WASHINGTON (AP) — Back fully campaigning after COVID-19 sidelined him,President Donald Trump returned to familiar form, spreading a litany of falsehoods. Over the weekend, he asserted yet again the virus was “rounding the corner” when it isn’t, misrepresented Democratic rival Joe Biden’s tax proposals and resurrected unfounded claims about Biden and the business dealings of […]
The first day of being an MP is often likened to the first day at a new school – and for good reason. The newly elected politicians are fresh, nervous but excited, and keen to get their feet under the desk. This morning, the majority of New Zealand’s 40 newest Members of Parliament arrived at […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Boris Johnson had set a deadline of last week’s European Council summit of the bloc’s leaders in Brussels to have a Brexit trade deal agreed with the EU before the end of […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Cabinet Office minister made the comments during an appearance on Sky News’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday. Mr Gove said: “Instead of press conferences and posturing what we need is action to […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Labour MP Kate Green was grilled on the party’s demands to hold a circuit-breaker lockdown for two to three weeks to gain control over the rapid coronavirus spread. Sky News presenter Sophy […]
Sir Cullen Michael says Labour’s historic victory is a green light for much needed changes in climate action and transport infrastructure. But it is not a mandate for a lurch to the left in terms of tax or welfare reform, and any attempt to do so quickly could risk “middle-ground voters jumping off a cliff”, […]
National leader Judith Collins says winning the election was always going to be a big ask. “There was absolutely nothing left on the field.” Collins said she didn’t expect a leadership challenge. But a thorough review was needed. Her party won just 26.8 per cent, compared to Labour’s 49 per cent – the result means […]
Senator Joni Ernst, the first woman to represent Iowa in Congress, is facing the same headwinds plaguing President Trump, who is lagging in the state in part because of deep disadvantage among women. By Luke Broadwater SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The Toby Keith music blared from loudspeakers as Senator Joni Ernst, carrying an energy drink, […]
The coronavirus pandemic has dominated the presidential campaign for the last six months, but the issue took on a whole new dimension when President Trump was hospitalized with COVID-19 at the beginning of the month, and dozens of White House and campaign staffers and at least three Republican senators have tested positive for the virus. […]
The coronavirus pandemic has dominated the presidential campaign for the last six months, but the issue took on a whole new dimension when President Trump was hospitalized with COVID-19 at the beginning of the month, and dozens of White House and campaign staffers and at least three Republican senators have tested positive for the virus. […]