WASHINGTON — As a religious gay man who believes his party has ceded discussion of religion and spirituality to Republicans, Pete Buttigieg, a Democratic candidate for president, is talking about God and sexuality in an unconventional way: He is using the language of faith to confront the Christian right on territory they have long claimed […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The likelihood of a court fight over President Donald Trump’s tax returns grew on Wednesday when the U.S. Treasury Department showed no sign of complying with a deadline set by Democratic legislators and Trump himself stuck to his refusal to publicly release them. Republican Trump has consistently refused requests by politicians, journalists […]
Premier Brian Pallister addressed reporters Wednesday after reports of one of his back-bench Conservative MLAs was being investigated for questionable behaviour. Kildonan MLA Nic Curry announced last week he would not be seeking re-election as he wants to spend more time with his young family. But it appears Curry is at the centre of controversy, […]
In 2015, Alberta NDP captured a significant portion of the urban vote and, while the party gained seats in rural ridings, the majority still went to the conservative Wildrose. In the upcoming election, the Freedom Conservative Party has chosen to strategically target rural Alberta, where leader Derek Fildebrandt believes FCP candidates stand a good chance. […]
MPs are cashing in by claiming taxpayers’ money to rent homes in London while letting out properties they own in the capital. Tory Liam Fox is one of 16 involved. He has claimed £150,000 for a flat since 2012 but earns at least £10,000 a year renting his home, papers show. One housing charity said: […]
Anne Marie Morris said she will not be campaigning in the elections if they go ahead. But she suggested that she might not vote for her party, depending on the candidates in her constituency. Tory MPs are banned from endorsing rivals at elections. The Government formally started the process for the European elections on Monday, […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday that a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election will be released next week. “I’m landing the plane right now,” Barr said at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. “I’ve been willing to discuss my letters […]
Nova Scotia RCMP are set to enforce a court-ordered injunction on Wednesday, arresting protesters camped on a Nova Scotia company’s property if they don’t comply. The company, Alton Natural Gas Storage, is behind a plan to store natural gas in huge underground caverns north of Halifax. “We are hopeful that the terms of the Injunction […]
Donald Trump has been forced to take down his 2020 re-election campaign video after keen-eyed fans noticed it used music from the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises . The US president shared the bizarre montage video on Twitter yesterday afternoon with the caption "Make America Great Again!" and within three hours, it had already […]
As much as £42million could have been made from selling these properties. Among those unveiled are Environmental Secretary Michael Gove, who made £870,000 on two homes, ex-Cabinet minister Maria Miller, who raked in more than £1.3million, according to the Daily Mirror. Tory chairman Graham Brady and Labour MP Hugh Bayley also pocketed money in this […]