Sentences with phrase «own political party»

Manafort's ties to Russia came under scrutiny in August of last year, when The New York Times discovered that a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine designated him $ 12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments.

The public remains divided — and Britain's political parties are too.

Both political parties realize the drawbacks with the current visa and green card system.

«People often stay in the same industry, the same religion, and the same political party.»

While there is a vocal minority who want gun laws in the U.K. relaxed, they do appear to be very small — all the mainstream political parties support strict gun laws, and much of the debate centers on whether the U.K., which already has some of the strictest gun laws in the entire world, needs more control.

This notion is supported more by contributions to political parties than it is to economic growth.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP)-- A New Zealand judge said Eminem's lyrics «You own it, you better never let it go» turned out to be prophetic after ruling a political party breached copyright by using a song similar to Eminem's «Lose Yourself» in its campaign ads.

The main political parties are heavily invested in narratives that derive their tension from economic pain.

That bleak irony was hammered home earlier this month when John Boehner, a former leader in the political party that formally initiated the War on Drugs, joined the advisory board of a marijuana firm.

These local and mayoral elections are unusual because they come just five weeks before voters will go back to the polls for the general election, and slap - bang in the middle of the political parties» election campaigns.

In fact, in the autumn of 2008, when the rest of the world was scrambling to deal with the fallout of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, Harper made a priority of curbing public funding for political parties.

Italy appeared to be taking a step closer to forming a coalition government on Wednesday, with the country's president seeking to push coalition talks between the biggest political parties.

Unlike fire, the written word, gunpowder, the wheel, modern monetary systems, political parties, nuclear energy, television, the internet, Facebook, and Twitter, blockchain will be unique among all the other things human beings have invented and will be impervious to corruption, greed, and the lust for power.

Student debt in the United States reached a record $ 1.31 trillion last year, emphasizing a student loan crisis that has drawn attention from both political parties.

A longer election period has the effect of allowing political parties to spend more on their campaigns — the spending maximum is pro-rated, so that as the official election period grows, the spending limit rises proportionally.

President Sergio Mattarella summoned Senate speaker Elisabetta Casellati earlier Wednesday to ask her to mediate between Italy's main political parties.

A former investment banker, Macron had pivoted to launch a new political party — called En Marche (Onwards)-- as recently as last year.

«We are at a point where [Trump] has a real shot at the presidency, despite having blown up a political party, undermined confidence in our electoral system, declared open season on journalists, and unleashed a river of racism and misogyny.

Backed by Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart and former Labour spin - doctor Alastair Campbell, the group said it is also planning marches in Europe, to political party conferences and organising for stalls to be set up in busy town centres.

Another problem with claiming the CMHC's $ 600 - billion cap sounds the death knell is that no political party in Canada wants to see house prices plummet like they did in the U.S.. By reigning in the CMHC, the Conservatives are attempting to moderate the boom, not tip into it into a meltdown.

The paper reported that Ukraine leader Yanukovych's pro-Russia political party had earmarked $ 12.7 million for Manafort for his work between 2007 - 2012.

A central force behind this year's midterm election campaign is neither a political party nor a candidate.

Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, and Mississippi all hold either primaries or caucuses to vote on presidential nominees for each political party.

Trump's threat reverberated around the world, sparking a sell - off and prompting a wave of criticism even from members of his own political party.

This explains why so many people are loyal to their sports teams, political parties and religious affiliations.

She spoke for the first time since clinching the Democratic presidential nomination, acknowledging the milestone of becoming the first woman to earn the nomination of one of the nation's major political parties.

By holding our primary earlier, we will ensure that issues important to Californians are prioritized by presidential candidates from all political parties,» California Secretary of State Alex Padilla said in a Tuesday release.

With presidential candidates from both major political parties proposing a federal mandate on paid parental leave, some companies have chosen to get ahead of any potential new regulations.

According to a Bloomberg report, young campaign enthusiasts are discarding their old intern and campaign manager positions for something they believe will be more lucrative and potentially game changing — building companies around Web platforms both political parties will embrace.

Some Democrats also demanded the removal of a provision that allows a massive increase in individual contributions to national political parties for federal elections, potentially up to $ 777,600 a year.

Mirko Drotschmann, or MrWissen2go, a science blogger with about 500,000 subscribers who has recently posted videos on Germany's political parties, Islamic State and climate change, said he would have liked to grill her more on the refugee crisis.

Carrie Pugh, left, Katrina Mendiola and Mayors Wegmann cry as Hillary Clinton officially becomes the first woman to be the presidential nominee of a major U.S. political party during the second day session.

So, technically, for Lagarde to be considered, she would likely have to be nominated by one or another pan-European political parties.

If he doesn't, how Republican lawmakers respond will shape the future not only of this presidency and of one of the country's great political parties, but of the American experiment itself.»

This might not matter to royal children when they're younger, but it will definitely affect them when they're older and can understand the concepts of political parties.

Because of this, it's important for the royal family to remain neutral on political parties as to not cause any conflict.

In essence, this is a transfer of funds from the taxpayer to political parties.

In a speech on Wednesday to the Toronto Board of Trade, his first address as CBA honcho, Campbell said he looks «forward to working with Mr. Layton, working with his caucus and working with all political parties to ensure Canada's banks stay the strongest in the world.»

After spending a reported $ 25 million to launch his own political party in Austria, the auto - industry - magnate - turned - politician won only 6 % of votes.

He is not registered with a political party.

One political party, the Progressive Party, is supportive.

Stephens credited her win in the sheriff's race to her long history in the community and to relationships she's built across political party lines.

Drobota also told her he worked with a relatively new political party in Romania called Partidul Noua Romanie, or New Romania Party, for which Codruta reported he manages online communications.

Since Suu Kyi's 2010 release, her political party has clinched dozens of seats in Parliament.

While the American people clash on issues ranging from guns to taxes, what Comey sees as Trump's lapses in character and integrity are an affront members of all political parties, he said.

Unlike many sensitive topics, public opinion about the Apple - FBI fight does not break along political party lines.

Lawmakers from both political parties were outraged by the move, which has the potential to put America's triple - A credit rating in jeopardy.

Overall, I think my age brings more to the table than not, and the idea that someone who isn't affiliated with a political party, didn't have the blessing of the establishment, and who doesn't have deep pockets was able to get elected into a substantial government office is pretty exciting.

Stonewall said it will lobby the UK Government, devolved administrations, and political parties for recognition and protection of non-binary people in law, as well as appropriate ways to record gender in all official documents.

Although their political parties varied, those who engaged with RVAwonk's tweet most commonly used hashtags invoking the State of the Union (#SOTU), the most recent government shutdown (#TrumpShutdown), Make America Great Again (#MAGA), and equally political messages.