By HOPE YEN and EMILY SWANSON AP, 6:34 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is pointing to a 50 percent job approval rating that may not fully comport with reality. TRUMP: “Thank you to Rasmussen for the honest polling. Just hit 50 percent, which is higher than Cheatin’ Obama at the same time in his Administration.” — tweet Tuesday. THE FACTS: Trump cites an approval rating that doesn’t jibe with other polls. The daily tracking poll from Rasmussen Reports released Monday finds half of likely voters said they approve of Trump’s performance in office. That’s 4 points higher than what President Barack Obama scored on the same poll on April 2, 2010. But Rasmussen stands alone among frequent pollsters in finding such a high rating for Trump, and its findings are often seen as less reliable because of the automated calling method it uses. It’s against federal law to have computers dial cellphones, so a big chunk of U.S. adults … [Read more...] about AP FACT CHECK: Trump cites questionable job approval rating
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump is $163B off on trade gap with China
Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Updated 10:31 pm, Wednesday, April 4, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Susan Walsh, AP Image 1of/5 CaptionClose Image 1 of 5 In this April 3, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. For more than a year, Wall Street has largely ignored the unpredictability and chaos that has plagued Trump’s administration, confident that the businessman-turned-president’s policies would juice the economy and that a team of mainstream advisers would keep more controversial proposals at bay. Now the financial markets are showing that their patience with Trump has its limits. … [Read more...] about AP FACT CHECK: Trump is $163B off on trade gap with China
AP News Guide: What’s behind the US-China trade fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and China, the world’s two largest economies, have roiled financial markets and fueled fears of a protracted trade war by threatening tariffs this week on each other’s goods. The United States on Tuesday said it would impose 25 percent duties on $50 billion of imports from China, and China quickly retaliated by listing $50 billion of products that it could hit with its own 25 percent tariffs. Earlier in the week, Beijing announced separate import duties on $3 billion of U.S. goods in response to the Trump administration’s duties on all steel and aluminum imports, including from China. U.S. officials sought to downplay the threat of a broader trade dispute, saying a negotiated outcome is still possible. Even so, economists warned that the tit-for-tat moves bear the hallmarks of a classic trade rift that could escalate. “The seeds of a more serious conflict are there,” said Adam Slater, lead economist at Oxford … [Read more...] about AP News Guide: What’s behind the US-China trade fight
SC Seeks Centre’s Reply On PIL On Implementation Of AP Reorganisation Act 2014
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Live Law April 2, 2018 12:56 pm Change Font Size A Supreme Court Bench of Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan on Monday sought the Centre’s response on a PIL seeking direction to the government for proper implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014 through which the new state of Telangana was formed. The bench asked Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Maninder Singh to file a reply in four weeks. “Nearly 4 years have been passed and nothing happened. File your response….,” the bench said and posted the petition for hearing after four weeks. Petitioner P Sudhakar Reddy, Member of Legislative Council and a Congress member, approached the top court alleging that no action has been taken on several provisions of the Act, including setting up a separate high court for the new state of Telangana. According to the petition, filed through advocate Sravan Kumar, … [Read more...] about SC Seeks Centre’s Reply On PIL On Implementation Of AP Reorganisation Act 2014
Justice AP Shah to Deliver BG Verghese Memorial Lecture [9th Mar; New Delhi]
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Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Aasavri Rai March 5, 2018 1:58 pm Change Font Size The Media Foundation is organising the BG Verghese Memorial Lecture on the theme, ‘Chief Justice: First Among Equals’. The lecture will be delivered by Justice Ajit Prakash Shah, Former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and Former Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India. The lecture will be preceded by the presentation of the Chameli Devi Jain Award to an Outstanding Woman Journalist. The lecture will be followed by a short presentation on ‘Free Speech in India and Asia’ by Steven Butler, Asia Programme Coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists. Date: 9th March 2018 Time: 6:00 PM Venue: India International Centre Auditorium, 40 Max Mueller Marg Seating is limited and will be on a first come first serve basis. The official announcement for the event can be found here . Topics: BG Verghese Memorial Lecture | Justice AP Shah Related … [Read more...] about Justice AP Shah to Deliver BG Verghese Memorial Lecture [9th Mar; New Delhi]