Donald Trump appeared ready to consider an immigration deal with Democrats and moderate Republicans this week — until a hard-right flank led by White House senior adviser Stephen Miller and Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton pulled the president back. Miller is widely viewed in the Senate as an obstacle to a deal who’s supplied the president…

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A lawyer for Donald Trump arranged a $130,000 payment to an ex adult-film star a month before the 2016 election so she’d keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter, according to a Wall Street Journal report Friday. Michael Cohen, a longtime lawyer for the Trump Organization, allegedly arranged the payment to Stephanie Clifford, who went by…

Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook Walt Disney Co. said late Friday that Sheryl Sandberg and Jack Dorsey won’t be re-nominated to its board, citing conflicts of interest as Facebook and Twitter push further into Disney’s businesses. In its annual proxy filing, the media giant said it…

Designer Sabrina Kouider, 34, and her partner Ouissem Medouni, 40, of Wimbledon Park Road, Wandsworth, south London, deny murdering Ms Lionnet (Picture: Elizabeth Cook/ PA Wire)A couple who deny killing a French nanny have admitted perverting the course of justice by attempting to dispose of her body by burning it. The charred remains of Sophie…

A 22-0 Cavaliers run wasn’t enough to stop a sharply descending Cleveland team from another embarrassing loss, this time in Indiana.

Auch gleichgeschlechtliche Paare sollen von der Aufenthaltsfreiheit in der EU profitieren. Heiratet ein homosexueller EU-Bürger einen Partner aus einem Staat außerhalb der EU, sollte dieser Ehegatte auch ein Daueraufenthaltsrecht in der EU bekommen. Diese Auffassung vertritt der Generalanwalt Melchior Wathelet in seinen jetzt am Europäischen Gerichtshof (EuGH) in Luxemburg veröffentlichten Schlussanträgen. Zumeist folgt der EuGH…

Updated January 13, 2018 15:26:48 Photo: Donald Trump says he used tough language during the meeting on immigration. (AP: Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump’s reference to African « shithole » countries and reported resistance to more immigration from Haiti have provoked widespread anger as well as jokes at his expense around the world. Mr Trump has since…