Monthly Archives: July, 2020

Kanye West has dropped his 2020 presidential bid, according to a new report.The 43-year-old rapper's campaign has reportedly been suspended less than two weeks after he shocked the nation with a tweet that confirmed his decision to run for president of the United States in November.According to a new report from Intelligencer, a "get-out-the-vote specialist" named Steve…

Asia Pacific|China Vows to Retaliate After Trump Signs Hong Kong Sanctions BillBeijing accused the United States of “gross interference in Hong Kong affairs” and promised a response. President Trump at the Rose Garden on Tuesday.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesJuly 15, 2020Updated 8:55 a.m. ETChina on Wednesday sharply criticized President Trump’s moves to strip Hong Kong…

They mess you up, your mom and dad, particularly when they are running for president. Which is why, in the all-or-nothing mudslinging battlefield of campaign politics, one rule has remained sacrosanct: the kids are off-limits.But like so many other norms in the Trump era, that low standard of campaign conduct, too, has been dismantled and…

Dr. Jackson, a Republican who was backed by President Trump and based his campaign around their close relationship, effectively stamped his ticket to Congress in a deep-red district.Ronny Jackson, the former White House doctor, left the West Wing in December and went home to Texas.Credit...Tamir Kalifa for The New York TimesJuly 14, 2020Dr. Ronny L.…

Rep. Steve Watkins, R-Kan., in Washington D.C., in 2018. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Rep. Steve Watkins, R-Kan., in Washington D.C., in 2018. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Just weeks before his first primary to defend his congressional seat, U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins is facing multiple charges stemming from him registering to…