Theresa May plans to step down as her party’s leader by June 7 to make way for a new British prime minister. Among those expected to fight for the job is former foreign secretary and Brexit hard-liner Boris Johnson.
House leaders had hoped to pass by unanimous consent the aid package for states struck by natural disasters. But the objection from Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.) holds up the legislation until lawmakers return from their Memorial Day recess.
The proposal would define gender by the “plain meaning of the term,” an official said. The definition had been broadened under the Obama administration.
The military plans to dispatch another 2,000 troops to the region to step up missile defense and surveillance, according to U.S. officials.
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Retropolis
The Past, Rediscovered The Ellis Island inspection station didn’t open until six years after the statue was unveiled, and the famed poem was added still later.
The change is central to agency efforts to make the most dramatic changes to federal meat-inspection policy since 1906.
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According to administration officials, President Trump has personally and repeatedly pressed for a wall contract to be awarded to a construction firm led by a Republican donor.
Campaign 2020The focus on former vice president Joe Biden marks a new phase of the presidential race and shows how fierce a general election matchup could be.
The Trump administration's restrictions on Huawei are likely to prod China to close the technological gap with the United States, possibly creating new competitors for now-dominant American firms, according to industry analysts.
The Fix
Analysis Something can be true but also broadly misleading. We saw that with Attorney General William Barr's summary of the Mueller report. We saw it with the Nunes memo.
Videos of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), altered to make her sound as if she’s drunkenly slurring her words, are spreading rapidly across social media.
Climbers wait in line to stand on Everest's summit. (AFP)
Traffic jams create dangerous situations for hikers, who are often already exhausted and carrying heavy loads while battling altitude sickness. At least seven people are believed to have died on the mountain this week.
Perspective
Young adults are told to save for retirement as soon as possible. But is this the best advice?
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The 1980s bad boy novelist, has reinvented himself as a podcaster and provocateur. His new hobby: “triggering millennials” — or what he calls “Generation Wuss.”
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Pick a problem, or a perceived problem, and it can probably be traced back to the rise of velocity as the sport’s ultimate weapon.
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