Brexit Faces Decisive Vote In House Of Commons
Later today, Theresa May’s Brexit deal will face a decisive vote in the House of Commons in a vote that could have implications for May’s own hold on power.
Later today, Theresa May’s Brexit deal will face a decisive vote in the House of Commons in a vote that could have implications for May’s own hold on power.
Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is the latest Democrat to throw their hat into the Presidential ring.
In a move that is likely to have political and international consequences, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has officially severed ties with Moscow.
As the shutdown drags on, Republicans are beginning to fear that members in the House and Senate may begin to fall away from supporting the President.
Former Senator and Denocratic Presidential candidate Jim Webb is reportedly being considered for Defense Secretary.
The Pentagon is being ordered to draw up plans to withdraw roughly one-half of the American forces remaining in Afghanistan. It’s about time.
The mystery surrounding a secret proceeding in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation has at least partly been solved.
Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema will end up representing Arizona in the Senate together.
In a small, but meaningful, step, the Senate has rebuked the Administration’s policies toward the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Federal prosecutors are investigating the Trump Inaugural Committee, adding to the long list of the President’s legal troubles.
British Prime Minister Theresa May survived an intra-party leadership challenge, but her political position is still far from secure.
French President Emmanuel Macron made several concessions to the Yellow Vest protesters but it remains to be seen if this will be enough to quell the protests.
Theresa May is facing an unexpected challenge to her leadership even as she deals with trying to save a Brexit deal that nobody seems to like.
Theresa May is trying to save a Brexit deal that appears to be becoming more doomed by the day.
Europe’s highest Court appeared to hand the United Kingdom a way of escaping Brexit altogether if it chose to go that route. This will greatly complicate the domestic political situation for Theresa May.
French authorities are investigating reports that Russian interference may be helping to exploit and expand the five-week-old “yellow vest” protests.
Moscow continues using information warfare to sow division in Western society.
Protests that have killed four and injured hundreds have been rewarded and show no sign of ending.
President Trump is expected to name a former Fox News host as Ambassador to the United Nations.
Notwithstanding the temptation to do something, both the United States and NATO need to resist the temptation to get involved in the latest conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
The evidence against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi continues to mount. Will the Trump Administration care?
Presidents Trump and Xi have agree to a “90 day cease fire” on new tariffs. This means that Trump will not raise tariffs on Chinese imports that were scheduled to take effect on January 1st of next year. The tariffs will go into effect if the two countries cannot reach an agreement within that 90 day time frame.
President Trump has canceled a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the recent confrontation between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea.
National Security Adviser John Bolton offered an utterly absurd explanation for why he had not listened to the tape of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
A confrontation at sea between Russia and Ukraine is increasing tensions in a long-simmering conflict.
The European Union has approved the final Brexit deal negotiated with Theresa May’s government, but the final chapter has yet to be written.
The Scots want to stop Brexit, but it’s not clear they have the power to stop it.
In what has to qualify as one of the most horrifying displays of moral depravity on the international stage, the Trump Administration is saying it doesn’t really care if the Saudi Crown Prince is a murderer or not.
As Brexit hangs by a thread in the United Kingdom, the European Union makes clear that renegotiation of the agreement that has been reached is a non-starter.
The C.I.A. has apparently concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. What will the Trump Administration do about this?
Now that the election is over, President Trump and his sycophants in the right-wing media seem to have completely forgotten about the “invading” “caravan” of Central American asylum seekers.
Theresa May’s government is barely hanging on to power thanks to Brexit negotiations that clearly seem to be headed for disaster.
President Trump recently blamed former President Obama for “losing” Crimea. It was never ours to lose.
Last week, the Mexican Supreme Court pushed that country further down the road toward legalization of marijuana for all purposes.
One hundred years after the end of World War One, the forces that led to it are waking up from a long slumber.
British voters appear to be regretting their decision to leave the European Union, but it may be too late to stop the process.
In addition to being mandated by the Constitution, birthright citizenship goes to the core of what it means to be an American.
Europe has abandoned centuries-old laws against blasphemy, but the assault on so-called “hate speech” threatens to effectively bring them back.
As the Saudis continue to dissemble and put forward an utterly implausible explanation for the death of Jamal Khashoggi, the Trump Administration shows no sign of having a spine.
In another sign of the rapid secularization taking place in that country, Irish voters last weekend voted to rescind the nation’s centuries-old, albeit not recently enforced, law against blasphemy.
It’s been a month since Jamal Khashoggi disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Turkey. The Saudis are continuing to lie about it, and the Trump White House is letting them get away with it.
Angela Merkel announced yesterday that she would step aside as Chancellor at the end of her current term. What that means for the short and long term future of Germany and Europe is unclear.
President Trump’s trade war with China is leading car manufacturers to shift production from the U.S. to China.
The investigation of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi is inching closer to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, but it seems unlikely to impact his hold on power.
Donald Trump is talking about a tax cut that appears to exist only in his own mind.
Saudi Arabia’s story about the disappearance and death of Jamal Khashoggi continues to “evolve.”