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World Newspapers: Haley to leave post as envoy to the UN

Oct 10, 2018 20:36

Washington Post: Nikki Haley has resigned as the US ambassador to the United Nations and will leave her post in January, in a move that stunned allied diplomats and other senior officials.
World newspapers: Kavanaugh prevails in Senate

Oct 07, 2018 20:26

The Los Angeles Times: The US Senate on Saturday narrowly confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
World newspapers: votes secured to confirm Kavanaugh

Oct 06, 2018 20:30

A bitterly divided Senate cleared the way for Brett M. Kavanaugh to become the next Supreme Court justice as President Trump’s nominee secured the support of a handful of wavering senators in a tumultuous confirmation fight.
World newspapers: Deeply split senate enters final stage on Kavanaugh

Oct 05, 2018 20:51

The New York Times: The Senate, deeply divided over the results of an F.B.I. investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, moved uneasily toward a Friday morning vote that will most likely determine whether President Trump’s nominee will reach the Supreme Court.
World newspapers: FBI contacts second accuser in Kavanaugh probe

Sep 30, 2018 20:32

The Washington Post: The FBI has begun contacting people as part of an additional background investigation of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, including a second woman who alleges that the Supreme Court nominee sexually assaulted her.
World newspapers: Kavanaugh accuser agrees to testify

Sep 23, 2018 20:48

Boston Globe: The Senate Judiciary Committee and lawyers for the woman who has accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her decades ago reached a tentative agreement Saturday for her to publicly testify Thursday, an apparent breakthrough that could alter the course of a bitter confirmation fight.
World newspapers: Korean leaders reach agreement at Pyongyang summit

Sep 19, 2018 19:49

Wall Street Journal: North Korea agreed to allow outside inspectors to visit its missile test site and said it would be open to decommissioning its nuclear-enrichment facility, a bold gambit by Kim Jong Un that is aimed at breaking an impasse in negotiations with the U.S. and keeping engagement with Seoul on track.
World newspapers: Trump ups the ante in battle with China

Sep 18, 2018 20:56

Dallas Morning News: President Donald Trump on Monday finalized tariffs on a staggering $200 billion in goods imported from China, marking the largest escalation to date in an ever-growing trade war between the world's two largest economies.
World Newspapers: Chaos May Offset economy's surge costing G.O.P

Sep 16, 2018 21:02

The New York Times: As Democrats enter the fall midterm campaign with palpable confidence about reclaiming the House and perhaps even the Senate, tensions are rising between the White House and congressional Republicans over who is to blame for political difficulties facing the party.
World newspapers: China Woos U.S. Companies Again, Curbs Trade Threats

Sep 12, 2018 19:57

Wall Street Journal: Chinese leaders are stepping up a charm offensive with U.S. multinationals and dropping earlier threats of retaliation as Beijing changes tack to keep the trade fight with Washington from scaring off foreign investors.