Category : Politics
Senate Confirms Janet L. Yellen as Treasury Secretary
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Janet L. Yellen, a labor economist and former Federal Reserve chair, to be Treasury secretary on Monday, putting in place...
Champ and Major Move In to the White House
The newest residents of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue have arrived: the Biden family’s two German shepherds, Champ and Major. The dogs officially joined President Biden and...
Senator Patrick Leahy Will Preside Over Trump’s Impeachment Trial
Senator Patrick J. Leahy, the Senate president pro tempore, is expected to preside over former President Donald J. Trump’s impeachment trial when it formally begins...
Meera Syal and Moeen Ali among stars of video urging BAME vaccine uptake
Celebrity campaign aims to counter Covid-19 jab misinformation targeted at ethnic minorities Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Actors Adil Ray and...
Thérèse Coffey: Covid deaths are basically UK’s fault for being old and fat
Minister blames death total on ageing population and obesity crisis before abruptly ending ITV call Thérèse Coffey is normally a glass half-full kind of minister....
Rupert Murdoch, Accepting Award, Condemns ‘Awful Woke Orthodoxy’
The media mogul Rupert Murdoch denounced an “awful woke orthodoxy” and declared, “I’m far from done,” while accepting a lifetime achievement award this weekend. Mr....
Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Redesign to be Accelerated by Biden Administration
President Biden’s Treasury Department is studying ways to speed up the process of adding Harriet Tubman’s portrait to the front of the $20 bill after...
Calls for key workers to be vaccination priority after ONS Covid figures
Some of highest death rates among restaurant and catering management and taxi driving Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Trade unions are...
Nicola Sturgeon under fire over slower Covid vaccine rollout in Scotland
Scotland falling behind other parts of UK, but first minister points to high rate in care homes Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus...
Matt Hancock fires coded warning at MPs calling for lockdown easing
Health secretary says it is too early for roadmap out of Covid restrictions with hospitalisations double April peak Coronavirus – latest updates See all our...