Residents swept up broken bricks, shattered glass and burned plastic on Wednesday after protesters clashed with police outside a mosque in a northwest England town where three girls were fatally stabbed. CBC | World News
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This Welsh lawmaker is trying to make it illegal for politicians to lie
The best way to restore trust in politics is to make it a criminal offence for politicians to lie, says Welsh parliamentarian Adam Price. CBC | World News
Read More »US lawmaker faces backlash after leaving loaded gun unattended in restroom
The incident comes on the heels of a senate bill under consideration to prohibit firearms in sensitive places, including in the state Capitol. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Scathing ethics report concludes embattled U.S. lawmaker George Santos ‘cannot be trusted’
The U.S. House ethics committee in a scathing report says it has amassed “overwhelming evidence” of lawbreaking by Rep. George Santos of New York that has been sent to the U.S. Justice Department, concluding flatly that the Republican “cannot be trusted” after a months-long investigation into his conduct. CBC | World News
Read More »Democratic lawmaker from New Jersey reportedly plans to become Republican
Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a freshman member of the House from New Jersey who was planning to break with his party and vote against impeaching President Donald Trump, will become a Republican, a party official said Saturday. CBC | World News
Read More »Blast in Ukraine capital wounds lawmaker, kills bodyguard
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry says a policeman has been killed and four other people including a parliament member injured by an explosion in the capital that it considers a terrorist attack. CBC | World News
Read More »Congress will ‘stand up’ to Trump if he tries to end NAFTA, U.S. lawmaker says
While the prospect of NAFTA’s demise may be causing some hand wringing as Canada, the United States and Mexico renegotiate the trade deal, Brian Higgins, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives says NAFTA won’t go down without a fight in Congress. CBC | World News
Read More »South Korean lawmaker says North Korea stole secret documents
North Korean hackers may have stolen a large cache of classified military documents, including the latest South Korea-U.S. wartime operational plan, a South Korean ruling party lawmaker said Tuesday. CBC | World News
Read More »GOP Lawmaker Tim Murphy to Resign Amid Mistress Abortion Scandal
Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa) plans to resign on October 21, 2017. This announcement is likely based almost entirely on the scandal involving Murphy having an affair with a forensic psychologist named Shannon Edwards, then asking the mistress to have an abortion in the midst of a frightening pregnancy scare. Murphy has presented himself to the public as pro-life. Allegedly asking ...
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