LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — President Donald Trump got a firsthand look Saturday at the damage from Hurricane Laura on a post-Republican National Convention trip that allowed him to use the trappings of his office to try to project empathy and leadership. His stops, first in Louisiana and later in Texas, came two days after […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Labour Peer George Foulkes has made a formal complaint to BBC Scotland over the First Minister’s daily coronavirus briefings, claiming they break Ofcom rules and BBC impartiality guidelines. The SNP-led Scottish Government has […]
The television ratings for President Trump’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention are in — and he probably won’t like them. According to overnight data from Nielsen, Trump’s primetime speech on Thursday night drew a rating of 14.1, which means 14.1 percent of homes in more than 50 major markets around the country tuned […]
SINGAPORE – The Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) has failed in its bid to add to the claims against Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh and two other defendants in a long-running case it brought against its own town councillors. But it succeeded in amending the claims against WP chairman Sylvia Lim and former party chief Low […]
“It is now safe to go back” to work, a cabinet minister has told Sky News as the government prepares a push to get people to return to the office. In a new advertising blitz next week, government messages will emphasise the benefits of employees returning to workplaces, as well as encouraging businesses to make […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Manhattan’s top prosecutor told a U.S. court on Thursday he should be able to obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns, saying Trump cannot immunize himself from a criminal probe of his business practices by pursuing an appeal that has “no chance of success.” Cyrus Vance, the Manhattan district attorney, urged the […]
Immigrants who were made US citizens in a naturalization process led by Trump on Tuesday did not know the president would be there. Some were also not aware that the ceremony would be aired as part of the Republican National Convention. Trump has faced fierce criticism from Democrats and ethics groups over the ceremony and […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. In a warning to Poland and Hungary, the four largest political blocs said they refuse to discuss the next multiannual financial framework until sufficient progress is made of legislation to enforce rule […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Liberal Democrats, the fourth largest political party in the UK, have decided on a new leader after the loss of Jo Swinson at the 2019 election. Ed Davey has been elected […]
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday cast the re-election of President Donald Trump as critical to preserving law and order and economic viability, asserting that Democratic rival Joe Biden would set America on a path to socialism and decline. Amid widening protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black […]