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A ‘Bridge’ to China, and Her Family’s Business, in the Trump Cabinet
The email arrived in Washington before dawn. An official at the American Embassy in Beijing was urgently seeking advice from the State Department about an “ethics question.” “I am writing you because Mission China is in the midst of preparing for a visit from Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao,” the official wrote in October 2017. Ms. Chao’s office had made a series of unorthodox requests related to her first scheduled visit to China as a Trump cabinet member, according to people with knowledge of the email. Among them: asking federal officials to help coordinate travel arra...
Updated: 06/02/2019 11:45P
The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Trouble in the Transatlantic Alliance
We’re trying something new: a once-a-week national-security-focused edition of The Atlantic’s signature politics newsletter. Comments or questions? Send us an email anytime. Were you forwarded this email? Sign yourself up here. The Top Story President Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle in July 2018. Trump was in the U.K. last year as part of a “working visit,” not an official state visit. (Matt Dunham / Reuters) Trouble in the Transatlantic Alliance On the eve of Donald Trump’s first state visit to the U.K., Washington’s “special relationship” with London is looking … rat...
Updated: 06/02/2019 04:00P
Sunday Politics
We have analysis on special counsel Robert Mueller's statement and President Trump's threat to impose tariffs on Mexico.
Updated: 06/02/2019 08:22A
JIM JENKINS: 'That's Rufus' reflect on N.C. politics with a smile not a sneer
EDITOR'S NOTE: For 31 years, Jim Jenkins was deputy editorial page editor and a columnist for The News & Observer of Raleigh, where this column originally ...
Updated: 06/02/2019 05:00A
Politics Is Not Total War
Every time I left a job in government — in the Reagan administration and in both Bush administrations — my I.Q. rose by 30 points. Or so it seemed.
Updated: 06/01/2019 02:40P
Week In Politics: Tariffs On Mexico, Mueller's Remarks And Abortion Legislation
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Townhall political editor Guy Benson and Ana Kasparian, host of The Young Turks, about President Trump's announcement of ...
Updated: 05/31/2019 04:25P
PX column: Democrats once tried to oust him from the party over a college paper. He's back seeking their approval
"I've been a Democrat my whole life. I have a really hard time giving up," Ben Lindy says. Don't forget to check out Politics Extra's Microscoops.
Updated: 05/31/2019 04:00P
Politics Podcast: Are The Nationalist Victories Around The World Connected?
A string of recent elections around the world have produced seemingly similar results: nationalist and populist parties, generally on the right, keep getting el…
Updated: 05/31/2019 03:32P
Renault and Fiat Chrysler: the politics behind a mega merger
On Monday evening, a platinum line-up led by Cristiano Ronaldo took to the pitch of the Juventus stadium in Turin for the annual Partita del Cuore charity match. Some were current stars of the game, some were retired superheroes, some hailed from Formula One. One of them, though, arrived fresh from making a 33bn merger proposal that, by kick-off, was reverberating from Detroit to Tokyo, and introduced Fiat Chrysler chairman John Elkann as a new face in the mega deals that look set to reshape the global car industry. If successful, the deal to merge Fiat Chrysler with Renault would put it t...
Updated: 05/31/2019 02:20P
On Politics: Trump to Hit Mexico With Tariffs
Good Friday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. _____________________ • President Trump said he planned to impose a 5 percent tariff on all imported goods from Mexico, a tax he said would “gradually increase” until Mexico stopped the flow of undocumented immigrants across the border. The threat was a drastic move against an American ally, essentially daring the Mexican government to risk economic catastrophe on both sides of the border if it did not capitulate to his demands. • Amid criticism of the special counsel’s investigation, Mr. Trump o...
Updated: 05/31/2019 12:32A
