Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida came to Iowa for his first trip as a presidential candidate and made plain that he was done being Donald J. Trump’s punching bag. After absorbing months of attacks from Mr. Trump that went mostly unanswered, Mr. DeSantis has borrowed one of his rival’s favorite lines — “I’m going to counterpunch” — and jabbed back. […]

By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING, STEPHEN GROVES and FARNOUSH AMIRI (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The debt ceiling and budget cuts package that would avert a federal default headed toward House passage late Wednesday as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent. The hard-fought […]

Anand Menon: Brussels may levy post-Brexit trade tariffs The European Union has been slammed by European car manufacturers over incoming tariffs on electric vehicles. The tariffs dictate a car must have 45 percent of its parts originate from the UK or EU. If cars do not comply with the rules of origin, the manufacturers will be hit with 10 percent […]

Just Stop Oil protest hits Premiership rugby union final Labour is facing a fresh call to hand back £1.5million in donations from a major backer of Just Stop Oil. Conservative MP Paul Scully said it is “shocking” Sir Keir Starmer’s party has taken money from Ecotricity founder Dale Vince, who is also a donor to the activist group. Mr Scully – […]

Grant Shapps outlines the UK government’s energy goals Sir Keir Starmer could abandon an oil drilling project in the North Sea worth up to £24billion if the Labour Party comes to power, industry sources have claimed. Labour announced it would halt all new drilling licences if Sir Keir gets the keys to No 10. Insiders have warned that the policy […]

Inflation falls to lowest level in over a year Retail chiefs have dismissed the idea of a supermarket price cap on basic food items, claiming it will not bring down grocery bills. food items. Ministers hoped a deal with big chains would cut prices of bread and milk. But the British Retail Consortium warned “this will not make a jot of […]

When Senator Dianne Feinstein entered a hearing room this month to reclaim her seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee after a monthslong absence, she was accompanied by a phalanx of aides. Two staff members settled the 89-year-old California Democrat into a chair at the dais as the assembled senators greeted their ailing colleague with a round of applause. When Ms. […]

White House and congressional Republican negotiators worked around the clock as Memorial Day weekend began to try to reach a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and avert a fiscal crisis, with complaints growing among the hard right that President Biden had gained the upper hand in the talks. Representative Patrick T. McHenry, Republican of North Carolina and one […]

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has signed a Bill that will ban abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy into law. South Carolina is the latest among a number of Republican-led states like Florida and North Carolina that significantly curtail abortion rights in the past year. The Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act will begin saving the lives of […]