French President Emmanuel Macron has said his country “will never abandon Ireland” as the EU grapples with the prospect of a no-deal Brexit. With just 10 remaining for the UK to find a consensus, Mr Macron said it appears we are heading for de facto no-deal scenario. “If the United Kingdom is not capable, almost […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Candidates vying for the Democratic nomination to be U.S. president began on Monday to disclose how much cash they were able to raise in the first quarter of the year – an early test of their ability to organize and build support. U.S. Senator Kamala Harris of California raised $12 million in […]

MALVERN, Iowa (Reuters) – The Black Hawk military helicopter flew over Iowa, giving a senior U.S. agriculture official and U.S. senator an eyeful of the flood damage below, where yellow corn from ruptured metal silos spilled out into the muddy water. And there’s nothing the U.S. government can do about the millions of bushels of […]

A second woman on Monday accused Joseph R. Biden Jr. of touching her in a way that made her feel uncomfortable, intensifying the scrutiny of the former vice president’s close physical interactions with women over the years as he prepares for a likely presidential bid. The woman, Amy Lappos, said in an interview with The […]

President Donald Trump said Monday he wants to follow up on criminal justice reform with efforts that help federal inmates find jobs after they leave prison. Congress passed legislation last year called the First Step Act that gives judges more discretion when sentencing some drug offenders and boosts prisoner rehabilitation efforts. The effort drew strong […]

Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the day in national politics. I’m Lisa Lerer, your host. [Get On Politics delivered to your inbox.] He kissed a senator’s wife on the lips. He joked about the attractiveness of several senators’ teenage daughters and granddaughters. And he told a female senator to “spread her legs” […]

MPs remain divided on how to solve the Brexit deadlock, after a series of alternatives to Theresa May’s deal failed to get a majority in the Commons for a second time. In another round of indicative votes, four options were put to Parliament – two “softer” forms of Brexit (adopting a customs union with the […]

On the First of April we were reminded yet again how Brexit has made fools of everyone. Having demanded the right to take control of the process MPs have found it as difficult as Theresa May to break the deadlock. The indicative votes only indicated there is no majority for any form of Brexit. This […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two Republican state attorneys general on Monday urged a federal appeals court to uphold the Obamacare federal healthcare law, saying that striking it down would be disruptive for patients, doctors, insurers and employers. The attorneys general of Ohio and Montana submitted “friend of the court” briefs to the 5th U.S. Circuit […]

Once again, MPs have voted against all alternative options put before them, including a customs union, a Norway model including single market membership, revoking Article 50 and a second referendum. MPs had been under pressure to come to a consensus view on an alternative to Theresa May’s plan after taking the process out of the […]