By Seth Fiegerman Federal regulators may be inching closer to hitting Facebook with a massive fine over its data privacy practices after a year full of scandals. Facebook (FB) confirmed to CNN Business on Thursday that it’s in talks with the Federal Trade Commission, following a report that the agency is looking to levy a […] Read more
By Jeremy Diamond, Priscilla Alvarez and Kevin Liptak President Donald Trump is expected to sign a compromise border security bill and swiftly declare a national emergency on Friday to unlock billions more dollars in federal funds that Congress refused to authorize for the construction of a border wall. Through a combination of executive authorities — […] Read more
After complex discussions with Turkey and Iran about the future of Syria in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin was up for a bit of exercise. So the judo black belt joined his country’s national team for a warm up and training session in the city that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics. Russian TV showed Putin […] Read more
In this July 11, 2018, file photo Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and Director of the Office of Management, listens during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. (JACQUELYN MARTIN / AP) Talks on border security funding collapsed after Democratic and Republican lawmakers clashed over immigrant […] Read more
By: Peter Walker PM’s reply to Labour leader’s letter stresses her objections to UK being in a customs union Theresa May has effectively ruled out Labour’s ideas for a compromise Brexit plan, shutting off another potential route to a deal as business groups warned that with less than 50 days to go the departure process was […] Read more
By Eli Watkins Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is not the enemy of the United States, standing by her opposition to US involvement in that country’s civil war two years after she met personally with the accused war criminal. “Assad is not the enemy of the United States because Syria […] Read more
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
