Vice President Mike Pence. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani said on Tuesday they will not cooperate with a U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry, prompting a leading Democrat to say that would strengthen […]
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Former Mexican president says Trump is ‘isolating’ the US economy
President Donald Trump is isolating the U.S. and jeopardizing global economic growth, former Mexican President Vicente Fox told CNBC Wednesday. Trump’s “America First” economic policy has seen a concerted effort to reduce the U.S. trade deficit by moving away from multilateral free trade agreements to bilateral trade deals, while imposing […]
Brexit talks enter final day before crucial EU summit
Boris Johnson, U.K. prime minister, departs following a Brexit meeting with Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel in Luxembourg, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Negotiating teams from the U.K. and EU are entering their final day of Brexit talks Wednesday with hopes that a deal […]
Google Pixel 4 could take advantage of Huawei’s troubles — but it won’t be easy
Pixel 4 smartphones are displayed during the Made by Google event in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google could take advantage of the U.S. blacklisting of Huawei to gain market share with its new flagship smartphone, particularly in Europe, analysts say. […]
‘Awfully high’ risks of a global recession in the next 12-18 months, Moody’s chief economist says
Containers sit stacked at Qingdao Port on Nov. 8, 2018 in China’s Shandong province. Visual China Group | Getty Images There’s an “uncomfortably high” chance that a recession could hit the global economy in the next 12-18 months — and policymakers may not be able to reverse that course, an […]
Carrie Lam shouted down by pro-democracy lawmakers on floor of Hong Kong parliament
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves her annual policy address due to disruptions by pro-democracy lawmakers in the Legislative Council on October 16, 2019. Anthony Wallace | AFP | Getty Images Pro-democracy lawmakers shouted at Hong Kong embattled leader Carrie Lam on the floor of the legislature as she […]
Pro-democracy lawmakers heckle Hong Kong leader, disrupting her annual policy speech
Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday delivered her annual policy address by video, after being heckled by pro-democracy lawmakers on the floor of the city’s parliament. Those lawmakers shouted “five demands, not one less,” referencing the list of requests by protesters, at Lam as she was set to […]
Here are the top moments from the fourth Democratic debate
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has reached the top of the Democratic pack, and now she has the scars to prove it. The Massachusetts senator weathered attacks throughout the fourth Democratic debate, which was held Tuesday night in Ohio. It was the first such event since Warren started beating former Vice President […]
Elizabeth Warren refuses to take Kamala Harris’ bait on kicking President Trump off Twitter
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) appear on television screens in the Media Center as they go back and forth during the Democratic Presidential Debate at Otterbein University on October 15, 2019 in Westerville, Ohio. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren refused to take Sen. […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to endorse Bernie Sanders for president
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Jaime Green | The Wichita Eagle | AP Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., plans to endorse Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for president at a rally this coming weekend, NBC News reported Tuesday, citing an advisor to the Vermont senator. The Washington Post first […]