The appeal comes nearly a year after a judge awarded $230 million to survivors and families of a shooting that killed 26 people in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles…
Their first legislative move will seek to cut billions in funding that Democrats passed last year to help the agency crack down on tax cheats. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
The rules package Republicans pushed through on Monday allows a single lawmaker to force a vote on “vacating” the speaker’s chair. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Seeking to shut down the nation’s largest death row, the governor is proceeding with a mix of conviction and caution. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read…
The White House said it was cooperating with a Justice Department review of the matter. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Some rank-and-file Republicans balked at a package of proposed changes to House rules that would enshrine concessions the speaker made to win support from ultraconservative members. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
The justices struggled to decide how to deal with documents that include both legal and business advice. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the US House of Representatives early on Saturday (7 January), after making extensive concessions to a group of right-wing hardliners that raised questions about the party’s ability to govern. The 57-year-old Californian suffered…
Right-wing party Les Républicains confirmed it will back the much-delayed pension reform promised by President Emmanuel Macron, meaning that after months of uncertainty, it could now be passed with a parliamentary majority. The pension reform bill, among Macron’s key campaign…
Italian motorists are facing soaring fuel prices at the pump, but the government, which sets the currently very high excise duty and VAT, keeps pointing fingers at speculating resellers. The price of petrol, diesel and LPG – now €2.50