Jeremy Corbyn today slammed Theresa May for "ploughing on" with her Brexit in an "act of national self-harm". Labour’s leader blasted the Prime Minister after…
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WASHINGTON — Their previous jobs have taken them to the Oval Office, the Situation Room and the Senate floor. One met with a Saudi king…
View More Obama Alumni Return to Washington, This Time as House FreshmenHas Spain really scored a victory over the UK on Gibraltar?
That is basically what a note published by Tim Barrow, the UK’s ambassador to the European Union, conceded on Saturday. The last-minute admission ahead of…
View More Has Spain really scored a victory over the UK on Gibraltar?Across South, Democrats Risk Speaking Boldly and Alienating Rural White Voters
JACKSON, Miss. — When Mike Espy, the Democrat challenging Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, faced his opponent at a debate ahead of this Tuesday’s runoff…
View More Across South, Democrats Risk Speaking Boldly and Alienating Rural White VotersBrexit deal: Nicola Sturgeon wants leaders' debate on draft agreement
Ms Sturgeon, responding to suggestions the prime minister is willing to debate Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in advance of a House of Commons vote, tweeted:…
View More Brexit deal: Nicola Sturgeon wants leaders' debate on draft agreementTrump dismisses report he is unhappy with Treasury's Mnuchin
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Friday that he was quite happy with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s performance, after The Wall…
View More Trump dismisses report he is unhappy with Treasury's MnuchinHeng Swee Keat picked as PAP's first assistant secretary-general, indicating he will be next PM
SINGAPORE – Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, 57, has been picked as first assistant secretary-general of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), making him the…
View More Heng Swee Keat picked as PAP's first assistant secretary-general, indicating he will be next PMTheresa May faces calls from key MPs to ditch Irish backstop from Brexit deal ahead of Sunday summit
The prime minister faced hostile criticism from prominent Conservative backbenchers and her partners the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in a dramatic Commons showdown. Fresh from…
View More Theresa May faces calls from key MPs to ditch Irish backstop from Brexit deal ahead of Sunday summitWhat FEMA Is Doing, and Not Doing, in Response to California’s Fires
WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency, often maligned for its response to prominent natural disasters, is quietly helping California respond to and recover from…
View More What FEMA Is Doing, and Not Doing, in Response to California’s FiresThe Floating Voter: McGuinness says there is 'no support' for extension of confidence and supply
Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness has said there is “no support” among the party’s membership for a renewal of the confidence and supply agreement. Mr…
View More The Floating Voter: McGuinness says there is 'no support' for extension of confidence and supply'Women are put off politics because the system nationally is bonkers'
They are being asked to consider standing for office, in local and national government, in an effort to balance the number of women against the…
View More 'Women are put off politics because the system nationally is bonkers'Sky Views: Is there a way through Theresa May’s Brexit impasse?
Beth Rigby, deputy political editor There is both an unpredictability and inevitability about where we have got to in the Brexit drama just five months…
View More Sky Views: Is there a way through Theresa May’s Brexit impasse?Nick Ayers Is Rising Fast in Trump’s Washington. How Far Will He Go?
WASHINGTON — To a president who likes his aides to have a certain kind of central-casting mien, Nick Ayers definitely looks the part. A floppy-haired,…
View More Nick Ayers Is Rising Fast in Trump’s Washington. How Far Will He Go?Ford government may scrap high-speed rail corridor between Toronto, Windsor
TORONTO – Ontario is considering alternatives to a planned multibillion-dollar high-speed rail corridor between Toronto and Windsor, with the government saying it wants to ensure…
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