(Reuters) – The Democratic contenders hoping to challenge President Donald Trump in November 2020 all argue the Republican leader’s unorthodox foreign policy approach has endangered American interests. But clear divisions have emerged on how they would approach U.S. interests abroad. The contenders also differ on trade and whether to reverse Trump’s tariffs on imports from […]
US president designates White House officials for weekend work with congressional delegation on government ‘strike’. White House officials and congressional staffers will continue negotiations on Saturday over the government shutdown, even after President Donald Trump declared he could keep it going for “months or even years”. Trump met on Friday with congressional leaders from both […]
Top diplomat says US will redouble diplomatic and commercial efforts against Iran as he kicks off Middle East tour. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has begun a visit to the Middle East aimed at ramping up regional efforts to put pressure on Iran and assuaging allies’ fears over Washington’s plan to withdraw troops from Syria. Speaking […]
Two sides to reportedly finalise second Trump-Kim summit details, as South Korea report doesn’t refer to North as enemy. The United States and North Korea plan to hold high-level talks in Washington this week to discuss the second summit of their leaders after a prolonged stalemate in nuclear talks, according to South Korean media. The […]
Move came out of consideration for 800,000 government workers not paid due to political crisis, his team says. US President Donald Trump has cancelled his delegation’s trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, next week due to the ongoing partial government shutdown. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement on Thursday that […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Senator Mitt Romney said on Monday that it was “increasingly likely” at least four Republican senators would join Democrats in calling for John Bolton, the former White House national security adviser, to testify in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump. The New York Times cited an unpublished […]
Boris Johnson has been warned that he risks “taking back control from Brussels” only to “hand it over to Beijing”, as he comes under further pressure not to allow Huawei to build Britain’s 5G network. The government is expected to make a decision this week on whether to allow the Chinese company a role in […]
The next Labour leader must ditch the legacy of Jeremy Corbyn to win power, a poll has revealed. A Deltapoll survey for the Daily Mirror revealed that "having a strong, credible leader who moves the party on from the Corbyn era" was the public's top priority for the next leader of the opposition – with […]
Mr McCluskey, whose union is Labour’s biggest donor, said it was “disgraceful” that centrists objected to the shadow business secretary taking over at the top. “Now if people haven’t learnt that the British electorate do not like a divided party and want to continue the divisions after this leadership election, then frankly they would be better […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans showed no signs of being persuaded to remove President Donald Trump from office on Friday as Democrats prepared to argue he improperly interfered in their probe of his Ukraine dealings. In their third and final day of opening arguments, Democratic lawmakers serving as prosecutors will seek to build support within the […]