Outgoing Republican House speaker Paul Ryan is being accused of hypocrisy and nepotism, for championing Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies yet pushing to loosen visa requirements for migrants from his family’s homeland. As one of his last acts as leader of the House of Representatives, Ryan managed to squeeze through a bill on November 28, […]
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Will Congo's Outgoing President Still Pull the Strings?
Joseph Kabila broke a two-year silence on Wednesday by finally indicating that he would not run for re-election in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s long-delayed polls in December. The president’s decision, which was welcomed by opposition politicians and Western governments, opens the door to the first transfer of power in the country in 17 years. […]
Outgoing Hill staffer calls for workplace culture shift after suicide attempts
An outgoing executive assistant to an MP is calling for changes to workplace culture and wellness policies on Parliament Hill after he tried to take his own life in the MP’s office last month.