Rachel Reeves came under fire after new figures showed the rate of unemployment hit its highest level for more than four years The jobless rate increased unexpectedly to 4.8% in the three months to August, up from 4.7% in the previous three months, according to the Office for National Statistics.

In Friday’s edition, four of NBC News’ reporters in Washington dig into the next phase of the government shutdown standoff: layoffs ordered by the Trump administration. Plus, “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker dives into Trump’s direction of the prosecution of old political adversaries.

Legendary GOP operative Karl Rove warned President Donald Trump that his effort to deploy the National Guard to Portland and Chicago is bad politics The post ‘A Loser’: Fox News’ Karl Rove Warns Trump That His Latest National Guard Gambit Is Bad Politics first appeared on Mediaite.

Dave Brat examines how conservative movements have overcome political obstacles, from the Freedom Caucus era to today's MAGA revolution in Virginia.

The SNP are not only hopeful of victory at next year's Scottish election, but are even talking of an outright majority.

IT IS hard to understand the self-destruct buttons Labour seems intent on pressing at the moment.I don’t blame loyalists for springing to the defence of Keir Starmer’s lukewarm leadership. It is what you do when the party is under attack.

The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk this week on a Utah college campus marks the latest example of violence tearing through American politics across centuries and the ideological spectrum.

President Trump is in Egypt for the Mideast peace summit to discuss what's next for Gaza. Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joel Rubin and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander retired General Wesley Clark join Erielle Reshef to provide their analysis and insight on the region.