NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer for a U.S. Treasury Department employee charged with leaking to a journalist confidential documents on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and others, said on Friday that his client was motivated by public service. Manafort and his longtime associate Rick Gates have pleaded guilty to criminal charges and agreed […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s decision to ask about citizenship on the 2020 Census questionnaire could undermine the quality of the data by discouraging non-citizens from responding, the U.S. Census Bureau’s chief scientist said. But, added John Abowd in written testimony seen by Reuters, the question will not necessarily lead to an undercount, because the government […]

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Public Service Commission (PSC) will explore new tools to ensure that it awards its prestigious scholarship to a more diverse range of students. In an open letter released on Wednesday (Oct 31), PSC chairman Lee Tzu Yang set out the importance of diversity in the public service and how the move is […]

(Reuters) – Two former TV stars and political opposites – media mogul Oprah Winfrey and President Donald Trump – took to the U.S. campaign trail on Thursday, five days before elections that will determine whether Trump’s Republicans retain control of Congress. Winfrey appeared in Georgia to back Democrat Stacey Abrams, who is vying to become […]

(Reuters) – Media mogul Oprah Winfrey lent her star power on Thursday to Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, who is vying to become the first female black governor in the United States, while saying she has no political aspirations of her own. “I am here today because Stacey Abrams cares about the things that matter,” Winfrey […]

TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A high-stakes battle over state-level offices is playing out in the Nov. 6 elections, with Democrats and Republicans looking beyond Washington for more political firepower to resist or support President Donald Trump’s agenda. Democrats have targeted state races as a key part of their efforts to rebuild after their devastating White […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Reuters) – In rally after rally, President Donald Trump exhorts throngs of red-hatted supporters to treat next week’s congressional elections as a referendum on Trumpism and the grass-roots movement that swept him to power. “You’re voting for me in 2018,” Trump told a raucous crowd in a late September appearance for Republican candidates […]

Tracey Crouch was well-liked, popular and had the support of Labour MPs – a rare feat in a parliament where party politics matters more than ever before. During her time as minister for sport and loneliness she united colleagues over serious and difficult issues as well as demonstrating she has personality – her popular posts […]

Grocery-giant Loblaws is the primary tenant at the Global Transportation Hub (GTH), just east of Regina. It has a one million square foot distribution facility at the inland port, but the province cannot say whether or not the land was paid for. Minister responsible for the GTH Don Morgan said that it’s because of the […]

A city council proposal would see more of Edmonton’s photo radar revenue earmarked to upgrade crosswalks. Council’s community services committee heard Wednesday only a small fraction of identified crossings are set to have work done by the end of next year. Twenty-one of the 70 priority crosswalks had been updated as of October, with 49 […]