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Michael Avenatti to hold 'resistance rally' in Texas the same night Trump holds event for Ted Cruz 

Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for Stormy Daniels who's weighing a 2020 bid, is holding a 'resistance rally' in Texas the same night President Trump will be campaigning for Sen. Ted Cruz.




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Liberal PAC targets Ted Cruz over 2013 speech about how much he likes mini White Castle burgers 

A liberal PAC targeting Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has teamed up with filmmaker Richard Linklater to slam the senator in a new ad over his preference for White Castle burgers.




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Antifa mob descends on Tucker Carlson's house chanting 'we know where you sleep at night'

About 20 activists from far-left group Smash Racism DC gathered outside the Fox News host's house on Wednesday around 6.30pm where they banged on his door and chanting slogans.




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Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor told Ted Cruz to 'f**k off' when he asked to be on guest list

Reznor said the GOP senator was 'bugging' to get on the band's list Wednesday. He also revealed that Cruz had been on the band's guest list a few years prior.




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Ted Cruz tweets that Chick-fil-A ban from San Antonio Airport 'for being anti-LGBTQ' is 'ridiculous'

Texas Senator Ted Cruz tweeted about Chick-fil-A ban Friday: 'The citizens of beautiful San Antonio deserve more delicious sandwiches, and fewer rabid attacks against companies.'




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Colin Kaepernick slammed for 'selectively' quoting Frederick Douglass Fourth of July speech

Kaepernick had shared a video montage of depictions of slavery and modern-day videos of police brutality on Twitter but Cruz claimed they lacked context and he interjected to add it.




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Google chief Karan Bhatia denies it manipulates search results

Karan Bhatia attended the Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Tuesday and was grilled by several senators including Ted Cruz (pictured) on alleged political bias.




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Barack Obama tweets op-ed by members of his administration criticizing Trump

Former President Barack Obama has seemingly signaled he agrees with 149 of his former African American staffers who have denounced President Donald Trump's 'racism' in an op-ed on Friday.




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Donald Trump lashes out at Barack Obama for condemning leaders who 'normalize racist sentiments'

Donald Trump struck back at Barack Obama's condemnation of rhetoric he's used, arguing he's the 'least racist person,' and used an edited quote from a 'Fox & Friends' host to back up his point.  




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Dominic Raab branded 'deluded' as he seeks trade ties on Americas tour

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab (pictured) visited Canada today as he forged ahead with a diplomatic blitz designed to pave the way for post-Brexit deals around the world.




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Dominic Raab urges a 'next level' trade relationship with Canada as he eyes post-Brexit deals

The Foreign Secretary said that the UK was at 'an important historic crossroads' as he sat down with Chrystia Freeland in Toronto at the start of a three-day trade offensive taking in the US.




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Russian counterintelligence operation 'hacked encrypted FBI communication systems in 2010'

Putin's operatives in Washington, New York, and San Francisco were reportedly able to access the location of FBI teams and communications between them. The FBI HQ is pictured main.




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Barack Obama meets Robert De Niro and Tim Cook for dinner in Manhattan

Former US president Barack Obama was seen arriving at Greenwich hotel in New York before dining with Hollywood star Robert De Niro and Tim Cook in Tribeca on Monday.




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Donald Trump Jr says Twitter and Instagram are 'shadow banning' him and other conservatives

'Twitter and Instagram are removing more and more of my posts from people's timeline,' Donald Trump Jr writes in Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us.




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Donald Trump Jr. jokes that Mitt Romney is 'my favorite Democrat,' WON'T rule out running for office

Romney, a first-term U.S. senator from Utah, was the Republican Party's presidential nominee in 2012. He lost to Barack Obama in a race that President Donald Trump called 'winnable.'




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British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir cast as Barack Obama in CBS' upcoming James Comey miniseries 

British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir has been cast to play former President Barack Obama in A Higher Loyalty, a CBS miniseries based on the book by fired FBI Director James Comey.




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Bernie Sanders hits back at Barack Obama insisting he is 'not tearing down the system'

Obama made the comments in a room full of Democratic donors in Washington on Friday. Sanders responded by saying that his healthcare goals shouldn't be seen as 'tearing down the system'.




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Socialist running for Congress says God should give Barack Obama 'the most malignant cancer'

A Democratic socialist candidate running for Congress in Texas wished a deadly cancer upon Barack Obama, and claimed the former president 'gives zero f***s about y'all.'




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Barack Obama says women are 'indisputably better' than men when it comes to running the world

The former U.S. president while speaking at a private leadership conference in Singapore blamed most of the world's problems on 'old people', mostly men, holding on to positions of power.




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Former First Sea Lord Admiral LORD WEST delivers stark warning amid Iran crisis

LORD WEST: Britain and America want the same outcome in Iran. But Friday's assassination emphasises what radically different approaches we are taking, and the perils of what lies ahead.




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Malia Obama 'has wild night of partying with students in London'

Malia Obama spent Friday night at a 'wild' party with University College London students, that ended with a window being smashed, tequila poured over the kitchen and marijuana allegedly being smoked.




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Barack Obama thinks Bernie Sanders is unfit to be the Democrat nominee

Obama, who has remained notably silent during the Democratic primary, could soon change that policy due to his concern over Sanders' increasingly far-out leftist proposals, his friends say.




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A bus stop in my dementia ward? It's just the ticket, says BONNIE ESTRIDGE

BONNIE ESTRIDGE: A few weeks ago, a bus stop appeared slap bang in the middle of the dementia ward at my local hospital, St George's in London. There it was, complete with the iconic red circle.




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Durham University strips controversial academic of honorary fellowship

Dr Stephen Pax Leonard, an honorary research fellow with St Chad's college since October 2017, was stripped of his position after posting offensive comments online.




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Sadiq Khan lays flowers at the 7/7 memorial in Hyde Park to mark the 14th anniversary

The service in Hyde Park comes as the worst-injured survivor of the atrocity claimed that the public had forgotten about the attack which struck Londoners on July 7 2005. (Sadiq Khan pictured laying flowers.)




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Sadiq Kahn's Congestion Charge for minicabs does 'serious harm' to ethnic minority drivers

The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) argues that removing minicabs' exemption from the £11.50 daily fee discriminates against a 94% black and minority ethnic workforce.




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Sadiq Khan's former policing adviser defects to Liberal Democrats over knife crime in London

In a shock switch, Leroy Logan, a former police superintendent, said that he was quitting the Labour Party over the London Mayor's record.




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London mayor Sadiq Khan is berated by Labour members over support for 'Israeli Zionists'

Mr Khan was berated in the street after addressing the Jewish Labour Movement event at the party conference in Brighton on Monday night.




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Sadiq Khan accused of hypocrisy for doubling tube ads for gambling companies 

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been accused of hypocrisy after gambling ads on London Underground trains have doubled since a ban made on all junk food advertisements.




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Presenter Justin Webb says Rory Stewart should not stand for mayor because he is white old Etonian

BBC Today presenter Justin Webb (left) said that Rory Stewart (right) standing in the 2020 mayoral race was not 'really 2020' because he is a 'white guy and Old Etonian'.




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Grenfell fire chief Dany Cotton should QUIT, says former fire minister

Tory MP Sir Mike Penning, who was a firefighter before he entered politics, said Dany Cotton must carry the can for the fatal advice to residents to 'stay put' in their homes as the blaze took hold.




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Millions of Britons party into the night as fireworks signal the start of a new decade

In London, the familiar ring of Big Ben ushered in 2020 amid what Mayor Sadiq Khan promised would be the 'best fireworks the city has ever seen' to ring in the new decade.




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Rapper Drillminister enters the race to be the next Mayor of London

Rapper Drillminister has announced he is standing to be the next Mayor of London as he said he was inspired to enter the race by Donald Trump's unexpected electoral success.




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London Tubes and trains could start running 'scaled down' Saturday and Sunday services on weekdays

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says that steps could be brought in within a matter of days as the capital is weeks ahead of the rest of the country in terms of the curve of the Covid-19 outbreak.




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The coronavirus CRUSH hour! Fury as commuters are crammed onto Tubes in morning dash to work

The London Mayor has said Britons in the capital need to stay indoors to 'protect the ones they love' amid the coronavirus outbreak. Commuters were seen lining up to board the Tube today.




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Sadiq Khan insists 'we're running maximum Tube service possible'

The Mayor of London claims 'too many people are not staying at home' and again insisted they could not run any more services as he admitted only around half of all trains are now running.




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Masks WILL get us working: Ministers face pressure to encourage Britons to cover their faces 

London mayor Sadiq Khan has urged the Government to change its advice on masks to combat the spread of the virus. Debate is now being sparked, as the cabinet set about trying to get people back in work.




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Coronavirus UK: London transport network running out of cash

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said it would not accept 'unsafe directives being handed down on high' amid claims that rail services will be increased by May 11 or May 18.




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Dominic Thiem left furious after French Open officials tell him to make way for Serena Williams

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Dominic Thiem was in no mood to forgive or forget Williams on Sunday night after he was turfed out of a press conference to accommodate her.




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MARTIN SAMUEL: Save exhausted stars by binning football’s most pointless game

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: At 2pm local time on Sunday in Guimaraes, Portugal, the most pointless match in the history of football will take place.




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Amanda Anisimova, 17, beats French Open champion Simon Halep to book semi-final place 

Seventeen-year-old Amanda Anisimova produced a stunning performance to defeat defending champion Simona Halep in the French Open quarter-finals.




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American Amanda Anisimova becomes the first player born in the 2000s to reach grand slam semi-final

Amanda Anisimova has become the first tennis player born in the 2000s to reach the semis of a grand slam after upsetting defending champ Simona Halep in the French Open quarter-finals on Thursday.




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French Open loss for Nicolas Mahut's sees heart-wrenching moment as son rushes to console him

The seven-year-old left fans on court Simonne Mathieu, Mahut and even Argentine opponent Mayer in floods of tears after running on to the court console his emotional father.




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Ashleigh Barty reaches French Open final as she fends off Amanda Anisimova in three sets

Ashleigh Barty weathered the fierce challenge of Amanda Anisimova to end the 17-year-old's barnstorming run at the French Open and reach the final with a 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 victory




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French Open organisers come under fire for calling off Novak Djokovic vs Dominic Thiem

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: French Open organisers were under fire on Friday night after seeming to call off play prematurely with Novak Djokovic in trouble against Dominic Thiem.




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Dominic Thiem sets up French Open final with Rafael Nadal after beating Novak Djokovic in five sets

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Thiem's semi-final against Djokovic took longer to complete than the Le Mans 24-hour race and had the same amount of turns and crashes.




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French Open Final - Rafael Nadal vs Dominic Thiem: LIVE score and updates at Roland Garros

The King of Clay is back in familiar settings as Rafael Nadal bids to win an unprecedented 12th French Open title on Sunday afternoon.




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Boris Becker insists young male tennis stars need to up their game to catch Rafael Nadal

The continuing failure of the younger generation in men's tennis to properly lay a glove on the dominant thirtysomethings is beginning to attract the wrath of past legends of the game such as Becker.




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'How has no one noticed?' Tennis star Ash Barty spots a glaring error on her French Open trophy

The trophy awarded to Aussie tennis champion Ash Barty after she won the French Open has a not-so-subtle blunder on it that dates back more than 40 years.




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Billionaire tennis icon takes shocking swipe at French Open legend Ash Barty

Ion Tiriac, a former Romanian tennis star, gave a scathing assessment of the match between Ash Barty and Markéta Vondroušová.