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President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s nail-biting mayoral race hours before Election Day on Tuesday. “If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City,
Donald Trump has driven a feverish news cycle this week, from the White House to the courts and back to prime-time TV. In a combative 60 Minutes interview that aired Sunday, the US president insisted China and Russia are testing nuclear weapons in secret.
Rachel Reeves will today reveal her "principles" as she prepares to hike taxes and slash spending in the upcoming Budget. The Chancellor will reveal her priorities for this month’s fiscal event and address mounting speculation about plans to break her manifesto commitment on income tax.
Follow live updates on the Trump administration and national politics as the president says a trade deal with South Korea has been “pretty much finalized” during his tour of Asia.
Optus boss Stephen Rue rejects the telco misled Communications Minister Anika Wells on the day of triple-0 outage, as executives from the company face a Senate inquiry today.  Follow live.
Alastair Campbell and Anthony Scaramucci are set to bring Westminster and Washington together in Belfast for a special live podcast event. The Rest Is Politics - LIVE! is coming to Belfast's Waterfront Hall on March 6, 2026 with tickets going on sale from Ticketmaster and the Waterfront Hall website at 9am on November 7.