Politics

Trump’s Supporters See U.S. Victory in China Trade Deal

TOLEDO, Ohio — President Trump’s supporters nodded approvingly last week as Mr. Trump extolled the “big, beautiful monster” of a trade deal that he will sign with China on Wednesday. The enthusiastic group, gathered at Toledo’s Huntington Center, nodded again as Mr. Trump insisted that America’s farmers, who have been hurt by the trade war […]

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Boris Johnson on US-Iran tensions: ‘I don’t want a military conflict’

The prime minister has addressed ongoing tensions between the US and Iran in an interview with BBC Breakfast. Boris Johnson said that “clearly Iran made a terrible mistake”, but added that the “most important thing is tensions in the region calm down.” The Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, has called the shooting down of a Ukrainian

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Democratic Super PAC Books First TV Ads in $150 Million Anti-Trump Push

One ad currently running in Michigan, for instance, tells a story about the state’s shrinking share of the American economy. “Trump promised Michigan he’d bring back all the jobs, but his trade war has killed 300,000 so far,” it reads. The group is not booking ads in every market in those four states. In Florida,

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Trump Plans to Divert Additional $7.2 Billion From Military to Wall

President Trump plans to divert an additional $7.2 billion in military funding for the construction of a wall on the southern border, according to two people familiar with the plans, as officials rush to show major progress on his signature campaign promise in time for the 2020 election. The money would be stripped from Defense

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Republicans Rule Out Outright Dismissal of Impeachment Charges

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans indicated on Monday that they would not seek to summarily dismiss the impeachment charges against President Trump, proceeding instead to a trial with arguments and the possibility of calling witnesses that could begin as soon as Wednesday. Dismissal was always a long shot given Republicans’ narrow control of the Senate, but

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