Politics

WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, insisted on Wednesday that Speaker Nancy Pelosi accept his terms for President Trump’s impeachment trial and promptly deliver the charges from the House, as a growing number of Senate Democrats signaled that they, too, were eager to begin the proceeding. A day after he announced that he […]

Mr. Krebs hosted a call last Friday with more than 1,700 members of the private sector and state and local governments, encouraging them to back up their data on storage sites not connected to the internet and alert security personnel to be on the lookout for signs of breaches in their computer systems. While hackers

WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Wednesday that the House would vote on Thursday to force President Trump to quickly wind down military action against Iran unless he is given explicit authorization from Congress, opening what promised to be a searing debate over presidential war powers. Ms. Pelosi made her announcement as lawmakers breathed

Leadership hopeful Clive Lewis has said Labour must build “progressive alliances” with other parties if it is to win back power. Interviewed by the BBC’s Andrew Neil, the Norwich South MP was also reminded of his past call for a female Labour leader. He was asked what he believed he could offer that rival Rebecca

WASHINGTON — President Trump backed away from further military action against Iran on Wednesday and called for a new diplomatic effort as the bristling confrontation of the last six days appeared to ease after Iranian missile strikes that proved more symbolic than deadly. “Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for

WASHINGTON — After storming to the edge of a cliff this week, early indications suggest that the United States and Iran apparently have decided they do not want to jump, at least not yet. With initial battle assessments indicating that no Americans were killed in Iranian strikes on two military bases in Iraq on Tuesday,

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the UK and the EU will remain “best of friends and partners” following the UK’s departure of the EU on 31 January. She is set to visit Downing Street to hold talks with the prime minister about the next phase of the Brexit negotiations. Once the UK

But with Iran’s leadership demanding anew that the United States must leave the region, it is expected that attacks by Tehran’s proxy forces will continue, and Iran’s leadership can, at a time of its choosing, decide whether to launch additional, asymmetrical strikes, especially cyberattacks, against Western interests. And that could bring both countries back to

The prime minister defended the US killing of Iranian General Soleimani saying he had “the blood of British troops on his hands”. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn also asked the prime minister if the UK will ensure Iranian officials who want to attend the UN Security Council will be allowed to do so. Boris Johnson said

Conservative MP Harriett Baldwin called on Boris Johnson to look at taking away the contract from West Midlands Trains. She said the firm, that operates across the Midlands and has services to London and Liverpool, had been “absolutely woeful”. He replied that the “bell is tolling for West Midlands Rail”, in his second question on