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An FEC email said a 'bad actor' tried to breach its systems as the US prepares for its most expensive elections ever.
An FEC email said a 'bad actor' tried to breach its systems as the US prepares for its most expensive elections ever.
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Young people in Germany will take to the streets this weekend to demand education and action on climate change. Politicians warn that the protests could become violent, as in France, but the situations are different.
<p>US health secretary falsely claims at Mike Rogers rally that Arabs have never won major prizes in science or literature </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/robert-f-kennedy-jr">Robert F Kennedy Jr</a>, the US health secretary, faced backlash on Wednesday for a “wildly racist tirade” during a campaign stop in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/michigan">Michigan</a> in which he falsely asserted that Arabs never won major awards in science or literature.</p><p>Kennedy was speaking at the Monday night event in Grand Rapids in support of Mike Rogers, the Republican US Senate candidate who is trailing his Democratic midterms opponent <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/21/abdul-el-sayed-michigan-senate-democrats">Abdul El-Sayed</a>, a Muslim, in polling.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/rfk-jr-michigan-arabs-comment">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Jonathan Reynolds has written to Gordon Brothers, which bought retailer for £1 last summer, to ‘establish the facts’</p><p>The business secretary has written to the owner of Poundland amid fears that the cut-price retailer could collapse into administration, threatening to overshadow John Healey’s budget.</p><p>Sources said that Gordon Brothers, the US investment firm that bought the 600-store Poundland chain for £1 last summer, looks set to appoint administrators to the struggling retailer.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/28/business-secretary-jonathan-reynolds-poundland-owner-gordon-brothers-administration-fears">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Cash to 20m households part of package to help cut energy bills and ease cost-of-living crisis</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/28/budget-2026-key-points-john-healey">Budget 2026: key points at a glance</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/oct/28/budget-2026-latest-updates-john-healey-andy-burnham-labour-uk-politics">Budget 2026 live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>John Healey promised to steer Britain through “global economic storms,” as he announced a package of measures to cut consumers’ energy bills in his first budget.</p><p>The chancellor said 20m households in council tax bands A to D would receive a £100 payment – a measure he said would cost £2.6bn. A VAT cut on electricity bills will be extended to next July, added Healey.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/28/budget-2026-john-healey-offers-100-payment-to-households-to-help-navigate-global-economic-storms">Continue reading...</a>