U.S. President Donald Trump described as a “fake hearing” testimony by his former lawyer Michael Cohen before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday — though he also said he was “impressed” his ex-fixer said there was “no collusion” with the Russians, even if he didn’t say that. At a news conference following the conclusion of […]
SINGAPORE – Educational qualifications remain a “valid proxy” for the skills of potential public servants, and they will not be disregarded, said Mr Chan Chun Sing, the Minister-in-charge of the Public Service, on Thursday (Feb 28). But such qualifications are not sufficient, said Mr Chan, who is also the Minister for Trade and Industry, during […]
Parliament: Government must be prepared to experiment and take calculated risks, says Heng Swee Keat
SINGAPORE – Singapore must consistently review its policies in line with new trends, feedback and evidence even as it takes a long-term view in planning, and ministries should take on an entrepreneurial mindset as well, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat on Thursday (Feb 28). Rounding up three days of debate on the 2019 Budget […]
WASHINGTON — As a political appointee at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Lynne Patton has become one of the most prominent African-American officials in the Trump administration, and it was the color of her skin and her relationship with President Trump that led to her appearance during Michael D. Cohen’s congressional testimony on […]
(Reuters) – The North Carolina Republican political operative at the center of an absentee ballot fraud scheme that led the state to order a rerun of a congressional election was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice on Wednesday, officials said. The operative, Leslie McCrae Dowless, was charged with three felony counts of obstruction of […]
(Reuters) – U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz has come under Florida state bar scrutiny for a Twitter message that critics said was meant to intimidate President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, the night before his public testimony on Capitol Hill. The tweet posted by Gaetz, a second-term Republican from Florida’s Panhandle who is closely […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would expand background checks for gun sales to include firearm purchases at gun shows and over the internet, a measure likely to face Senate and White House opposition. The background check bill, which was approved by a 240-190 vote, is the […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats on Wednesday criticized a plan to divert money from Defense Department projects to fund President Donald Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall under emergency powers. At a committee hearing that yielded a few new details on how Trump wants to move money between accounts without the approval of Congress, the Democratic chairwoman […]
Tory councillors have awarded themselves pay rises of more than 300% in an area blighted by homelessness and food banks. Matt Dormer, the Conservative leader of Redditch Borough Council agreed to a whopping 150% pay rise for himself. And councillors with special responsibilities will get an extra £5,000 – a staggering 326% pay increase. The […]
WASHINGTON — The attorney general for the District of Columbia has subpoenaed documents from President Trump’s inaugural committee, the third governmental body to delve into how the fund raised $107 million and spent it to celebrate Mr. Trump’s swearing-in. The latest subpoena follows similar demands for documents by federal prosecutors in Manhattan and by New […]