By Gabriel Stargardter and Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) -Reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Saturday urged France’s political parties to work together to put an end to the “ridiculous spectacle” seen in recent days, as he faces a Monday deadline to present a budget. President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to reappoint Lecornu has enraged some of…
We’ve known for some time that Donald Trump has severe weaknesses in the polls on the economy and especially inflation and tariffs. And while the president gets better marks on handling immigration and crime, both issues present potential problems as many Americans believe his administration is going too far. Focus groups and a limited number…
BEIJING (Reuters) -The ruling Chinese Communist Party on Tuesday unexpectedly appointed a new head of an influential party department that manages relations with foreign political parties. Liu Haixing, 62, formerly director of the foreign ministry’s European department, replaced Liu Jianchao, 61, as head of the party’s international department. The whereabouts of Liu Jianchao, who has…
Republicans are threatening to remove Democrats from office or even have them arrested. Democrats have declared “we are at war” and pledged to go “nuclear” in response. All of this over maps. How can something so seemingly basic spark such intense rhetoric? That’s because, thanks to a process known as gerrymandering, political fights over maps…