Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his new cabinet on Oct. 26, adding nine new faces, dropping three, and making major reshuffles in key positions including the defence department. Among the major shifts, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, who came under fire for the handling of sexual misconduct allegations against senior military officials, was moved to head…
Romania’s Prime Minister-Designate Fails to Win Parliament Confidence
BUCHAREST—Romania’s designated Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos failed to win a parliamentary vote of confidence for his centrist minority cabinet on Wednesday, extending a political stalemate. Romania, one of the European Union’s poorest states, has been in political paralysis since a liberal-led cabinet was toppled by Parliament on Oct. 5, threatening the economic recovery from the…
Raab Plays ‘Vital’ Role in Cabinet After Being Replaced as Foreign Secretary: Downing Street
Dominic Raab is playing a “vital” role as the new justice secretary, Downing Street said on Thursday, following Raab’s demotion from his previous job as foreign secretary. In a cabinet reshuffle that started on Wednesday, Raab was the only minister who was replaced from the government’s four Great Offices of State. Asked about the change on…
Aussie PM Calls for Emergency Cabinet Meeting as Concerns Grow Over Delta Strain Outbreak
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called an emergency meeting of the national security committee of the federal cabinet to discuss the outbreak of the highly infectious Indian Delta strain of the CCP virus. A national cabinet meeting with state and territory leaders is also scheduled for June 28 evening. This comes as four states and…
Biden Picks Warren Allies to Head Financial Sector Oversight Agencies, SEC and CFPB
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced six additional picks for top administration posts, including two progressive allies of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) for positions in financial sector oversight, in a move that suggests more aggressive regulation of big business. Biden has nominated a current member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Rohit Chopra, to serve as…
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