WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversaw President Donald Trump’s bitterly contested immigration policies during her tumultuous 16-month tenure, resigned on Sunday amid a surge in the number of migrants at the border with Mexico. A senior administration official said Trump asked for Nielsen’s resignation and she gave it. Trump, who […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New Jersey Senator Cory Booker raised more than $5 million for his presidential election campaign in February and March, and has more than $6.1 million in cash on hand, his campaign said on Sunday. That is considerably less than others among the more than 15 Democrats who have announced they are running […]
The EU helps big corporations and politicians rather than its citizens, a British historian of France has claimed. Robert Tombs says he can’t think of another time when the UK has been so “ridiculed and pitied” around the world – even by banana republics, a term for politically unstable countries. His comments come as Mrs […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top White House officials on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s plan to name two political loyalists to the Federal Reserve board of governors, brushing aside controversies over their personal lives and qualifications to help run the world’s most powerful central bank. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow and acting White House Chief […]
WASHINGTON — For President Trump, a threat is frequently his first impulse. He is forceful, declarative and speaks with unvarnished conviction. He has made the theme of promises made, promises kept the anthem of his re-election effort. But his threats often remain just that. The most recent example was when Mr. Trump backed down from […]
Germany, France and Holland made it clear they would not bow to Britain’s demands for a three-month delay if the Prime Minister could not offer a credible reason why extra time would lead to a deal. Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte said Mrs May had provided “only part of a plan” when she penned the […]
IRA abuse victim Máiría Cahill has branded the rule that caused her to withdraw from the local elections in Northern Ireland a “fiasco”. The SDLP councillor has withdrawn from the race over a rule which stipulates candidates must make their home address public – something that is not the case for people running for Stormont […]
A school is forced to turn off lights one day a week because of Tory cuts. Campaigners said the head made the decision to provide cash elsewhere in the budget. Other schools are closing at lunchtime on Fridays to save money while some heads are working shifts at other schools to raise funds. There are […]
This could be the last season for pro baseball in Edmonton in its current format. The city won’t renew the Prospects’ fifth-year option on its lease of RE/MAX Field after this season. Instead, a city report shows Edmonton is putting out a request for submissions on a new 10-year lease that would begin in 2020. […]
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday again sought to delay Brexit until June 30 to avoid a chaotic withdrawal from the European Union in one week, although a key leader of the bloc suggested an even longer pause in the difficult divorce proceedings. The question over timing is vital because Britain is set to […]