June 2019

Behind Biden’s Reversal on Hyde Amendment: Lobbying, Backlash and an Ally’s Call

During his speech in Atlanta, Mr. Biden took pains to state explicitly that he was not repudiating his previous stance on abortion funding and would make “no apologies” for it. “This is about health care, not politics,’’ a Biden spokesman, TJ Ducklo, said in a statement Friday. “We’re in an unprecedented moment of crisis for

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Trump visit: Could US companies run NHS services after Brexit?

Image copyright Getty Images Along with the pomp, protests and politics, President Trump’s visit to the UK brought renewed debate about whether a post-Brexit trade deal between the two countries could involve opening up the NHS to US companies. Mr Trump told a press conference: “When you’re dealing with trade, everything’s on the table –

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Two Top Uber Executives Are Out as C.E.O. Consolidates Power

SAN FRANCISCO — A month after Uber’s rocky initial public offering, its chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi, is taking tighter control over the company. Mr. Khosrowshahi pushed out two members of his executive team: Barney Harford, the company’s chief operating officer, and Rebecca Messina, the chief marketing officer, the company told employees on Friday. Since Mr.

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Putin and Xi Herald the Virtues of Globalism, Critiquing the U.S. on Trade

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — In back-to-back speeches at an investment conference Friday, the leaders of Russia and China cast themselves as the champions of free markets and global trade, an overt show of opposition to what they portrayed as the United States’ retreat into protectionism with sanctions and tariffs. President Xi Jinping of China spoke

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