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Italy’s populist government braces for parliament vote

Bloomberg Three days after being sworn in, Italy’s new populist government is preparing for one final hurdle before it sets about trying to overhaul European Union rules and the established order: a confidence vote in both houses of parliament. Parliamentary approval will be sought this week for the 18-member cabinet of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, a 53-year-old law professor with ...

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Trump testing limits of presidential power

Bloomberg Donald Trump and Special Counsel Robert Mueller may be headed towards a Supreme Court battle that could test once and for all how much a president is above the law. Trump’s legal team and Mueller’s prosecutors have been jockeying over a presidential subpoena after months of negotiations have yet to bring them to an agreement over terms of an ...

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Ally of EU rogue Orban scores pyrrhic win in Slovene ballot

Bloomberg A populist former prime minister won Slovenia’s elections, yet rivals who united against his anti-refugee rhetoric vowed to block him from government. Janez Jansa’s Slovenian Democratic Party, whose campaign echoed the one that lifted nationalists to power in neighboring Italy, won a quarter of the vote, the State Election Commission said. In second place was the List of Marjan ...

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