WASHINGTON — House Republicans, intent on pressing ahead with their top campaign promises on immigration, turned a hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas into an impeachment-focused interrogation and formally debated restrictive border security legislation on Wednesday, despite significant G.O.P. opposition that could kill both initiatives on the House floor. “You have not secured […]
Top donors to President Biden have received a last-minute invitation to travel to Washington at the end of next week to see Mr. Biden as he gears up for a 2024 campaign, according to more than a half-dozen people who have been invited to or briefed on the event. Invitations are going out to some […]
Humza Yousaf has been urged to take “decisive action” by his former SNP leadership rivals. Kate Forbes, who narrowly came second, said the party would be “in trouble” if it fails to act. Meanwhile, former leadership candidate Ash Regan added her voice to calls for Nicola Sturgeon, Peter Murrell and Colin Beattie to be suspended. […]
Photo: Lian Yi/Xinhua via Getty Images For decades, the scale of the relationship between a major global bank and the former German Nazi regime has remained unclear, with investigations lacking the necessary funding and resources. Yes, but: Two confidential reports released Tuesday shed new light on the connections between the Nazis and Credit Suisse, revealing […]
Heider Garcia, the head of elections in Tarrant County, Texas, announced this week that he would resign after facing death threats, joining other beleaguered election officials across the nation who have quit under similar circumstances. Mr. Garcia oversees elections in a county where, in 2020, Donald J. Trump became only the second Republican presidential candidate […]
Photo: Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) faces a steep challenge in cobbling together the 218 votes he needs to pass a proposed debt ceiling increase by his new self-imposed deadline. Why it matters: Top Republicans say they want the bill on the floor by next week, but members across […]
Simon Case, the Cabinet Secretary, is being sued for “direct discrimination and harassment”. Former civil servant Rowaa Ahmed is bringing a case against the Cabinet Office, Mr Case and three other officials. The official has alleged the “discrimination and harassment” took place on the grounds of “sex and race”. She is also bringing a further […]
Humza Yousaf admits ‘challenging’ time for SNP Humza Yousaf will today set out the priorities for his premiership in his first major policy statement at Holyrood since he took over from Nicola Sturgeon. The First Minister, who narrowly won the bruising SNP leadership election last month, will use a statement to the Scottish Parliament on […]
A defiant Prime Minister insists teachers have been offered a “reasonable and fair settlement” as unions continue a wave of strikes. Rishi Sunak faced down unions’ demands for inflation-busting pay rises and said the Government’s offer represents an eight percent increase for most staff. Schools are set to shut for two days later this month […]
Nicola Sturgeon was under mounting pressure to quit the SNP on Monday night after a leaked video showed her attempting to shut down scrutiny of the party’s finances. The leaked footage appeared to show the former leader playing down financial concerns in March 2021. Opposition parties have called for Ms Sturgeon, who quit as first […]