What the US midterms mean for Iran
“Americans said NO TO WAR and we endorse this message,” Mohammad Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, wrote in a post on X.
Coinbase Taps David Plouffe as Crypto Lobbying Accelerates in Washington
Mace | 13th June 2025 | Political Consultants, Washington
Coinbase has appointed Democratic strategist David Plouffe to its advisory council, deepening its bipartisan political strategy amid expanding crypto lobbying efforts. The move follows record industry spending and aligns with a broader push to influence emerging legislation in Congress during a favourable shift under the Trump administration.
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Polling latest: What do Britons make of the US midterms?
Democrats saw their hoped-for “blue wave” become reality, securing both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The ex-Cameron outsider who ran out of road in California
Steve Hilton, David Cameron's one-time guru, has lost his bid to become California's first Republican governor in 20 years. So where does a man of so many reinventions
Donald, the lame duck: Trump after the midterms
Trump told America to treat the midterms as a vote on him. It did. Now comes the reckoning, writes Mace editor-in-chief William Cash from California.
The midterms: what next for President Trump?
Voters look set to hand the president a drubbing in today's vote across the USA. The harder question is what he does with the two years that remain,
The sequel: Morgan McSweeney launches his own PR company
Considering the former political strategist does not have the best personal branding himself, it is safe to say setting up a PR firm will bring its own set
Karoline Leavitt to step down from White House role
The press secretary will be leaving her post at the end of the month
The Mace Questionnaire: Marshall Manson, CEO, FleishmanHillard UK – “Politics is seeping into business through every crack”
The innovative digital comms veteran Marshall Manson, now CEO of FleishmanHillard UK, reveals how he misses The West Wing, was introduced to Westminster by Gyles Brandeth's political diaries
Why Burnham’s energy VAT cut will make a difference
Cameron Brown, a former special advisor to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, explains why Burnham's VAT cut on energy bills is a measure people will actually notice.
Kempock: A straight-talking political advisory firm for organisations navigating devolved government and politics
New Scotland-based consultancy offers independent political judgement, drawing on more than a decade at the heart of devolved politics
