House of Representatives Speaker Pelosi dismisses Trump’s denials of wrongdoing as impeachment inquiry intensifies. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday President Donald Trump already has admitted to bribery in the Ukraine scandal at the heart of a Democratic-led inquiry, accusing him of an impeachable offence under the United States Constitution. “The bribe […]
WASHINGTON — Days after President Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw 1,000 American troops from Syria, Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, saw a way to turn it around. The businessman in Mr. Trump had focused on the Syrian oil fields that, if left unprotected, could fall into the hands […]
A majority of voters support maintaining freedom of movement after the UK leaves the EU, according to a Sky News poll that is a potential setback for the Tories. Our poll, conducted by YouGov, suggests 56% of voters would support continuing freedom of movement with the EU after Brexit and only half as many (28%) […]
Boris Johnson was heckled yet again as he visited a school this morning. Chants of "Boris out" could be heard outside Monkton CEVC Primary School in Taunton, where the Prime Minister has been meeting schoolchildren. Another shout included "Keep the oil in the soil", while criticism of austerity policies could also be heard. It is […]
Call The Midwife star Miriam Margolyes has vowed to back Labour in the polls because “ Jeremy Corbyn is going to protect the NHS”. The popular BBC midwife drama’s new Mother Superior has declared her backing for the Labour Party leader as she believes the NHS is safe in his hands. The Jewish actress, 78, […]
Fianna Fáil TDs have rallied around embattled senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee after Micheál Martin urged them to move on from the controversy over her derogatory tweets. The Fianna Fáil leader told his frontbench TDs earlier this week that the matter had been dealt with and urged them to move forward, with several deputies publicly defending Ms […]
The Prime Minister warned the country would wake up to a nightmare on December 13 if Jeremy Corbyn takes power in a government propped up by Nicola Sturgeon. A Tory majority would allow the Prime Minister to release the “pent up tidal wave” of new investment that has been held back by Brexit delays. Mr Johnson […]
WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren has found a favorite set of adversaries in the 2020 presidential race: America’s billionaires. In a new TV ad, Ms. Warren singles out a series of billionaires who have criticized her, showing footage of them and repeating her call for a wealth tax on the fortunes of the richest Americans. […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said that on Thursday he would deliver on his promise to release the transcript of an April call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The transcript of a July 25 call Trump made with the Ukrainian president in which he asked him to investigate the son of his political […]
WASHINGTON — On the eve of the first public hearing in the Democratic-led impeachment against President Trump, his eldest son was standing in the lobby of the family hotel, delivering firm handshakes and turning over copies of his book, “Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us,” to supporters who had […]