“Lecornu was smart enough to make the budget phase pass and end on a high note. That’s commendable, given that [former Prime Ministers Michel] Barnier and [François] Bayrou didn’t manage to do so, and he did it with considerable skill,” said a ministerial adviser who, like others quoted in this piece, was granted anonymity to speak candidly. But Lecornu’s decision to […]
Continue ReadingOn U.S. relations, Schmit criticized the Commission for not publicly defending former commissioner Breton, who was handed a travel ban by Washington over what it views as unfair efforts to regulate American social media and tech giants. Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier told POLITICO at the time that the College of Commissioners agreed to provide Breton […]
Continue Reading“I have been further linked this weekend to the understandable furore surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and I feel regretful and sorry about this,” Mandelson said in a letter to Labour’s General Secretary Hollie Ridley, according to a statement released to the media Sunday. “Allegations which I believe to be false that he made financial payments to […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump, in a brief phone call with POLITICO, cast himself as the savior for a United Nations in danger of financial collapse, touting his ability to get members to pay unpaid dues. But he declined Sunday to say whether the United States would make good on the billions of dollars it owes the […]
Continue ReadingLondon could also be asked to pay a fee to join the loan. France, with the support of other countries, last week suggested that third-party countries that take part should contribute. They made the argument that since EU member countries pay interest on the loan it would be unfair if non-EU countries don’t pay anything, according […]
Continue ReadingIsrael announced it was terminating the operations of Doctors Without Borders in Gaza, accusing the humanitarian group of failing to submit lists of its Palestinian staff. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech
Continue ReadingUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled that trilateral talks with Russia and the United States — scheduled to take place on Sunday in Abu Dhabi — will be delayed to later this week, citing Washington’s focus on rising tensions with Iran. In his nightly video address Saturday, Zelenskyy said Kyiv was still waiting for clarity from […]
Continue Reading“The Americans should know that if they start a war, this time it will be a regional war,” Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech
Continue ReadingTech mogul Elon Musk poured $10 million into two major Republican super PACs at the end of last year, according to campaign finance disclosures submitted Saturday, as he once again takes a more active role in GOP politics. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who had a public falling out with President Donald Trump last spring and said he […]
Continue ReadingThe partial U.S. government shutdown that began early Saturday morning is on track to continue at least into Tuesday, which is the earliest the House is now expected to vote on a $1.2 trillion funding package due to opposition from Democrats and internal GOP strife. House Republican leaders have scheduled a Monday meeting of the House Rules […]
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