“If we had had confidence that” President Donald Trump “clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so,” Robert Mueller says in breaking his silence about his 22-month probe of the 2016 election. Mueller says that if he testified before Congress, as Democrats want, he won’t elaborate beyond his final report. Mueller also […] Read more
Italy’s nationalist Lega party is set to win the majority of the country’s seats at the European Parliament, while its coalition partner in Rome has seen a slump in support. Initial results — with over half the ballots counted — suggested that Lega would take around 34% of the vote against just 17% for the […] Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared victory in India’s elections Thursday, as official results showed his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party on track to win a strong parliamentary majority. According to the Election Commission of India website, the BJP had won 109 seats and was leading the vote count in another 194 constituencies, which would give it […] Read more
Indian billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala says he is very bullish about the country’s medium-to-long-term growth prospects. Jhunjhunwala, who is commonly referred to as India’s Warren Buffett, says the economic situation has begun to improve following five years of a banking crisis, subpar capital expenditure and the introduction of important reforms. The investor says he sees […] Read more
Exit polls from India’s month-long parliamentary elections indicate that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the government again. Exit polls released Sunday were predicting a clear majority for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, according to local Indian media. But political consultancy, Eurasia Group, said that election watchers should exercise […] Read more
Alabama’s Republican Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday that she had signed into law a bill that bans doctors from performing abortions during any stage of pregnancy, punishable by up to 99 years in prison. The legislation, which passed the state Senate on Tuesday, is the most restrictive abortion legislation in the country and is likely […] Read more
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, who has cast himself as a bipartisan leader, announces he is entering the crowded field of Democrats for the 2020 presidential race. Bullock, 53, has pressed issues including expanded health care, early childhood education, wage equality and campaign finance reform in his red state. He is in his second term as […] Read more
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval ratings have been inching up to hit his personal best of 79%, according to latest findings by pollster Social Weather Stations. Duterte is not running in Monday’s mid-term elections in the Philippines, but his popularity is expected to affect the vote, analysts said. The president’s allies are expected to take […] Read more
President Trump accuses China of pulling back from agreed-upon trade deal language because the nation would rather negotiate with Joe Biden “or one of the very weak Democrats” vying to challenge him in 2020. The tweets show that Trump’s attention is on Biden, the Democratic front-runner, even as he prepares for the most crucial trade […] Read more
President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen heads to prison to begin serving a three-year sentence. “There’s still much to be told, and I look forward to the day that I can share the truth,” Cohen said before departing for prison in Otisville, New York. He pleaded guilty last year to, among other things, facilitating […] Read more
