Politics

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WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions had a tenuous hold on his job when President Trump called him at home in the middle of 2017. The president had already blamed him for recusing himself from investigations related to the 2016 election, sought his resignation and belittled him in private and on Twitter. Now, Mr. Trump

Nicola Sturgeon has said she wants to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence by 2021 if the country is taken out of the EU. But is there any appetite for another referendum on Scottish independence? Newsnight brings together two young voters from opposite ends of the political spectrum, to see if they can convince

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration escalated its defiance of Congress on Wednesday, as the Justice Department refused to let an official testify on Capitol Hill and President Trump vowed to fight what he called a “ridiculous” subpoena ordering a former top aide to appear before lawmakers. “We’re fighting all the subpoenas,” Mr. Trump told reporters

As mourners were arriving at the funeral of journalist Lyra McKee in Belfast, her murder was raised was at PMQs in Westminster. Labour’s Emily Thornberry asked Conservative David Lidington what the government was doing to protect “Northern Ireland from a return to terror”, and he appealed for people to come forward with information. Political coverage

ATLANTA — President Trump, after a week devoted to criticizing the Mueller report and investigations by congressional Democrats, turned on Wednesday to a policy matter, vowing to “smash the grip of addiction” caused by the opioid epidemic. Addressing a conference of health professionals and addiction specialists in Atlanta, Mr. Trump promised to provide more funding

Emily Thornberry said a customs union was the only solution to issues over the post-Brexit Irish border. And she quoted from a reported leaked government document saying the UK had a “poor track record” on new technology. Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington said £20m has been earmarked by the UK government, while the EU was

At a forum in Houston on Wednesday hosted by the political group She the People, Democratic presidential candidates spoke directly to a crucial constituency in their party’s primaries: women of color. The questions spanned a range of topics, including voting rights and health care, and were all asked by women of color, who make up

The SNP’s Kirsty Blackman asked whether the UK government would reverse its “damaging policies” over nuclear power, cutting support for renewable energy and pursuing fracking. Conservative David Lidington said there was “clearly more that needs to be done”, but since 2010 the UK had cut CO2 emissions more than any G7 nation. He said tackling

FRANKFURT — President Trump’s trade war was supposed to make Europeans feel so much pain they would beg for mercy at the negotiating table. But it’s not working very well, according to a new study by the European Central Bank. Almost a year after the White House imposed tariffs on European steel and aluminum, the