John Wagner, The Washington Post Published 7:19 am PDT, Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Former vice president Joe Biden said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that Congress would have "no alternative" but to impeach President Donald Trump if his administration seeks to block its investigations of issues raised in the special counsel's report on Russian election interference. Appearing on ABC's "Good Morning America," Biden said that the report by special counsel Robert Mueller left several unanswered questions related to whether Trump obstructed the nearly two-year probe, and he argued that Congress should follow up. "What the Congress should do and they are doing is investigate that," Biden said. "And if in fact they block the investigation, they have no alternative to go to the only other constitutional resort they have: impeachment." "My job in the meantime is to make sure he's not back as president of the United States of America," added Biden, who formally launched his bid … [Read more...] about Biden says Congress will have ‘no alternative’ but to impeach Trump if he blocks its investigations
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China says pace of Xinjiang ‘education’ will slow, but defends camps
By Ben Blanchard URUMQI/KASHGAR/HOTAN, China (Reuters) - China will not back down on what it sees as a highly successful de-radicalisation programme in Xinjiang that has attracted global concern, but fewer people will be sent through, officials said last week in allowing rare media access there. Beijing has faced an outcry from activists, scholars, foreign governments and U.N. rights experts over what they call mass detentions and strict surveillance of the mostly Muslim Uighur minority and other Muslim groups who call Xinjiang home. In August, a U.N. human rights panel said it had received credible reports that a million or more Uighurs and other minorities in the far western region are being held in what resembles a "massive internment camp." Last week, the government organised a visit to three such facilities, which it calls vocational education training centres, for a small group of foreign reporters, including Reuters. In recent days, a similar visit was arranged for diplomats … [Read more...] about China says pace of Xinjiang ‘education’ will slow, but defends camps
Africa in 2018: An extraordinary peace blooms amid crises
Cara Anna, Associated Press Updated 1:31 am PST, Saturday, December 22, 2018 Year End Africa 2018 - YEAR IN REVIEW. FILE - In this Saturday, June 23, 2018 file photo, Ethiopians rally in solidarity with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Meskel Square in the capital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, shortly before a deadly explosion struck the huge rally. less Year End Africa 2018 - YEAR IN REVIEW. FILE - In this Saturday, June 23, 2018 file photo, Ethiopians rally in solidarity with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Meskel Square in the capital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ... more Photo: Mulugeta Ayene, AP Photo: Mulugeta Ayene, AP Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close Image 1 of 32 Year End Africa 2018 - YEAR IN REVIEW. FILE - In this Saturday, June 23, 2018 file photo, Ethiopians rally in solidarity with … [Read more...] about Africa in 2018: An extraordinary peace blooms amid crises
Macron warns against nationalism in apparent rebuke of Trump at WWI commemoration
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Nov. 11, 2018 / 1:09 PM GMT By Carol E. Lee, Kristen Welker and Kelly O'Donnell PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s “America first” approach to international affairs at a ceremony on Sunday commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. “Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism,” Macron said. “By saying ‘our interests first, who cares about the others,’ we erase what a nation holds dearest, what gives it life, what gives it grace and what is essential: its moral values." Macron’s remarks, which he delivered just steps from Trump and a tableau of more than 80 world leaders, come on the heels of the U.S. president proudly declaring himself a “nationalist.” “A globalist is a person that wants the … [Read more...] about Macron warns against nationalism in apparent rebuke of Trump at WWI commemoration
Abroad in America: ‘How Did It Get So (Insert Extreme Word of Choice) Divisive?’
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Politics Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Advertisement Supported by BySarah Lyall Oct. 16, 2018 Hello from pre-midterm America, where we are now three weeks away from the elections. I had some extra time before last week’s rally (the one in Pennsylvania), so I talked to a few folks in the crowd about why they had come, and how they felt about President Trump. I was a little nervous. Mr. Trump’s contempt for what he calls “the mainstream media,” by which he means most news organizations apart from Fox News, has successfully infected the views of many of his supporters. (They especially hate my newspaper, which Mr. Trump routinely singles out for particular opprobrium.) In these divisive times, all of us retreating to our corners, it’s easy — even in what should be anodyne political conversations — to become defensive or … [Read more...] about Abroad in America: ‘How Did It Get So (Insert Extreme Word of Choice) Divisive?’