Tag: Conservatism

UK is 'broke and broken,' new government says as it prepares to tackle shortfall in public finances

LONDON -- Britain’s new left-leaning government said Sunday that the nation is “broke and broken,” blaming the situation on its predecessors ahead of...

In Washington state, Inslee's final months aimed at staving off repeal of landmark climate law

SILVERDALE, Wash. -- Standing at a transit center near four new wireless bus charging stations in a small community west of Seattle, Gov....

Treasury warns that anti-woke banking laws like Florida's are a national security risk

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is warning that state laws that restrict banks from considering environmental, social and governance factors...

France's divided National Assembly votes to keep centrist speaker as political turmoil persists

PARIS -- France’s divided National Assembly on Thursday kept a centrist member of President Emmanuel Macron’s party as speaker after a chaotic early...

John Deere ends support of 'social or cultural awareness' events, distances from inclusion efforts

NEW YORK -- Farm equipment maker John Deere says it will no longer sponsor “social or cultural awareness” events, becoming the latest major...

UK's new Labour government sets out plans to 'take the brakes off' the economy in King's Speech

LONDON -- Britain’s new Labour Party government campaigned on a promise to bring bold change at modest cost. Prime Minister Keir Starmer gets...