Politics & environs articles - May 18, 2018

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North Korea summit: Trump says Kim aide on way to New York

 

Trump heralds ‘solid response to letter’ cancelling summit

 

US also sends a team to Singapore as part of diplomatic flurry

 

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Tue 29 May 2018 12.44 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/29/north-korea-summit-kim-jong-un-aide-singapore

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Active Shooter video game condemned by parents of Parkland victims

 

Grieving father calls for removal of ‘disgusting’ game that allows users to play the killer in a school massacre

 

 

Tue 29 May 2018 13.09 BST

Keith Stuart

 

 

 

First-person perspective … Active Shooter

Photograph: Acid

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/may/29/active-shooter-video-game-parkland-school-massacre-florida

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How a journalist's death live on air became a symbol of Nicaragua's crisis

 

Ángel Gahona was live-streaming a protest against President Daniel Ortega when he was shot dead. His family believe the aim was to silence him

 

Carl David Goette-Luciak in Bluefields

Tue 29 May 2018 07.30 BST

 

 

Juan Carlos and Amanda Gahona, the brother and mother of journalist Ángel Gahona, who was shot dead in Bluefields, demonstrate in Managua earlier this month

Photograph: Diana Ulloa/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/29/nicaragua-journalist-killed-live-on-air-angel-gahona

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George Soros: 'drastic' action needed for eurozone to survive

 

With markets in turmoil, Soros says austerity has plunged union into existential crisis

 

Richard Partington

Tue 29 May 2018 15.46 BST First published on Tue 29 May 2018 15.28 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/may/29/george-soros-drastic-action-needed-for-eurozone-to-survive

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With his choice of prime minister, Italy’s president has gifted the far right

 

Sergio Mattarella’s defence of the status quo has ensured the success of racist and populist policies

 

 

Mon 28 May 2018 17.10 BST Last modified on Mon 28 May 2018 20.59 BST

By  Yanis Varoufakis  ( fmr. Finance Minister of Greece)

 

 

 

  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/28/italy-eurosceptic-far-right-technocrat-matarella-racist-populist

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Ellison slams Trump scheme to resurrect child labor

 

May 25, 2018 10:43 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district. | Progressive Change Campaign Committee

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/ellison-slams-trump-scheme-to-resurrect-child-labor/

 

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Nebraska’s insurgent Eastman: Won because “we were new and fresh”

 

May 29, 2018 12:26 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

Kara Eastman emerges victorious in the mid-May Democratic congressional primary in Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd congressional district. | Nati Harnik/AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/nebraskas-insurgent-eastman-won-because-we-were-new-and-fresh/

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30 May

 

Spain: Ciudadanos (Citizens) leader urges snap election to resolve ‘institutional crisis’

 

Albert Rivera says Rajoy government is ‘over’ after his party’s corruption conviction

 

 

Wed 30 May 2018 12.28 BST

Sam Jones in Madrid

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/30/spain-ciudadanos-leader-albert-rivera-snap-election-crisis-mariano-rajoy

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Why admitting you're wrong should be the new right

 

Our politicians’ urge to save face at all costs has led to a culture of obstinacy – with disastrous human consequences

 

 

Henry Wismayer

Wed 30 May 2018 11.00 BST

 

 

 

 

‘It is no exaggeration to say that humans are almost universally terrible at admitting when they are wrong.’

Photograph: Andrej Lišakov on Unsplash

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/30/politicians-admitting-wrong-brexit-trump

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Trump's enemy No 1: Michael Avenatti on his quest to take down a president

 

Stormy Daniels’ lawyer insists reports on his finances and personal life are a Trumpian plot with ‘zero bearing’ on his case

 

 

Wed 30 May 2018 06.00 BST

Rory Carroll in Los Angeles

 

 

 

 

Michael Avenatti speaks to the media after the presentation to Stormy Daniels of a key to the city of West Hollywood

Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/30/michael-avenatti-donald-trump-stormy-daniels

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Soros-backed campaign to push for new Brexit vote within a year

 

Billionaire says holding fresh referendum soon could save UK from ‘immense damage’

 

 

Daniel Boffey in Brussels and Richard Partington in London

Tue 29 May 2018 17.37 BST

 

 

 

 

Ahead of the launch of the Best for Britain campaign, George Soros suggested changing voters’ minds would be in keeping with ‘revolutionary times’.

Photograph: Francois Mori/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/may/29/george-soros-drastic-action-needed-for-eurozone-to-survive

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Trump expresses regret over picking Sessions as attorney general

 

The president tweeted support for Trey Gowdy, a key Republican, and his interpretation of Trump’s exasperation with Sessions

 

 

 

Wed 30 May 2018 16.18 BST

Joanna Walters and agencies

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/30/key-republican-defends-fbi-against-trump-attacks

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Kim Yong-chol: the ultimate North Korean regime insider

 

The man sent to New York for talks with Mike Pompeo ahead of the June summit is a former DMZ border guard and spy

 

 

Julian Borger in Washington

Wed 30 May 2018 01.11 BST

 

 

 

 

Kim Yong-chol has served three generations of the Kim dynasty

Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/30/kim-yong-chol-the-ultimate-north-korean-regime-insider

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Mexico president hits back after Trump revives claim country will pay for wall

 

At campaign-style rally, Trump insists Mexico will fund effort

 

Peña Nieto’s response: ‘Not now, not ever’

 

 

 

Wed 30 May 2018 03.14 BST

Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington

 

 

 

 

Vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/29/mexico-president-trump-border-wall-twitter

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Missouri's governor Eric Greitens resigns following assault allegations

 

Greitens announced his resignation after a woman told a House committee he had restrained and slapped her

 

 

Associated Press

Tue 29 May 2018 23.41 BST Last modified on Wed 30 May 2018 14.49 BST

 

 

 

 

Eric Greitens said his resignation would take effect on Friday

Photograph: Jeff Roberson/AP

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/29/missouris-governor-eric-greitens-resigns-following-assault-allegations

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'Inaction is not an option': anti-gun activists fight the odds in gun-loving Texas

 

Activists vow to do all they can in the wake of Santa Fe – but even modest proposals have been met with resistance

 

 

Wed 30 May 2018 11.00 BST

Tom Dart in Houston, Texas

 

 

 

 

March for Our Lives protest in Houston, Texas, in March

Photograph: Alyssa DuPree

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/30/texas-gun-control-reform-activists-battle

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White House to impose 25% tariff on $50bn worth of Chinese goods

 

Aggressive step in an effort to reduce $337bn US trade deficit

 

Move comes at a sensitive time in US-China relations

 

 

Edward Helmore and agencies

Tue 29 May 2018 17.21 BST

 

 

 

 

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, in November 2017

Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/29/white-house-tariffs-chinese-goods

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On the mainland teachers marched; in Puerto Rico, the students

 

May 30, 2018 12:17 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

Police form a cordon against protesters during a May Day march to protest pension cuts, school closures and slow hurricane recovery efforts, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. The protest remained peaceful until hundreds of young protesters, many with their faces covered, threw rocks and other objects as they clashed with police who fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. | Carlos Giusti/AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/on-the-mainland-teachers-marched-in-puerto-rico-the-students/

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Trump orders cancellation of union contracts

 

May 30, 2018 9:30 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/democracy-be-damned-trump-orders-cancellation-of-union-contracts/

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The Guardian view on eurozone reform: correct the mistakes of the past

 

With half of Europe’s unemployed at risk of poverty, the eurozone must be modernised to allow for economies to be reflated effectively

 

 

Wed 30 May 2018 18.41 BST Last modified on Wed 30 May 2018 21.36 BST

Editorial

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/30/the-guardian-view-on-eurozone-reform-correct-the-mistakes-of-the-past

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Judge denies Michael Cohen's request for more time to review seized materials

 

Judge rules documents from FBI raid of Trump’s longtime attorney’s home are not protected by attorney-client privilege

 

 

Wed 30 May 2018 21.12 BST

Tom McCarthy in New York

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/30/michael-cohen-evidence-documents-judge-denies-trump-lawyer-request

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31 May

 

Trump meets families of Santa Fe school shooting victims

 

President holds closed-door meeting at start of Texas trip

 

Trump touted gun-rights credentials during last visit to state

 

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Thu 31 May 2018 21.11 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/31/trump-santa-fe-shooting-families-texas

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US on brink of trade war with EU, Canada and Mexico as ***-for-tat tariffs begin

 

Trump administration goes ahead with threatened tariffs on steel and aluminium as allies pledge to hit back

 

Larry Elliott and Richard Partington in London, and Edward Helmore in New York

Thu 31 May 2018 19.56 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/may/31/us-fires-opening-salvo-in-trade-war-with-eu-canada-and-mexico

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World leaders hit back at Trump over 'totally unacceptable' tariffs – as it happened

 

Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau says tariffs will harm industries and workers on both sides of the border

 

 

Edward Helmore and Nick Fletcher

Thu 31 May 2018 21.19 BST

 

 

Key events

 

• 2h ago Dow Jones closes 251 points down amid trade war fears
• 4h ago Justin Trudeau calls tariffs 'totally unacceptable'
• 5h ago Republican: 'tariffs are hitting the wrong target'
• 6h ago Europe prepares to hit back and Mexico to target US goods
• 7h ago Markets are down
• 8h ago US imposes steel and aluminium tariffs
• 9h ago Wall Street opens lower
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Live feed

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2018/may/31/market-rebound-italian-fears-ease-business-live

 

 

 

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Rajoy likely to be forced out as Spanish PM as Basque party turns against him

 

Leader may choose to resign rather than facing no-confidence vote in the wake of kickbacks-for-contracts scandal

 

 

 

Thu 31 May 2018 17.08 BST

Sam Jones in Madrid

 

 

 

 

Mariano Rajoy accused the PSOE of opportunism and reminded the party of its past scandals

Photograph: Francisco Seco/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/31/mariano-rajoy-spain-prime-minister-no-confidence-debate