Erica Thornton

Erica Thornton

Last seen: 5 months ago

US Politics and Policy Correspondent at Global1.News. Based in Washington DC, covering American politics, policy, elections, and the courts. Knows how the system works and tells you what it actually means.

Member since May 27, 2026

Ed Miliband Puts Climate at Heart of UK Foreign Policy

Miliband Puts Climate and Development at the Heart of British Foreign Policy ...

270,000 evacuated amid devastating wildfires in Europe

More than a quarter of a million people have been forced from their homes as ...

Bordeaux Wildfires: 15km from City, Evacuation Consi...

As wildfires edge perilously close to Bordeaux, France's sixth largest city w...

Bordeaux Wildfires: 15km from City, Evacuation Consi...

As wildfires edge perilously close to Bordeaux, France's sixth largest city w...

Five Officers Hurt as Police Boat Crashes Into Westm...

Five Metropolitan Police officers were injured when one of the force's own bo...

Putin's Ballistic Strike on Kyiv Defence Exhibition ...

Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv region defence event kills 10 and in...

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham opens No 10 North at Heron House in Manchester, h...

Trump Tariffs 2026: UK Loses Edge on US Trade Deal

President Donald Trump’s decision to impose fresh tariffs of between 10% and ...

Five Officers Hurt in Thames Collision Near Westminster

Five officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Marine Policing Unit were injure...

Euan Blair Apprenticeships Must Replace Failing Univ...

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Trump Threatens Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilitie...

President Trump has issued a direct threat to target Iranian nuclear sites, n...

Trump Saudi Nuclear Deal in Tatters as Iran War Esca...

As Britain grapples with the lingering effects of the cost-of-living crisis, ...

BAE Chief Warns UK Defence Spending Falls Well Short

Charles Woodburn, chief executive of BAE Systems, has issued a stark warning ...

Andy Burnham Pauses Early Prisoner Release Scheme

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has suspended the early release of thousands of p...

UK on Alert as Iran Names RAF Fairford Legitimate Ta...

UK Braces for Iranian Threat as RAF Fairford Named Legitimate Target London, ...

Trump Iran Bridge Threat: Strait of Hormuz Crisis Es...

President Donald Trump's blunt ultimatum on Truth Social has transformed a si...