As is tradition, President Trump hosted the champions of college football, the Clemson Tigers, for a celebration of their athletic achievement at the White House on Monday. The food he offered them was far less traditional. Piles of burgers and fish sandwiches from McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King, still in their boxes and wrappers, were […]
WASHINGTON — Private donors put up $107 million to usher Donald J. Trump into office in style two years ago, and it is now clear just how enthusiastically his inaugural committee went to town with it. There was $10,000 for makeup for 20 aides at an evening inaugural event. There was another $30,000 in per […]
SINGAPORE – The National Environment Agency (NEA) is looking to improve the speed at which the public is notified of food operators’ licence suspensions. The agency is considering putting quick links on its website, and having push notifications to its myENV app to quickly inform consumers of such suspensions. This will also make it easier […]
In a day likely to be filled with political jargon, positioning and spin, Sky News takes you clearly through how the run-up to the “meaningful vote” will unfold. First, it’s May’s sit-down with her cabinet from around 9am Well before MPs arrive in parliament, Mrs May will chair the weekly Tuesday meeting of her cabinet. […]
House Republican leaders removed Representative Steve King of Iowa from the Judiciary and Agriculture Committees on Monday night as party officials scrambled to appear tough on racism and contain damage from comments Mr. King made to The New York Times questioning why white supremacy is considered offensive. The punishment came on a day when Mr. […]
Survey results released Monday by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy suggest most Calgarians are not happy with city council as a whole. The poll results indicate about 60 per cent of respondents are not satisfied with council’s performance, but when it comes to individual scores, the story is drastically different. Just over 2,000 […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. lawmaker launched an investigation into pharmaceutical industry pricing practices on Monday, less than a week after he and fellow Democrats introduced legislation aimed at lowering medicine prices. Representative Elijah Cummings, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, sent letters to 12 drugmakers seeking information on price increases, investment in research […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee William Barr will pledge at his confirmation hearing to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into whether Trump’s 2016 election campaign coordinated with Russia, according to prepared testimony released on Monday. “On my watch, Bob will be allowed to complete his work,” Barr said in […]
The private operator of the Nova Scotia-Maine ferry says its move to a new port in the state is being held up by the U.S. government shutdown and the transition to a new governor. The heavily subsidized ferry is set to move to Bar Harbor from Portland, Maine, after Bay Ferries struck a deal with […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide whether President Trump acted lawfully in appointing Matthew G. Whitaker to be the acting attorney general, denying an unusual motion asking the justices to address that question in the context of a case about a different issue. The court also turned down the case itself. […]