12+ min ago (871+ words) Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she can be trusted with the country's finances and has been "clear" about reasons for her decisions, following claims she misled the public in the run-up to her Budget. In an interview for BBC One's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Reeves was challenged to explain why she had repeatedly warned about a downgrade to the UK's economic productivity forecasts. It has since emerged the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) told her in mid-September the public finances were in better shape than widely thought. When pressed on the issue, she said she did not "accept" that it was misleading and said she had remained "upfront" about all her plans both in the past week and in the run-up to the general election. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, also appearing on the programme, said she was not satisfied with the…...

25+ min ago (1001+ words) When DeAndrea Salvador began receiving emails in June from people in Brazil, the North Carolina state senator assumed they were part of a phishing scam. The emails, first to her senate office and then to her campaign, had subject lines like "Is this you?" and "AI manipulation." But after an email from a journalist asking her about a specific video circulating online, she decided to investigate. Salvador searched for her name on the internet and found that a clip from a 2018 TED Talk that she had given about ways to reduce energy costs for low-income Americans had been used in an award-winning video to promote Whirlpool products in Brazil. But in a 20-second clip that appeared in the Whirlpool video, Salvador appears to be talking about low-income residents of S'o Paulo, Brazil's most populous city and a world away from…...

25+ min ago (146+ words) Why Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana will not be leaders of Your Party - Members of the new left-wing party, Your Party, voted for a "collective lay-member" leadership model, meaning a non-MP will chair the party for its first two years. - This decision prevents Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana from running to lead the party, as a traditional single leader option was rejected by a narrow margin of 51.6 to 48.4 per cent. - Zarah Sultana boycotted the first day of the party's conference on Saturday, citing a "toxic culture" and "witch hunt" within the organisation. - The party has been affected by significant infighting, including the resignation of MP Iqbal Mohamed and the withdrawal of Adnan Hussain, both citing various allegations and factionalism. - Polls indicate that Your Party could pose a threat to the Labour Party, potentially drawing a notable percentage of votes from…...

26+ min ago (667+ words) Rachel Reeves has defended her handling of the Budget as opposition figures claimed she misled the public over the size of the fiscal "repair job" she faces. In media interviews on Sunday morning, the Chancellor said she "of course" did not lie to the public when she set out a gloomy economic picture at the beginning of November. She told broadcasters: "Anyone who thinks that there was no repair job to be done on the public finances, I just don't accept that. "We needed to build more resilience, more headroom into our economy. That's what I did, along with that investment in the NHS and cutting bills for families." Pre-Budget speculation had suggested Ms Reeves faced a significant gap in her spending plans, partly due to a downgrade to productivity forecasts expected to be delivered by the Office for Budget…...

31+ min ago (756+ words) Matt DeMateo, the chief executive of New Life Centers of Chicagoland, described the impact of Operation Midway Blitz on the immigrant community he serves succinctly: "I've been doing this work for 25 years and I've never seen such fear." When ICE arrived in force in Chicago, the immigrant community was plunged into a state of panic. Kids stayed home from school. Parents stayed home from work. Families were afraid to go to church. For New Life Centers, the crisis was a call to action. As DeMateo told me over the phone, at New Life, they asked one another, "How do we come together and take care of our neighbors no matter what?" As DeMateo told me, its mentoring programs reach 600 kids. There's also an athletic program that reaches 2,500 young people who play basketball, softball, baseball and more. Many of these kids…...

31+ min ago (756+ words) Matt DeMateo, the chief executive of New Life Centers of Chicagoland, described the impact of Operation Midway Blitz on the immigrant community he serves succinctly: "I've been doing this work for 25 years and I've never seen such fear." When ICE arrived in force in Chicago, the immigrant community was plunged into a state of panic. Kids stayed home from school. Parents stayed home from work. Families were afraid to go to church. For New Life Centers, the crisis was a call to action. As DeMateo told me over the phone, at New Life, they asked one another, "How do we come together and take care of our neighbors no matter what?" As DeMateo told me, its mentoring programs reach 600 kids. There's also an athletic program that reaches 2,500 young people who play basketball, softball, baseball and more. Many of these kids…...

35+ min ago (199+ words) November 30, 2025 / 5:00 AM CST / CBS Texas Texas Democrats are all abuzz about the potential for Dallas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett to run for U.S. Senate, the marquee race in Texas next year. Some analysts, Democrats, and Republicans have told CBS News Texas that if she enters the race, it will provide a real jolt to the Democratic Primary and perhaps the general election." If Crockett enters the statewide race, she will join former Dallas Congressman Colin Allred and State Representative James Talarico of Austin, whose campaign has also attracted national attention." In a poll conducted between late September and October 1st by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University, Crockett topped a hypothetical Democratic primary match-up with 31%. Talarico and former Congressman Beto O'Rourke, who is not running, tied for second place with 25%, and Allred had 13%. 6% were unsure. When it came to a potential…...

36+ min ago (112+ words) Defiant Rachel Reeves says she will be Chancellor for years SOURCE: BBC Rachel Reeves insists she is not going anywhere amid Budget criticism - Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor, expressed defiance regarding her controversial Budget and stated her intention to remain in the role for years to come. - She affirmed her determination to defy critics following the Budget announcement earlier this week, and said she was "sure" she would still be the Chancellor next year and beyond. - Reeves denied accusations of misrepresenting the scale of the Budget black hole. - This denial came as Reeves attempted to justify her proposed "26bn tax increases. - Her comments were made during an appearance on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg....

36+ min ago (1158+ words) Jeremy Corbyn vows 'a different voice' as Your Party launches Iran Guards seize foreign ship carrying 'smuggled' fuel Pope Leo heads to Lebanon Sunday under shadow of Israeli strikes As MAGA turns on Zionism, Israel First right stokes Islamophobia How Yalla! Let's Talk became the Arab diaspora's leading podcast Inside Amir: A quiet portrait of leaving Iran Your Party co-founder Jeremy Corbyn is hoping to establish the alternative, pro-Palestine, anti-reform, pro-people left-wing party as Your Party hosts its first-ever conference this weekend amid allegations of a "witch hunt" and explicit rumours of internal rifts. This weekend's inaugural conference will decide a number of things, including agreeing on the party's name, its structures, its governance and its membership policy, as well as forming the foundation to allow Your Party to potentially run candidates in the May elections. "I'm very excited about…...

37+ min ago (233+ words) STUMBLING Rachel Reeves has today come out fighting after she was accused of conning the country to justify her massive tax raid. The under-fire Chancellor faces growing calls to resign amid claims she made up a "30billion "black hole" " despite being told by the fiscal watchdog there was actually a "4.2billion surplus. This sits awkwardly with the grim warnings Ms Reeves delivered just days later, when she said Britain's finances were "weaker than we previously thought" and even hinted at income tax hikes. And after days of mounting pressure, when quizzed on whether she had misled the public this morning, the Chancellor repeatedly tried to swerve the question before finally saying: "Of course I didn't." With those remarks now sitting at the centre of a growing storm engulfing both No10 and No11, do you think Ms Reeves lied to the public about the so-called…...