WASHINGTON — The House pressed toward a vote Tuesday evening on an emergency $4.5 billion humanitarian aid bill to address the plight of migrants at the border, as Democratic leaders appeared confident they had quelled a rebellion in their ranks by adding new health and safety requirements for children and adults held by the government. […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The acting commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency, John Sanders, is resigning and will leave his post on July 5, the agency said on Tuesday, a move that coincides with an outcry over the treatment of detained migrant children. The relocation of 250 migrant children from an overcrowded […]
A gay MP broke down in the House of Commons arguing in favour of lessons about same-sex relationships. Angela Eagle told MPs: “We aren’t going to get back into the closet or hide or be ashamed nor are we going to allow a generation of pupils that are now in school to go through what […]
Stephanie Grisham, the communications director for first lady Melania Trump and a long-time aide to U.S. President Donald Trump, will succeed Sarah Sanders as White House press secretary, Mrs. Trump announced on Tuesday. Melania Trump announced the development in a tweet to close out the president’s search for a press secretary after Sanders decided to […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday is set to pass an aid package aimed at addressing the migrant surge along the U.S.-Mexico border, House Democrats said, citing an urgency to act following reports of poor conditions, particularly for young children, at overcrowded facilities along the U.S. border. “This week we have […]
Britain's next Prime Minister will be announced on Tuesday 23 July, Tory chiefs have confirmed after a six-week battle to replace Theresa May. The successful candidates first had to convince their fellow Tory MPs to back them in a series of votes. Now the final two, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, have to secure the […]
A top think tank has confirmed that Boris Johnson's plans to slash taxes would benefit mostly the UK's richest. Mr Johnson's proposal to give a tax cut to people on more than £50,000 would cost around £9 billion and mainly benefit the top 10% of earners, according to new analysis. The Institute for Fiscal Studies […]
Former prime minister Gordon Brown has warned the future of the United Kingdom is at risk from the rise of “narrow nationalism” that makes people “hate their neighbours”. In a speech to the Fabian Society and Hope Not Hate, Mr Brown said the union has never been more at risk in its 300-year history, and […]
France, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Denmark and the Netherlands have requested the details in a sign of impatience with Ireland. Tory leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson and his rival Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt have both refused to rule out a hard Brexit, which Theresa May spent three years trying to prevent. An EU diplomat with knowledge of […]
The Calgary Firefighters Association (CFA) says it believes the Calgary Fire Department (CFD) will be hit with a $9-million budget cut as city council looks to find $60 million in savings. The union is speaking out as city council tries to ease the burden for businesses facing rising property taxes. Mike Henson, president of the […]