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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2018
Democrats capture U.S. House as Republicans hold Senate in fiercely fought midterm elections
Democrats laid claim to the U.S. House by riding a surge of voter anger and discontent with President Donald Trump in suburban enclaves, even as the leader's loyal supporters reaffirmed Republican control of the Senate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 7, 2018
Next up? Starting gun sounds on 2020 White House race
Let the 2020 White House race begin.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Nov 7, 2018
In pictures: Election Day in the U.S.
Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with U.S. President Donald Trump to win control of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, while Trump and his fellow Republicans expanded their majority in the Senate following a divisive campaign marked by fierce clashes over race, immigration and other cultural issues. Here is a sample of some of the best photos from Election Day.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 7, 2018
Top U.S. diplomat delays meeting with North Koreans, raising questions about ongoing nuclear talks
A planned meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the right-hand man to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in New York has been postponed, the State Department said in a short statement just two days before the meeting had been scheduled to be held.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2018
Democrats lose Florida governor's race amid mixed results
Democrat Andrew Gillum lost his bid to become Florida's first black governor on Tuesday, suffering a razor-thin defeat to Republican Ron DeSantis in a contest that drew national attention and allegations of race-baiting.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2018
Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins Utah Senate election
Mitt Romney, a prominent critic of President Donald Trump, won a U.S. Senate seat in Utah, according to projections from the Associated Press. Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee for president, will replace retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch, the Associated Press projects.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 6, 2018
Top U.S. diplomat to meet senior North Korean official in New York on Thursday amid denuclearization acrimony
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with the right-hand man of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday in New York to discuss denuclearization, just days after Pyongyang hinted that it could resume building up its nuclear program if crippling sanctions are not lifted.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2018
Egypt shelves Brazil visit after Jair Bolsonaro decides to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem
Egypt has postponed a visit by Brazil's top diplomat, Brazil's foreign ministry said on Monday, in a move that two diplomatic sources said was due to the President-elect's vow to relocate the South American country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court ends fight over Obama-era net neutrality rules by not taking up repeal bid
The legal fight over a 2016 lower court ruling upholding Obama-era net neutrality regulations aimed at ensuring a free and open internet — rules that have since been repealed by President Donald Trump's administration — came to a formal end on Monday, with the U.S. Supreme Court declining to take...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2018
Economic slump, trade war, spy claims cloud horizon for China's top airshow
Trade frictions with the United States and accusations of industrial espionage are set to cast a cloud over China's largest aerospace meeting this week, as suppliers consider what the country's slowing economy could mean for booming jet demand.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2018
North Korea warns it could restart nuclear weapons development if sanctions aren't lifted
North Korea has warned that it could revive its scrapped policy of building up its nuclear arsenal if the U.S. does not remove harsh economic sanctions as part of reciprocal measures Pyongyang has demanded in ongoing denuclearization talks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 3, 2018
U.S. top court won't halt trial over census citizenship question
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by President Donald Trump's administration to halt a trial set to begin on Monday that will test the legality of the government's contentious decision to ask people taking part in the 2020 national census whether they are citizens.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2018
Trump backtracks on suggestion U.S. troops could fire on migrants
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday backtracked from his suggestion a day earlier that American troops sent to the U.S. border with Mexico would be free to fire on migrants who throw rocks at them, saying that rock-throwers would only be arrested.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 3, 2018
Trump says 'I think we'll make a deal with China' on trade
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will likely make a deal with China on trade, adding that a lot of progress had been made to resolve the two countries' differences but warning that he still may impose more tariffs on Chinese goods.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2018
On U.S. campaign trail, Obama warns against fear as Trump touts economy
Former U.S. President Barack Obama warned on Friday against rhetoric he said was designed to sow fear as he campaigned in support of Democratic candidates while President Donald Trump hammered a hard-line anti-immigration message to energize Republicans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2018
Trump considering U.S. State Department spokeswoman for U.N. ambassador post
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was seriously considering naming U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to succeed Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, adding he would make a decision on the posting soon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2018
The new tyranny of the dollar
Under U.S. President Donald Trump, however, a sophisticated set of tools known as secondary sanctions has become a bludgeon with which to threaten allies.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 2, 2018
Saying 'I've been used,' Kanye West distances himself from politics
Three weeks after a bizarre White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, rapper Kanye West said on Tuesday he was distancing himself from politics.
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2018
New York Times scoffs at Trump's claim of 'failing,' adds 200,000 online subscribers in quarter
The New York Times Co, assailed by a U.S. president who brands it as "failing," signed up more than 200,000 paying online subscribers in the third quarter, helping it top Wall Street estimates for both profit and revenue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2018
U.S. will hold migrants in 'massive' tent cities, military will fire on violent ones: Trump
President Donald Trump said U.S. soldiers on the border with Mexico may fire on migrants who commit violence and that people who cross into the country illegally would be detained in "massive" tent cities, as he sought to rev up his base ahead of elections next week.

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