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Former President Donald J. Trump has a lot at stake in the federal criminal case against him. He could, in theory, go to prison for years. But if he ends up in the dock before a jury, it’s no exaggeration to suggest that American justice will also be on trial. The first federal indictment in history against a former president poses one of the most serious challenges to democracy the country has ever faced. It represents either a validation of the principle of the rule of law that even the most powerful face responsibility for their actions or the moment…

Comment on this storycomment Major US companies are scrambling to devise new strategies for the Chinese market as government policies in both Washington and Beijing drive the two nations apart and economic growth in China slows from its usual torrid pace. The latest boardroom action came this week, when Sequoia Capital, a Silicon Valley firm that was among early investors in TikTok parent ByteDance, said it would split its China operations and in the United States in separate companies. The move, which analysts said was partly a response to trans-Pacific tensions, came as investment giants BlackRock and Goldman Sachs said…

PARIS – Breaking news: He fooled us all into thinking he had been playing at the top of tennis for a decade. But no, Carlos Alcaraz is 20 years old. And until recently I was a “teenager”. Those tender 20-year-olds were evident in Friday’s Roland Garros semi-final loss to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, when a succession of cramps rendered the Spaniard an impotent tennis player. “What happened today is mental, I went into the match more tense than usual, I couldn’t relax, from the start of the match I had an extra tension which in the end took its toll”, admitted…

LONDON (AP) – The former prime minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson left chaos in his wake on Saturday after storming out of Parliament with a blast at fellow lawmakers who he accused of impeaching him in a “witch hunt”. As opponents jeered, the Tory government absorbed the shock of another Johnson earthquake, while a band of loyal supporters insisted the divisive former British leader could still return. Less than a year after being ousted as Prime Minister by his own Conservative Party, Johnson he unexpectedly resigned as a legislator Friday afternoon, “at least for now,” he said in…

It reads like a declaration of war, but in reality, Friday’s resignation statement matters because Boris Johnson is throwing in the towel on his political career. Yes, there are signs of a third political comeback in his kinetic resignation statement. “Never encourage it,” say the experts on the cheap seats. Yes, there will be deputies regretting his departure if the tories disappoint in the next general election and ask him to come back. But he won’t be there. Johnson he had a choice this week, and he could have chosen to stay. This would have meant standing and fighting the…

It’s one of the weirdest stories to come out of Beacon Hill in recent memory. During the pandemic, Massachusetts somehow paid $2.5 billion in unemployment benefits from federal funds instead of state funds, and now, we may have to pay some or all of that money back. The error has provoked very varied responses. The state’s Democratic congressional delegation blames former Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and urges the feds to find a solution that “minimizes.”[s] impact on working people and small businesses.” Meanwhile, the state’s business community argues it shouldn’t be forced to pay more to cover any refunds. But…

Former President Donald Trump attacked special counsel Jack Smith after his unsealed indictment showed the former commander in chief was charged with 37 felony counts over his handling of classified documents, calling him a “deranged lunatic.” Posting a photo of Smith on his Truth Social app, Trump accused the prosecutor of being behind a 2013 controversy in which it was revealed that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was targeting political groups, mainly the on the right, to increase the audit. “This is the man who caused the Lois Lerner disaster with the IRS. He went after evangelicals and great Americans…

When Boris Johnson sat down to write his resignation statement after learning the privileges committee had concluded he lied to MPs about Partygate, he was determined to leave a clear message to his enemies on both sides of the Commons . “Very sad to leave parliament,” he wrote. “At least for now…” That he still has hopes of a comeback, despite the damage he has done to his own reputation, the brand of the Conservative party and the country in general, should surprise no one. Since announcing in July 2022 that he was stepping down as prime minister, Johnson has…