U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is 93. He hasn't said whether he's going to run again in 2028. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesU.S. Sen. Ed Markey is 80 and has served in Congress for half a century. His Democratic primary challenger in Massachusetts, U.S. Rep.
SpeedKingz/ShutterstockSince Labour won the 2024 general election, policy focused on children in the early years – from birth to school age – and their parents has moved sharply up the political agenda.
Andy Burnham, Everton fan and prime minister, has declared the ban on drinking pitch-side at football games to be discriminatory given that fans of other sports, even in the same ground, could happily enjoy a beer while watching a game.
As of Oct. 1, 2026, states must pay more to run SNAP. AP Photo/Allison DinnerThe number of people enrolled in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program is falling fast. The program formerly known as food stamps helped roughly 42 million Americans put food on the table in 2025.
By teaching entrepreneurship, colleges can better prepare students for a fast-changing job market and technological disruption. Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesRecent college graduates are facing a job market that’s only getting tougher.
By teaching entrepreneurship, colleges can better prepare students for a fast-changing job market and technological disruption. Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesRecent college graduates are facing a job market that’s only getting tougher.
A ship owned and operated by BYD delivers vehicles to the Melbourne docks in June, 2026. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty ImagesSince the Iran-US military conflict began earlier this year, disrupting global oil markets, Australia’s electric vehicle (EV) market has experienced an unprecedented boost.
A new financial reporting proposal, pitched by Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins, has generated enormous opposition, from ordinary savers to industry groups. AP Photo/Yuki IwamuraThe U.S. government has pitched an obscure accounting rule change that has ignited a firestorm of opposition.
On Pakistan’s Indus delta coast, a 350,000-hectare mangrove project is turning a growing forest into something that can be sold to companies thousands of miles away: carbon credits.
The UK’s pension triple lock has only been in place for 15 years. But it’s done the job it was brought in to do, and now it should be scrapped.
So the prime minister is right to want to change it. Because while it’s been widely treated as politically untouchable, the triple lock is very expensive.
That’s not to say it was unnecessary.
