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REPUBLICANS

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2022
Stephen Breyer’s exit from U.S. top court tees up new clash between Biden and GOP
The next justice would reinforce the court's outnumbered liberal wing and potentially serve for decades but won't shift the ideological balance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2022
Pro-Trump death threats prompt bills in three states to protect election workers
Advocates for the Vermont legislation say the intent is to bring state laws in line with federal standards, which make it easier to prosecute threats of violence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2022
Voter suppression can’t save the Republicans
Low turnout in America is usually blamed on voter apathy, but 2020 proved that the real problem has always been barriers to voting.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 12, 2022
Speech on voting rights by Biden falls flat with allies crucial for U.S. midterms
Rights groups called on the White House to go beyond speeches and act with the same urgency it has on its economic agenda.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 12, 2022
Voting rights law effort a 'battle for the soul of America,' Biden says
The U.S. president slammed Republicans in a fiery speech designed to breathe life into the fight to pass federal voting laws and win over skeptical Democratic activists.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2022
A year later, Capitol riot becomes just another wedge in a divided U.S.
In the 12 months since the riot, lies and disinformation spread by Donald Trump have so permeated politics that nearly universal outrage has reverted to separate blue and red realities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2022
A year after U.S. Capitol siege, Biden blasts Trump's 'web of lies'
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday accused his predecessor of spreading a “web of lies” to undermine U.S. democracy in a speech on the anniversary of the deadly Capitol attack by Trump supporters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2022
The Jan. 6 story should be told to bolster more than just Democrats
No matter the evidence and no matter how damning the information may be, it's unlikely that the American people will rise up and seek to banish Trump and his followers from public life.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2021
Harvard’s conservatives shouldn't have to hide behind pseudonyms
Fearing the wrath of cancel culture, conservative writers at Harvard are reluctant put their names on student publications.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2021
What’s next for the U.S. Democrats’ big bill?
While the success or failure of Build Back Better has important consequences for the nation, it will likely have limited direct effects on midterm or presidential elections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2021
Yes, vote-buying is illegal. But why?
A public promise of cash payments to a large number of voters isn't illegal; a private promise of money is.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2021
America's campaign silly season is already under way
People are far more interested in the candidates than they are in policy and they're most interested in the candidates who are already well known, whether or not they're serious contenders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2021
Build Back Better would make Biden's terrible year even worse
If in 2022 the Democrats' congressional majorities enact Build Back Better, they might earn, and certainly will merit, the restfulness of the political graveyard in 2023.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 6, 2021
Bob Dole, old soldier and stalwart of the U.S. Senate, dies at 98
A Republican, Dole was one of the most durable political figures in the last decades of the last century.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2021
Joe Manchin tells Democrats what they need to hear
If the best that other Democrats can do is accuse Joe Manchin of being 'the new Mitch McConnell,” they may as well give up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 3, 2021
Trump's real estate empire pays the price for poisonous politics
Trump's business brand was once synonymous with success, an image that now clashes sharply with a political brand rooted in the anger of his largely rural and working-class voter base.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2021
Republican Glenn Youngkin takes Virginia election in blow to Biden
The state's closely watched governor's race was expected to deal a blow to U.S. President Joe Biden and Democrats' hopes to keep control of Congress in next year's elections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2021
The reason Biden’s agenda is in jeopardy
The sticking points holding up Biden's agenda are not the allegedly unreasonable stances of lawmakers or which chamber should go first, the problem is a lack of vision.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 12, 2021
At 9/11 ceremonies, moments of silence, tributes and tears
Even as time has passed, the people who gathered across the U.S. and the globe said the wounds from 9/11 have remained fresh.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court's rightward lurch puts Roe v. Wade on the brink
Two generations of American women have grown up with access to abortions, but the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized the procedure is now under threat.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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