WASHINGTON — Democratic efforts to highlight sexual assault charges that are more than 30 years old have been dismissed by supporters of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as the dredgings of ancient history. But the judge’s response to those accusations has raised new issues that go to the core of who President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee…
A couple months back, President Donald Trump was reported to have told a group of executives, in the context of a rant about China, that “almost every student that comes over to this country is a spy.” Now, a new report suggests Trump’s team almost convinced him to stop all Chinese students from studying in…
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP is fighting trade battles on multiple fronts. But on September 30th he called a truce in one of them. Having threatened to rip up the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a trade deal between America, Canada and Mexico, he has agreed instead to replace it. With the Canadians now on board,…
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday he has given the FBI free rein to interview any witnesses it deems necessary for a comprehensive investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, his U.S. Supreme Court nominee. But Trump, speaking three days after he ordered an investigation lasting no more than a week,…
The US and Canada on Sunday sealed the deal on a new trade agreement that, along with an earlier US-Mexico agreement, opens to door to a rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The new deal, dubbed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, is expected to be signed by the leaders of the three member countries —…
WASHINGTON — The United States and Canada reached a last-minute deal to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement on Sunday, overcoming deep divisions to keep the 25-year-old trilateral pact intact. The deal came after a weekend of frantic talks to try and preserve a trade agreement that has stitched together the economies of Mexico,…
Image copyright AFP Image caption Relations between US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have occasionally been fraught The US and Canada have reached a new trade deal, along with Mexico, to replace the current North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta).The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) gives the US greater access to Canada's…
A glass-ceiling breaking law that’s been making its way to Jerry Brown’s desk since spring got the California Governor’s signature on Sunday. The law requires publicly held companies that are incorporated in California to have at least one woman on their boards by the end of 2019, becoming the first state with a female board…
Enlarge / Detail of the plug of an electric car being charged Getty ImagesOn Friday, California's Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that it would tighten restrictions on transportation fuels in the state in the hopes of spurring adoption of electric, hydrogen, and biofuel-based cars, trucks, buses, and even planes. Since 2011, CARB has had a…
