Mar 18 UK speaker deals blow to Theresa May’s bid for 3rd vote on Brexit deal By Jill Lawless, Lorne Cook, Associated Press Speaker John Bercow scuttled May's plan, saying that centuries-old parliamentary rules prevent "the same proposition or substantially the same proposition" from being brought back repeatedly for votes in a session of Parliament. Continue reading
Mar 18 UK’s Theresa May in last-minute push to win Brexit support By Jill Lawless, Lorne Cook, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May was making a last-minute push Monday to win support for her European Union divorce deal, warning opponents that failure to approve it would mean a long — and possibly indefinite — delay to Brexit. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 8:34 News Wrap: House votes to release Mueller report publicly The House voted unanimously Thursday that special counsel Robert Mueller's forthcoming report must be made public. The non-binding resolution is intended to pressure Attorney General William Barr to release as much information as possible, but it's unclear if the Senate… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 4:02 Parliament wants to delay Brexit, as May vows 3rd vote on proposed deal The United Kingdom's political crisis over how to exit the European Union continues. This week, Parliament rejected the option to leave without an agreement, and on Thursday, it voted to delay Brexit for three months. If the EU grants the… Continue watching
Mar 14 UK lawmakers vote to delay Brexit. Now what? By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Even though Parliament voted to delay Brexit, the final say rests with leaders of the 27 remaining European Union nations. Continue reading
Mar 14 WATCH: UK lawmakers vote to delay Brexit past March deadline By Associated Press The House of Commons voted by 412-202 in favor of seeking to postpone the U.K.'s departure for at least three months beyond the scheduled March 29 departure from the EU. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 6:03 News Wrap: Cohen lawyer defends denials over presidential pardon In our Wednesday news wrap, a lawyer for Michael Cohen defended Cohen’s denials that he had sought a presidential pardon. A letter to Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., chair of the House Oversight Committee, stated that Cohen hadn’t “personally” asked President… Continue watching
Mar 13 British lawmakers reject ‘no-deal’ Brexit By Associated Press The vote Wednesday night increases the chances that Britain's exit from the European Union will be delayed. Continue reading
Mar 13 No deal or delay? UK lawmakers face two choices after failed Brexit vote By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British lawmakers have failed to reach an agreement on how the UK will leave the European Union on March 29. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 7:06 With May’s plan defeated, could a no-deal Brexit be ‘ruinous’ for the UK? Britain's Parliament soundly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s revised Brexit plan. May had secured some concessions from the European Union over the most contentious parts of the agreement, but they weren’t enough for opponents. With less than three weeks until… Continue watching