WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday called the new head of U.S. government broadcasting operations to testify next month, citing concern about editorial independence under President Donald Trump’s appointee after a spate of dismissals. Representative Eliot Engel, chairman of the Democratic-led committee, called on Michael Pack, the newly […]
SINGAPORE – The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) is going into the next election quietly confident of a good showing. A desire for political stability amid the economic headwinds and a sense among voters that its leaders in government have done their utmost to steady the ship, have buoyed PAP activists’ beliefs that the party […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s first 2020 fundraiser with former President Barack Obama has netted more than $4 million from more than 120,000 people ahead of their joint appearance on Tuesday, the campaign said. The virtual event could amount to Biden’s largest haul from small-dollar donors and comes on the […]
As this year’s election is being held amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Elections Department has taken steps to ensure the safety of voters, candidates and officials when polling takes place. Here is a guide on what to do on Polling Day. – Look for the recommended two-hour time slot on your polling card – Before […]
SINGAPORE – Here are some seats to watch when Singaporeans head to the polls on Friday, July 10. Group Representation Constituencies ALJUNIED GRC The Workers’ Party (WP) wrested the five-member GRC from the ruling party at the 2011 polls in a historic win. In the last election, the WP was able to cling on with […]
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a $30 billion budget Monday — later and far tighter than usual because of the coronavirus pandemic. The budget takes effect July 1 and dictates state spending through the end of next June. It calls for about 3% less spending than the state has committed to in the current fiscal […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate and Democratic-led House of Representatives will vote this week on separate bills aimed at addressing police misconduct following George Floyd’s death in police custody, but neither measure is likely to become law. The Senate would move to a procedural vote on a Republican bill on Wednesday, according to […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Business bodies fear Nicola Sturgeon does not have the ability to listen to the needs of business and independence would see the country completely blacked out from vital financial support. The fate of […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr deserves to be impeached over the firing of a federal prosecutor whose office had investigated President Donald Trump’s lawyer but the effort would be a “waste of time,” a leading Democratic lawmaker said on Sunday. Jerrold Nadler, the Judiciary chairman who helped lead a House of Representatives’ […]
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday told thousands of cheering supporters he had asked U.S. officials to slow down testing for the novel coronavirus, calling it a “double-edged sword” that led to more cases being discovered. Trump said the United States had now tested 25 million people, far more than other […]