WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, William Barr, told U.S. lawmakers in written comments released on Monday he would not taken any steps to improperly fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller and said Trump has never discussed the substance of Mueller’s Russia investigation with him. Barr’s written comments were made in response […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy took a hit from the 35-day partial federal government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s demand for border wall funding, but much of the lost ground will be made up now that 800,000 federal employees are back on the job, congressional researches said on Monday. Overall, the U.S. economy lost […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump expressed skepticism on Sunday that U.S. lawmakers seeking to avoid another government shutdown could reach a deal on border security that he would accept, as he renewed his vow to build a wall on the southern border with Mexico. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump said […]

More than two-thirds (69%) of Britons say the country has got angrier since the Brexit referendum and one in six have fallen out with family and friends over Europe, according to new research. Since the vote to leave the EU, four in 10 Britons think that other people are more likely to take part in […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Kamala Harris launches her 2020 White House campaign on Sunday with a rally in her hometown of Oakland, California, less than a mile from the courthouse where the Democrat began her career as a prosecutor. The event’s location is the latest sign she plans to emphasize her track record as […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump agreed under mounting pressure on Friday to end a 35-day-old partial U.S. government shutdown without getting the $5.7 billion he had demanded from Congress for a border wall, handing a political victory to Democrats. The three-week spending deal reached with congressional leaders, quickly passed by the Republican-led Senate and […]

If you’ve ever tried to park in downtown Halifax, you know that finding a spot can be a frustrating experience. But a report that arrived at the city’s transportation and standing committee earlier this week says there’s still lots of parking available. But depending on who you ask, people feel otherwise. The Halifax Regional Municipality’s […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two competing measures to end the partial U.S. government shutdown fell short in the Senate on Thursday, as lawmakers explored an option to end a month-long impasse with the White House and fund government operations for three weeks while talks continue. A bill backed by Republican President Donald Trump to end the […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday he would declare a national emergency if he doesn’t eventually reach a deal with Democrats on border security. Trump, who made the comments to reporters during an immigration event at the White House, said earlier on Friday he had reached a deal with lawmakers to reopen […]

President Trump’s defeat in his border-wall standoff with Congress has clouded his already perilous path to a second term in 2020, undercutting Mr. Trump’s cherished image as a forceful leader and deft negotiator, and emboldening alike his Democratic challengers and Republican dissenters who hope to block his re-election. The longest government shutdown in history inflicted […]