The DUP has roundly rejected British Prime Minister Theresa May’s latest efforts at passing her Brexit deal – but the party is to be welcomed to Fine Gael’s national conference today. The party’s chief whip in Westminster, Jeffrey Donaldson, is to take part in a debate on the future of North-South relations alongside Tánaiste Simon […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The following is the text of the letter United States Attorney General William Barr sent to the heads of the Senate and House of Representatives Judiciary committees after Special Counsel Robert Mueller handed in a report on his investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election: Dear Chairman Graham, Chairman Nadler, […]

After nearly three years of investigation, after hundreds of interviews and thousands upon thousands of pages of documents, after scores of indictments and court hearings and guilty pleas, after endless hours of cable-television and dinner-table speculation, the moment of reckoning has arrived. It will be a reckoning for President Trump, to be sure, but also […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The closure of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election does not mark the end of legal worries for President Donald Trump and people close to him. Other ongoing investigations and litigation are focusing on issues including his businesses and financial dealings, personal conduct, charitable foundation […]

SAN FRANCISCO/TIJUANA (Reuters) – Two people from Central America seeking asylum in the United States were sent back across the border to Mexico on Thursday, despite their claims that a return to Mexico was too dangerous, as part of the first test of a controversial new Trump administration policy. The returns came as a U.S. […]

Attorney General William Barr delivered a letter to Congress on Friday notifying the leaders of the Judiciary committees that special counsel Robert Mueller had submitted his report on the Russia investigation. The letter was addressed to Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of […]

Standing with Calgary’s ailing downtown core in the background, Jason Kenney placed the blame for Alberta’s current situation on Premier Rachel Notley and her “alliance” with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “Rachel Notley sold Alberta out to Justin Trudeau,” Kenney said. “And all we got in exchange was a carbon tax and no pipelines.” Kenney said […]

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.] Forget about the race for president — some 2020 Democratic candidates are already picking their running mates. Cory Booker and Beto O’Rourke, asked if they’d pick a woman, were quick […]

Another Saskatchewan budget, and another letdown for educators. Despite $26 million being added to classroom funding, groups like the Saskatchewan School Board Association (SSBA) says it is still not enough to meet current financial pressures. “We’re expecting about 1,000 new students this fall, so rough math, a little over $10,000 per student is the provincial […]

(Reuters) – A Wisconsin judge on Thursday blocked legislation passed by Republican lawmakers during a December lame-duck session intended to curb the powers of newly elected Democratic Governor Tony Evers, calling the measures unconstitutionally approved. The governor immediately moved to withdraw Wisconsin from a multistate lawsuit that seeks to overturn the Obamacare healthcare law, the […]