August 2019

The House v. Trump: Stymied Lawmakers Increasingly Battle in the Courts

Politics /

To handle the mounting workload, the House’s general counsel, Douglas Letter, a former Justice Department litigator, and his staff of seven lawyers have increasingly relied on volunteer lawyers at white-shoe law firms and at public interest groups — including several prominent veterans of the Obama legal team — to help research and draft court filings. […]

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China’s Xi gets tougher on Trump after new tariff threat

Finance /

Facing another U.S. tariff hike, Chinese President Xi Jinping is getting tougher with Washington instead of backing down. Beijing fired what economists called a “warning shot” at Washington by letting its yuan currency weaken in response to President Donald Trump’s latest threat of more punitive import duties on Sept. 1. Chinese buyers canceled multibillion-dollar purchases

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James Corden And Josh Gad Blow Their Chances In Summer Blockbusters

Entertainment /

James Corden and his “Late Late Show” guest Josh Gad (“The Angry Birds Movie 2”) wondered Monday why two incredibly talented, “hot guys” like them had never worked together on a movie. Then fate intervened (at least in their imagination), giving them shots at “Hobbs & Shaw” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in

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Hong Kong’s business reputation takes hit with airport chaos

Travel /

Protests at Hong Kong’s airport on Tuesday caused a second day of travel mayhem at one of the world’s busiest air-transport hubs, further threatening the city’s reputation as a stable place for doing business. Travelers trying to catch their flights were met with an announcement that check-in was suspended from late afternoon because terminal operations

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Trump’s Push to Bring Back Jobs to U.S. Shows Limited Results

Finance /

When a CNBC interviewer said the Mylan and Allergan moves would not bring back manufacturing jobs, Mr. Kudlow agreed. But he said, “You’re also going to have factories moving back in from other places around the world, including China.” Mr. Setser said he was surprised that relatively few pharmaceutical companies were moving plants and activity

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Taylor Wessing Prize: Seaside jaunts and final goodbyes

Entertainment /

The three artists competing for this year’s coveted Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize have been unveiled and, while their pictures show differing approaches, their images seem all to focus on the domestic. A young man starring out across the landscape; a family in a car loaded for a holiday adventure; and a mournful-looking woman are

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Hong Kong Airport Suspends Check-Ins in 2nd Day of Disruptive Protests

Travel /

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s airport suspended check-ins for a second straight day on Tuesday as protesters again disrupted its operations, hours after the city’s embattled leader pleaded for order amid escalating chaos. Thousands of antigovernment demonstrators occupied parts of Hong Kong International Airport’s departures and arrivals halls on Tuesday afternoon, with some using luggage

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