Donald H. Harrison

Paul Ryan says he’s on the same page with Donald Trump on trade

MILWAUKEE—House Speaker Paul Ryan says he’s on the same page as presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump when it comes to trade deals. But he declined to comment on Trump’s recent comments comparing one proposed trade agreement to rape. “Look, he wants to get good trade agreements,” Ryan said Wednesday in an interview with The

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USA

Donald Trump takes 4-point lead over Hillary Clinton: Poll

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump jumped ahead of Democrat counterpart Hillary Clinton in a new poll, breaking out a four-point lead after trailing for weeks in a theoretical matchup for the November election. Mr. Trump topped Mrs. Clinton 43 percent to 39 percent in the The Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey released Thursday. The

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USA

Canada blasts Abbas’s blood libel accusations against Israel

Canada has lodged a formal complaint with the Palestinian Authority over its chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s recent accusations against Israel, The National Post reported. The move came after Abbas alleged in a speech to the European Parliament in Brussels last week that Israeli rabbis had plotted to murder Palestinians by poisoning their wells. “Just a week

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International, Middle East

Carl P. Leubsdorf: A look at both candidates’ pledges for their first 100 days

Besides the invectives, misrepresentations and political calculation, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton recently provided revealing insights into their initial priorities and how each would lead the country. In broad-ranging speeches, the presumptive nominees included what they called their agendas for their first 100 days in office. Their lists illustrated the gulf between an experienced politician

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USA

Michelle Obama tells Spanish girls how to raise kids ‘if you choose to have them’

First lady Michelle Obama slipped in a pro-choice message Thursday while promoting equality for girls in heavily Catholic Spain, giving advice on how to raise children “if you choose to have them.” Speaking to hundreds of young girls and women in Madrid, Mrs. Obama urged her audience to change “inequalities in our cultures” that hold

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International, USA

Concealed carrier takes down shooter at South Carolina nightclub

A South Carolina man is facing multiple attempted murder charges after he opened fire on a crowd gathering outside a nightclub early Sunday, police said. Deputies with Spartanburg County said 32-year-old Jody Ray Thompson pulled out an illegally carried firearm during an argument with another man and fired several rounds toward a crowd outside Playoffz

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USA

‘Brexit’ campaigner Boris Johnson withdraws from race to become prime minister

LONDON — Throwing a chaos-weary British public another political curve, former London Mayor Boris Johnson abruptly withdrew Thursday from the race to become the next Conservative Party leader and British prime minister — a race in which until recently he was considered the front-runner. Johnson’s announcement, delivered to an audience of journalists and party supporters

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International

Israel hopes for UN return to Golan as Iran, ISIS seek foothold

Israel”s Mission to the United Nations on Wednesday called for the return of United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) peacekeepers to the Israel-Syrian border in the Golan Heights, amid fears Iran and the ISIS terror group are looking to gain a foothold on the Syrian side of the prized strategic area. The UNDOF force, which

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Middle East

ADL lauds Dems’ platform backing two states, opposing BDS

WASHINGTON — The Anti-Defamation League commended the Democratic National Convention’s draft party platform Wednesday for opposing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel and supporting America’s commitment to Israel’s security and a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “The draft platform rightly frames a negotiated two state solution as in the interests

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Middle East, USA