Has Putin made Trump look like an idiot again?

Has Putin made Trump look like an idiot again?

Donald Trump knows who his friends are and who his enemies are. And in 2026, with midterm elections just days away, Trump has decide his friend is Putin and his job is to lift sanctions to buy Russian oil - enriching the Kremlin in the process. He’s hoping it will bring down the price of diesel to convince consumers to vote for his party in the elections. But it’s a move that smacks of cowardice and in any case comes too late to change the price at the pumps. Meanwhile here we are grappling with the cost of Trump's war in Iran as we head into our own budget . We ask Helen Miller of the IFS what levers she’d pull to change the country’s fortunes.

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What happens if Trump loses these midterms?

What happens if Trump loses these midterms?

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29 Loka 47min

Why is Netanyahu accusing Arab voters of “stealing the election“?

Why is Netanyahu accusing Arab voters of “stealing the election“?

The turn out of Arab voters in Israel’s election this week was unprecedented - 800 thousand, or 15 percent, of the country went to the polls. Many were driven there to oust Benjamin Netanyahu from pow...

29 Loka 32min

Burnham's first Budget: 'Is that it?'

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If the Chancellor wanted to deliver a quiet budget then this was probably it. Even the opposition couldn’t find that many big ticket items to criticise, leaving Kemi Badenoch plaintively asking: "is t...

28 Loka 42min

Is Andy Burnham all over the place on Brexit?

Is Andy Burnham all over the place on Brexit?

Andy Burnham clearly likes talking about Brexit. This weekend, he said he would welcome an "honest discussion" about the prospect of returning to freedom of movement with the EU. Yesterday, he was rei...

27 Loka 40min

How Trump cost his mates their elections

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It has been a busy weekend of election watching with some stupendous results. In Belgrade, the Russian friendly Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat when a grass roots student movement on an anti corrupti...

26 Loka 39min

Blockers: Inside Musk’s War on the US Government

Blockers: Inside Musk’s War on the US Government

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