Politics

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. WASHINGTON — Senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency disregarded the advice of their own scientists and lawyers in April when the agency issued a rule that restricted but did not ban asbestos, according to two internal memos. Because of […]

Speaking in London at a press conference after a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US had “made its views well known” on Huawei’s potential role in the UK’s 5G network. He said the US must protect its operations from “security risks” and ensure data partners

WASHINGTON — Iran’s president declared on Wednesday that he would begin to walk away from the restrictions of a 2015 nuclear deal, and the Trump administration responded with a new round of sanctions against Tehran, reviving a crisis that had been contained for the past four years. The escalation of threats caught the United States’

Sir Graham Brady has told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that there is not yet “public clarity” on when the prime minister will leave office. The chairman of the Conservative backbench 1922 Committee said the prime minister will meet with the group’s executive next week. The executive will then have a further discussion and “reach whatever

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration for the first time will require pharmaceutical companies to include the price of prescription drugs in television advertisements if the cost exceeds $35 per month. The move, announced on Wednesday by Alex M. Azar II, the health and human services secretary, is the most visible action the administration has taken

Former Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson was in the chamber as a fellow backbencher asked about his successor Penny Mordaunt. Richard Drax said she must “gain the respect” of the armed forces and get to know them”. Theresa May “commended” Mr Williamson, whom she sacked last week over claims of a leak, before speaking about the

When the United States said this week that American forces in Iraq faced threats from Iranian “proxies,” it was referring to the armed groups that helped fight the Islamic State and have bedeviled Iraq ever since. The Iraqi armed groups, some with ties to Iran, have a footprint in every Iraqi province. Whether they function

A political correspondent said he felt “really bad” over his infamous TV interview with a 24-year-old councillor about Lib Dem by-election successes. Michael Crick said he “hates seeing” the clip with Keith House, then favourite to be Lib Dem candidate in the 1994 Eastleigh by-election, who struggled to think of an answer. Mr Crick was

WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, called on Congress on Tuesday to move on from the Mueller report and issued his own verdict from the Senate floor: “Case closed.” “With an exhaustive investigation complete, would the country finally unify to confront the real challenges before us?” Mr. McConnell asked. “Or would we remain

The prime minister’s de facto deputy, David Lidington, says that “regrettably”, the Brexit process will not finish in time to avoid the UK having to take part in European Parliament elections. He said the government would be “redoubling” its efforts to make sure the delay to Brexit was “as short as possible”. “Ideally, we’d like