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After mixed results in U.S. midterms, Trump likely to hit Japan on trade: Thomas Friedman
Results of last week's U.S. midterm elections were mixed, leaving a chasm in the U.S. political landscape. The Republicans not only retained control of the Senate, but also gained more seats. The Democrats, meanwhile, took back the House of Representatives. But in terms of American foreign ...
New York Times scoffs at Trump's claim of 'failing,' adds 200,000 online subscribers in quarter
The New York Times Co, assailed by a U.S. president who brands it as "failing," signed up more than 200,000 paying online subscribers in the third quarter, helping it top Wall Street estimates for both profit and revenue. Shares in the publisher rose 8 percent ...
Fury erupts over reported federal plan targeting transgender people
LGBT leaders are reacting furiously to a report that the Trump administration is considering a new definition of gender that would effectively deny federal recognition and civil rights protections to transgender Americans. Activists are pledging legal challenges if such a change is put in place, ...
New York City will seek any taxes that President Donald Trump should have paid for money he received from his late father, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, following a New York Times report on the transactions. "It's clear to me that there are real ramifications ...
All the anonymous b.s. that's fit to print
Trump shouldn't be president. Why is the Times breaking its ethics guidelines to tell us what everyone already knows?
New York Times publisher pressed Trump on 'anti-press rhetoric'
The publisher of The New York Times says he took U.S. President Donald Trump to task for "deeply troubling anti-press rhetoric" that is "not just divisive but increasingly dangerous" when the two met privately at the White House this month. Trump disclosed the meeting on ...
New York Times, New Yorker win Pulitzer for #MeToo watershed
The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer Prize for public service on Monday for explosive reporting that brought down Harvey Weinstein and spawned a cultural watershed on the issue of sexual harassment. The prestigious prize was awarded to the Times team ...
New York Times digital subscribers top 2 million, belying Trump's 'failing' jeer
The New York Times Co. said Thursday its digital-only subscriptions topped 2 million at the end of June, up 63.4 percent from a year earlier, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claim that the news giant is failing. The newspaper publisher said it had close ...
Social media went atwitter over reports that Japan's first lady, Akie Abe, might have pretended not to speak English to avoid talking with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump questions whether Japan's first lady can speak English
U.S. President Donald Trump is a man of controversy and nobody would be surprised if he caused another one. But during a recent interview with The New York Times, Trump kicked off an unexpected debate about Japan's first lady: Can Akie Abe, the wife of ...
Trump's son, along with Manafort, Kushner, met Russian lawyer after promise of dirt on Clinton: NYT
President Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., agreed to meet with a Kremlin-linked lawyer during the 2016 campaign after being promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing three advisers to the White House. Trump's then-campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, ...
Trump pushes back amid transition tensions rumors, wages tweet storm
President-elect Donald Trump rejected claims of chaos and infighting straining his transition, declaring that he is running a "very organized process." His son, Eric Trump, said new appointments were likely to be announced Wednesday, though other aides suggested a slower process. Trump has kept a ...
