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Month: October 2019

Former Bolton deputy who was on July 25 Ukraine call caught in middle of impeachment fight

Intrigue continues to swirl around President Donald Trump’s former deputy national security adviser Charles Kupperman, a key witness in the ongoing impeachment inquiry who filed a lawsuit Friday asking a federal judge to rule on whether he is obliged to testify before House investigators. Kupperman, a longtime associate of former national security adviser John Bolton,

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‘Spot the fakes’: British political journalism faces a reckoning

As Britain’s Brexit crisis morphs into election fever, the country’s political journalists are taking friendly fire for reporting anonymous briefings by government sources who critics say are misleading the public. Veteran journalists and commentators have gone on the attack in recent weeks, accusing some of the country’s top broadcast and newspaper reporters of simply passing

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Our favorite travel photos of 2019 so far

A sublime rock formation in Germany. A star-filled sky in Inner Mongolia. The azure waters of Thailand’s Pileh Lagoon. It’s a big and amazing world out there, full of spectacular destinations. And with the ongoing revolution in camera technology, there’s never been a better time to soak it all in than right now. At its

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Three rate cuts in a row? Investors hope it’s true

Will Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell deliver a third consecutive interest rate cut? Investors sure hope so. The US economy has remained resilient despite weakness in the manufacturing sector, with consumer spending making up for softness elsewhere. Even so, investors expect the Fed to once again issue an “insurance” cut that protects against negative fallout

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