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US ELECTION

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2020
Democrat candidate Michael Bloomberg vows to narrow wealth gap for black Americans
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Sunday pledged to narrow the wealth gap between black and white Americans by boosting black ownership of homes and businesses and investing in poor neighborhoods.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2020
Tsai's challenges will intensify in her second term
The DPP victory in Taiwan's presidential election was just just a defeat for the opposition Kuomintang, but also for Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2020
Biden says no way to unconditional meeting with North Korea's Kim
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he would not meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — who once lambasted Biden as a rabid dog — without "preconditions," as President Donald Trump has done three times.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2020
U.S. Democratic debate: Warren points to women as winners; candidates tangle on Middle East wars
Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday dove into their dispute over whether a woman can win the 2020 presidential election, with Sanders denying he ever said it was impossible. Warren was having none of it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 13, 2020
Desperate to defeat Trump, Democrats grapple with 'electability'
Kristen Marttila braved subfreezing temperatures Saturday to knock on doors in Mason City, Iowa, trying to convince voters to cast their lot with Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren in the state’s nominating contest on Feb. 3.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2020
Jeremy Corbyn is haunting British politics
Labour leadership candidates are still having to preach the left-wing gospel despite the party's stunning loss in last month's election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 1, 2020
Elizabeth Warren warns 'democracy hangs in the balance' in New Year's Eve speech
Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren sought to re-energize her White House campaign in a New Year's Eve speech on Tuesday, warning that "democracy hangs in the balance" five weeks before nominating contests begin in early February.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 31, 2019
Presidential election will define Japan-U.S. ties
The outcome of the U.S. presidential election will have profound implications for Japan and the rest of the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2019
Fifteen predictions for the new year
The U.S. presidential election will end in a tie and other educated guesses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 29, 2019
Biden says he would testify at impeachment trial if subpoenaed
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden clarified his position on a suggestion he wouldn't comply with a potential subpoena to testify at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 23, 2019
India's BJP trails in state poll, signaling more woes for Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political troubles deepened with his Bharatiya Janata Party appearing to lose control of the mineral-rich eastern state of Jharkhand in state poll results out Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 22, 2019
Trump slams House's impeachment delay as 'so unfair'
President Donald Trump on Saturday criticized House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi for holding off on sending the articles of impeachment against him to the Senate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2019
'Obamacare' ruling likely to haunt Trump in 2020
While the eyes of America were on the House vote to impeach President Donald Trump, a court ruling to leave the fate of the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," up in the air may be a bigger risk to his 2020 re-election hopes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 20, 2019
Working mom fights the odds to become sole female LDP lawmaker in Kyushu
On a recent chilly November morning, aspiring politician Maiko Takahashi was undergoing a trial by fire as she stumped for just the second time in her life, addressing an ebb and flow of commuters near Oita Station.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 19, 2019
Britain: One nation but many voices
In the latest British election, people expressed this own free opinions and rejected old party allegiances as never before.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 19, 2019
Trump impeachment: The Democrats who weren't convinced
Wednesday's impeachment vote against President Donald Trump posed a political test for 31 House Democrats who represent districts that backed Trump in the 2016 presidential election, as Republicans warned that those lawmakers could face a backlash if they supported the effort to remove the president...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2019
Bolivian prosecutors issue arrest warrant for exiled Morales for alleged sedition and terrorism
Bolivian prosecutors on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for exiled former President Evo Morales over allegations of sedition and terrorism related to accusations from the interim government that he has been stirring unrest since resigning.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2019
Labour's defeat offers the left hard lessons
Some serious rethinking needs to happen if the Labour Party is not planning to be a spent, past force in British politics.

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