US President Donald Trump’s first official visit to the UK took place in July 2018 US President Donald Trump is expected to visit the UK in December for a Nato summit, the alliance’s secretary general has said. Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement that “the Allies have agreed” to meet to discuss security challenges and […] Read more
British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street to open a debate in the House of Commons on amendments to her plan for Brexit, which could shape future talks with the E, .London, UK, 29 Jan 2019. UK Prime Minister Theresa May will travel to Brussels on Thursday to tell European Union leaders they […] Read more
By: Andrew Pulve The actor tells US TV he was ‘trying to stand up for my friend’ but now thinks his response was ‘horrible’ Liam Neeson has denied he is a racist in an interview on US television, saying that he had grown up surrounded by bigotry during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Neeson sparked outrage […] Read more
Trump’s criticisms of intel officials “extraordinarily inappropriate.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is blasting President Trump for his “extraordinarily inappropriate” criticism of testimony from the nation’s intel chiefs before Congress earlier in the week and called on them to essentially stage an intervention with the president. Trump on Thursday said he will be proven […] Read more
By Meg Wagner and Amanda Wills What we’re covering here: Just wrapped up: Roger Stone appeared in court. He’s expected to speak soon. Roger Stone: The longtime Donald Trump associate has been indicted by a grand jury on charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller. The allegations: Mueller alleges that Stone sought stolen emails from WikiLeaks that could damage Trump’s opponents […] Read more
By Catherine Bosley Yale’s Robert Shiller says Elizabeth Warren harmed her chances by calling for higher taxes on the ultra-wealthy. Taxing the ultra-rich more heavily as proposed by U.S. presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren probably won’t work, according to Nobel laureate Robert Shiller. The widening gap between the rich and the poor and its effect in […] Read more
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks to the media during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2019 Germany and France are making fun of Italy and the European Union with their treaty to give Germany a permanent seat at the United Nations, Italian daily Corriere della Sera on Friday […] Read more
US President Donald Trump says he recognises Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans are taking to the streets in protest against President Nicolás Maduro. Mr Guaidó, who called for the demonstrations, declared himself acting leader in Caracas on Wednesday. Mr Maduro was sworn in for a second term […] Read more
By: Erin Donnelly Sarah Sanders’s defense of Nicholas Sandmann raised the ire of former Parkland student David Hogg and others Hours before Nicholas Sandmann — the MAGA-hat-wearing Covington Catholic High School student accused of taunting a Native American veteran in a controversial video — appeared on Wednesday’s Today broadcast to insist that his behavior was “not disrespectful,” he found support from […] Read more
By Katelyn Polantz Former national security adviser Michael Flynn could now be in limbo in the justice system through the fall. Bijan Kian, a lobbying associate of Flynn’s who is charged in a separate case and whom Flynn may testify against, has asked to move his criminal trial to September. He cited an “extraordinary” amount […] Read more
