In some of his most candid remarks to date about the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner told a conservative crowd that public health advice and science have been politicized in recent months, causing an erosion of public trust. Gardner, a Yuma Republican, spoke in person to the Steamboat Institute’s annual Freedom Conference on Aug. […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday said it expects Congress to approve the legislation needed to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, when current spending bills expire. “We do believe that we’ll be able to get funding to avoid a shutdown,” White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters. […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. SNP’s Ian Blackford attempted to push Prime Minister Boris Johnson into shelving plans to close the job retention furlough scheme in October. The Scottish MP pointed out countries like France, Germany and […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Lord Frost, his chief negotiator, and Brussels counterpart Michel Barnier met face-to-face in London yesterday. But they failed to break the deadlock over a Brexit trade deal. And as they grappled over […]
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be speaking in Parliament on Wednesday afternoon (Sept 2) on Singapore’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and how the Republic will be preparing for life beyond the outbreak. PM Lee’s speech will be streamed live at 3.30pm on his Facebook page as well as on The Straits Times […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Lord Frost, the head of the Prime Minister’s Task Force, met his Brussels counterpart Michel Barnier face-to-face in London yesterday in yet another attempt to break the deadlock in the wrangle over […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said an investigation was under way into a plot involving “thugs” who boarded a plane seeking to damage the Republican Party convention last week, but offered no evidence and gave few details about an incident that appeared to reflect unproven viral social media posts. Trump made the charge […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Ray Bassett was talking after European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis was handed the trade portfolio held by Mr Hogan until last week. Mr Hogan, like Mr Varadkar a member of the Fine […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts Democrats on Tuesday will decide whether they want to position a young member of the fabled Kennedy family to join the U.S. Senate or stick with their incumbent, who has been in Congress for decades fighting to tackle climate change and reduce nuclear weapons proliferation. This primary election pits Representative Joe […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The aggressive response from Downing Street came after France accused the UK Government of deliberately stalling ongoing Brexit trade deal negotiations, which Britain and the EU remain deadlocked on just four months […]