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Tag: United States Politics and Government
Lawmakers Push Trump to Act Against China on Uighur Detention
Legislators have introduced bipartisan bills that urge the Trump administration to impose economic sanctions and take other measures to defend Uighurs.
France Says Trump’s Twitter Attack Lacks ‘Common Decency’
A barrage of scathing tweets aimed at the French president, Emmanuel Macron, landed on the third anniversary of the Paris terrorist attacks.
Trump’s Nationalism, Rebuked at World War I Ceremony, Is Reshaping Much of Europe
As world leaders marked the 100th anniversary of the Great War’s end, President Emmanuel Macron of France declared that “nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism.”
Letter 80: Taylor Swift, Donald Trump and an America That Confounds the World
What I saw in Tuesday’s midterms and Taylor Swift’s no-holds-barred Sydney concert: Important context for all of us trying to figure out what’s going on in the U.S. of A.
Senator Urges Trump to Ease Ban on Aid Workers Traveling to North Korea
Senator Edward J. Markey praised President Trump’s attempt at diplomacy with the North but also said that “the humanitarian situation in North Korea is far too dire for these draconian policies.”
Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr., Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Australia, Offers Direct Line to President
Mr. Culvahouse is the third candidate the White House as selected to fill the post in two years.
After Midterm Results, Canadians Watch Fate of Trade Agreement
The Democrat’s control of the House of Representatives may create new trade headaches for Canada.
News Analysis: Diplomacy Appears Stalled With North Korea, Despite Trump’s Declarations
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is trying to reach an agreement with North Korea before President Trump and Kim Jong-un meet again. His efforts have gone nowhere.
The Election Showed a Divided Country. Investors Can Live With That.
The S&P 500 has risen in four of the first five trading days of the November. Wednesday’s 2.1 percent gain was its third-best showing this year.