UK Finance Minister Reeves vows no austerity despite tough budget

UK Finance Minister Reeves vows no austerity despite tough budget

Britain’s Finance Minister Rachel Reeves has pledged to make the “necessary”, “urgent” and “incredibly tough” choices to restore the country’s economic stability. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Finance minister Rachel Reeves will promise Britain on Monday there will be no return to “austerity” or widespread spending cuts despite previous warnings of a … Read more

Speaker Johnson axes Trump voting rules in government funding bill

Speaker Johnson axes Trump voting rules in government funding bill

 U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) (R-LA) departs a press conference with Republican leadership on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Win McNamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday announced a new temporary government funding proposal with key amendments from the original … Read more

Bipartisan national security group endorses Harris over Trump

Bipartisan national security group endorses Harris over Trump

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria Airport in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on September 13, 2024.  Drew Angerer | AFP | Getty Images More than 700 former national security and military officials endorsed Kamala Harris for president over Donald Trump in the 2024 election in an … Read more

Harris raised quadruple Trump donations for final election sprint

Harris raised quadruple Trump donations for final election sprint

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) shakes hands with former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris substantially outraised and outspent former President Donald Trump in … Read more

Trump’s Springfield claims ‘dilute’ GOP border message, Ohio Gov says

Trump’s Springfield claims ‘dilute’ GOP border message, Ohio Gov says

A mural is displayed in an alley downtown on September 16, 2024 in Springfield, Ohio.  Luke Sharrett | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance’s unfounded claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio weaken the Republican Party’s border message, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine wrote in an op-ed published Friday. “The Biden … Read more

Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service identifies failures

Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service identifies failures

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump with his bloodied face is assisted by the Secret Service as multiple shots rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters The U.S. Secret Service said Friday it was to blame for … Read more

Trump’s promise to repeal SALT caps revives the fight on Capitol Hill

Trump’s promise to repeal SALT caps revives the fight on Capitol Hill

U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) speaks during a press conference about the SALT Caucus outside the United States Capitol on Wednesday February 08, 2023 in Washington, DC.  Matt McClain | The Washington Post | Getty Images House lawmakers are using former President Donald Trump’s own words as leverage to pressure their colleagues into preserving the … Read more

FTC sues drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices

FTC sues drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices

Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 15, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission on Friday sued three large U.S. health companies that negotiate insulin prices, arguing the … Read more

DJT falls to new low after lockup expires

DJT falls to new low after lockup expires

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a rally at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, New York, U.S., September 18, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Shares of Trump Media sank more than 7% Friday morning, hitting a new 52-week low one day after “lockup” restrictions expired, which had previously … Read more

UAE hoping to expand $1 trillion partnership with U.S. through AI, Investment

UAE hoping to expand  trillion partnership with U.S. through AI, Investment

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi at Downing Street on September 16, 2021 in London, England. Hannah McKay – WPA Pool | Getty Images Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s first official trip to the United States aims to push the UAE-U.S. relationship to a new “geo-economic phase” … Read more