Politics

Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has withdrawn from the Conservative Party leadership race. He has not yet endorsed another candidate. Mr Hancock said he would continue to argue for the values he had campaigned on, urging the Conservative Party to seek to attract voters from centre ground, as well as being pro-business and […]

Boris Johnson has confirmed that he will take part in the BBC TV debate on Tuesday after the second round of leadership votes among Conservative MPs. He told the BBC’s World At One: “I think it is important that we have a sensible grown-up debate. My own observation is that in the past when you’ve

Five of the six contenders in the race to be leader of the Conservative Party appeared in a TV debate aired on Channel 4. Michael Gove, Jeremy Hunt, Sajid Javid, Dominic Raab and Rory Stewart answered questions on issues such as Brexit and public policy in front of a studio audience. One candidate’s podium stood

[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] In the 12 years since fierce backlash forced Gov. Eliot Spitzer to abandon a proposal to offer driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants, New York has fashioned much of its political identity around a commitment to immigrant issues. That resolve

It can be hard to find common ground in Washington these days, but furor over drug prices could be one exception. Many Americans continue to struggle to pay for the prescription medicines they need. And rising drug costs are a problem for insurers and taxpayers, too — treatments for some rare diseases are topping $2

In addition to Ms. Conway’s former firm, the Trump adviser said the campaign would cut ties with Adam Geller, a pollster for former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, and Michael Baselice, a pollster for former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, both late additions to Mr. Trump’s campaign in 2016. [Want to know what it’s

WASHINGTON — The visa applications of hundreds of international students seeking to work in the United States this summer are languishing at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, where increased processing times have left students stranded and university leaders struggling with the fallout. Students have written petitions and panicked letters to leaders of some

Mr. Kean used Facebook to call Mr. Malinowski a “full-time Trump protester.” On Friday, the House Republicans’ campaign arm blasted Mr. Malinowski’s “impeachment crusade” as “a perfect example that the socialist Democrats don’t give a damn about the facts.” But Mr. Malinowski’s district is evenly split; Hillary Clinton beat Mr. Trump there by one percentage

Mr. Kean used Facebook to call Mr. Malinowski a “full-time Trump protester.” On Friday, the House Republicans’ campaign arm blasted Mr. Malinowski’s “impeachment crusade” as “a perfect example that the socialist Democrats don’t give a damn about the facts.” But Mr. Malinowski’s district is evenly split; Hillary Clinton beat Mr. Trump there by one percentage

Mr. Booker, a fixture on the New York donor circuit for nearly two decades, has some key backers, including Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey, a Goldman Sachs alum, and Donald Sussman, the billionaire hedge funder who is a top Democratic financier. Mr. Sussman’s daughter Carolyn Tisch Blodgett is hosting a fund-raiser for Mr. Booker