The Latest Breaking News on US Politics

Teenage journalist removed from Republican event by police

Quinn Mitchell, who had credentials for New Hampshire political summit, says he was accused of being ‘tracker’ and ‘disturbance’

The Guardian - US · Oct 16, 2023

Trump bizarrely claims that Republicans ‘eat their young’

Former President compared himself to a baby animal in bizarre rant against some Republicans

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023

Trump's Iowa campaign ramps up its organizing after his infamously chaotic 2016 second-place effort

By the time Donald Trump returns to Iowa, the Republican ex-president will have drawn more than 10,000 people to his events in the state in less than a month

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023

Judge to consider imposing gag order on Trump in 2020 election interference case

Protective order poses dilemma for Tanya Chutkan as Trump could use it to falsely attack the criminal case as political

The Guardian - US · Oct 16, 2023

DeSantis says US shouldn’t take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza because they’re ‘all antisemitic’

The Florida governor takes a harder line than some of his Republican colleagues, who make a distinction between Palestinian citizens and Hamas militants.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 16, 2023

Poland's opposition leader Tusk declares win as exit polls show conservatives losing majority

Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk declared the beginning of a new era for his country after opposition parties appeared to have won enough votes in Sunday's parliamentary election to oust the governing nationalist conservative party.

France 24 · Oct 15, 2023

Republicans hint at possible deal with Democrats on House Speaker as internal fight continues

Mr Turner said Democrats ‘rejected bipartisanship’ by refusing to vote to keep Mr McCarthy as House Speaker

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023

Hakeem Jeffries seeks bipartisan path in House to avoid ‘extremist’ power

House minority leader confirms ‘informal’ talks underway for a solution to speaker crisis in House of Representatives

The Guardian - US · Oct 15, 2023

Will GOP "ignarrogance" lead to doom?

Even if Jim Jordan wins, the speaker's chair will still be vacant. What the hell happened to the Republican Party?

Salon · Oct 15, 2023

Jim Jordan races to try to change minds of holdouts in bid for House speaker

Rightwing speakership contender says he thinks he has 217 votes needed to win as colleague Mike Johnson waits in the wings

The Guardian - US · Oct 15, 2023