Swing voters are real, The New York Times reports, and they don't seem to be too keen on Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) right now. In a new poll conducted alongside Siena college, the Times found that these swing, or "persuadable," voters…
Day: November 5, 2019
Stone Faces Jury Pool in Trial for Lying About Clinton Leaks
(Bloomberg) — Roger Stone, the Republican political operative who famously predicted a dump of embarrassing documents on the Clinton campaign in 2016, got his first glimpse on Tuesday of the jurors who’ll decide whether he lied to a congressional committee about…
Anchor says Buckingham Palace pressure killed ABC's story on Epstein
In a leaked video released Tuesday, ABC News anchor Amy Robach said the network killed her story on wealthy pedophile Jeffrey Epstein under pressure from the British royal family….
Xi voices 'trust' in Hong Kong leader, but concern over unrest
Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed a “high degree of trust” in Hong Kong’s unpopular leader Carrie Lam as the two met after months of increasingly violent protests in the semi-autonomous city. Xi’s show of support follows speculation that Beijing was…
UPDATE 1-Zero tariff, zero quotas 'not enough', EU's Barnier tells UK
The European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on Tuesday predicted “difficult and demanding” negotiations with Britain on a future trading relationship, saying the bloc would not accept any “unfair competitive advantage” for London. Britain is now scheduled to leave the EU…
Germany's Merkel: Discontent doesn't bring 'right to hatred'
Chancellor Angela Merkel says that disillusionment and discontent with the German government don’t give people any “right to hatred,” an allusion to the strong recent election performances by a far-right party in eastern Germany. The far-right Alternative for Germany has finished…
Pompeo Faces Political Peril and Diplomats' Revolt in Impeachment Inquiry
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump's first CIA director, Mike Pompeo was briefed by agency officials on the extensive evidence — including U.S. intercepts of conversations between participants — showing that Russian hackers working for the government of Vladimir Putin had…
Iran to Restart Fordow Centrifuges as It Rolls Back Nuclear Deal
(Bloomberg) — Iran will begin injecting gas into empty centrifuges at its Fordow research plant from Wednesday, further scaling back its commitment to its nuclear deal with world powers in response to U.S. sanctions.Officials didn’t say what kind of gas they…
India says supports FTA talks with EU after refusing to join China-led accord
India should hold talks with the European Union for a free trade agreement, the government said on Tuesday, a day after it refused to join a China-backed regional trade pact for fear of a flood of cheap Chinese imports. Trade Minister…
In last days, al-Baghdadi sought safety in shrinking domain
In his last months on the run, Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was agitated, fearful of traitors, sometimes disguised as a shepherd, sometimes hiding underground, always dependent on a shrinking circle of confidants. Associates paint a picture of a…