Rishi Sunak discusses freeports announcement When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. The revelation came from Conservative Teesside mayor Ben Houchen after Chancellor […]

The president on Friday dismissed a Trump appointee, Sharon Gustafson, after she refused to resign. Gustafson served as general counsel for the EEOC, a federal agency charged with investigating workplace issues. Her dismissal prompted fury from other Trump appointees and Republican lawmakers. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. President Joe Biden on Friday fired a Trump-appointed lawyer […]

Sara Nelson believes in solidarity: When she speaks, she talks about collectivity, of worker power, of bread and roses. As the head of the American Flight Attendants, Nelson, who started working as a flight attendant for United Airlines in 1996, can wield strength in numbers — the union represents over 50,000 workers at 20 different airlines. During the Trump era, […]

IndyRef2: Support for independence 'has dropped' claims Bowie When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. Scottish Conservative MP Andrew Bowie has said the […]

Manchin insists Congress will make COVID relief ‘work in a bipartisan way’ Democrat says White House ‘made a mistake’ by pressuring him to support Biden COVID relief plan on ‘Special Report’ President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package took a key step forward Friday night after Democratic leaders reached an agreement with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WVa., on unemployment insurance benefits. […]

More than £2.6m has been spent on renovations in Downing Street in order for the government to hold White House-style televised media briefings. The cash has gone towards structural changes, equipment, lighting, electrical works and internet infrastructure so that 9 Downing Street can host daily news conferences. Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed the plans to hold televised briefings in July […]

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker wants to overhaul the American food system — and by overhaul, he means it: from the way farmers make ends meet to the way people access healthy foods. It's a lofty goal, he knows. Speaking with PEOPLE, Booker says he's taking a piecemeal approach, aware that change won't come overnight — or even in a […]

What led to Cuomo’s bad decision to send COVID-infected patients back to nursing homes Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson breaks down the latest reporting on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes early in the pandemic. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has failed his state in response to the coronavirus pandemic and should step down, argues […]