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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson bids to head off Conservative rebellion over COVID-19 rules

Boris Johnson is bidding to head off a Tory rebellion over emergency coronavirus legislation as he prepares to give his latest update on the COVID-19 crisis from Downing Street. The prime minister – fresh being forced to apologise for getting confused by his own coronavirus regulations – is facing the prospect of a Conservative revolt […]

Judge Scrutinizes Justice Dept. Request to Drop Michael Flynn Case

WASHINGTON — A federal judge pressed lawyers for the Justice Department and for Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, on Tuesday about why he should grant the request to dismiss a criminal case against Mr. Flynn, who twice pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. The judge, Emmet G. Sullivan, also asked […]

Pentagon Is Clinging to Aging Technologies, House Panel Warns

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan House panel said on Tuesday that artificial intelligence, quantum computing, space and biotechnology were “making traditional battlefields and boundaries increasingly irrelevant” — but that the Pentagon was clinging to aging weapons systems meant for a past era. The panel’s report, called the “Future of Defense Task Force,” is one of many […]

Boris Johnson press conference: How to watch live as PM gives latest COVID update

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will give a coronavirus press conference on Wednesday, accompanied by the Government’s chief medical advisor Professor Chris Whitty, and top scientific advisor Sir Patrick Vallance. This comes as […]

Brookings fellow predicts reparations could happen in next 10 years

Thanks to growing momentum and changing attitudes among Americans, Brookings Institution fellow Andre Perry predicts that within 10 years the U.S. will provide some form of reparations to Black people. What we're hearing: "What's happening in the streets today is indicative of the attitude change that is occurring in America," Perry, a scholar-in-residence at American […]

Supreme Court Vacancy Hasn’t Boosted Trump in Pennsylvania, Poll Shows

President Trump had counted on his court nomination over the weekend to shift the election dynamic away from his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. But it has not reset the race in the key battleground state. By Trip Gabriel and Isabella Grullón Paz President Trump’s aggressive drive to add a conservative justice to the Supreme […]