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DONALD TRUMP JR

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2020
Trump’s legal blitz isn’t contesting enough votes to win
U.S. President Donald Trump’s hopes of reversing the outcome of the 2020 election in the courts are running into the reality that the numbers just aren’t there in terms of votes he can dispute — at least not yet.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2020
Trump ousts defense chief Mark Esper, who balked at loyalty demand
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper was fired in a tweet on Monday, as President Donald Trump went after a top aide he blamed for not supporting him sufficiently.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 9, 2020
Kremlin wants final U.S. election vote count before congratulating anyone
The Kremlin said Monday it would wait for the official results of the U.S. presidential election before commenting on its outcome, and that it had noted incumbent Donald Trump's announcement of legal challenges related to the vote.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020
Hold the schadenfreude for America
Even before ballots were cast, media in China and Russia were talking up the chaos. One Russian deputy compared the U.S. to Kyrgyzstan, where a disputed vote last month ended in turmoil.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020
Trump loses immunity from persecution after leaving office
Those consequences of a Trump defeat could lead him, if not to jail, at least to years of persecution by justice.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020
It's the Fed, not the White House, that matters most in Asia
Asia's monetary system depends on the stability of the greenback. Currencies are mostly priced against the buck with more than a few countries have soft pegs to the dollar.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2020
Trump-to-Biden handoff stalls as president rejects outcome
The administrator of the General Services Administration — currently a Trump appointee — is empowered to formally ascertain the apparent winner, something they have not yet done.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2020
The U.S. election is over. The nation’s rifts remain.
By Sunday morning, celebration and grieving had melted away to expose a difficult question for divided families and a divided nation: Now what?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 9, 2020
Trump’s final days ripe for settling scores and pardoning allies
Trump's final two months in office could see a whirlwind of actions to make governing more difficult for President-elect Joe Biden.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2020
Japanese abductees' kin ask Biden to press issue with North Korea
Families and supporters have also urged Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to act swiftly on the matter without just relying on the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
'I just couldn't be silent': How U.S. women decided the 2020 election
More than half of female voters — 56% — chose Biden compared to 48% of men, according to exit polls from the Edison Research firm.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
Suga congratulates Biden and hopes to strengthen alliance
Contentious trade negotiations, talks over costs for stationing U.S. troops in Japan likely to top agenda between two leaders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
China unlikely to find Biden a soft touch
In his unsuccessful campaign for re-election, President Donald Trump repeatedly warned that a victory for Joe Biden would be a win for China and that Beijing would "own America."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
Celebrations erupt in major U.S. cities after Biden election win
'It's like a pall fell over the country four years ago, and we've been waiting years for it to end.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
Trump does not plan to concede any time soon, aides and allies indicate
The president pledged on Saturday to go forward with a legal strategy that he hopes will overturn state results that gave Biden the win in Tuesday's vote.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2020
The Electoral College is close. The popular vote isn't.
As the presidential race inches agonizingly toward a conclusion, it might be easy to miss the fact that the results are not really close.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2020
Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows has COVID-19
Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff who abided by U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to play down the coronavirus throughout the summer, has contracted the virus himself, a senior administration official said Friday night.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2020
Stacey Abrams’ ground game put Georgia within Biden's reach
For Stacey Abrams, Friday was harvest day, and it was bountiful.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2020
U.S. will need Japan more as China tensions rise, Suga aide says
Suga must tread a fine line with Japan's only formal security ally, the U.S., and its biggest trade partner, China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2020
With no evidence of fraud, Trump fails to make headway on legal cases
President Donald Trump’s bellicose pledge to fight the outcome of the election in the courts crashed Friday into skeptical judges, daunting Electoral College math and a lack of evidence for his claims of fraud.

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