Politics

President Donald Trump has ordered that all US government staff working on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) schemes be put on immediate paid administrative leave.In an executive order late on Tuesday, he

President-elect Donald Trump ran on a platform of isolating the US from foreign conflicts like the Ukraine war, increasing tariffs on foreign trade partners, and rebuilding domestic manufacturing.But in recent days he

Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of US President-elect Donald Trump, has withdrawn her name from consideration for a seat in the Senate.She stepped down this month as co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC),

The US Senate has voted to pass a budget deal to avert what would be the first federal government shutdown since 2019, only hours after the lower House of Representatives approved the

President-elect Donald Trump has said he will look at pardons for those involved in the 2021 US Capitol riot on his first day back in office next month.“These people are living in

Ghana’s Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has accepted defeat in Saturday’s election and congratulated the opposition candidate, former President John Mahama, on his victory. “The people have voted for change,” said Bawumia. The elections come

The trial of an undocumented immigrant accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley – whose name became a rallying cry in the border security debate during the US election – has begun

Donald Trump has announced that he will appoint Karoline Leavitt, his campaign spokeswoman, to serve as White House press secretary in his next administration.At 27, Leavitt will be the youngest White House

The Republican Party have reached the 218-seat threshold to win control of the US House of Representatives.The win creates a Republican trifecta that will make it easier for President-elect Donald Trump to

Donald Trump has moved speedily since winning the US presidential election to set the foundations of his second term in the White House.He has made his early priorities clear – and stunned

Tulsi Gabbard – a former Democratic congresswoman who joined the Republican Party to back Donald Trump – is the president-elect’s pick for director of national intelligence. The wide-ranging role would mean she

Out of all of Donald Trump’s supporters, Derrick Evans has a particular reason to be happy with November’s election results – he hopes the president-elect will give him a pardon for participating

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has won a run-off vote in parliament to stay in his post, after an election setback last month that saw his coalition lose its majority in the

Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Tony Blair’s former chief of staff as his national security adviser.Veteran diplomat Jonathan Powell will begin the role next month, it is understood, taking over from Sir