Government shutdown unlikely after White House backs clean spending bill

Government shutdown unlikely after White House backs clean spending bill

US President Joe Biden (R) shakes hands with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson as they attend the National Prayer Breakfast Foundation’s annual event at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2024.  Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images The Biden administration on Tuesday announced its support for the latest short-term government … Read more

Trudeau pushes allies to lift long-range weapons limits for Ukraine at UN – National

Trudeau pushes allies to lift long-range weapons limits for Ukraine at UN – National

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that he has been pressing his fellow NATO leaders to support lifting long-range weapons restrictions on Ukraine during his meetings at the United Nations General Assembly this week. Ukraine has long been pushing for permission to strike targets deep within Russia with the weapons supplied largely by the U.S., … Read more

Trump floats R&D tax credit, White House ‘manufacturing ambassador’

Trump floats R&D tax credit, White House ‘manufacturing ambassador’

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Johnny Mercer Theatre in Savannah, Georgia, on Sept. 24, 2024. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump unveiled several new manufacturing proposals at a rally in Savannah, Georgia, on Tuesday, part of an effort to sharpen … Read more

A ‘handful’ of people barred from House of Commons jobs over foreign influence concerns – National

A ‘handful’ of people barred from House of Commons jobs over foreign influence concerns – National

A senior House of Commons security official says two potential employees in the last six months have been denied employment in Parliament over concerns of foreign state influence. Patrick McDonnell, the sergeant-at-arms and corporate security officer with the House of Commons, told a federal inquiry Tuesday that he has denied employment to a “handful” of … Read more

UK PM Keir Starmer pledges national renewal at Labour conference 2024

UK PM Keir Starmer pledges national renewal at Labour conference 2024

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during an ‘In Conversation’ event with Debbie Weinstein, managing Director Goole UK&I during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool.  Stefan Rousseau – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images LIVERPOOL, England — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Tuesday that tough decisions taken now will spark … Read more

Trump Media looks to snap sell-off amid post-lockup trading frenzy

Trump Media looks to snap sell-off amid post-lockup trading frenzy

Avishek Das | Lightrocket | Getty Images Trump Media shares turned higher Tuesday as the company behind Truth Social looked to pull up from a downward spiral that coincided with company insiders, including majority owner Donald Trump, getting clearance to start selling their stock. DJT shares climbed as much as 7% in heavy trading shortly … Read more

‘A cultural shift’: Canadian schools navigating new world of cellphone bans

‘A cultural shift’: Canadian schools navigating new world of cellphone bans

From cellphone “hotels” to patchwork policies to recalibrating lesson plans, teachers and schools across Canada are learning to navigate a classroom without cellphones. But some say that despite recent bans and restrictions on the phones, little has changed. A number of provinces, including Saskatchewan, Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta, introduced plans to limit cellphone usage beginning this school year. There … Read more

Over 400 economists, former White House advisors endorse Harris

Over 400 economists, former White House advisors endorse Harris

Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to members of the media upon her arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sept. 22, 2024. Matt Rourke | Via Reuters More than 400 economists and former White House policy advisors announced their support for Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump … Read more

‘We have much more on the way, if they will continue,’ Israel’s president warns Hezbollah

‘We have much more on the way, if they will continue,’ Israel’s president warns Hezbollah

Israeli President Isaac Herzog threatened further military action against Hezbollah one day after Israel launched air strikes across Lebanon, killing more than 550 people in the country’s deadliest day in nearly two decades. It marks a dramatic escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah following nearly 12 months of strikes since … Read more

Tyreek Hill’s traffic stop can be a reminder of drivers’ constitutional rights

Tyreek Hill’s traffic stop can be a reminder of drivers’ constitutional rights

WASHINGTON — American drivers might universally wince or brace themselves at the sight and sound of flashing red and blue lights and blaring sirens, but all drivers have constitutional rights when pulled over on the road. The question of one’s responsibility to comply with all instructions given by a law enforcement officer recently came up … Read more