Tom Steyer launches 2020 campaign after saying he wouldn’t

WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire activist Tom Steyer is joining the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, reversing course after deciding earlier this year that he would forgo a run. Steyer made the announcement Tuesday, casting himself as an outsider who will oppose what he calls “the hostile corporate takeover of …

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Johnson declines to back UK envoy to Washington over Trump row

MANCHESTER, England, July 9 (Reuters) – Boris Johnson, the leading contender to become Britain’s prime minister, declined to say whether he would keep the country’s ambassador to Washington in his job after the envoy was criticised publicly by U.S. President Donald Trump. Outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May has given her …

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UK lawmakers back plan to hinder a no-deal Brexit push

LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) – British lawmakers approved the first of several measures that could make it more difficult for the next prime minister to force through a no-deal Brexit by suspending parliament, although the moves stopped short of an outright block. Lawmakers voted 294 to 293 on Tuesday in …

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