Malaysia'sgovernmenthasproposednewlegislationtocombat"fakenews",withoffendersfacingupto10yearsinprison.UndertheAnti-FakeNewsBill,thoseconvictedofdisseminatingfa
SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-inonMondaysignedagovernmentbillonrevisingtheConstitution,becomingthefirstSouthKoreanheadofstatetodosoinnearlyfourdecades.Thebillwass
Withpassageofanenormousbudgetbill,theGOP-controlledCongressallbutwrappedupitslegislatingfortheyear.ButwillitbeenoughtoconvincevoterstogiveRepublicansanotherterm
USPresidentDonaldTrumpsigneda1.3-trillion-dollarspendingbillonFridayafterearlierthreateningtovetoit–amovethatwouldlikelyhaveforcedagovernmentshutdown.WhiteHouse
TheUSSenatejoinedtheHouseofRepresentativesearlyonFridayinpassinga1.3trillionUSdollarsgovernmentfundingbill,sendingittoPresidentDonaldTrumpforenactingintolaw.Wit
TheHousehasapprovedabilltoimproveschoolsafetyinthewakeoftheshootingthatleft17deadataFloridahighschool.Thebillauthorizes$500millionover10yearsforgrantstoimprovet
TheNationalRifleAssociationhassuedFloridaafteritpassedaguncontrollawinthewakeofaschoolshootinglastmonththatleft17peopledead.FloridashootingGovernorRickScott,aRe
IcelandispoisedtobecomethefirstEuropeancountrytooutlawmalecircumcisionamidsignsthattheritualcommontobothJudaismandIslammaybeanewbattlegroundoverreligiousfreedom
TheUnitedStates’secondshutdowninthreeweeksendedonFriday,afterthepresidentsignedanearly$400bnfundingbillthatnarrowlypassedCongressonlyafewhoursbefore.Fundingfort
TheUSgovernmenthasshutdown–again–afteraRepublicansenatordelayedafinalvoteonatwo-yearbipartisanspendingbillthatwasdesignedtoendshutdownsfortwoyears.TheHouseandth
TheUSgovernmenthasshutdown–again–afteraRepublicansenatordelayedafinalvoteonatwo-yearbipartisanspendingbillthatwasdesignedtoendshutdownsfortwoyears.Itisthesecond
ThemarathonbillpavingthewayforBritaintoleavetheEuropeanUnionpassedacrucialstageintheHouseofCommonsWednesdaynight.Withsupportof324MPs,andoppositionby295MPs,agove
PinkFloyddrummerNickMasonandfolksingerBillyBraggwereamongartistsandpoliticianscampaigningoutsideBritain'sparliamentonWednesdaytosavethecountry'slivemusicvenues.
U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpsignedRepublicans’massive$1.5trilliontaxoverhaulintolawonFriday,cementingthebiggestlegislativevictoryofhisfirstyearinoffice,andalsoappro
U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumphasbeenabletopassamajortaxbillwithrelativeease,butexpertssayhisnextlegislativebattle--likelyamassiveinfrastructurebill--won'tbesoeasy.Th
ThepassageintheU.S.CongressofanewtaxbillonWednesdaycouldleadtofurtherinvestmentsintheoilandgasindustry,expertssaid.ScottDesmarais,withconsultingfirmMcKinseyComp
U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpisheadedforamajorlegislativevictorywithpassageofamassivetaxbill,butthatmaynothelpRepublicansinthelongrun,expertssaid."Overall,thebillisa