A culprit was not named, but analysts suspect China, Russia or Iran

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has used a speech before finance watchdogs to expose the vast conflicts of interest which shape American politics. “We have a system with right now which is fundamentally broken,” she concluded after her question and answer session with a panel of senior figures from campaign finance watchdog groups. “If I want to run […]

Roger Stone, who was on Friday arrested by the FBI as part of Robert Mueller’s investigation, has long been a colourful figure in the frenetic world of Washington politics. A veteran Republican political consultant and strategist, Mr Stone’s career began in the early 1970s when he worked on the campaign to re-elect Richard Nixon as […]

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Some U.S. diplomats in Venezuela headed for the Caracas airport early Friday amid a political power struggle between President Nicolas Maduro and an opposition leader who has declared himself interim president.

Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage accused Remainer MPs of plotting to try to overturn the result of the EU referendum.

Syria now has a good opportunity to reach a political solution to its devastating eight-year war as ceasefires have brought calm to many areas of the country, Syria’s chief opposition negotiator said on Saturday. “I think now that we have an opportunity, because nearly in Syria we have a ceasefire now, in the northeast of […]

With nearly 800 members the House of Lords is the second largest legislative assembly in the world, after China’s National People’s Congress.

The national lottery has awarded £500,000 to a transgender lobbying group after it received backlash for granting a charity who support trans children funding.

The case may not be resolved in the courts before 2020, legal experts said, which could make it a defining issue in the race for the White House and Congress. Democrats immediately jumped on the Friday night ruling to warn that health care coverage for millions of Americans was at stake due to the Republican-led […]

The boss of Google – under fire over allegations of political bias and its failure to protect personal information – is to tell congress it supports government legislation that defends against privacy violations. On the day Google announced it was to terminate earlier than planned its modestly-used social media network Google Plus because of a […]