WASHINGTON — House Democrats, decrying what they called an erosion of American democracy, threatened on Thursday to hold Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt of Congress after he failed to appear at a hearing of the Judiciary Committee and ignored a subpoena deadline to hand over Robert S. Mueller III’s full report and evidence. […]
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WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) ― The U.S. State Department allowed at least seven foreign governments to rent luxury condominiums in New York’s Trump World Tower in 2017 without approval from Congress, according to documents and people familiar with the leases, a potential violation of the U.S. Constitution’s emoluments clause. The 90-story Manhattan building, part of
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The Trump administration is putting the finishing touches on a regulation to protect the rights of clinicians who object to participating in abortions. President Donald Trump made the announcement Thursday during a speech in the White House Rose Garden to mark the National Day of Prayer. According to an earlier draft from the Department of
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Image caption Alex Trimble: “We got used to being on the sidelines of everything.” In theory, the members of Two Door Cinema Club shouldn’t be hard to recognise. They have two top 10 albums, they’re a mainstay of summer festivals, and frontman Alex Trimble sang as part of Danny Boyle’s 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony,
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBank of England governor, Mark Carney Interest rate increases could be “more frequent” than expected if the economy performs as the Bank of England is expecting, governor Mark Carney says. The markets are forecasting just one interest rate increase by 2021. But if there is a resolution
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Those who bought future trips to the island were offered free rebooking or a full refund, he said. The company always follows the advice of the governments where its divisions are based like Germany, the United Kingdom and France. “If any foreign office imposes a travel warning, we won’t fly there,” Mr. Riecken said. Consider
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Riders in Denver will soon be able to buy tickets for public transportation using the Uber app, the latest step on the ride-hailing company’s mission to become a one-stop shop for transportation. Potential Uber riders will see a transit option alongside UberX and Black, along with the price and trip duration, and will be able
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The Latest on women’s hockey players announcing boycott in demand for one league (all times Eastern): 11:15 a.m. U.S. star Kendall Coye Schofield tells The Associated Press that the National Women’s Hockey League has repeatedly shown it is not a viable, long-term option for players. Coyne Schofield and more than 200 other players have announced
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Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington told MPs that ministers should “shut up” after National Security Council and cabinet meetings. He was speaking during an urgent question from Labour on the sacking of Gavin Williamson as defence secretary for allegedly disclosing information from the National Security Council. Mr Williamson has strenuously denied he leaked plans to
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You dropped out of college, or decided straight out of high school that college was not your thing. Here’s some advice if you are looking for a job: Stay out of Washington. Don’t go to New York. Forget about San Francisco. If you want to make anything near a decent wage, head for Toledo, Des
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