Who is Tom Emmer, the Latest Nominee for House Speaker?
Mr. Emmer, the No. 3 Republican in the House, has pitched himself as a unity candidate, but some hard-right Trump supporters have said he was not supportive enough of the…
October 24, 2023
Jenna Ellis Had Close Trump Ties Before Flipping in Georgia Election Case
Jenna Ellis, the lawyer who pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the authorities in the Georgia prosecution, was closely involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Share full…
Democratic Group Steps Up Warnings Over a No Labels Third Party Bid
A Third Way memo cites a recent polling presentation from a centrist organization, No Labels, which shows a hypothetical ticket scrambling the presidential race. Share full article The centrist organization…
French medicine safety body issues warning for over-the-counter cold tablets
Medicines that can be bought without a prescription to treat blocked noses pose a rare but very serious risk to users, the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines…
Dispute over working hours main obstacle to possible Sumar-PSOE government
Reducing the working week is the main obstacle to a quick government agreement between the left-wing Sumar platform and the Socialist Party of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the progressive…
Russian oil company promises to pay more taxes to Bulgaria to save oil imports
Lukoil’s refinery in Bulgaria promised Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov to pay almost twice as much tax to the state after the Bulgarian parliament threatened to ban Russian crude oil…
France calls for ‘humanitarian truce’ ahead of Macron’s Israel trip
France is calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to allow aid to reach civilians, particularly in Gaza, a move French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has said will…
Spain’s Jewish community denounces the biggest increase in anti-Semitism
Spain has seen the sharpest rise in anti-Semitism recently following the outbreak of the Israeli-Palestinian war in early October, Isaac Benzaquén, president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain,…
Trump Files More Motions to Derail Federal Jan. 6 Case
The former president’s lawyers made a series of arguments seeking dismissal of the federal charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020
Divided House Republicans Meet Yet Again to Choose a Speaker
The House G.O.P. was set to meet behind closed doors to grind through multiple votes to find a nominee for speaker, with eight of their members vying for the post.…