GOP torn over Donald Trump's Electoral College challenge of Joe Biden

President Donald Trump's extraordinary challenge of his election defeat by President-elect Joe Biden is becoming a defining moment for the Republican Party before next week's joint session of Congress to confirm the Electoral College results.

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3.71 lakh global births on first day of year, 60K in India: Unicef

Aditi Tandon. Tribune News Service. New Delhi, January 1. As the calendar flipped to 2021, UN Children's Fund (Unicef) estimated the birth of 3,71,504 babies globally on New Year's Day. Ad. Globally, over half of these births are estimated to take place in 10 ...

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Untangling Trump's anti-immigrant policies will take time, experts warn

President-elect Biden is expected to lift travel ban and reinstate protections for undocumented children. 18 minutes ago. Stephen Starr in Dayton, Ohio. A group of migrants live in a shelter in the city of Matamoros, Mexico. Migrants' hopes of reaching the US ...

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Tell your supporters to stop the demonstrations – Baptist Senior Pastor to Mahama

A Senior Pastor of the First Baptist church Rev David Kwame has commended former President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for resorting to the courts to address their grievances relating to the outcome of the 2020 ...

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A divided United Kingdom exits EU's orbit, enters Brexit unknown

LONDON (Reuters) -The United Kingdom exits the European Union's orbit on Thursday, turning its back on a tempestuous 48-year liaison with the European project for an uncertain Brexit future that will shape the fortunes of its people for generations to come.

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In passing a defence bill Donald Trump vetoed, Congress delivers its first rebuke of his presidency

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has been passed by Congress for 59 straight years and is considered sacrosanct by many in Congress, as it defines Pentagon policy, funds Defense spending and gives pay raises to the troops.

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How Brexit will change travel

After four years of confusion, it has finally happened. The United Kingdom officially severed ties with the European Union last night, as the Brexit transition period ended at 11 p.m. UK time. Brexit hasn't been an easy road politically, and the UK — which voted ...

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