France’s newly elected president wants to curb Chinese takeovers in Europe’s strategic industries

Thomson Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Thursday to convince China’s closest allies in Europe that curbing foreign takeovers in strategic industries was in their interest, warning EU governments not to be naive in global trade. Smaller eastern and southern European economies that are dependent on Chinese investment have rejected any steps against Beijing, […]

‘Crassly stupid’ Corbyn would lose Falklands if elected, warn ‘queasy’ veterans

Published time: 31 May, 2017 14:24 The British commander who led the 1982 task force to the Falkland Islands says he is deeply concerned about the impact a Labour government could have on the security of the South Atlantic islands. Major General Julian Thompson, the Royal Marines officer who led Britain’s successful military operation against […]

Lib Dems vow to roll back UK surveillance powers if elected

The Liberal Democrats will roll back “Orwellian” surveillance powers should they be elected in June. As the Guardian reports, the UK political party thinks the newly introduced Investigatory Powers Act (IP Act) goes too far and represents a “full frontal assault” on British citizens’ rights. “It is [the] pre-internet equivalent of hiring a private investigator […]

Fox News Got Trump Elected and Fox News is the Reason He'll Stay in Power

GIF GIF made from a Fox News segment announcing that former FBI Director James Comey had resigned, when in fact he had been fired (Fox News) Yesterday, President Trump shocked the world by firing FBI Director James Comey, the man who was leading the investigation into the Trump regime’s ties to Russia. Trump has sparked […]

Trump is claiming credit for something China did years before he was elected

REUTERS/Carlos Barria Donald Trump already has a tenuous relationship with the truth, but he may have just outdone himself by doubling down on his mistaken claims about China’s currency intervention. Throughout the heated 2016 presidential campaign, Trump vowed to label China a currency manipulator “on Day One,” saying they were “killing” Americans on trade by […]

Scandal Recap: Who Got Elected? Who Got Killed? And Who Got Busy?

Cyrus may not be behind bars anymore, but as we saw on Thursday’s Scandal, the weight of his experience has left him a prisoner in his own mind. RELATEDScandal Recap: Was the 100th Episode a Perfect Dream or Total Nightmare? Following the vice president-elect’s exoneration, there was but one question on America’s lips: Would he […]

Trump has met with 81 executives since being elected president — here’s who made the cut

Skye Gould/Business Insider One of the main reasons Donald Trump won the presidency is because he convinced enough Americans that their country needed a successful businessperson at the helm, someone who knows how to make lucrative deals and who lacked political baggage. The first 100 days in the White House have been an adjustment for […]

Seth Meyers to Fallon: You Didn't Get President Trump Elected, I Did

Jimmy Fallon took plenty of heat for playing with Donald Trump’s hair during a Sept. 2016 interview — but it’s Late Night‘s Seth Meyers who feels to blame for the president’s stunning victory. RELATEDDear SNL: Please Bring Cecily Strong Back to Weekend Update Election 2016: Best & Worst Late-Night TV Moments Launch Gallery The topic came up Wednesday […]

South Carolina elected its first openly gay lawmaker from a historically deep-red district

Sean Rayford/AP GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s first openly gay legislator hails from the unlikeliest of places: an ultra-conservative part of the state that is home to the Christian fundamentalist school Bob Jones University. Republican Rep. Jason Elliott, a 46-year-old divorce attorney, said his sexual orientation was not an issue in his campaign and […]