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REPUBLICANS

Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2021
Biden resists Afghan deadline pressure but seeks backup options
The president has come under withering criticism from lawmakers who say his administration is going to leave behind American citizens and Afghan allies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2021
Amid extreme weather, a shift among U.S. Republicans on climate change
Despite a growing acceptance of the reality of climate change, lawmakers have not thrown their support behind policies aimed at phasing out fossil fuels.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2021
Can Democrats go it alone on immigrant amnesty?
If Democrats try to enact an amnesty, they will probably get shot down — but not before doing more damage to public confidence in the U.S. political system.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2021
U.S. Justice Department watchdog to probe seizure of Democrats' communications data
The inspector general announced his review after Senate Democrats on Friday demanded that two former U.S. attorneys general testify about reported subpoenas of records.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2021
Trump starts public re-emergence with focus on his grievances
Donald Trump began his public re-emergence with a rambling speech in which he aired longstanding grievances and highlighted his actions as U.S. president.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2021
'The Big Lie' and its consequences
Under President Donald Trump, the cooked-up issue was whether the count in the electoral college actually represented the popular vote in their states.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2021
The trust gap between winning and losing sides in elections
A gap between the winning and losing sides' willingness to accept the outcome of a presidential contest is nothing new.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2021
Why would anyone want to be president?
More often than anyone might think, ample grounds exist for wondering why anyone would want to be president of the United States. Yes, there’s the glory of being elected to occupy the country’s most powerful office, hearing “Hail to the Chief,” receiving military salutes, and being called “Mr....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2021
Ahead of Biden's climate summit, U.S. lawmakers relaunch 'Green New Deal'
Initially introduced in 2019, the nonbinding resolution seeks to eliminate U.S. greenhouse gas emissions within a decade and transition the economy away from fossil fuels.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2021
Biden calls verdict in George Floyd case a ‘giant step’ toward racial justice
Biden, speaking at the White House on Tuesday, said Floyd's killing had 'ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see the systemic racism.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2021
Biden scrambles to create Plan B on LGBT rights as Equality Act meets resistance
Biden vowed on the campaign trail to pass a law protecting LGBTQ Americans from discrimination within his first 100 days in office.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 10, 2021
U.S. House ethics panel launches investigation into Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz
The Democratic-controlled House Ethics Committee said has opened an investigation into Gaetz involving allegations including possible sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 9, 2021
Likely legal, ‘vaccine passports’ emerge as the next coronavirus divide in U.S.
Around the U.S., businesses, schools and politicians are considering 'vaccine passports” as a path to reviving the economy and getting Americans back to work and play.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 7, 2021
Biden plan still faces Senate hurdles even after procedural win
While the U.S. president now likely has several chances to pass parts of his economic agenda without needing any Republican votes, he still needs to keep his party unified.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 3, 2021
Can Joe Biden re-create the U.S. economy he grew up with?
The Democrat's jobs and infrastructure plan and the corporate tax increase to help pay for it contrasts with the deference to private markets begun by Republicans since 1980.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 22, 2021
U.S. Democrats inch toward possible historic move on filibuster
The fatal shootings in Atlanta last week have led one of the Senate’s long-standing Democrat supporters of the filibuster rule to say she’s now open to discussing potential changes to that process.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2021
Asian American lawmakers call out racist language: ‘I am not a virus’
Lawmakers described the fear rippling through the Asian American community, and argued that the uptick in attacks was a direct result of the rise of anti-China messaging.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2021
Virus keeps refusing to follow anyone’s partisan script
Among the world's rich countries, the U.S. has a middling COVID-19 death rate: better than the U.K. or Italy, worse than France or Sweden.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2021
What Neera Tanden’s demise says about ‘cancel culture’
What Tanden's defeat mostly tells us is that you should not insult a group of thin-skinned people if you might need their support in the future.
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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