When Andy Burnham arrived in Parliament on Monday as the Labour Party’s great hope for political redemption, the only thing missing was the white steed. The former mayor of Greater Manchester swept into the chamber for his swearing-in with the flourish and charisma that his fellow party members are praying will deliver them from electoral…
President Trump said on Saturday that he would nominate James M. McDonald to be the next U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, again choosing one of his personal lawyers for one of the nation’s most powerful legal positions. Mr. Trump praised Mr. McDonald, pointing to his extensive credentials. He is “a former…
Shortly after the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in Africa a public health emergency, a reporter asked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. if he was worried about the virus. Six Americans had already been exposed. His response was brief: “Yeah, we’re working on it.” In the nearly three weeks since, as the…
Apple on Thursday officially introduced its incoming chief executive, John Ternus, to the public. “We have an incredible road map ahead,” Mr. Ternus said in a call with analysts and investors after the company reported quarterly financial results. The remarks were the first public comments from Mr. Ternus since he was named last week as…
President Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. Casey Means, his pick for surgeon general, whose confirmation was stalled on Capitol Hill amid opposition, including from some Republicans, in part over her views on vaccines. In a post on Truth Social on Thursday, Mr. Trump announced that he is nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a…
When President Trump named a new leadership team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention two weeks ago, public attention focused on Dr. Erica Schwartz, his nominee to be the agency’s director. Her public support of vaccines was interpreted by some as a sign that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s quest to limit…
Kevin M. Warsh moved one step closer on Wednesday to becoming the next chair of the Federal Reserve, after Republicans on a key Senate panel advanced his nomination to the full chamber for a final vote. The development all but guaranteed that Mr. Warsh, a Fed governor from 2006 to 2011, would eventually take over…
This week’s Federal Reserve meeting is set to be Jerome H. Powell’s last as chair of the central bank. But the “wait and see” policy path that he carefully carved out amid resurgent inflation risks is likely to stay intact long after he leaves the top job. On Wednesday morning, President Trump’s handpicked successor, Kevin…
Iraq’s president on Monday named a businessman as prime minister-designate and gave him the task of forming a new government after a monthslong delay in selecting a candidate amid conflicting pressures from Iran and the United States. In a statement announcing the selection of Ali al-Zaidi, President Nizar Amedi said the constitutional process “could not…
Following his party’s crushing defeat in a general election, Hungary’s outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orban, said on Saturday that he would give up his seat in Parliament and focus on rebuilding his battered “patriotic movement.” But after 16 years in power and nearly four decades as leader of Hungary’s once invincible Fidesz party, he indicated…
