By James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as other general news across the United States. James joined Newsweek in July 2022 from LBC, and previously worked for the Daily Express. He is a graduate of Oxford University….
Elon Musk is considering backing Vice President JD Vance in the 2028 presidential election, according to reports on the billionaire’s political movements. The tech CEO formed a new party and pledged to contest both Republicans and Democrats at the 2026 midterms, but his relationship with Vance, who considers Musk a personal friend, may not be…
Serbia’s president on Sunday vowed a “strong” response to anti-government protests, after nearly a week of violent clashes involving his supporters, police and demonstrators across the country. Clashes have erupted in the capital, Belgrade and other cities for five nights in a row, with fireworks, stones, stun grenades and tear gas used. More than 130…
President Donald Trump is reconsidering his approach to ending the conflict in Ukraine, wavering on his self-imposed deadline for Russia to stop its invasion or face economic sanctions.On Thursday, Trump appeared to back away from his previous stance that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy must be part of peace talks with Russia. When asked if Russian…
President Donald Trump just showed markets that he doesn’t always chicken out. Trump’s August 1 tariff deadline has arrived, and a barrage of new and amended import duties sent the stock market tumbling in Friday’s session. The updated tariffs don’t officially kick in until August 7, meaning nations still have some time to reach a…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received a phone call this evening from UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who informed him that the UK will recognize the State of Palestine next September unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the horrific situation in Gaza. The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported that Starmer affirmed to Abbas…
President Donald Trump has made good on his pledge to sue over The Wall Street Journal’s Thursday report that Trump wrote a “bawdy” letter to Jeffrey Epstein on his 50th birthday. Trump on Friday filed suit against Rupert Murdoch, Dow Jones, the CEO of News Corp, Robert Thomson, and Khadeeja Safdar and Joseph Palazzolo, both…
President Trump sent a raunchy 50th birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein that included a sketch of a naked woman, her breasts and a squiggly “Donald” signature mimicking pubic hair, according to the Wall Street Journal. The report comes as the president continues to battle the release of the Justice Department’s files on Epstein, the disgraced…
President Macron has concluded his remarks by telling the UK and France to work “hand in hand” to overcome the challenges of our times. Addressing MPs and peers, Macron said he wanted to “renew the French people’s message of friendship and fraternity” and picked out King Charles for praise for his love of France. He…
Elon Musk’s new political party could split the right-wing vote but is unlikely to succeed in any major way, experts have told Newsweek. While Musk cannot run for president because he was born in South Africa, the party has the potential to shake-up politics ahead of the midterms, though it is doubtful it will break…