2019

President Trump Bet Big This Election Year. Here’s Why He Lost.

Some of the president’s advisers were mystified, therefore, that the White House would repeatedly send him to a state irrelevant to his re-election for a candidate he scarcely knows, Eddie Rispone, after they had just been scalded in their attempt to rescue Mr. Bevin in another safely red state. In Congress, Louisiana lawmakers and their

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Business chief concerned about UK parties’ economic policies

A senior British business leader raised concerns about the economic policies of the two main parties in next month’s election, describing 2020 as the most important year in a generation due to uncertainty over Britain’s departure from the European Union November 17, 2019, 2:33 PM 1 min read A senior British business leader has raised

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Republicans Shift Defense of Trump, While He Attacks Another Witness

On Sunday, Chris Wallace, the host of “Fox News Sunday,” pressed Representative Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, on that point, asking him whether Mr. Sondland might “blow a hole” in Republicans’ defense. “The president’s defense is that those things didn’t happen,” Mr. Scalise insisted, adding, “The real bottom line is he got the

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General election 2109: Leaders woo business with tax and apprenticeship vows

Image copyright Getty Images Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and Jo Swinson will all attempt to woo the UK’s business leaders with speeches to the CBI’s annual conference later. Mr Johnson will vow to end Brexit “uncertainty” and unveil Tory plans to cut business rates if he is returned to power in next month’s general election.

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Hong Kong protests: Police tear gas met with petrol bombs

Clashes between protesters and the security forces erupted on Sunday in Hong Kong. The police have moved on hundreds of protesters occupying a university campus after a long standoff. There were large fires at entrances to the Polytechnic University (PolyU), where protesters have been hurling petrol bombs and shooting arrows at police from behind barricades.

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