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Brexit: History can teach Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn a lot about compromise

The prime minister and the opposition leader have resorted to working with each other in a bid to move forward with Brexit. But what lessons can Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn learn from the UK’s political past? Here, David Cohen, the author of Churchill and Attlee: The Unlikely Allies Who Won The War, gives Sky […]

U.S. House condemns Trump's courtroom efforts to end Obamacare

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Calling it an effort to take away Americans’ healthcare, the U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to condemn the Trump administration’s courtroom bid to eliminate Obamacare. The 240-186 vote was a largely symbolic move aimed at keeping the spotlight on the issue. Just eight Republicans joined majority Democrats in voting to urge […]

Mexico president says no 'serious problems' at U.S.-Mexico border

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday that there were no “serious problems” at the U.S.-Mexico border, after commercial traffic slowed at several crossings. Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard is in constant communication with U.S. authorities to avoid conflict and to keep the border open, Lopez Obrador told reporters […]

Democrats mock Trump over healthcare delay ahead of 2020 election battle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats mocked President Donald Trump on Tuesday for pushing back his promise of sweeping healthcare reform until after the 2020 election, and said they were happy to make it a central campaign issue. Trump had pledged in recent days to use court action to end Obamacare, the signature law of his Democratic […]

U.S. Senate Republican leader says closing Mexico border could be catastrophic

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said closing the U.S. border with Mexico could have devastating economic consequences, and joined his Democratic colleagues in warning President Donald Trump against such a move. “Closing down the border would have potentially catastrophic economic impact on our country and I would hope we would not be […]

Trump administration stands behind Fed nominee Moore: aide

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is maintaining support for prospective Federal Reserve nominee Stephen Moore following reports the conservative commentator has had legal problems, a White House adviser said on Tuesday. “We stand behind him a hundred percent,” National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow told reporters in Washington. President Donald Trump said on March […]

Trump administration stands behind Fed nominee Moore: aide

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is maintaining support for prospective Federal Reserve nominee Stephen Moore following reports the conservative commentator has had legal problems, a White House adviser said on Tuesday. “We stand behind him a hundred percent,” National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow told reporters in Washington. President Donald Trump said on March […]

Former intelligence officials sue to end pre-publication review of writings

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two civil liberties groups on Tuesday sued three U.S. intelligence chiefs and the acting defense secretary seeking to have declared unconstitutional their agencies’ pre-publication reviews of former officials’ writings and speeches. The American Civil Liberties Union and Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute brought the lawsuit on behalf of five former intelligence […]

Trump Retreats on Health Care, Saying Republican Plan Will Appear After the 2020 Election

WASHINGTON — President Trump announced that Republicans would not present a health care overhaul proposal until after the 2020 election, punting on coming up with a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, which the administration is currently fighting in court to invalidate. The issue now will dominate presidential campaigns in the months leading up to […]