WASHINGTON — In taking charge of a Pentagon battered by leadership churn, the Biden administration will look to one holdover as a source of military continuity: Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. President-elect Joe Biden will inherit Milley as his senior military adviser, and although Biden could replace Milley, he likely […]
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden will deliver an appeal to national unity when he is sworn in Wednesday and plans immediate moves to combat the coronavirus pandemic and undo some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial policies, his incoming chief of staff said Sunday. Biden intends a series of executive actions in his first hours […]
John Curtice expresses doubts over chances of Indyref2 in 2021 Depute leader Keith Brown has announced the creation of an independence task force as the Nationalists ramp up plans to rip Scotland out of the UK ahead of the Holyrood elections in May. The task force, working within SNP headquarters, will lead on strategy around independence […]
Boris Johnson ‘has been in touch’ with Joe Biden says Patel And sources believe the Prime Minister will hit it off with the veteran US politician, paving the way for a bumper trade deal with the United States – with one source suggesting both had the “destiny of the world” sitting on their shoulders. Mr […]
Brexit: ‘Enforcers are clueless of deal’ says expert Elspeth Macdonald wrote to the Prime Minister saying a majority of Scottish vessels were still tied to the “quay wall” due to the new Brexit regulations. She accused Mr Johnson of misleading the public about the trade deal with the EU and giving the fishing industry “the worst […]
WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that House impeachment managers were preparing to prosecute President Trump in the Senate, but she refused to offer a timeline for when they would move forward with a never-before-attempted trial of a former president. At a news conference two days after the House impeached Mr. Trump in […]
Senator James Lankford, an Oklahoma Republican who spent weeks trying to reverse the results of the presidential election before changing his mind at the last moment, apologized on Thursday to Black constituents who felt he had attacked their right to vote. In a letter addressed to his “friends” in North Tulsa, which has many Black […]
Boris Johnson says the ‘strain is colossal’ on the NHS Boris Johnson will hold another Covid briefing from Downing Street tonight, where he will plead with the public to stay at home. The latest news comes amid skyrocketing UK case and deaths, with the third lockdown not providing significant relief for health workers across the […]
WASHINGTON — All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping of forklifts unloading more fencing. There were no cars or scooters and seemingly no tourists Wednesday, just the occasional jogger and multiple construction crews at work. The U.S. Capitol, which proved such a soft target last week, was visible only […]
Macron’s approach to Merkel successor discussed by expert Professor of European Politics Simon Bulmer explained relations between France and Germany have been under pressure recently. He claimed that the new German Chancellor faces a “real issue” if it is not able to form a relationship with France. Speaking on Roundtable, Professor Bulmer said: “I guess […]