WASHINGTON — When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked William B. Taylor Jr., a highly respected former diplomat, to become America’s top diplomat in Ukraine in June, Mr. Taylor initially hesitated. He had left government after decades of service in 2009, although he had remained involved in the affairs of Ukraine, a country that had […]
At 10 years old, Danyal Saleem comes home from school distraught, begging his parents not to send him back, threatening to take his own life as he struggles with profound problems due to his autism. He is one of a million vulnerable children being failed by a system that does not support special educational needs, […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As another key career diplomat witness appeared on Tuesday in the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, Trump called himself the victim of a “lynching,” a comment that dredged up a painful chapter in race relations and was swiftly condemned by numerous lawmakers. William Taylor, who as the […]
A General Election could be called before Christmas if Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan gets voted down by MPs. The Prime Minister has threatened to pull his Brexit deal and call an early election if MPs do not vote for his plans in the Commons. Two crucial votes tonight will determine whether the Prime Minister will […]
Boris Johnson has threatened to call a general election if MPs do not support his Brexit timetable. The Conservsative Prime Minister said he will pull the Withdrawal Agreement Bill if he loses an important vote later today regarding his proposed timetable for the WAB. If the legislation is passed, it would enshrine his Brexit deal […]
WASHINGTON — Nearly three years into President Trump’s aggressive efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act, prices for the most popular type of health insurance plan offered through the health law’s federal marketplace will actually drop next year, and the number of insurers offering plans will go up. Administration officials credited Mr. Trump with the […]
Pro-choice campaigners in Northern Ireland have celebrated “an historic moment”, as abortion and same-sex marriage become legal for the first time. Grainne Teggert, from Amnesty UK, told Sky News: “It marks the end of inequality both for same sex couples who have long wanted to marry the person they love, and also for women who […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson had hoped to put his withdrawal agreement to a vote on Saturday, but any amendments which would see the required legislation written first thwarted the plan. Now, Whitehall has worked around the clock to prepare the withdrawal agreement bill (WAB), with the hopes of convincing enough MPs to “get Brexit done”. […]
FIANNA Fáil deputy leader Dara Calleary has said he “assumed” Lisa Chambers had gotten the Dáil record corrected after she voted on his behalf in error. Ms Chambers said today that she told Mr Calleary last Thursday that she had voted in his seat by mistake. Please log in or register with Independent.ie for free […]
Scottish judges have continued a court action into whether or not Prime Minister Boris Johnson has fully obeyed the law demanding he delay Brexit. Remain campaigners argued at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Monday that, although he had undertaken not to frustrate the purpose of the so-called Benn Act, Mr Johnson was “sailing […]