Fishy Brexit dilemma: Want out of EU but need the market

    FURNACE, Scotland — The Brussels-hating fisherman has become a staple Brexit stereotype, but the U.K.’s fishing industry is in reality profoundly split over Britain’s impending EU departure. Think of an ardent Brexit supporter and you may well conjure up a fisherman dumping dead fish into the Thames or steering a trawler with Nigel Farage at…

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      Whoopi Goldberg: Trump 'Possibly Inviting Violence Towards' 'The Squad' | Breitbart

      Thursday on ABC’s “The View,” the panel discussed President Donald Trump’s Wednesday night rally, in which the crowd chanted  “send her back” after the president talked about Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). Co-host Whoopi Goldberg expressed concern for so-called “The Squad,” made up of Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Omar. Goldberg said, “This is…

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        UK can’t escape Irish backstop with no-deal Brexit

        The Brexit deal between London and Brussels contains a so-called backstop provision | Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images UK can’t escape Irish backstop with no-deal Brexit Even in a cliff-edge scenario Brussels will want UK to settle the money, citizens’ rights and the Irish border. By Jacopo Barigazzi and Lili Bayer 3/28/19, 7:10 PM CET…

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          Commission prepares fightback against populists on migration

          The European Commission will next week try to wrest the issue of migration away from populists — partly by heeding their calls for tougher border control. Dimitris Avramopoulos, the European commissioner for migration, citizenship and home affairs, told POLITICO’s EU Confidential podcast he will propose a major boost to the EU’s border and coast guard…

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