The Wall Street Journal.Hong Kong Senate Unanimously Approves Measure Backing Hong Kong ProtestersThe Wall Street Journal. - Andrew DuehrenWASHINGTON—The Senate unanimously passed legislation that would re-examine U.S. support for the Hong Kong government as clashes between police and protesters seeking to counter Beijing’s control over largely
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Impeachment Witnesses Testify on Concerns About Trump-Zelensky CallThe Wall Street Journal. - Rebecca Ballhaus, Dustin VolzWASHINGTON—Three current and former national-security officials testified that they were immediately concerned by a July 25 call in which President Trump urged his Ukrainian counterpart to undertake investigations
The Wall Street Journal.China Stalled U.S.-China Trade Talks Raise Threat of Another ImpasseThe Wall Street Journal. - William Mauldin, Josh ZumbrunWASHINGTON—Trade talks between the U.S. and China are in danger of hitting an impasse, threatening to derail the Trump administration’s plan for a limited “phase-one” pact this year, according to former
The Wall Street Journal.Jeffrey Epstein Epstein's Jail Guards Charged With Conspiracy, Records FalsificationThe Wall Street Journal. - Rebecca Davis O’Brien, Corinne RameyTwo federal correctional officers have been charged with conspiracy and records falsification stemming from the August death of Jeffrey Epstein, in an indictment that revealed remarkable lapses in security
The Wall Street Journal.News (U.S.) Asylum Seekers at U.S. Southern Border Can Now Be Sent to Guatemala InsteadThe Wall Street Journal. - Michelle Hackman, Juan MontesWASHINGTON—The Trump administration’s asylum pact with Guatemala took effect Tuesday, paving the way for the U.S. to begin sending asylum seekers who arrive at the southern border to ask for protection
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Political Giving Fueled Sondland'sRise to AmbassadorshipThe Wall Street Journal. - Julie Bykowicz, Alex LearyWASHINGTON—U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, a highly anticipated impeachment witness Wednesday, followed a well-worn path to his plum foreign post: He cultivated the right relationships
The Wall Street Journal.Health Ebbers, Government Dispute Whether He Is Sick Enough to Be ReleasedThe Wall Street Journal. - Sarah KrouseThe former chief executive of WorldCom Inc., who is serving a 25-year prison term for participating in one of the biggest accounting frauds in history, is seeking compassionate release. His family and
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics House Passes Short-Term Spending MeasureThe Wall Street Journal. - Andrew DuehrenWASHINGTON—The House passed a short-term spending resolution to keep the government funded through Dec. 20, moving to buy lawmakers more time to reach an agreement on border-security funding in full-year
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Trump Accuses Pelosi of Stalling Trade Deal Amid Impeachment ProbeThe Wall Street Journal. - Michael C. Bender, Natalie AndrewsWASHINGTON—President Trump accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of pressuring Democrats to support his impeachment before she would let them vote on his rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement,
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Watchdog Cites Shortcomings in FBI's Confidential Source ProgramThe Wall Street Journal. - Brett ForrestWASHINGTON—The Justice Department’s independent watchdog said the Federal Bureau of Investigation failed to adequately supervise a program that recruits people to assist its agents in investigations. FBI
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Ahead of Democratic Debate No. 5, Some Voters Have Seen EnoughThe Wall Street Journal. - Julie BykowiczJoe Biden will speak more than almost anyone else and fondly mention ex-President Barack Obama. Elizabeth Warren will call for “structural change” and parry questions about whether her plans mean a tax
The Wall Street Journal.Guns Fugitive Gun Rule Prompts Calls for Tighter State LawsThe Wall Street Journal. - Zusha ElinsonAUSTIN, Texas—Dalton Broesche was wanted for felony assault in the Houston area, but he was able to buy an AR-15-style rifle at a gun store here this summer and take it to a popular city park. The purchase
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Are Your Jeans Red or Blue? Shopping America's Partisan DivideThe Wall Street Journal. - Suzanne Kapner, Dante ChinniLevi Strauss and Wrangler both got their start as the go-to jeans for cowboys, railroad workers and others who pioneered the American West. Today, they are on opposite sides of a political divide that
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Taliban Release Two Western Hostages in Swap for MilitantsThe Wall Street Journal. - Craig Nelson, Ehsanullah AmiriKABUL—Two Western hostages, one American and one Australian, were freed by the Taliban after more than three years in captivity in a prisoner exchange that could spur resumption of negotiations to end
The Wall Street Journal.Business New York Attorney General Sues Juul Labs for Alleged Deceptive MarketingThe Wall Street Journal. - Melanie Grayce West, Jennifer MaloneyThe New York state attorney general’s office sued Juul Labs Inc. on Tuesday, accusing the country’s largest e-cigarette maker of engaging in deceptive marketing of its products, which state officials for
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Democratic Committee Draws Line on Abortion RightsThe Wall Street Journal. - Andrew DuehrenThis item first appeared in the Capital Journal newsletter. Read today’s full newsletter here or sign up here for daily updates in your inbox. A Democratic campaign committee will only support candidates
The Wall Street Journal.Polio Donors Pledge $2.6 Billion for Polio EradicationThe Wall Street Journal. - Betsy McKayDonors around the world are injecting another $2.6 billion into eradicating polio, a goal that remains elusive despite years of pursuit. The new money, from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rotary
The Wall Street Journal.Technology Senators Urge White House to Appoint 5G CoordinatorThe Wall Street Journal. - Dustin Volz, Drew FitzGeraldWASHINGTON—Citing a lack of “coherent national strategy,” a bipartisan coalition of senators is pressing the Trump administration to create a new White House position to coordinate policy on 5G wireless
The Wall Street Journal.Nursing New Government Tool Flags Nursing-Home AbuseThe Wall Street Journal. - Yuka HayashiThe federal government has begun flagging nursing homes with a history of resident mistreatment, opening a new window into abuse and neglect in as many as one in 20 elder-care facilities across the U.S.
The Wall Street Journal.Tax Preparation Judge Narrows Path for House to Obtain Trump's State Tax ReturnsThe Wall Street Journal. - Byron TauWASHINGTON—President Trump won a court ruling on Monday evening that would limit the ability of the Democratic-led House of Representatives to obtain his state tax returns from New York until a federal
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Doctor Says Trump Exam Was RoutineThe Wall Street Journal. - Andrew RestucciaWASHINGTON—The White House sought to tamp down speculation about President Trump’s health on Monday, releasing a statement from the president’s physician saying that Mr. Trump’s unannounced weekend visit
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics State Department Official Gave Detailed Account of Trump-Sondland CallThe Wall Street Journal. - Siobhan HughesWASHINGTON—A State Department official gave a detailed account to House investigators of a conversation he overheard between President Trump and a U.S. ambassador about investigations the president was
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Powell Meets With Trump, a Frequent Critic, to Discuss EconomyThe Wall Street Journal. - Nick TimiraosFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell met with President Trump, who has criticized the central bank dozens of times this year, at the White House on Monday to discuss an economy hindered by faltering
The Wall Street Journal.China U.S. Fails to Counter Chinese Efforts to Recruit Scientists, Acquire Research, Senate Report SaysThe Wall Street Journal. - Kate O’Keeffe, Aruna ViswanathaWASHINGTON—Federal agencies have failed to adequately respond to the threat of Chinese government-funded programs that systematically exploit U.S. research to strengthen China’s own economy and military,
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics U.S. No Longer Considers Israeli Settlements IllegalThe Wall Street Journal. - Felicia Schwartz, Courtney McBrideThe U.S. no longer will consider Israeli settlements to be illegal under international law, officials said Monday, in a move that formalizes the Trump administration’s treatment of the West Bank and shifts
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics NSC Lawyer Fielded Officials' Trump-Ukraine ComplaintsThe Wall Street Journal. - Vivian SalamaWASHINGTON—As concern among some of President Trump’s top national-security advisers grew over his interactions with Ukraine, they confided repeatedly in an official whose role impeachment investigators
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics DOJ to Terminate Longstanding Legal Rules for Movie DistributionThe Wall Street Journal. - Brent Kendall, Erich SchwartzelWASHINGTON—The Justice Department is moving to terminate legal rules that have governed the movie industry since the late 1940s, a step that could shake up how movies are distributed and the terms on they
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Impeachment Probe Examining if Trump Lied to Mueller, House Lawyer SaysThe Wall Street Journal. - Byron Tau, Michael C. BenderWASHINGTON—The top lawyer for the Democratic-led House said impeachment investigators were examining whether President Trump lied in statements to former special counsel Robert Mueller. The statement to
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Politics Lawmakers Slam Trump for Delaying Proposed Vaping RestrictionsThe Wall Street Journal. - Thomas M. Burton, Alex LearyWASHINGTON—President Trump’s decision to hold off on a possible ban of flavored e-cigarettes drew a harsh response from some members of Congress, who say it appears the White House is doing an about-face.
