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Rep. Mike Lawler suggests he has no problem with Trump's threat to keep Gateway Tunnel funding frozen and says Democrats should give in to the demand to rename Penn Station

Conservatives have been offered a MAGA-friendly alternative to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show

An undercover investigation found workers giving customers lap dances, according to a report

Trump told podcaster Dan Bongino that feds should ‘take over the voting’ in as many as 15 jurisdictions run by Democrats

Flash floods in northern Morocco have killed at least four people

Moore and Trump have sparred in past over National Guard deployments and funding to repair the Francis Scott Key Bridge

When asked what it meant to represent the U.S. at the Milan Cortina games, Hess, 27, told Reuters, “It’s a little hard. There's obviously a lot going on that I'm not the biggest fan of, and I think a lot of people aren't”

Multiple news outlets have received ransom notes claiming to be from the 84-year-old’s kidnappers

Following the arrest of James Pearce Jr. on Saturday night, the Atlanta Falcons face troubling questions about the standout rookie’s immediate and long-term future with the team

The mother of the “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie has not been heard from since an evening of dinner and games with family members.

Exit polls predicted a comfortable victory for António José Seguro, but a nationalist’s presence in the runoff showed that Portugal is not immune to Europe’s rising nationalist tide.

Punishing winds have combined with low temperatures to produce dangerously cold conditions across the Northeast. Forecasters say, though, that relief is on the horizon.

A new organization blessed by the president is raising money for events and projects that will put a Trumpian spin on the nation’s semiquincentennial.

State health officials discouraged foraging this year, saying that toxic mushrooms can easily be confused with safe ones to eat.

It was the first time in years that a conservative party preaching nationalism, patriotism and respect for the monarchy came out on top.

The Labour official was ensnared in a scandal after helping appoint Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the U.S.

The Coalition has reunited but the Liberals face dire polling numbers. Follow today’s news live‘I’m not going to sprinkle gold dust on a cow pat’ McGrath says on NewspollThe Liberal party is on some serious damage control this morning, with that tough Newspoll this morning showing the Coalition primary vote on just 18%.I’m not going to sprinkle gold dust on a cow pat. The polling is dire. It is horrible. It is terrible. But speaking as a former campaign director, I’m not surprised it’s this bad because we’ve spent three weeks having a very public discussion talking about ourselves.Of course I’m angry about that. I’ve just spent the weekend going back home. I live out in the Darling Downs and wandering through the shops on Saturday … our people are angry because we’ve been talking about ourselves. And what we’ve got to do, and look, I’m guilty of this crime at the moment. I’m talking about ourselves on Radio National.I’m not concerned about the optics of what people commentate on in this building.Millions of Australians are frustrated … And when they don’t see a clear united message coming out of Canberra, they mark us down. Continue reading...

Top House Democrat says president’s suggestion for Republicans to ‘take over’ elections really means ‘steal it’ Democrats will stop Donald Trump from trying to steal this year’s midterm elections, Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the US House of Representatives said on Sunday.Jeffries’ comments come amid widespread concern after Trump said Republicans should “take over the voting”. The US constitution gives states the power to set election rules and says Congress can pass laws to set requirements for federal elections. The constitution gives the president no authority over how elections are run. Continue reading...

Latest scores as teams meet for NFL title at Levi’s StadiumPredictions: Our writers’ picks for the winner, MVP and moreEmail david.lengel@theguardian.com with your thoughtsDavid will be here shortly. In the meantime, here are our writers’ score predictions: Continue reading...

Exit polls give António José Seguro 67%-73% of vote over far-right populist André VenturaThe moderate socialist António José Seguro appeared to be headed for a landslide victory in Portugal’s presidential runoff on Sunday, with two exit polls putting him in the 67%-73% range, well ahead of his far-right, anti-establishment rival, André Ventura.The exit polls conducted for the television channels RTP, SIC and TVI/CNN placed Ventura at 27%-33%, still a better result than the 22.8% his anti-immigration Chega party achieved in last year’s general election. Continue reading...

McSweeney resigns as PM’s top aide after Mandelson revelations as Starmer appoints new acting joint chiefs of staffMorgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staffProfile: Morgan McSweeneySpeaking to Sky News this morning, Conservative shadow minister Alex Burghart said:This administration under Keir Starmer has failed. It has U-turned, I think, what, 14 or 15 times now. It has had two resets in the past five months, and it is now caught up in the worst political scandal of my lifetime.He was lied to by someone who was known to be a serial liar. There’s no excuse for the fact that he made the wrong judgment.He was in possession of enough facts to have not made that appointment and he did anyway and I am afraid, Laura, he now has to take responsibility for that … Continue reading...

Allies hope aide’s departure can quell anger over Mandelson scandal but others say it leaves PM dangerously exposedProfile: Labour election guru undone by poor judgment‘Only honourable course’: resignation statement in fullKeir Starmer is fighting to reassert control over his party after accepting the resignation of his closest adviser, Morgan McSweeney, amid anger over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.After days of pressure over the scandal, his departing chief of staff said on Sunday he took “full responsibility” for his advice to send Mandelson to Washington despite his ongoing relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, which McSweeney conceded had undermined trust in Labour and in politics itself. Continue reading...

Those pushing to oust the prime minister are unlikely to be deterred by his right-hand man’s departureUK politics live – latest updatesFor some Labour MPs, the sight of Keir Starmer accepting the resignation of his long-term consigliere, Morgan McSweeney, encapsulated everything they think is going wrong with the prime minister’s leadership.After days of mounting criticism over McSweeney’s role in advocating for the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Washington ambassador, the prime minister’s chief of staff left Downing Street on Sunday. Continue reading...

Met Office issues fresh yellow warning for rain as parts of England are still recovering from extensive floodingMore than 200 flood alerts were active across the UK on Sunday as parts of England and Wales braced for more downpours after the Met Office issued a fresh yellow warning for rain.The warning spans noon to midnight on Monday, covering parts of southern Wales as well as south-east and south-west England. The Met Office said that “10-15mm of rain is likely fairly widely with 20-30mm in some places exposed to the strong south to south-easterly winds”. Continue reading...

US president attacks freestyle skier in postHess had said representing the US was ‘a little hard’Donald Trump responded to Hunter Hess on Truth Social on Sunday, calling the Olympian a “real loser” and criticizing comments the US freestyle skier made in a press conference days earlier.Hess was asked in a press conference on Wednesday what it was like to represent the US in the Olympics given the current situation in the country, which has included ICE raids in Minnesota and a number of geopolitical crises. Hess said representing the US at the 2026 Winter Olympics brought up “mixed emotions” and that it was “a little hard.” Continue reading...

Results mean coalition of recently installed PM has supermajority in lower house of parliamentJapan’s conservative governing coalition has dramatically strengthened its grip on power after a landslide victory in Sunday’s elections in what will be seen as an early public endorsement of the new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi.Her Liberal Democratic party (LDP) was projected to win as many as 328 of the 465 seats in parliament’s lower house, well above the 233 it needed to regain the majority it lost in 2024. With her coalition partner, the Japan Innovation party, she now has a supermajority of two-thirds of seats, easing her legislative agenda as she can override the upper chamber, which she does not control. Continue reading...

A coalition led by current Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to clinch a decisive win, an exit poll suggests.

Starmer's chief of staff departs at a time the PM is isolated and in potential peril.

Manchester City's win at Liverpool ended in complete chaos - but did the referee and the VAR get Dominik Szoboszlai's red card right?

The adviser says he takes "full responsibility" for advising Sir Keir Starmer to make the peer US ambassador.

Erling Haaland's 93rd-minute penalty gives Manchester City a crucial comeback win over Liverpool, who end the game with 10 men as Dominik Szoboszlai is sent off in stoppage time at Anfield.

Narges Mohammadi was arrested in December for making "provocative remarks" at a memorial, where she was also reportedly beaten.

The ruling conservatives defied opinion polls predicting a win for the reformist People's Party.

Brenton Tarrant is serving a life sentence after murdering 51 people in the March 2019 attack on two mosques in New Zealand.

The body of 19-year-old Carla Georgescu was found in student accommodation on Thursday, police say.

Rain has fallen in south-west England and south Wales every day of 2026 so far, the Met Office said.

There is widespread enthusiasm for Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, and polls appeared to affirm an appetite for her “Japan First” approach.

Exit polls predicted a comfortable victory for António José Seguro, but a nationalist’s presence in the runoff showed that Portugal is not immune to Europe’s rising nationalist tide.

The activist Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to another seven years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years, her foundation said.

It was the first time in years that a conservative party preaching nationalism, patriotism and respect for the monarchy came out on top.

A backlash to Trump administration policies has followed U.S. athletes to Italy. One skier’s comments drew a furious response from the president himself.

Johnson won her first Olympic gold medal after her teammate Vonn crashed early in her run.

The Labour official was ensnared in a scandal after helping appoint Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the U.S.

Super Bowl 60 is set between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. CNBC covers all the top ads and business news from football's biggest night.

UN Secretary-General Guterres warned that the organization is at risk of "imminent financial collapse" due to unpaid fees, most of which are owed by the U.S.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick previously said on a podcast that he had cut ties with the notorious sex offender since an initial 2005 encounter.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigned over the furor surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S.

Council member Abdel Hamid Karimeh says seven people injured as rescue teams search for people trapped under rubble.

‌Stoppage-time penalty from Erling Haaland gives City ‍dramatic win and narrows gap to ⁠leaders Arsenal to six points.

In recent months, Addis Ababa has accused Eritrea of supporting rebel fighters on Ethiopian soil.