Former Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald is considering a run for the European Parliament, the Sunday Independent has learned. Ms Fitzgerald is understood to be weighing up her options as Fine Gael prepares to select candidates for the European elections in May. Please sign in or register with Independent.ie for free access to this article. Sign In […]
The prime minister stressed ministers are “learning through this process” but insisted Universal Credit would be implemented in full by December 2023 as planned. It comes after new Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd steered away from seeking MPs’ consent to move the total three million existing welfare claimants to Universal Credit. Her department will […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Showing signs of compromise, the White House signaled on Sunday that talks to reopen the federal government could produce a deal in which President Donald Trump moves away from his demand that a proposed barrier along the southern border be a concrete wall. The possible concession, which comes days after Trump had […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and other senior Trump administration officials met on Saturday with Democratic congressional staffers to try to break a deadlock over a proposed border wall and end a two-week-old partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump is demanding $5.6 billion to build a wall along the U.S. border with […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and other senior Trump administration officials met on Saturday with Democratic congressional staffers to try to break a deadlock over a proposed border wall and end a two-week-old partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump is demanding $5.6 billion to build a wall along the U.S. border with […]
Minster Heather Humphreys admits it is a struggle to get women to run in the local elections. She said it’s “not always the right time for them” and some feel the time commitment is too much if they have small children and a full-time job. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the target is for at least […]
The Christmas period capped a miserable year for Britain’s high street stores. Not even last-minute discounts and the Boxing Day bonanza were able to reverse the decline in sales. A slump in consumer confidence, stagnant wages and the Brexit uncertainty have not helped. But the principal reason why stores are struggling is the competition from […]
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was sworn in with her hand on a copy of the U.S. Constitution rather than a Bible on Thursday. Sinema, a Democrat, is the first openly bisexual person to be elected to the U.S. Senate. While she hasn’t confirmed that she is an atheist, she has identified her religion as unaffiliated, […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday a New York Times report that he was considering former Democratic Senator Jim Webb to be his next defense secretary was “fake news.” The Times, citing an unnamed official, said on Thursday that Vice President Mike Pence and acting White House Chief of Staff Mick […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders failed to strike a deal in sometimes combative talks on Friday to end a partial shutdown of the U.S. government as they fought over Trump’s request for $5 billion to fund his signature wall on the Mexican border, lawmakers said. Administration officials, led by Vice President […]