That timeline, framed around Election Day, has been widely challenged by the administrations top health officials, who have said that a vaccine approval by early November was improbable. Nine pharmaceutical companies issued a joint pledge on Tuesday that they would stand with science and not put forward a vaccine until…
If anyone still believes the president and his allies are playing some kind of 3-D political chess where every move is plotted, the publication of this book should finally put that idea to rest. Sure, no president can resist the lure of the legendary Mr. Woodward. But past administrations heavily…
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. The Democratic-led House seems to be laying the groundwork for yet another round of damning insider testimony against President Donald Trump and his administration’s…
Image copyrightGetty Images Abortion is arguably the most divisive issue in US politics – and with the presidential candidates promising to either revoke national rights to abortion or take extra steps to safeguard it, the stakes have never been higher. With President Trump in the White House, anti-abortion activists are…
Image copyrightDuke University PressImage caption Jessica Krug’s work focuses on Africa and the African diaspora A US academic who was being investigated after admitting she lied about being black has resigned, George Washington University has confirmed. Jessica Krug, an associate professor whose work focuses on Africa and the African diaspora,…
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Everyone knows the obvious perks of the Presidency. The White House is a great place to entertain. Air Force One sure beats running to…
By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopias northern Tigray region is holding elections on Wednesday in defiance of a federal edict that the polls are illegal, intensifying a confrontation between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and politicians who dominated the previous administration. The vote will go ahead as planned, and…
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium’s plans to forge a fully fledged government 16 months after an election were put on hold on Tuesday after one of the two mediators charged with the job tested positive for COVID-19 Egbert Lachaert, the head of the Flemish Liberal Party, was forced to quarantine for…
By Reuters Staff (Adds details, context) BERLIN, Sept 8 (Reuters) – German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier has questioned whether imposing sanctions on countries like Russia are effective, as a debate rages over whether to suspend the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany over the poisoning of a Kremlin…
