Jeremy Corbyn says Donald Trump’s support of Boris Johnson is an “entirely unacceptable interference” in British politics. The US president has described Mr Johnson, who is taking part in the Conservative leadership contest, as a “very good guy” who would be an “excellent” prime minister. Mr Trump, who may meet the former foreign secretary during […]
Ireland’s flirtation with electronic voting was short-lived but the separation was still extremely costly. Twenty years later, ‘e-voting’ is still a standard regularly quoted as a political measure of waste. Please log in or register with Independent.ie for free access to this article. Log In New to Independent.ie? Create an account It was 1999 when […]
It’s like an episode of House of Cards, shot in a former minister for justice’s house in Dundrum. Sitting with a cup of coffee, a denim-clad Alan Shatter says we live in a world where truth and fake news are seen through a different prism because of Donald Trump. Without missing a beat, he adds: […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress on Monday approved legislation providing $19.1 billion in emergency funding for disaster recovery efforts throughout the United States including Puerto Rico, sending it to President Donald Trump for signing into law. Final passage came as the House of Representatives voted 354-58 for the measure, which lawmakers and Trump had […]
Nigel Farage has said the UK would be in a “better place” if President Trump had been in charge of Brexit negotiations. Mr Trump arrived in the UK this morning with first lady Melania Trump for a three-day state visit and ahead of his arrival, the US President suggested Mr Farage “had a lot to […]
WASHINGTON — Averting a potentially devastating default on the nation’s debt, preventing more than $100 billion in automatic spending cuts and keeping the government fully funded would be major tasks in any Congress. In this one, they may be herculean. As lawmakers return to Washington on Monday, they confront a gantlet of fiscal deadlines, and […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request for a stay of execution from an Alabama inmate who said the state’s method of execution could subject him to excruciating pain. The court’s last encounter with the case, in April, produced an angry clash among the justices that spilled into public view. The vote […]
Federal authorities in Florida have issued an expansive subpoena seeking information related to Andrew Gillum, the former Tallahassee mayor, and the campaign for governor he narrowly lost last year, as well as some of his associates. In a statement on Thursday, Mr. Gillum, now a CNN contributor, pledged to fully cooperate with investigators. The closely […]
The Queen could be called upon to stop a no-deal Brexit under plans by a former cabinet minister. Sir Ed Davey, who is standing to be the new Liberal Democrat leader, revealed he would urge other opposition parties to support a “humble address to Her Majesty” should the UK near departing the EU without a […]
National Security Advisor John Bolton said the US President is a supporter of Brexit and is looking forward to striking an agreement on trade with the UK. He told Sky News: “President Trump has made it clear that he looks forward to a day the US and the UK can negotiate a bilateral agreement that […]