WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate planned votes for Thursday on competing proposals, one broadly backed by Democrats and the other by Republicans, to end the partial government shutdown, both of which seemed unlikely to resolve the month-long impasse. Republican President Donald Trump triggered the shutdown, now in its 34th day, by demanding $5.7 […]
City council has given its final approval to Hamilton’s 2019 tax-supported capital budget. The approval supports more than $227 million in capital infrastructure projects, with a focus on roads and transit services. Over $96 million in spending will go towards roads, bridges and sidewalks, while transit-related initiatives are valued at $24 million. Other big-ticket items […]
Hamilton Public Library plans to do something to pay tribute to late archivist and historian Margaret Houghton, who passed away last fall after an illness. Board chair Lori-Anne Spence-Smith offered assurances during the library’s annual budget presentation at city hall. Whether that recognition will be something like “a plaque or if it’s the naming of […]
WASHINGTON — When WikiLeaks published a trove of emails stolen from Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman a month before the 2016 election, it was widely viewed as an attempt to damage her standing, even as WikiLeaks defended the release as an effort to bring greater transparency to American politics. We have since learned that the emails […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate planned votes on Thursday for competing proposals to end the partial government shutdown – both of which were likely to fail – as lawmakers and the White House sniped at each other over how to break their monthlong impasse. Just hours before the Senate was scheduled to vote, […]
Out-of-touch bungler Jake Berry, 40, shocked MPs with his outspoken attack on the tasty hot snack in a Westminster debate. Taking a swipe at the chain’s vegan offering to mark January – dubbed “Veganuary” by campaigners – he also piled into its top-selling original meat version. The blundering Conservative told MPs: “I will self-declare: I […]
(Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats are questioning the legal basis of the Trump administration’s move to continue work on its five-year offshore drilling plan during the partial federal government shutdown. In a letter sent on Tuesday to David Bernhardt, the Department of Interior’s acting secretary, and Walter Cruickshank, acting director of the Bureau of Ocean […]
America’s corporate leaders are shrugging off a monthslong trade war, a protracted government shutdown and other looming economic threats, projecting that revenue growth in 2019 will be strong largely on the assumption that President Trump will reach a deal with China. They seem to be increasingly isolated in that view. In earnings calls and interviews, […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made clear Wednesday that he intends to deliver his State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress next week, telling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a letter that there are no security concerns stemming from the government shutdown and “therefore I will be honouring your invitation.” Pelosi […]
Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Ind., announced on Wednesday that he was entering the Democratic presidential primary, embarking on a long-shot campaign that may test the appeal of a youthful, Midwestern profile over more traditional qualifications for the presidency. In an email to potential supporters, Mr. Buttigieg (he pronounces it BOOT-edge-edge) said […]