WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers negotiating a deal with President Donald Trump on border security funding on Thursday said progress was being made, with Democratic Senator Jon Tester raising the possibility of a successful conclusion to talks as soon as Friday. Speaking to reporters, Tester said it was “entirely possible we could have a deal […]
A no-confidence motion in a Jewish Labour MP was scrapped tonight after claims she was targeted for criticising Jeremy Corbyn over anti-Semitism. Luciana Berger, who is eight months pregnant, faced a vote of no confidence by her local constituency party in Liverpool next week. But the plan was axed and the meeting cancelled in what […]
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Virginia’s highest-ranking Republican said on Thursday that he had never worn blackface, as its Democratic governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general grappled with career-threatening race or sexual assault scandals. State House Speaker Kirk Cox, who is third in line to be governor, was asked by reporters at the Capitol in Richmond […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump is in for some poking and prodding as doctors assess whether his “incredibly good genes” continue to serve him well. Trump was travelling to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington on Friday for a follow-up to his first annual medical checkup as president. His personal physician declared […]
WASHINGTON — A top Saudi official on Friday reiterated his government’s position that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman did not order the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and he declined to comment specifically on a newspaper report that the crown prince in 2017 said he would use “a bullet” on the journalist. On Thursday, […]
Guelph’s top bureaucrat Derrick Thomson is out of a job. The now ex-Chief Administrative Officer and city council mutually agreed to part ways, according to a statement from the city. Thomson was named as Guelph’s CAO in 2016 and previously held the position of director of community and social services. The city said council is working […]
RICHMOND, Va. — L. Douglas Wilder, a grandson of slaves, became America’s first elected black governor 30 years ago, winning in Virginia in part by finessing the racist history of the state that is now roiling its politics once more. To succeed as a black candidate in 1989, Mr. Wilder had to patiently accommodate the […]
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is alleging that the National Enquirer threatened to publish intimate photos of him unless he made a public statement to the press denying that the Enquirer’s reporting was politically motivated in favour of Donald Trump. Last month, the Enquirer reported on Bezos divorce and published text messages between him and Lauren […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives committee approved a bill on Thursday that would open up the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to antitrust lawsuits, but it was uncertain if the measure would be considered by the full chamber. The House Judiciary Committee passed the bipartisan bill, known as the No Oil […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will decline to testify before a House of Representatives committee on Friday if Democrats issue a subpoena, the Justice Department said on Thursday. House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler said he fears Whitaker could dodge questions about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian links to […]