WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Congress signed off on trillions of dollars in coronavirus aid, the small-government group Citizens Against Government Waste urged lawmakers to oppose bailouts for U.S. states, broadcasters, unemployed people and other recipients. The group also secured at least $150,000 in government funds for itself, records released on…
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gunmen in Baghdad killed a well-known former government advisor and political analyst near his home on Monday, government officials, police sources and medics said. The government officials described the killing of Hisham al-Hashemi, who had written about politics, Islamic State and the role of Iran-backed militias in…
New Jersey is holding a number of contentious Democratic primary elections Tuesday that could have national implications. Three key House races could test the strength of New Jersey’s Democratic machine, one of the most powerful in the country, as it reckons with a revolt from reformers backed by New Jersey…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singaporeans are expected to return the People’s Action Party to power in a July 10 general election, extending its unbroken rule since the Southeast Asian island’s independence in 1965. In that time, Singapore has had only three prime ministers: independence leader Lee Kuan Yew, his cabinet colleague…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singaporeans are expected to return the People’s Action Party to power in a July 10 general election, extending its unbroken rule since the Southeast Asian island’s independence in 1965. In that time, Singapore has had only three prime ministers: independence leader Lee Kuan Yew, his cabinet colleague…
Kanye West has announced he’s running for president. As if this Fourth of July wasn’t already cursed enough. As scattered fireworks celebrations were beginning across crowdless cities on the East Coast Saturday night, Kanye West, the controversial rapper and fashion mogul, decided to log on to Twitter and let the…
Image copyrightGetty Images How was an Indian elected to the British Parliament in 1892? What relevance could this historical event have for us today? Dadabhai Naoroji (1825-1917) is an unfamiliar name these days. Yet, aside from being the first Asian to sit in the House of Commons, he was also…
In 2019’s The Two Codes Your Kids Need to Know, the New York Times’ Thomas Friedman reported that of all the skills and knowledge the College Board tested young people for, it determined that mastering “two codes” — computer science and the U.S. Constitution — were the most correlated to…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Senior officials in Hong Kong said on Saturday they were “very disappointed” at Canada’s decision to suspend its extradition treaty with the Chinese-ruled city and again slammed Washington for “interfering” in its affairs. Beijing imposed a new national security law this week on the former British…
Standing beneath Mount Rushmore on the eve of American independence day, Donald Trump staged a defiant celebration of what critics say is white identity politics and warned the nations history is under siege from far-left fascism. The US president defended the symbolism of statues and monuments before a packed crowd…
