out leadership bid yet

BBC News - Politics

Carns says he is waiting to hear the contents of an economics speech by Andy Burnham.

Examining Trump's interest in the SAVE America Act

NPR Politics

President Trump has an interest in a piece of voting legislation, called the SAVE America Act, that is not shared by all of his Republican colleagues ...

FIFA World Cup: Round of 32 bracket, schedule, predictions, Iran’s exit

Al Jazeera - Politics

Knockout matches begin with South Africa vs Canada as Iran exit, Africa make history, Messi-Ronaldo final hopes rise.

Green Party returns inadmissible donation from Polanski

BBC News - Politics

Under UK electoral law parties can only accept money from people on the UK electoral register.