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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2021
Putin likely directed 2020 U.S. election meddling, U.S. intelligence finds
The report added heft to longstanding allegations that some of Trump's top lieutenants were playing into Moscow's hands by amplifying claims made against Biden.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2021
Why Trumpian populism failed
Trump's “America First” was mostly posturing because he couldn't deliver real improvements in the lives of his base.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 13, 2021
Uncertainties linger over how U.S. promotion of 'Quad' will play out
At the Quad's first-ever summit on Friday, Biden pitched the multilateral forum as 'a vital arena' for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, raising hopes for an increased role for the grouping.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 4, 2021
Trump weighing 2024 presidential run without Mike Pence, allies say
Privately, the former president is taking stock of who he believes stood with him at the end of his term and who didn't, according to insiders.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 4, 2021
Japan urged U.S. last month to resume nuclear talks with North Korea
The call underscores Tokyo's belief that direct negotiations between the U.S. and North Korea would yield results more quickly than a multilateral approach.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2021
Trump’s not-quite-triumphant return
Trump sounded most sad and pathetic as he again circled back toward the Big Lie about the 2020 election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 1, 2021
Trump teases 2024 run with proven rhetoric at major U.S. conservative event
The former U.S. president's central argument is that he's the best candidate to win in 2024 because — according to him — he never lost the 2020 election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 27, 2021
With gold-colored Trump statue, conservatives show fealty to former president
U.S. conservatives praised Donald Trump at an annual gathering on Friday, even unveiling a golden statue of the former president, showing he remains a Republican political force despite violent scenes in Washington last month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2021
U.S. signals it will implement tough rule curbing China tech threats
The Trump-era rule would give the Commerce Department broad authority to prohibit transactions involving 'foreign adversaries.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2021
Police failed to see U.S. Capitol riot threat: ‘These criminals came prepared’
All of Tuesday's witnesses said they were caught off guard by the coordinated violence from insurrectionists chanting support for Trump and threats of violence against members of Congress.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2021
How Trump set up Biden for success
As his administration clarifies its economic agenda, it's becoming clear that Biden's true legacy lies not in rolling back Trump's policies but in refining them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 21, 2021
Trump seeks return to spotlight with address to conservative meeting
Former U.S. President Donald Trump will seek to return to the political spotlight in an address to a major meeting of conservatives, a source familiar with his plans said on Saturday, as the Republican plots his post-White House moves.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2021
Capitol riot plot case widens with more Oath Keepers charged
Prosecutors are pursuing a wider conspiracy case against the Oath Keepers, charging six more people with links to the far-right militia for their alleged roles in last month’s violent breach of the U.S. Capitol.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2021
With one number, Biden reverses Trump’s way of valuing climate
The president has reactivated the Obama-era approach to estimating the cost of climate change, a move that establishes a much higher dollar value for greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2021
Trump’s children lean against 2022 races, muting talk of dynasty
Donald Trump says he's open to running again in 2024, but there are no immediate plans underway to turn the family into a political dynasty like the Kennedys or the Bushes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2021
After four years of Trump, some scientists are treading into politics
Among the things that most inflamed scientists was Trump's rejection of the wide body of research establishing climate change, which he has called a hoax.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 17, 2021
Trump lashes out at Mitch McConnell in deepening feud between top Republicans
'Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack, and if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again,' Trump said in a statement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Feb 16, 2021
Advertisers on U.S. TikTok flock back as Trump's threats recede
Accused by the Trump administration of being a front for the Chinese government, TikTok's ad business looked bleak last July.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2021
For Trump, no conviction, but a historic repudiation
One thing that Trump made clear was that nothing in the constitutional system makes presidents respect the U.S. political system and respond to that system's incentives.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2021
Trump's impeachment faced partisan doom
Trump may have escaped being convicted by Congress for instigating a murderous mob attack on America's Capitol, yet it seems clear that he will be held accountable for it in history.

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