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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2020
Biden picks up campaign pace as Trump blitzes battlegrounds
Joe Biden is picking up the pace of his campaign travel as the presidential race enters its final week, announcing plans to hit traditional battlegrounds as well as some states that seemed out of reach until recently.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 24, 2020
Biden's debate pledge to ‘transition’ from oil puts climate at center of campaign finale
The comment gave President Donald Trump what his campaign saw as an enormous opportunity to blunt his opponent's appeal to working-class voters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 24, 2020
U.S. faces half a million COVID-19 deaths by end of February, study finds
More than a half million people in the United States could die from COVID-19 by the end of February next year, but around 130,000 of those lives could be saved if everybody were to wear masks, according to estimates from a modeling study.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2020
Trump’s H-1B immigrant visa reforms will make America poorer
The most important point is the simplest: The strongest possible U.S. economic recovery requires more talent drawn from the rest of the world, not less.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2020
Arab states should avoid an arms race with Iran
The best way for the Saudis and other Arab states to respond to an armed Iran is to work with the U.S. to create an effective secondary sanctions regime.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2020
A miserable 21st century: Poor America
What the U.S. is suffering from now, in acute form and in almost all its limbs and organs, is what great world powers throughout history have at some stage endured.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 21, 2020
Trump records shed new light on Chinese business pursuits
Trump and his allies have tried to paint the Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, as soft on China, in part by pointing to his son's business dealings there.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2020
Trump is losing his touch. So is the TV producer who shaped his image.
Did you catch Steve Harvey’s "Funderdome” on ABC? How about "The World’s Best” on CBS, "The Contender” on Epix, or "World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge” on Amazon Prime? Or the Christian-themed dramas "A.D. The Bible Continues” on NBC and "Messiah” on Netflix?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2020
It’s hard to make predictions, especially about the future — but it’s not impossible
Given that virtually every decision is to some degree a prediction, it is remarkable just how bad we as a species are at it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2020
Trump turns Anthony Fauci into campaign pawn, assailing him as ‘idiot’
Trump's effort to disparage the scientist invites even more scrutiny of the president's handling of the outbreak, already rated poorly by voters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2020
Trump objects to 'mute' button in next Biden matchup, but debate will go on
Thursday's debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will feature a mute button to allow each candidate to speak uninterrupted, organizers said on Monday, in a bid to avoid the disruptions that marred the first matchup.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2020
Kamala Harris aide calls Republican senator’s remarks ‘racist’
Georgia Sen. David Perdue, the state's senior senator, appeared to intentionally mispronounce fellow Sen. Kamala Harris’ name during a rally for President Donald Trump on Friday, drawing a rebuke from the Democratic vice-presidential nominee’s spokesperson, who denounced the remarks as ”incredibly...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2020
Twitter changes course on New York Post article after Republicans claim ‘election interference’
On Thursday, simmering discontent among Republicans over the power that Facebook and Twitter wield over public discourse erupted into open acrimony.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2020
Trump thought he had a nuclear deal with Putin. Not so fast, Russia said.
Trump's pre-election plan to show he had gotten something out of his mysteriously friendly relationship with Putin is facing headwinds.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2020
Will Donald Trump cause a civil war?
A critical part of Trump's effort to undermine confidence in the election outcome, if it goes against him, is his attempt to discredit millions of ballots preemptively.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 14, 2020
U.S. TV news networks aim for credibility, not speed, on election night
Some top U.S. television news executives see a cautionary tale in a notorious November evening two decades ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 12, 2020
Close U.S. election would spark a legal war over swing state votes
The U.S. has been awash in election lawsuits since the spring, when the coronavirus pandemic triggered a raft of disputes over who can vote by mail and how to count their ballots.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 12, 2020
North Korea's new missile: political ploy or game-changing weapon?
Observers say that as Pyongyang's capabilities grow, U.S. military planners could become more reluctant to stand up to North Korean coercion in the Indo-Pacific.

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