NASHUA, N.H. (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar’s poll numbers are rising, her crowds are building and she says it is finally her time. Voters in New Hampshire will decide on Tuesday if she is right. Klobuchar, a moderate U.S. senator from Minnesota who has been stuck in the middle of the crowded […]
HAMPTON, N.H. (Reuters) – Joe Biden had spent much of the weekend ahead of New Hampshire’s primary on Tuesday attacking his top Democratic presidential rivals when a young woman asked why voters should believe he could win a national election after his poor showing in Iowa. What happened next quickly went viral. The former vice […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget plan for the coming fiscal year drew a prompt rejection on Monday from congressional Democrats, who said it betrayed his promise to protect popular health and safety-net programs. The White House is expected to unveil the budget blueprint for the fiscal year starting on October 1 […]
And one political analyst has said the results significantly increase the chances of a referendum on the question of a united Ireland. In what is being talked about as a watershed moment for the country, Sinn Fein, the left-wing party historically associated with the IRA, emerged as the most popular party, winning the most first […]
It's a moment they fought years to see. Northern Ireland will finally see its first same-sex weddings this week after a historic change – six years after gay marriage became legal in the UK. Sharni Edwards and Robyn Peoples will be the first to tie the knot after MPs, sick of a suspended Stormont failing […]
Boris Johnson delivered Brexit as promised on January 31, clearing the path for the UK to finally leave the European Union. He will now turn his attentions to trade talks with Brussels, which will begin next month and wants a full post-Brexit deal in place by the end of the transition period in December 2020. […]
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Friday removed Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman from his position as the White House’s top Ukraine expert after he provided damaging testimony about President Donald Trump during the impeachment process, Vindman’s lawyer said. Vindman was escorted out of the White House where he had worked on the […]
Boris Johnson's hopes of a trade deal with the US could be scuppered by his decision to allow Chinese firm Huawei into the UK's 5G network. Asked if the decision would be a dealbreaker today, US Vice President Mike Pence would only say: "We'll see." He said: “We are profoundly disappointed because look, when I […]
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – The road to victory in New Hampshire’s critical Democratic primary on Tuesday may run through the living rooms of people like Gerri and Ron King. On a recent weekend, the couple baked berry souffles and roasted a ham as they welcomed friends and strangers to their Concord home to hear from […]
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier set out Brussels’ negotiating objectives this week. Within those objectives, Mr Barnier said the EU is willing to sign up to an extensive and ambitious trade deal with the UK. The deal, however, could be set for a snag after Mr Barnier declared within the objectives that the future agreement must […]