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Donald Trump should be treated “like a bully” and the UK should “stand up to him” the shadow foreign secretary has said. Emily Thornberry told the Today programme that the American president “admires strength” so the UK should not “bow down” to him. Protests of Trump’s state visit are planned in several UK cities, including […]

WASHINGTON — President Trump ended a losing streak in court clashes with the House on Monday, as a federal judge rejected the Democrat-controlled chamber’s lawsuit seeking to stop him from using emergency powers to build a wall along the southwestern border. Judge Trevor N. McFadden of the United States District Court for the District of

On the second day, the president gets down to work. President Trump arrived in Britain on Monday for a welcome full of pageantry: an 82-gun salute at Buckingham Palace, a look at a collection of gifts with Queen Elizabeth II and a lavish banquet with members of the royal family. On Tuesday, Mr. Trump’s schedule

The overarching question was, “Is this a post that might erode public trust in policing?” And there are a number of subcategories — obviously if a post appears to endorse or celebrate or glorify violence, either vigilante violence or excessive force used by officers — that, we think, would erode public trust in policing. Posts

WASHINGTON — Many of the world’s biggest companies, from Silicon Valley tech firms to large European banks, are bracing for the prospect that climate change could substantially affect their bottom lines within the next five years, according to a new analysis of corporate disclosures. Under pressure from shareholders and regulators, companies are increasingly disclosing the

Good Tuesday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. _____________________ • Queen Elizabeth II welcomed President Trump to Buckingham Palace on Monday, while Mr. Trump carried on an ugly dispute with the mayor of London, whom he called a “stone cold loser.” The juxtaposition of high pageantry and

The youngest of 10 children, Mr. Trump’s mother sailed to the United States around 1930, reporting to American immigration officials that she had an eighth-grade education. Late in life, she had a taste for luxury, which her son was happy to indulge, said Gwenda Blair, the author of “The Trumps: Three Generations That Built an

“Why,” she asked bluntly, “should the women of America vote for you over our sisters who are kind of more qualified?” Mr. Buttigieg responded as he has to past questions about his comparative lack of experience: by emphasizing the “executive experience” of being a mayor. But it was not the most forceful of statements, and

Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, the Judiciary Committee’s chairman, said his committee’s first hearing, “Lessons From the Mueller Report: Presidential Obstruction and Other Crimes,” would zero in on “the most overt acts of obstruction” documented by Mr. Mueller. The special counsel’s 448-page report detailed at least 10 cases of possible obstruction by Mr. Trump

But Mr. Kushner’s aggressive involvement has also been described as something of a defensive move: By positioning himself as the point person on raising money for the campaign, he prevents antagonists and potential rivals from taking over a job that comes with great power and proximity to the president. Mr. Trump, for his part, has