The European Commission launched an infringement procedure against Poland on Wednesday (22 December) over rulings by the country’s constitutional tribunal in July and October that challenged the primacy of EU law over national law. Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki rejected the…
Théodore Géricault painting of The Raft of the Medusa, which hangs in the Louvre Museum, Paris (Photo: Wikimedia) In 1816, the Frigate of Medusa, sailing from France to Senegal for the purpose of colonisation, sank in Mauritanian waters. Of the…
Just before Slovenia hands over the presidency of the Council of the EU to France, member countries have reached final political agreements to update the carcinogens and mutagens directive and to revise the Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) regulation but…
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi signalled on Wednesday (22 December) he would be willing to become head of state when the position falls free early next year, saying his unity government had already completed much of its agenda. Parliament will…
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Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for the coronavirus on Wednesday after learning of the exposure, officials said. WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris was exposed to the coronavirus by a staff member who was close to her throughout the…
Challengers say vaccination or testing requirements at large employers and for health care workers were not authorized by Congress. The Supreme Court set arguments on both measures for Jan. 7. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said on Wednesday evening that…
Contracts to purchase tests could be signed as soon as next week, but relief could be weeks away for people trying to buy the hard-to-find tests. At-home coronavirus tests being distributed in Queens. WASHINGTON — President Biden promised Americans he…
The House committee said investigators wanted to ask Mr. Jordan, a Republican congressman from Ohio, about his conversations with former President Donald J. Trump. Representative Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, was deeply involved in President Donald J. Trump’s effort to…
Until a new treasurer is selected, currency will continue to bear the autograph of former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his wife, Louise Linton, posing with a sheet of new $1 bills bearing his signature in…