EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has resigned, citing “unprecedented” and “unrelenting attacks” on him and his family in a letter to President Donald Trump. Democrats have demanded his departure for months. Trump confirmed Pruitt’s resignation on Twitter, but little was known about the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief’s reasons for departure until the full text of […]
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‘Different shades of utter resignation’: Venezuelans fleeing hardship at home are finding more struggles abroad
Thomson Reuters Protracted political, economic, and humanitarian crises in Venezuela have spurred mass migration, with Venezuelans from across the social spectrum fleeing for neighboring Brazil and Colombia, to other countries in the region like Chile or Peru, and as far away as the US and Spain. To escape what they face at home, many Venezuelans […]
Gary Cohn Finally Discovers a Cause for Resignation: Tariffs
Gary Cohn, President Trump’s top economic adviser and the director of the National Economic Council, will resign from the White House, according to multiple sources. Neither the White House nor Cohn has offered an official reason for the resignation—the latest in a string of noteworthy departures from an administration that appears to be descending […]
Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang makes shock resignation claim after Man City defeat
Arsenal were beaten 3-0 by Manchester City for the second time in a week last night. Aubameyang missed a penalty last night in the second half with Arsenal already three down. Arsenal are now 10 points behind fourth-place Tottenham and have almost no chance of making next season’s Champions League unless they win the Europa […]
Ivanka Trump posts glamorous 2018 Winter Olympics video after Hope Hicks resignation
Ivanka Trump visited the 2018 Winter Olympics this year as an ambassador for the United States. The oldest daughter of President Donald Trump stunned as she attended various sporting events including the curling and speed skating. The mother-of-three, who is married to millionaire Jared Kushner, met with Korean officials and Olympians during the visit. She […]
‘Bibi go home!’ Israelis demand Netanyahu resignation over looming corruption charges (VIDEO)
Some 1,500 people have rallied in central Tel Aviv demanding the resignation of Benjamin Netanyahu over corruption allegations and a recent Israeli police recommendation that charges be brought against the Prime Minister. The “Bibi Netanyahu go home” slogan once again united the Israeli crowd holding their weekly anti-government corruption protest in Tel Aviv. Waving signs […]
Theresa May faces fresh revolt as Tory donors and MPs call for her resignation
Theresa May is facing a donors’ revolt and growing pressure to leave Downing Street as soon as the outline of a trade deal is negotiated with the EU this autumn. The PM’s Brexit strategy is under attack from all sides. Discontent with UK Prime Minister Theresa May among the Tories’ financial backers reportedly boiled over […]
It seems like White House officials have made a habit of controlling Trump through threats of resignation
White House counsel Don McGahn reportedly threatened to quit if President Donald Trump fired special counsel Robert Mueller. He’s the latest member of the Trump administration to threaten resignation. Here’s who else has made similar threats. When President Donald Trump reportedly ordered the firing of the special counsel Robert Mueller, White House counsel Don McGahn threatened […]
Michigan State University president announces resignation following sexual misconduct sentencing
Scott Olson/Getty Images Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon announced she is resigning. Her resignation follows the sentencing of Larry Nassar, the former medical doctor who molested females under the guise of medical treatment. Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon has announced that she is resigning. Simon is stepping down in the wake of […]
Zimbabwe's Mugabe defies expectations of resignation in address to nation
Published time: 19 Nov, 2017 19:36 Edited time: 19 Nov, 2017 20:24 Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has shocked expectations that he would resign by pledging to remain on as leader of his ZANU-PF party in an address to the nation. That despite the party removing him as leader earlier in the day. The party’s Central […]
