A judge has found that the mass layoffs of probationary government employees were likely unlawful. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is re-introducing a bill on Thursday that would authorize comprehensive trade talks with the UK, an effort to revive negotiations between the two allies as Prime Minister Keir Starmer was about to visit the White House.

Sunday's summit of European leaders in London, to be attended by Ukraine's leader, is shaping up to be crucial, the BBC's political editor writes.

The escalating trade dispute comes after the president accused the EU of being designed to "screw" the United States.

Keir Starmer had just a few hours to bask in the warm glow of his relatively successful meeting with Donald Trump before he was brought back to reality this afternoon: Anneliese Dodds, the international development minister,

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday (February 26) there was “no more important relationship” for his country than that with the United States. Could these jumping mice change how astronauts exercise?

Wilde, a UK journalist and editor of the Readout. I hope you enjoy today’s newsletter. Symbolism is important in politics. Remember Rishi Sunak announcing last year’s election in the pouring rain, while Tony Blair’s 1997 anthem Things Can Only Get Better pounded on a boom box?

The federal judge in San Francisco ordered the Office of Personnel Management to inform certain federal agencies that it had no authority to order the firings of probationary employees.

Donald Trump on Thursday interrupted Keir Starmer while the British prime minister was responding to a question about the president’s recent attacks on Canada during their joint press conference at the White House.