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Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said that the United States would not enter into a trade agreement with the United Kingdom if Brexit led to further hostilities in Northern Ireland.

"Let's be clear: if the Brexit agreement undermines the Good Friday agreements, there will be no chance of reaching a trade agreement with the United States," Pelosi said in a speech to the Irish Parliament on Wednesday. , reported The Hill.

The United States currently has trade agreements with the European Union. A new agreement with the United Kingdom would therefore be necessary after the withdrawal of Great Britain.

senator Kamala Harris some California attorneys used an anti-truancy law to incarcerate parents of children who were systematically missing at school.

"My regret is that I have now heard stories where, in some jurisdictions, ADs have criminalized parents. And I regret that it happened, and the thought that everything I did could have led to it. Because that was certainly not the intention, never the intention, "said Harris in an appearance on Pod Save America.

As attorney of San Franciso, Harris has prosecuted at least 25 cases of absenteeism, but no relatives have been arrested or imprisoned. Instead, they received quotes coming to court. Later, while she was running for the California Attorney General's position, she defended a new anti-truancy law throughout the state, according to which the parents of students waiting to move to School in prison could be punishable by up to one year in prison.

Harris told the podcast that she would not support such a law at the national level after learning that prosecutors in some jurisdictions had actually jailed their parents.

She stated that she had promoted the crackdown on school absenteeism, as some children were missing nearly half of the school year and the law did not distinguish between this type of school and school. Chronic absenteeism and a handful of absences without excuse.

"The system was failing in these children and was not providing the services needed to keep them in school," she said. "I wanted to avoid a situation in which these kids end up being criminalized, sometimes all of their lives, because we miss them right from the start."

Jared Kushner On Wednesday, Reuters Group urged a group of ambassadors to remain "open to seeing the next White House peace plan in the Middle East," Reuters reported.

The remarks of the presidential advisor and son-in-law came after the new Palestinian prime minister declared the peace plan on which Kushner was working "for the stillborn".

Kushner said the peace plan was to be unveiled after Israel's formation of a government coalition in the wake of the re-election of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a Reuters source said. He added that this would require concessions from both sides.

Another entry of the era 100: senator Elizabeth Warren written on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

"A year ago, she took orders from a bar. Today, millions are inspired by it, "wrote Warren. "It reminds us all that even if greed and corruption slow our progress, even if lobbying armies invade Washington, in our democracy, the real power still belongs to the people. And she's just started.

Senator and presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar will participate in a Fox News public meeting on May 8, by a Newsday reporter.

The network has declared its city hall with Bernie Sanders 2.6 million viewers, the highest-rated city hall in the electoral cycle to date.

Donald Trump says that he just spoke to Pope Francis express his condolences for the fire that burned Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

"I offered the help of our great experts in renovation and construction," he said in a tweet.

Most Americans believe that Donald Trump obstruction of justice and think that Congress should continue to investigate its links with Russia, according to a new poll.

According to a poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, six out of ten Americans said they believed Trump was obstructing justice. Special advocate Robert MuellerThe report, which should be redacted Thursday, did not reach this conclusion.

A majority of 53% of respondents believe that Congress should continue to investigate Trump's links with Russia.

The survey shows that 35% of Americans think that Trump did something illegal about Russia and that 34% think he did something unethical.

Confidence has increased in the survey itself. Three-quarters of Republicans now say they are at least moderately confident about the sincerity and impartiality of the survey (up from 46 percent in March) and 70 percent of Democrats say they are moderately, very, or extremely confident. According to a 61% majority, the Department of Justice, which has so far shared only a 4-page summary of the report, has published too few details for the public.

Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton WMUR News 9 from New Hampshire is expected to announce its bid for the presidency on Monday. Moulton is scheduled to speak at the Politics and Eggs breakfast next Wednesday, when he should be an official candidate.

Beto O'Rourke says he's actually given more to charity than the low number reflected in his tax returns.

O'Rourke's taxes represent $ 1,166 in donations in 2017, which has been criticized.

"We have donated to many organizations – in small amounts, in hundreds of dollars, in larger amounts, in thousands of dollars. That's beyond what's detailed and reflected in our taxes, and just was not reported because it was not important for us to get the deduction, "O'Rourke said in Virginia , according to a Washington Post reporter.

He added that he was now trying to contact the charities to get a more accurate count.

Tom Ridge, a former Republican governor of Pennsylvania, criticized Donald Trump 's budget in an editorial released today for the New York Times.

Ridge, now president of the National Organization for the Disabled, wrote that after the overthrow by Trump of his proposal to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics, the budget is still "full of cuts that directly target many other disability programs. "

Among the cuts: "Independent living centers, assistive technology programs, support for people with brain damage to the brain and support services for family caregivers are among the programs and services on hold. The same goes for the employment policy of the Office of Disability. This office, within the Ministry of Labor, is the only non-regulatory federal agency that promotes policies and coordinates relationships with employers and all levels of government to increase the success rate of persons with disabilities at the workplace. working. It also holds federal contractors accountable for achieving certain hiring goals. "

Ridge argues that because programs allow people with disabilities to work and pay taxes instead of relying on government, they are "not only unfair, but financially insane".

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell launched its bid for reelection of 2020 Wednesday with a video touting his torpedoing of Barack ObamaCandidate of the Supreme Court Merrick Garland, reports the Washington Post.

McConnell refused to allow the Senate to even consider the appointment, a controversial and unprecedented initiative that the Democrats still mock. The video of the campaign contains images of him saying, "The president has the constitutional right of the president to appoint a judge to the Supreme Court and the constitutional right of the Senate to act as a check. The next president can also name someone from very different. "

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell author of the Justice Tribute to the Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh in the list of the 100 most influential personalities of Time magazine, attacking the "unbridled partisanship" which, according to him, was at the origin of the battle for the confirmation of the judge.

"The country has seen its resilience and commitment to public service. We have seen his loyal dedication to his family and friends, "wrote McConnell.

A stormy hearing took place after Kavanaugh was charged with sexual assault. The Time 100 also presents his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, whose profile was written by the senator Kamala Harris.

"Her story, told retaining her tears, shook Washington and the country. His courage, faced with those who wanted to silence him, galvanized the Americans. And his unfathomable sacrifice, in civic sense, has shed light on how we treat victims of sexual violence, "Harris wrote.