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WASHINGTON — Administration officials are briefing Congress on what they say are ties between Iran and Al Qaeda, prompting skeptical reactions and concern on Capitol Hill that the White House could invoke the war authorization passed in 2001 as legal cover for military action against Tehran. As tensions between the United States and Iran have […]

A Labour MP asked the prime minister why families were still waiting for medical cannabis to treat children with severe epilepsy. Tonia Antoniazzi reminded the prime minister she promised the family of Alfie Dingley, to sort out access to the drug after he was given a licence for it one year ago. Theresa May said

The Obama plan, he said, prevented the construction of new plants and led to the closing of existing plants. The Trump rule, by contrast, “is going to reduce emissions while not immediately putting an end to our industry,” he said. Scientific and environmental organizations, though, maintain that the Trump rule could actually cause emissions to

Jeremy Corbyn asked Theresa May why 328 high-rise buildings in the UK still have “Grenfell-style” cladding on them, two years after the fire. Theresa May said she met Grenfell residents this week and spoke about their concerns. She said a public inquiry was set up “within days” of the fire, and that is about to

ORLANDO, Fla. — President Trump kicked off his 2020 re-election campaign on Tuesday night in Orlando. Here are eight takeaways. 1. It was just a rally. Despite weeks of hype from the president and his campaign, the official kickoff rally for a re-election campaign that he has been running since the day he took office

The SNP Westminster leader was asked by the Speaker to withdraw claims of racism about Boris Johnson. Ian Blackford read out some comments he attributed to the Tory leadership candidate, and after a warning from John Bercow, asked: “If that is not racist, Mr Speaker I don’t know what is.” He added Mr Johnson was

WASHINGTON — After weeks of simmering frustration, House Democrats will take their first shot on Wednesday at questioning a key figure from Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into whether President Trump obstructed justice. But meaningful testimony may prove elusive. Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee plan to press Hope Hicks, one of Mr. Trump’s closest

ORLANDO, Fla. — The crowd in the Amway Center, an arena that seats 20,000, cheered loudly as oversize screens hanging from the ceiling broadcast Fox News projections that Donald J. Trump would win Florida and Ohio — in 2016. Die-hard supporters bussed in from across the state on Tuesday to celebrate the “official” kickoff of

Egged on by the enthusiastic crowd, Mr. Trump cited a familiar list of grievances during his 76-minute speech. He railed against the “witch hunt” conducted against him by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, and the “18 very angry Democrats” who worked with Mr. Mueller. He insisted — falsely — that Mr. Mueller had

[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] President Trump said on Tuesday that he would not apologize for his harsh comments in 1989 about the Central Park Five, the five black and Latino men who as teenagers were wrongly convicted of the brutal rape of a