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BBC Politics · Oct 31, 2026 5:40 AM
The prime minister says Britain must "face up to the past" for its role in the transatlantic slave trade but reparations are "not the right answer".
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NPR Politics · Oct 31, 2026 5:00 AM
Ahead of Election Day, listeners send in questions about whether debates are dead, if polls are reliable for election coverage and how Trump might work with Democrats if they win control of Congress.
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BBC Politics · Oct 31, 2026 1:16 AM
The home secretary has faced opposition from within the government over plans to impose new rules on migrant workers already in the UK.
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BBC Politics · Oct 30, 2026 8:00 PM
The prime minister has categorically ruled out an early general election, but it has not stopped speculation at Westminster.
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PBS Politics · Oct 30, 2026 6:57 PM
The federal government must pull three taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads that appear to have been made for political or propaganda purposes, including one touting the president's claim that every American will get $5,000…
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PBS Politics · Oct 30, 2026 6:55 PM
Candidates around the country are making their final campaign stops before Election Day with just the weekend left to go. President Trump is in Florida and will then head to Iowa and Kansas -- a last-minute change after…
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PBS Politics · Oct 30, 2026 6:35 PM
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is sounding the alarm about the future of his own party. In his new book, "How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents," Tillis warns that GOP lawmakers are afraid to challenge…
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PBS Politics · Oct 30, 2026 6:30 PM
On Election Day, Democrats are looking to do what they did 20 years ago – turn widespread dissatisfaction with a Republican president into a sweeping congressional victory. Rahm Emanuel helped engineer that victory in 2006. Now,…
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PBS Politics · Oct 30, 2026 6:25 PM
Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and Wall Street Journal opinion columnist Matthew Continetti join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the last week of the midterm campaigns, predictions on which party will control…
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PBS Politics · Oct 30, 2026 6:12 PM
Separately, the U.S. Department of Justice — as part of an ongoing lawsuit filed last week — asked a federal judge to order that state elections officials isolate ballots ranking Dan J. Sullivan to investigate potential voter…
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NPR Politics · Oct 30, 2026 5:56 PM
A federal judge is opening an formal inquiry into Trump officials' conduct in the East Potomac case, including whether they misled the court about their plans for the municipal golf course.
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PBS Politics · Oct 30, 2026 5:12 PM
The Republican president will now visit Iowa and Kansas for back-to-back campaign rallies on Sunday. Both events had previously been canceled for a slew of telerallies.
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PBS Politics · Oct 30, 2026 4:56 PM
The administration has alleged California sent ballots to some 20,000 people who may not be U.S. citizens. It wants the state to set those ballots aside and not count them until citizenship can be verified.
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BBC Politics · Oct 30, 2026 12:56 PM
The meeting involved representatives from the UK's four nations to discuss devolving more powers to regions and cities.
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BBC Politics · Oct 30, 2026 11:57 AM
The new government office in Manchester has launched 50 job adverts for roles including a "rewiring the state deputy director".
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NPR Politics · Oct 30, 2026 11:00 AM
Every election, there is a crucial sliver of voters who help determine which candidates win. Here are five takeaways from a year of listening to voters who backed Biden in 2020 and then Trump in 2024.
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NPR Politics · Oct 30, 2026 8:00 AM
A joke by former President Obama has gone viral and received backlash from the Trump administration as the issue of affordability looms large over next week's midterm elections.
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BBC Politics · Oct 30, 2026 7:57 AM
The Tory Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen says he's working on what he's calling a "tax rebate scheme".
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