Responding to the yellow vest protests, Macron promises a minimum wage increase and other concessions, but many protestors view his speech as a charade. 1/23 Ending days of assurance that a Brexit vote would happen today, Theresa May calls off the vote, and will try and negotiate a new
Yesterday’s filings in the Russia investigation show that Trump directed Cohen to break campaign finance laws by making hush payments to Stormy Daniels and others, and that Mueller’s office has evidence Manafort lied when he said he didn’t facilitate connections between Russia and the Trump campaign. 1/
With the race for California's 21st District now called for TJ Cox, Democrats secure a net gain of 40 House seats. 1/19 Another midterm race yet to be called: North Carolina's Ninth District, where allegations of fraud may require a new election. 2/19 Biden,
In what's being viewed as a significant escalation of the US-China trade war, Canada has arrested Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou—who is also the daughter of the company's founder—at the request of the US, though no charges have been made public. 1/19 New
Robert Mueller recommends that Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser, not get jail time because of his “substantial assistance.” 1/19 Anticipation builds for Mueller's document dump on Friday, with news outlets trying to connect the dots in a bigger narrative. 2/19 Why did Michael
The French government suspends a planned fuel tax increase in an effort to appease the yellow vests. 1/22 A quick explainer on who are France’s yellow vest protesters, what they want, and why they pose a threat to Macron. 2/22 A Republican says bye-bye to Paul
Former US President George H.W. Bush has died at 94. 1/21 Often known for presiding over the end of the Cold War, Bush also began America's large-scale military involvement in Iraq, with Operation Desert Shield in 1990, which led to Operation Desert Storm the following
Cohen’s guilty plea yesterday makes him number 33—and arguably the most significant person Mueller has charged. 1/21 Worth noting? Mueller’s “witch hunt” is starting to cross a red line Trump once warned could prompt his firing: by probing his business empire. 2/21 The number of
In an unexpected hearing, former Trump fixer Michael Cohen pled guilty this morning to lying to Congress about Trump's business dealings in Moscow. 1/20 Due to suicide and drug overdoses, American life expectancy continues to drop. It's the longest period of life expectancy decline in
From airlines to beer to high-speed Internet access, competition is dying in American capitalism. 1/18 Joe Kennedy III sounds a lot like his grandfather Bobby in a speech responding to GM’s decision to cut 14,000 jobs. 2/18 As of August, Democrats have a more positive
