Edward Helmore

Texas Democrats flee state to prevent vote on redrawing congressional map

Texas Democrats are fleeing the state to prevent a vote on Monday that could see five new Republican-leaning seats created in the House of Representatives.About 30 Democrats said they planned to flee to Illinois, where they plan to stay...

White House officials rush to defend Trump after shaky economic week

Donald Trump administration officials fanned out on Sunday’s US political shows to defend the president’s policies after a bruising week of poor economic, trade and employment numbers that culminated with the firing of labor statistics chief Erika McEntarfer.US trade...

Federal agency opens inquiry into ex-special counsel Jack Smith over Trump investigations

The US office of special counsel, an independent federal agency, confirmed to NBC News on Saturday that it is investigating former Department of Justice prosecutor Jack Smith for possible violations of the Hatch Act.Smith led investigations into Donald Trump’s...

Forged signatures listed on New York City mayor’s re-election campaign petition – report

More than 50 signatures on New York mayor Eric Adams’ petition to run as an independent candidate in November’s election are fraudulent, according to a report published on Friday.The Gothamist said it had found 52 signatures from people who...

Republicans slam Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief

Senior Republican lawmakers are condemning the decision of their party leader, Donald Trump, to fire the leading US labor market statistician after a report that showed the national economy added just 73,000 jobs – far fewer than expected –...

Amazon beats expectations in first quarter earnings as shares jump 11%

Amazon shares jumped more than 11%, as income from its cloud computing and advertising units beat estimates for the first quarter of the year.The e-commerce behemoth, which is in the midst of aggressively cutting costs including laying-off 27,000 workers,...

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Sydney’s huge Gaza protest shows there’s now no stopping the tide of public opinion | Sarah Malik

The rain couldn’t stop us. At least 100,000 people took over the CBD and marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge...
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